Fabric Podcast

Shades of Green | Whose Green is it Anyway?

“What’s mine is mine,” right? You earned it, it belongs to you, and you get to decide what to do with it. That’s the story most of us have inherited...and it makes sense. But that particular shade of green has also gotten us into trouble for, oh… a couple thousand years. In this first episode, we’ll step back and ask a more honest question: what do we really own, and what are we simply holding for a while? Changing the lens might just change how we live.

What Are We Waiting For? | So Big, So Small

A baby in a manger. A sky full of stars. The story of Christmas holds both; the small and the infinite, the ordinary and the sacred. Love arrives quietly, yet somehow it changes everything. We are a part of something so big, and so small.

What Are We Waiting For? | Signs of Joy (The Cardinal)

Even before the story is complete, joy breaks through. In friendship, in community, in shared moments that remind us who we are and to whom we belong. As we near Christmas, we practice noticing the light already flickering among us. Sometimes celebration is an act of trust…

What Are We Waiting For? | Preparing By Being (the Wolf)

Waiting isn’t passive. It’s clearing space, setting things right, building peace one choice at a time. Oftentimes, it’s by virtue of being exactly who we’ve been created to be that we shape the landscape, create “home” in the wilderness, and make room for joy, peace, hope, and love to show up in their own time.

What Are We Waiting For? | Waiting in the Dark (the Deer)

What are you waiting for? Justice, healing, peace, belonging? Waiting in the dark can feel like nothing is happening or ever could, but it’s also where longing and hope often exist together; where everything begins.

When Grief Waits for You: A Conversation on Delayed Grief with author Jacqueline Werket

Delayed grief is far more common than we talk about—and yet nearly invisible when you’re in the middle of it. In this deeply moving conversation, Ian sits down with Jacqueline Werket— retired board-certified adult nurse practitioner, grief recovery specialist, co-author of The Book on Love, and author of the forthcoming memoir A Grief Postponed. Jackie shares her own story of losing her young son, the decade she spent unknowingly carrying unprocessed grief, and the moment everything finally surfaced.
Together, Ian and Jackie explore what delayed grief is, why it happens, how our bodies hold onto loss, and the signs that unresolved grief may be shaping our lives far more than we realize. Jackie also offers practical steps for healing, from therapy and professionally-led grief groups to journaling, ritual, and honest self-expression, and reminds us that grief work is never something we’re meant to do alone.
This tender, courageous conversation (an extension of Fabric's "Beyond Platitudes" series about grief) invites listeners to look at their own stories with compassion, curiosity, and hope. Whether your grief is fresh or years old, you are not alone— and it is never too late to begin healing.
Learn more about Jacqueline Werket:Website: https://jacquelinewerket.com/A Grief Postponed (releasing January 2026)
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Beyond Platitudes | Radical Care

Real care isn’t sentimental; it’s radical. It grows our networks and keeps us healthy enough to show up for one another. To close the series, Carley Kammerer from Wildflyer Coffee helps us practice widening the circle and keeping ourselves healthy so that care can ripple outward into our world. 

Beyond Platitudes | Integrating Spirituality & Care

Healing takes time, shared rituals, and support. In this episode, you'll hear Chris Lillehei and Lydia Gajdel talk about what it looks like to bring spirituality into focus in care situations.