Extra Episodes (Scraps)

Pivoting

As Fabric pivots (once again) to a period of virtual gatherings because of the wild spread of the Omicron variant, Melissa Lock, Greg Meyer, and Chris Tripolino reflect on the moment and value of being nimble in the face of challenges.
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Scraps: Reimagining Healing, Ceremony, & Tradition

Ihotu Ali and Erin Tripolino are skilled and passionate healers in the Twin Cities. They shared a story about helping to create ceremony together, expanding our imagination about how traditions around the holidays and beyond can be healing and satisfying!Ihotu Ali is a doula and Maya Abdominal massage therapist, and doctoral student in chiropractic medicine. She is the granddaughter of a traditional Nigerian Chief and Polish-Irish farmers, and is a graduate of Columbia University’s School of Public Health, and conducted maternal health research with the United Nations. Ihotu spent a decade studying Afro-indigenous and global cultural practices for childbirth, ancestral and womb healing, now alongside medical training in chiropractic care and the neuroscience of spirituality and meditation. As a co-founder of the Minnesota Healing Justice Network, Ihotu was featured in Rolling Stone Magazine and now directs the Oshun Center for Intercultural Healing. You are warmly invited to join her classes or follow her work at IhotuAli.com, Patreon, and on social media.
Erin Tripolino Serving families during their journey through pregnancy, birth and early postpartum is one of Erin’s deepest joys and honors. Learn more about her and her work at ErinTripolino.com 

Stimulus Checks & PPP Grants

Have you gotten a stimulus check yet? Trying to decide what to do with it? Here Greg & Chris have a conversation with a bright panel of folks who've put plenty of thought into how businesses and individuals can approach the stimulus with some wisdom and intentionality. 
Guests:Mikaila Dahlseng works in the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) industry.Laureen Harbert is Fabric's treasurer Ward Johnson is the co-owner of The Parkway Theater (parkwaytheater.com)Grace Pomroy (GracePomroy.com) specializes in helping couples transform their relationship and deepen their intimacy by having open and honest conversations about money.

Hope & Fear

Melissa Lock & Chris Tripolino check-in with Doctors Bjorn Westgard and Matt Mielke to get a glimpse into what some health care professionals are experiencing. We've included some hand-picked podcast postcards from other Fabric folks working in the medical world too!

What Is Right Here: A COVID-19 Plumb Line

Melissa Lock and Chris Tripolino take a moment to explore, "What is right here?" in this pandemic-focused moment. We've gathered podcast postcards from lots of folks connected to Fabric. To send your own, leave a voicemail at 612-822-0300 or send a voice memo to Chris@fabricmpls.com
In addition to the Podcast Postcards, you hear Carrie Newcomer's song, The Plum Line from her album, The Point of Arrival. 

Care IQ Practice

Melissa Lock and Chris Tripolino role-play 3 situations that require some serious Care IQ. Thanks for Kristin Williams, Verlyn Hemmen, and Chris Lillehei for their professional reflections throughout. 
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A CareIQ Playground

Melissa Lock and Chris Tripolino talk about what it looks like to share some of our scars and to get back on the playground where the CareIQ Tools we've been talking about can be put to work. 

Not One Stone: What's Urgent for Fabric?

Greg Meyer, Melissa Lock, and Chris Tripolino dig into what's urgent for "church" in this post-church era specifically for the Fabric community, but true for other communities and individuals trying to find/ create spiritual community.