S08 E11: Holey, Wholly, Holy: Living an Integrated Life
About This Episode
In this episode, we talk about living a healthy and integrated physical and spiritual life with special guest Jackie Mulligan of Reform Wellness. We discuss the importance of acknowledging our weaknesses and holes, so Christ can make us whole and place us on the path to holiness. We chat about the idea of Christ-centered wellness where health is more than a number on a scale but a step-by-step renewal that leads to an abundant life. You can find out more about Jackie and Reform Wellness online at reformwellness.co and on Instagram @reform_wellness.
Jackie Mulligan
Jackie Mulligan is the Founder of Reform Wellness: a functional medicine and holistic wellness practice rooted in faith. Jackie is a Catholic holistic nutrition, wellness practitioner and experienced educator. Through working across the globe with a variety of clients, religious life, corporations, and educational institutions, observing various lifestyles and cultures, Jackie found the common denominator: others were striving to be fully alive in Christ, in body, mind and soul. Combining her passions of wellness, faith, and education, Jackie and the Reform team offer their services around the globe re-form their health through personal Consulting, Corporate Wellness, Public Speaking and Broadcasting, Youth Wellness and Family Wellness both online and in person. Reform helps others build stronger connections to themselves, their health and their faith through wellness at every level: physical, emotional and spiritual.
Show Notes
One Thing We Love This Week
Jackie’s one thing- Interior Castle - St. Theresa of Avila
Heather’s one thing - Take Heart Again - Hillsong United
Michelle’s one thing - Bold Blooming - Jill Simmons
Sister Miriam’s one thing - Rejoice Advent: Meditations with Mary and Joseph - Fr. Mark Toups and Ascension Press. Use the code ABIDE10 to receive 10% off any of the gorgeous custom artwork that goes along with the series!
Discussion questions:
What struck you from this week’s episode?
Jackie mentioned the first step in living an integrated health is awareness. Of the nine pillars - faith, nutrition, sleep, stress management, community, personal growth, movement and play - what is one area you recognize you are living a healthy life and one area you acknowledge you need healing and wellness?
What keeps you from living a healthy, integrated life? - fear of failure, fear of exposure, fear of change, busyness/distraction?
Where have you seen Jesus bring “holes” into wholeness in your life and the lives of people you care about?
Journal Questions:
The first step to integrated living is making space for the Lord and being Christ centered. What is one way you can make space for the Lord this week? What else might be in the center of your life instead of Jesus?
Just like you would to prepare for confession, take a moment to make an examination. What's the state of your body? What's the state of your soul? Where the areas are in your health that you haven't invited the Lord into? Where do you lack discipline?
Invite the Lord to reveal to you the area of your wellbeing where you are in need of focus and the presence of Jesus. Pray “Jesus re-form me.”
Quote to Ponder
“To reform. A little each day. This must be your constant concern if you really want to become a saint.”
Scripture for Lectio Divina
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.”