Being Human with Steve Cuss

Steve continues his 3 part series on Differentiation this week by looking at Enmeshment. What does it feel like to be enmeshed? What is it like for those we rabidly try to help? How can we move from enmeshed to balanced and well?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve Cuss is back with another episode featuring Carey Nieuwhof.Carey Nieuwhof is a wise guide because of the way he listens, the way he thinks and what he has experienced. He runs the most sought after podcast for Christian leaders in the world and because of the caliber of his guests, he has a front row to some of the best wisdom available. Carey is a gifted interviewer, probing to get to the heart of his guests.Carey is also a church planter, pastor and author. His recent book Didn’t See It Coming chronicles the challenges of leadership pressure and the book he is working on now shares the proactive side of keeping ahead of those challenges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve starts a series on Differentiation, first focusing on detachment. What it is, what it feels like to the other and tips to move toward the other when you want to detach.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lisa Nichols is the CEO and co-founder of Technology Partners (TPI), a Women-Business Enterprise and provider of premier IT staffing, solutions, and IT leadership development. Named among the Most Influential Business Women (by St. Louis Business Journal) this year, Lisa’s influence has been recognized by her peers and greater St. Louis community.Lisa and her husband, Greg, founded Technology Partners in 1994 driven by their passion to revolutionize the staffing industry with their transparent business model. They co-lead the business today. Greg and Lisa have made it their priority from day one to create mutual wins for their employees, clients, and the communities in which Technology Partners operates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amie Patrick has served in a wide variety of ministry roles and contexts for almost 30 years. She planted The Journey church in St. Louis, Missouri alongside her husband Darrin in 2001, and walked alongside Darrin in a restoration process after he was removed from leadership at The Journey in 2016. Since Darrin's sudden and tragic death in 2020, Amie has been navigating a new path of grief, single parenthood and living a meaningful life in the midst of unexpected loss. Amie is a mother to three daughters and a son, and is passionate about spiritual formation and equipping leaders for emotionally and spiritually healthy lives and ministries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Clare Steele is the CEO of Compassion Australia and has worked for over a decade in Christian ministry, following a successful business career. As both a professional and a mother, she has a passion for helping vulnerable children living in poverty and encouraging families in their walk with Christ. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Rt. Rev. Dr. Todd Hunter is the founding bishop of The Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others, founder of The Telos Collective, and founder of the Center for Formation, Justice and Peace. He is past president of Alpha USA, former national director for the Association of Vineyard Churches, and retired founding pastor of Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Costa Mesa, CA. He is the author of Christianity Beyond Belief: Following Jesus for the Sake of Others, Giving Church Another Chance, The Outsider Interviews, The Accidental Anglican, Our Favorite Sins, Our Character at Work and Deep Peace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Originally from Australia, Mandy Smith is pastor of St Lucia Uniting Church, Brisbane, Australia and the author of "The Vulnerable Pastor: How Human Limitations Empower Our Ministry" (IVP) and "Unfettered: Imagining a Childlike Faith Beyond the Baggage of Western Culture" (Brazos). Mandy and her husband, a New Testament professor, live with their family in a little house where the teapot is always warm. Learn more about Mandy’s work at www.TheWayisTheWay.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Heather Thompson Day is an interdenominational speaker and has been a contributor for Religion News Service, Christianity Today, Newsweek and the Barna Group. She is also an Associate Professor of Communication at Andrews University and host of Viral Jesus, a podcast with Christianity Today. She is passionate about supporting women, and runs an online community called I’m That Wife which has over 200k followers. Heather’s writing has been featured on outlets like the Today Show, and the National Communication Association. She has been interviewed by BBC Radio Live and has been featured in Forbes. She believes her calling is to stand in the gaps of our churches for young people. She is the author of 7 books; including It’s Not Your Turn, and Confessions of a Christian Wife.She resides in Michigan, with her husband, Seth Day, and their three children, London, Hudson, and Sawyer Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Casey Tygrett has been involved in the work of spiritual formation for nearly 25 years. Through various positions in churches, seminaries, and para-church organizations, Casey’s work in writing and speaking have aligned to create content that is wise and helpful for the journey of life and faith. He completed the Tending the Holy spiritual direction training program in 2015, and since then has provided spiritual direction to individuals both privately and as the Director of Spiritual Direction at Soul Care.He is the author of two books, Becoming Curious: A Spiritual Practice of Asking Questions and As I Recall: Discovering the Place of Memories in Our Spiritual Life. The book As I Recall was awarded the 2020 Award of Merit in Spiritual Formation by Christianity Today.Casey is the host of the otherWISE Podcast, collecting wise conversations for living well on the journey with Jesus. He and his wife Holley have been married for over 20 years and have one daughter named Bailey. They live in south suburban Chicago, IL.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices