This episode is part 2 of our mini-series we’re calling “The New Normal.”
We spoke in Part 1 with Ashley Mae Hoiland a few weeks back. For this episode, we spoke with Melissa Inouye.
Melissa’s been on our podcast before, and is one of our very favorite guests and people. After receiving her Ph.D. from Harvard in 2011, Melissa became a Senior Lecturer in Asian Studies at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. She’s now working for the Church History Department, and last year published a new book called “Crossings.”
In this conversation, Melissa shared with us her reflections on the crazy year we’ve had so far. The discussion we had was wide-ranging, and includes reflections on lockdown, home church, parenting, and even how we can use a lack of stability as a transformative experience.
We’re really grateful Melissa came on the podcast and are excited to share her insights. We hope you enjoy the conversation!
References:
Harvard longitudinal study on “the good life”: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80-years-harvard-study-has-been-showing-how-to-live-a-healthy-and-happy-life/
Stop Trying to Raise Successful Kids (and start raising kind ones): https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/12/stop-trying-to-raise-successful-kids/600751/
Crossings: https://www.amazon.com/Crossings-American-Latter-day-Scholars-Motherhood/
