A Different Kind of Walk Podcast
Jeff Conway, a retired pastor, lives with a developing neuromuscular disorder that is taking away his ability to walk and talk. But even as the disorder has robbed Jeff of many things, it has not taken his joy. In this podcast you‘ll find Jeff and his friend, Susan Alloway, discussing and interviewing others on topics like faith, joy, grief, death, wonder, and truth, and seeing how pain and joy often go hand in hand in this life.
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Episodes
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
In today's episode, Jeff and Susan get to speak with Donna Jones. Donna is a native of Guam, she was born with Spina Bifida, and despite being paralyzed from the calves down she is a competitive athlete who enjoys skiing, skydiving, weight lifting, and has hiked the Camino de Santiago in a wheelchair. Enjoy the episode!
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
In this episode, Jeff and Susan get to welcome their new Co-Host, Scotty Meiser. The three of them discuss headaches, Donald Duck, and technology, and they share the metaphors they are currently using to understand and connect with God.
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Friday Oct 28, 2022
Friday Oct 28, 2022
In this episode, Jeff and Susan discuss their pets (Jeff's dog, Lumi, and Susan's cat, Charm), Jeff's most recent fall, and their experiences encountering euthanasia as a topic in media and in real life.
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Friday Oct 28, 2022
In this episode, Jeff and Susan are joined by 16-year-old Mary Proctor. They chat with Mary about Catholic School, faith, the first year of driving, and how to navigate high school when you deal with high anxiety.
Friday Oct 21, 2022
Friday Oct 21, 2022
Just a quick note from Jeff about the election coming up. We are so lucky to live in a country where we are free to have a voice, where we have the opportunity to vote for our leaders. This is your chance to participate. It's time to vote!
Monday Oct 10, 2022
Monday Oct 10, 2022
In today's episode, Jeff and Susan are joined by Dr. Alexandria Nickles who is a physical therapist in the neurology department at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. From day to day, Alexandria works with patients experiencing traumatic brain injuries and chronic neurological diseases like Multiple Sclerosis (MS) or Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS), which just so happens to be the front runner as a diagnosis for Jeff. Little did Jeff and Alexandria know that they would find themselves on the Camino together this year, but it was a happy coincidence indeed. Enjoy the episode!
Monday Oct 10, 2022
Monday Oct 10, 2022
In today's episode, Jeff and Susan get to chat with Nancy and Andy Mako who are friends of Jeff’s from his accessibility Camino walk. But it turns out that the Makos have done the Camino three different times for very different reasons. Now retired in New Hampshire, the Makos spend their time volunteering and mentoring (when they're not snowshoeing, that is). Enjoy the episode!
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
In today's episode, Jeff and Susan get to spend time with illustrator/designer Sarah Kaizar and writer/teacher Scotty Meiser. As friends and creatives, Sarah and Scotty are collaborating on artistic projects ranging in topic from nature conservation efforts to science fiction comics. In our talk, they share about these projects as well as losing relationships, chronic health issues, and thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. You can find more information about all of Sarah’s work at www.sarahkaizar.com, including updates on Sarah and Scotty’s soon-to-be-released book RARE AIR: Portraits of Conservation, which is an illustrated book about rare and diminishing North American species of flight.
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
In today's episode, Jeff and Susan get to spend time with musician, poet, theologian, podcaster, and eco-activist David Benjamin Blower, who lives and works in the UK. David has many albums worth of musical projects ranging in style from ambient to folk to spiritual to alternative rock. And he's done a lot of artistic work around the biblical narrative of Jonah and how that story's call to love one's enemies applies to today's world. Enjoy the episode! (To find David's work, go to www.davidbenjaminblower.com)
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
(Technical difficulties have been fixed.) In today's episode, Jeff and Susan get to spend time with fellow Camino traveler Ken Proctor. Ken is an architect originally from upstate New York, and when planes hit the Twin Towers on 9/11 as his father was flying home from business, Ken began to notice that his childhood anxiety had reached a new and unmanageable level. Ken's father made it home that day, but Ken has spent the last decade learning how to live a full life while managing anxiety. Enjoy the episode!