Three Association Podcast

Three Association Episode 7 - Boundaries

Three Association Podcast

Show Notes

Spiritual director, supervisor, and author Susan S. Phillips talks with Maria and Tara about the importance of appropriate boundaries in spiritual direction and supervision.

Susan S. Phillips (Ph.D.) is executive director of New College Berkeley, an affiliate of the Graduate Theological Union.

Susan is a spiritual director who, in addition to meeting with people one-on-one, also speaks around the world and regularly leads retreats for colleges, churches, clergy, and laity.

Susan Phillips is a sociologist and teaches regularly for New College Berkeley, Regent College (Canada), Fuller Theological Seminary, and the Diploma in the Art of Spiritual Direction program at San Francisco Theological Seminary. For more information, view www.threeasssociation.com

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