Posts by Laura Loopstra
Ep. 248: Emergency Surgery & 4 Days In The ICU | Melinda’s Story and Reflections on Trauma & Recovery
This week, we’re interrupting our SOS: Summer Of Strength Podcast Series for a very special episode with host Melinda… being interviewed about her trauma and recovery from her emergency surgery on her mouth and jaw, and ICU hospitalization. Psychotherapist Debbie Mulder asks Melinda deep, thoughtful questions about her thoughts on dying, living life to its…
Read MoreEp. 251: Breaking Generational Cycles with Senait Litchmore | Summer Of Strength Vol. II Ep. II
Welcome back to another episode of See Hear Love’s Summer of Strength series. This week, Melinda is joined by Senait Litchmore. Senait is a Registered Psychotherapist and Enneagram Practitioner who has provided individuals and families with clinical support since 2010, with a few breaks in between to nurture and raise her 3 children. This conversation…
Read MoreEp. 249: “That’s Apartheid, In My Relationships” – Recovering Racists | Summer Of Strength Vol. II Ep. I
Welcome to our See Hear Love Summer Of Strength! Today Melinda is joined by Idelette McVicker. Idelette is the author of Recovering Racists: Dismantling White Supremacy & Reclaiming Our Humanity. In this episode, we discuss • White Supremacy and Living in a White Bubble • The Liberating Jesus – Emmanuel, God with Us • Honouring…
Read MoreZoom in, Zoom out
By Joanna La Fleur After Hours Millennial Host WOW what a year it has been, yet again! We have all come through so much more than expected in our personal lives, our work, our church communities, and even as the team at See Hear Love with things like Melinda’s major health scare and series of…
Read MoreEp. 247: Our Favourite Shows & What We’ve Learned This Season – Season 7 Finale!
It’s our Season 7 Finale and that’s a Wrap! Join Host Melinda and our See Hear Love Co-Hosts Matt Vincent, Cheryl Nembhard, Dr. Merry Lin and Joanna la Fleur as they share their FAVOURITE SHOWS from the past season, what they’ve learned about themselves this past year and events and moments that shook them, that…
Read MoreCharacter over Influence
From our Women’s Panel Contributor Esther Lysakovsky I recently read a post on Instagram that stopped me mid-scroll. The caption read, “Things that do not equal character: Authority Title Charisma Platform Influence Accomplishments Intelligence Bible Knowledge Education …Character is revealed in how well you love.” It always comes back to love, doesn’t it? For centuries we have witnessed…
Read MoreEp. 246: Character Over Influence – Responding To Clergy Sexual & Emotional Abuse
How do we respond to clergy sexual and emotional abuse, as women and Christians? How do we support victims and hold leaders to account? And have WE contributed to a culture that makes these kinds of abuses possible? Join Host Melinda Estabrooks and the See Hear Love Women’s Panel with Co-Host Cheryl Nembhard and contributors…
Read MoreBecoming a Confident Woman
From our Ask The Experts Co-Host Dr. Merry Lin I sat in the office, looking at my boss, my heart racing and my palms sweating. Thoughts were racing through my mind, but I found myself stuttering, struggling to articulate myself fully. Before the meeting, I had carefully thought through what I was going to say about…
Read MoreEp. 245 – How To Be More Confident
This week on See Hear Love, the experts are here to help us become more confident women! Melinda Estabrooks is joined by cohost Dr. Merry C. Lin and contributors Sue Wigston and Ellen Graf-Martin. We want to help you become more confident, so that you can make an impact on YOUR world.
Read MoreEp. 244 – Does The Resurrection Message Still Hold Weight? After Hours Conversations
See Hear Love celebrates Easter with the next-generation After Hours panel, hosted by Joanna la Fleur. Listen in as Camille Aguila, Earl Cabaluna, and Hannah McNeilly discuss their faith upbringing, why the Easter story matters, and how they are inspired to share the Gospel story with their peers.
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