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Welcome to Spiritual Wanderlust, the podcast exploring the wild, untamed frontiers of the interior life.

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In each episode, I talk with inspiring guests—contemplative teachers, embodiment experts, neuropsychologists, and mystics—about their spiritual practices, path to healing, and search for the divine.

I'm your host, Kelly Deutsch. As a former nun and neuroscience aficionado, I bring you 19 years of contemplative practice and curiosity

With a wily blend of ancient wisdom, scientific research, and outright mischief, we'll explore topics like divine intimacy, trauma, somatic tools, and how our vulnerability leads us to wholeness.

Launched in August 2021 as a live video podcast, it has already attracted tens of thousands of weekly listeners. Listen to our latest episodes below, and be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode!

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Videos

Tessa Bielecki is a hermit with a crackling vitality. She prays the Jesus prayer while she’s swimming her daily laps and says that sometimes she talks too much (with a sparkle in her eye).

The Accidental Hermit

with Tessa Bielecki

Tessa is a hermit with a crackling vitality. She prays the Jesus prayer while she’s swimming her daily laps and says that sometimes she talks too much (with a sparkle in her eye).

Matthew Fox is a spiritual theologian, retreat leader, and activist.  He has written over 3 dozen books including Original Blessing, The Coming of the Cosmic Christ, A Spirituality Named Compassion, The Hidden Spirituality of Men, Christian Mystics and Julian of Norwich: Wisdom in a Time of Pandemic--and Beyond.

Mysticism and Creation Spirituality - with Matthew Fox

with Matthew Fox

Fifty years ago, a young Matthew Fox asked Thomas Merton where he should go to study the mystics. What followed was a lifetime passion for Christianity’s mystical tradition, and its intimate, feminine, socially active, and uplifting spirit.

Victoria Loorz with Kelly Deutsch

The Wilderness that Speaks

with Victoria Loorz

It is Victoria Loorz’s mission to help people not just care for the earth, but to fall in love with it.

Dr. Jerome Lubbe with Kelly Deutsch

The Enneagram, Polyvagal Theory, and IFS

with Dr. Jerome Lubbe

How does the Enneagram intersect with our neurobiology?

Tim Burnette with Kelly Deutsch

Religion after Religion

with Tim Burnette

“You cannot believe yourself out of belonging here.”

Amy Kenny and Kelly Deutsch

My Body is Not a Prayer Request

with Amy Kenny

What embodied wisdom do disabled bodies have to share?

Karl Thienes with Kelly Deutsch

12 Step Wisdom as a Spiritual Path

with Karl Thienes

The 12 Steps have been called the greatest American contribution to spirituality today. Today we’re going to talk about how the 12 Steps can contribute to your spiritual growth, even if you would not consider yourself an addict.

Laura Michele Diener is a professor of medieval and ancient history at Marshall University, where she directed the Women’s Studies program from 2014-2021.

Rebellious Women: Hildegard, Joan of Arc, Dorothy Day and Sigrid Undset

with Laura Michele Diener

History is full of women misbehaving. In time periods when speaking out could get you burned at the stake, some women had the audacity to speak their minds anyway.

Tamisha Tyler and Kelly Deutsch

Theopoetics: Poetry, Embodiment, and Theology

with Tamisha Tyler

Where do art and theology intersect? And what would happen if we stopped insisting “real theology” must come from a book, instead of a poem or painting or song?

Kaylen Asbo with Kelly Deutsch

Celtic spirituality, depth psychology, and Mary Magdalene

with Kayleen Asbo

Kayleen Asbo is one of the most interesting conversationalists you’ll ever meet. Weaving threads from her studies in depth psychology, music, mysticism, myth and history, she crafts a warm and beautiful tapestry...

Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley  with Kelly Deutsch

Indigenous Spirituality

with Randy Woodley

What do indigenous traditions have to teach us? And what do we Westerners need to unlearn in order to be receptive to indigenous wisdom?

Signs you're a mystic

Am I a mystic? 6 Signs you might be

with Kelly Deutsch

The Seeker’s Guide to Mysticism, Part 5

how to pray contemplative prayer?

How do you pray contemplative prayer? (Including demo!)

with Kelly Deutsch

The Seeker’s Guide to Mysticism, Part 4

What’s the difference between meditation and contemplation?

Meditation vs. Contemplation: What’s the difference?

with Kelly Deutsch

The Seeker’s Guide to Mysticism, Part 3

HSP

The Contemplative’s Guide to Nervous System Care

with Kelly Deutsch

Are you easily moved? Do you feel others’ feelings? You may be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), a trait possessed by 20% of the world...

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