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
Sunday May 01, 2022
Sunday May 01, 2022
In today’s episode, Jeff and Susan interview Spiritual Director, Shanna Cummings who lived in and ran a 10-bedroom community house in Bensalem, PA for almost 15 years. Enjoy the episode.
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
In this episode, Jeff and Susan get to introduce you to the lovely Dr. Claire Foster-Gilbert who is the (founding and current) Director of the Westminster Abbey Institute in London. She has published many books on ethics, but very recently published her own letters (Miles To Go Before I Sleep: Letters on Hope, Death, and Learning To Live) that she wrote to friends and family as she was dealing with her diagnosis and treatment of terminal cancer. Enjoy the episode.
P.S. - The music in this episode can be found here.
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
In today’s episode, Jeff and Susan discuss their own personal journeys with mental health, including some distressing incidents they’ve experienced and the tools they used to get through them. Enjoy the episode.
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Enjoy the recordings of the A Different Kind of Walk blog. In this post, Jeff expresses his sadness about the current invasion happening in Ukraine and gives some practical suggestions for how we can all help. Join him in prayer.
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Enjoy the recordings of the A Different Kind of Walk blog. In this post, Jeff discusses how he's feeling currently about change and how he has met with God in that. Enjoy the episode.
Friday Feb 11, 2022
Friday Feb 11, 2022
In today’s episode, Jeff and Susan wanted to introduce the topics they’ll be working on for the next season, those being mental health, relationships, and friendships. They will be doing several interviews with people who are either personal friends of theirs or who work in mental health professions, or both. This recording contains some of their preliminary thoughts and stories. Enjoy the episode.
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
For today's episode, Jeff and Susan got to interview Justin Skeesuck, who is an artist and professional graphic designer as well as a co-founder of I’ll Push You which facilitates hikes along the Camino de Santiago in Spain for people with disabilities. Learn more about I'll Push You at www.illpushyou.com
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Friday Dec 17, 2021
It's Christmastime! In this special Advent episode, Jeff and Susan discuss the not-so-cute details surrounding the birth of Jesus Christ in hopes of giving you a more realistic—but also more meaningful—image of the nativity. (The comic book art connected to this episode is by Everett Patterson: www.everettpatterson.com)
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Enjoy the recordings of the A Different Kind of Walk blog. In this post, Jeff discusses a few of the incredibly difficult phone calls he received throughout his time as a pastor and how doctrine isn't always the most helpful thing when confronting another person's grief.
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
In this episode, Susan (along with her husband, Gary) interviews 95-year-old Betty Fonner. They discuss her childhood in rural West Virginia, her marriage and grief when her husband died, and how she has reacted to a changing world.