Global Trellis: The Podcast

In this episode, Amy and Bernie talk with counselor and author Charlene Benson about her book Unstuck and her simple but powerful model for navigating relational conflict. Using the metaphor of a road with two ditches—Others-Focused and Me-Focused—Charlene unpacks how fear keeps us stuck and offers practical steps to move toward win–win, healthy relationships on teams, in families, and on the field.

📚 Unstuck: Move from Powerless to Empowered in Your Relationships by Charlene Benson

Articles from Global Trellis for your relationships:
👥 Can people from different cultures actually make decisions together?
👥 How to Give Feedback in a Cross-Cultural Setting
👥 What's hard about being a teammate?
👥 How to handle being hurt by others
👥 Conflict Management on the Field

Workshops from Global Trellis for your relationships:

🌿 Red, Yellow, Green Model on the Field
🌿 Transition Workbook: The Spaces Between Nations
🌿 Capacity Series Discussion and Activity Guide
🌿 A Mediator's Guide to Listening
🌿 Forgiveness 103: Forgiving Others
🌿 One Another Challenge: Working as a Team {5 Days}

Global Trellis: The Podcast
Join Insiders

Amy and Bernie have a fun and helpful conversation with Melanie Moxness who shares how long COVID, injury, and prolonged physical healing led her to a practical "theology of the body." Melanie shares her story helping listeners discover God's presence, grace, and purpose in physical limitation when that becomes more of your calling than you'd like.

Dr. Brad Fanestil (The Boulder Institute for Mind Body Medicine)

Keith Demmon (PT, DPT, TPS at CU Sports Medicine)

Dr. Lee Warren (follow on Instagram @drleewarren)

The Anxiety Opportunity by Curits Chang

And @melheals_longcovid where Melanie shares her LC healing journey

Global Trellis: The Podcast
Join Insiders

You’re doing better than you think! In this episode, Amy shares five very different milestones—spanning 18 months to 90 years—converging to reveal one core truth: your quiet, faithful work is building more than you can see and why your faithfulness matters more than you know.

🌿 Sexual harassment on the field resources: https://globaltrellis.com/lets-talk-about-sexual-harassment/

🎉 The One Hundredth Episode: A High-Five of Celebration: https://globaltrellis.com/episode/100/

Global Trellis: The Podcast
Join Insiders

Which zone are you in? Scott Brennan along with Amy and Bernie explore the comfort zone, stretch zone, and panic zone—a simple framework for understanding spiritual formation. Many cross-cultural workers stay in the stretch and panic zones, burning out in the process. Drawing on the Desert Fathers, Celtic spirituality, and real field experience, Scott unpacks why genuine rest matters, when stretch is healthy, and how to recognize (and exit) panic—for the sake of both your soul and your ministry. You're going to love this conversation!

📚Scott’s Substack (https://scottbrennan12.substack.com/, you’ll find the Stretch Zone article behind the paywall)

🌿 Rule of Life Podcast episode: https://globaltrellis.com/episode/26/

🪏 How To Build a Rule of Life (article): https://globaltrellis.com/how-to-build-a-rule-of-life-for-cross-cultural-workers/

🪴12 Week Build a Rule of Life for Cross Cultural Workers (included in Insiders): ​​https://globaltrellis.com/shop/build-a-rule-of-life/

Global Trellis: The Podcast
Join Insiders

Lori Ferrell joins Amy and Bernie to explore play as a spiritual practice, drawing on her own burnout and the sabbatical that helped her rediscover joy. They talk through why adults lose the habit of play, and how small things — baking bread, nature exploration, or a simple 15 minutes of fun a day — can reconnect us to a playful God.

🔖 Read Lori's article: Let's Play! (Global Trellis)

👀 Watch the workshop: You Need to Laugh (included in Insiders)

💚 Visit Lori's website: sanctuaryvero.com

Global Trellis: The Podcast
Join Insiders