
Makers Church Episode 506: Confess Your Sins | Chalese Young | October 19th, 2025
Oct 21, 2025
Shalise Young opens up about personal life, exploring how friendships evolve with age, marriage, and parenting. She delves into the concept of Dunbar's circles, highlighting how we prioritize our closest relationships. Modern barriers like technology and isolation are discussed as obstacles to community. Shalise addresses the impact of shame on connections and emphasizes confession as a healing practice. By sharing vulnerabilities together, she argues that communities can grow stronger and more supportive, inviting others to embrace courageous honesty.
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Testing Season And Life On Hold
- Shalise describes months of nonstop studying for an admin credential and postponing speaking engagements until the test was done. She shares the relief and awkward waiting period after finishing the exam while awaiting results.
Instant Bonds Formed At Church
- Shalise tells how she met lifelong friends Cody and Austin at Makers Church and immediately felt a deep connection. She uses this to illustrate how meaningful friendships often start in community settings like church.
Friendship Circles Limit Capacity
- Shalise summarizes Dunbar's concentric circles: about five inner-circle friends, fifteen very good friends, fifty close friends, and so on. She highlights how most congregants are likely in the casual friend circle through regular gathering.










