{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Faith and Resilience with Ellen Corcella","title":"Taking Shelter in the Spirit: A Quaker Nurse on Silence, Faith, and Grounding in Uncertain Times","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1007,"description":"What do we do when life interrupts us without warning? Midway through this conversation, recorded at the Wild Goose Festival in North Carolina, a tornado warning forced host Ellen Corcella and her guest, Will Rogers, to stop and move to safety. That unexpected pause became a living parable: our lives can be upended at any moment, and resilience often begins with knowing where to turn for shelter.\nIn this episode, Will shares the story of his spiritual transformation and his journey into the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). He reflects on the solace of silence, how making room for stillness allows the Spirit to do its quiet work, and the grounding practices he returns to in times of disquiet and disturbance. As a nurse who pays close attention to networks of care, Will also speaks to how community sustains us when the storms come.\nPart of the Thriving in the Wilderness series, this conversation invites listeners to consider what grounds them when disruption arrives and how silence, faith, and community can carry us to safety.\nAbout Our Guest: Will Rogers\n\nWill Rogers is a nurse and a Quaker whose work centers on networks of care. At the Wild Goose Festival, he facilitated the conversation “Divine Interruption: Early Quakers interrupted church services to disagree with priests and gather new Friends. Is it time to revive this practice?”\nGuided by his Quaker faith, Will advocates for the abolition of prison and war through evidence-based prevention, de-escalation, and transformative justice practices. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, on lands traditionally stewarded by the Eno, Shakori, and other Native peoples.\nConnect with Will Rogers:\n\n•       Newsletter: Clover Finder, mostly stories of eldercare\n•       Podcast: The Oregano, available wherever you listen to podcasts\n\nThriving in the Wilderness Series Episodes\n\n•       Episode #13: Resilience: Your Path Through the Wilderness\n\nhttps://share.transistor.fm/s/1643fd5a\n\n•       Episode #14: Dr. Natalie...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/RDk2wv7e85e-8xEmmSHmv_9ZzsmqdHHvroBHJC-uTU4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNzE0/OTY1YTg1NzI5N2Uw/MTU0MGQzZjZlMTY5/NDMzYS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}