The Elder Well Podcast

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#6 | Between the Prayerful and the Playful, with JJ Middleway

September 01, 2026

Welcome Dear Listener.Our guest this time on The Elder Well is John James Howell, also known as JJ Middleway, most often simply JJ. JJ is a celebrant, ritualist & poet based in Stroud in the west country of England. He is father of four children and seven grandchildren in partnership with a woman, Polly , who he calls his greatest teacher during the 53 years since they first met. For much of his life, JJ has been significantly influenced by Sufism, Shamanism and what he has come to call “Sill...

#5 | Awakening the Sage Within, with Randy Morris

August 04, 2026

Welcome Dear Listener.Our guest this time on The Elder Well is Randy Morris, Ph.D.Randy is Professor Emeritus at Antioch University Seattle where he taught in the BA Liberal Studies Program for 30 years and was the coordinator of the Psychology and Spiritual Studies concentrations. Prior to his career at Antioch University, Randy taught K-12 students for 10 years, including 3 years at the Hiroshima International School in Hiroshima, Japan. He is also the President Emeritus of the Board at Rit...

#4 | What’s mine to do in the second half of life, with Anne and Terry Symens-Bucher

July 02, 2026

Welcome dear listener,Our guests this time on The Elder Well are Anne and Terry Symens-Bucher.Anne and Terry are founders of Canticle Farm, an intentional community in Oakland, California, experimenting at the intersection of faith, social justice, and Earth-based nonviolent activism. Canticle Farm is rooted in Franciscan spirituality and the Work That Reconnects, a body of teachings best known through living systems and Buddhist scholar Joanna Macy. Anne worked as Joanna Macy’s Executive As...

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