Sarah E. Westfall
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Human Together Not My Story
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Sarah E. Westfall

conversations on the communal life

These days, we can be social at the swipe of a fingertip, but despite our instant access to one another, connection is far from easy. Relationships often remain strained, thin, or at the surface. Loneliness swells. Many of us are hiding in our corners, wanting to be seen and known but too weary, afraid, or uncertain of how to inch closer. And if you too have felt it, you are in the right place.

Human Together is a podcast for people who agree it is not good to be alone (but secretly wonder whether it might be easier).

It is for all of us who waver daily between longing and belonging, intimacy and isolation, making plans and then breaking them. It is a space for actual human people who crave a communal life but have also had some wounds along the way. Here we recognize our complexities, make room for our differences, and lean in with curiosity and compassion because we are people who want to love well and to explore all the ways we can be more human together.


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Episodes are free wherever you listen to podcasts, but by becoming a paid subscriber through Substack, you can support the podcast (keeping it uncluttered by ads) and get access to extended episodes, quarterly essay series, and our summer Book Club. It’s one way to connect and keep talking about the communal life.

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recent episodes

S2 Finale: A Roundtable on Belonging with Rohadi Nagassar & Brittany Tinsley
S2 Finale: A Roundtable on Belonging with Rohadi Nagassar & Brittany Tinsley

responding to your questions from season two

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Sarah WestfallFebruary 3, 2025
S2, E9: Creativity, Not Competition with Merideth Hite Estevez
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A conversation about belonging and the joy of making

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Sarah WestfallOctober 11, 2024
S2, E8: Self-Care & Communal Flourishing with Tiffany Bluhm
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A conversation about pursuing wholeness together

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Sarah WestfallSeptember 26, 2024
S2, E7: How Much of Me is Welcome? with Jon Pyle
S2, E7: How Much of Me is Welcome? with Jon Pyle

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Sarah WestfallSeptember 19, 2024
S2, E6: Beyond Othering with Jenai Auman
S2, E6: Beyond Othering with Jenai Auman

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S2, E5: Choosing to Stay with Sara Billups

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Sarah WestfallAugust 29, 2024
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S2, E3: Reconnect to What's Within with Chuck DeGroat

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Sarah WestfallAugust 21, 2024
S2, E2: Coming Home to Ourselves with Kimberly Phinney
S2, E2: Coming Home to Ourselves with Kimberly Phinney

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Sarah WestfallAugust 14, 2024
S2, E1: Perpetually Out of Place with Prasanta Verma
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Sarah WestfallAugust 6, 2024
S1, E12: A Pastor’s Journey with Steve Bezner
S1, E12: A Pastor’s Journey with Steve Bezner

A conversation about pastoring, loneliness, and the American Dream.

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Sarah WestfallApril 30, 2024
S1, E11: Practice Hospitality with Linnea Bergstrom
S1, E11: Practice Hospitality with Linnea Bergstrom

A conversation on creating a welcoming home.

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Sarah WestfallApril 23, 2024
S1, E10: The Risk of Rootedness with Amanda Held Opelt
S1, E10: The Risk of Rootedness with Amanda Held Opelt

A conversation on the goodness of place and people.

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Sarah WestfallApril 17, 2024
S1, E9: A Curious Compassion with Brandy Wallner
S1, E9: A Curious Compassion with Brandy Wallner

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Sarah WestfallMarch 26, 2024
S1, E8: Finding Poetry within the Pain with Grace E. Kelley
S1, E8: Finding Poetry within the Pain with Grace E. Kelley

A conversation on goodness that grows out of the ground and out of grief.

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Sarah WestfallMarch 19, 2024
S1, E7: A Simpler Way to Love with Gary Morland
S1, E7: A Simpler Way to Love with Gary Morland

A conversation on marriage, grace, and the contagion of kindness.

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Sarah WestfallMarch 12, 2024
S1, E6: Knowing When to Stay or Go with Emily P. Freeman
S1, E6: Knowing When to Stay or Go with Emily P. Freeman

A conversation about discernment and the spaces we occupy (or not)

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Sarah WestfallMarch 5, 2024
S1, E5: Embracing Limits & Being Held with Lara d'Entremont
S1, E5: Embracing Limits & Being Held with Lara d'Entremont

A conversation about navigating what we cannot carry alone.

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Sarah WestfallFebruary 27, 2024
S1, E4: Peace in the Dark with Jessica Herberger
S1, E4: Peace in the Dark with Jessica Herberger

A conversation about Holy Saturday—and all our in-between days of darkness.

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Sarah WestfallFebruary 20, 2024
S1, E3: Stay with the Questions with Drew Jackson
S1, E3: Stay with the Questions with Drew Jackson

A conversation with Drew Jackson about how our questions can form us.

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Sarah WestfallFebruary 13, 2024
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