I’m going to make a big claim: This will probably be the most sweeping, inspiring conversation on beauty you’ll hear in your life. I say this with such confidence because Brook Hensley changed the way I understand beauty. And she’s about to do the same for you.

Over the next several weeks, we’re going to focus deeply on the story of our beauty and our bodies—what the story is, who is telling it to us, and what needs to change. But before we get into the flesh-and-bones of it all, I want to talk about beauty as a concept. Why, oh why, does it matter to us so much?

That’s where Brook comes in. This brilliant friend of mine is inviting you and me into a surprising and subversive new way of thinking about beauty. Join in on this unmissable conversation to understand…

What the “third way” of beauty means for your life

Why beauty and vanity are not the same thing

How beauty can be an act of resistance and rebellion

If you’re waiting to unlock a mind-blowing expansion of your relationship to beauty, this episode is for you.

Show Notes:

Hope Heals Camp - https://hopeheals.com/camp/

Upcoming speaking events: https://hopeheals.com/upcoming-events

The Soul of Desire by Dr. Curt Thompson - https://a.co/d/0J89OXU

Beauty Will Save the World by Brian Zahnd - https://a.co/d/3N6yPdA

Walter Wink - https://a.co/d/4xjwKxz

“Why It Matters” by Sara Groves - https://www.saragroves.com/song-lyrics/why-it-matters

The Overview Effect - https://www.nasa.gov/podcasts/houston-we-have-a-podcast/the-overview-effect/

Earth rise photo - https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230511-earthrise-the-photo-that-sparked-an-environmental-movement

Blue marble photo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Marble

“This Is What I Do To Feel Close To You” by John Guerra - https://youtu.be/nSozD9_vHo0?feature=shared

Andrew Peterson - https://www.andrew-peterson.com/

On Beauty and Being Just by Elaine Scarry - https://a.co/d/bj0RBTC

“The last act is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong reason.” - T.S. Eliot

Scriptures referenced in this episode:

1 Samuel 14:7

Romans 1:20

Psalm 27:4

Psalm 90:17

Matthew 5:30-41

John 8:12

Matthew 5:14-16

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