Blink of an Eye, a new podcast with Louise Phipps Senft, explores stories of trauma, loss, awakening, and epiphanies. Ms. Senft recounts her experience navigating a life-changing accident that rendered her son, Archer, paralyzed from the neck on down, and expands the story with interviews of those behind the scene. Told through real journal entries and inspiring guests, Blink of an Eye will inspire you to explore the true nature of our relationships and interconnectedness in the face of an event that changes everything.
Episodes
Saturday Aug 07, 2021
Saturday Aug 07, 2021
#67 - Don't Settle For Less
Healthy and relational self-advocacy can help heal our transactional world, and it can also help with trauma healing. In this #67 Don’t Settle For Less, Louise looks back at her career as a mediator and lawyer to give examples of how relational self advocacy and “The Positive Frame” can help heal not only our trauma, but also help make the world less divided. She gives examples of ways to self advocate and foster a positive framework within this context.
If you haven’t listened already to the story behind this episode, please listen in on #67: Don’t Settle For Less.
Victoria Vox created the theme music.
Other music in this episode is:
Calm Meditation by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7456-calm-meditation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Deep Relaxation Preview by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5726-deep-relaxation-preview
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Relaxing Meditation by Liron
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7891-relaxing-meditation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Placid Ambient by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6189-placid-ambient
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
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Wednesday Aug 04, 2021
Wednesday Aug 04, 2021
#66 - Don't Settle For Less
Self-advocacy looks different for everyone. That’s what Louise Phipps Senft realized when her husband Billy asked for time alone with Archer at the hospital, and what she has continually been reminded of throughout her marriage. Some people need space and time as a result of trauma, and some people need immediate, warm connection. In #66 Don’t Settle For Less, Louise recounts her advocacy for a meeting with 3 of Archer’s doctors and Billy’s advocacy for his own needs, like time with his son and a solid plan to pick Dutch, their other son, up from camp. She also reflects on how past childhood trauma and generational trauma impacts a marriage, and she shares with us an approach she calls the The Positive Frame based in neuroscience findings that helped her navigate to help others see what was possible.
In this episode, you will hear excerpts of interview conversations with:
Steve Lepler, director of West End House camp, where Dutch Senft, Louise’s youngest son, was spending the summer when Archer was injured. Steve and Louise speak about their decision to tell Dutch what happened and how his summer went while at camp.
Listen in afterwards to this week’s companion Trauma Healing Learnings episode for new understandings on trauma and tools to navigate your own trauma healing: Trauma Healing Learning: Episode 7: Don’t Settle for Less.
Victoria Vox created the theme music. Other music in this episode is:
Placid Ambient by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6189-placid-ambient
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Mourning Song by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4086-mourning-song
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast, and Twitter @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Saturday Jul 31, 2021
Saturday Jul 31, 2021
#65 - Healing Sanctuary
How did power play into Louise’s creation of a healing space in Archer’s hospital room? While she realized she didn’t have power in the typical sense, she did realize her own special power and insight in how she approached the situation. And with that new perspective, she set out to make Archer’s room feel like a spa. In this #65 Healing Sanctuary, Louise expands on different types of power and how you can use your own to make a hospital environment more suitable for healing — not just for the body, but for the senses and nervous system.
Here is a link to Louise’s book mentioned in this episode: https://www.beingrelational.com/
If you haven’t listened already to the story behind this episode, please listen in on #65 Healing Sanctuary.
Victoria Vox created the theme music.
Other music in this episode is:
Deep Forest Healing by chilledmusic
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7841-deep-forest-healing-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Relaxing Meditation by Liron
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7891-relaxing-meditation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Deep Relaxation Preview by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5726-deep-relaxation-preview
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. You can also follow us on Twitter @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
#64 - Healing Sanctuary
When Louise’s sister Lillian Johnston arrived in Atlantic City with her tiny backpack, Louise felt a pang of relief, of release. Her sister had arrived on a whim but helped create a healing space around Archer and Louise just by her presence at a time when the family was feeling powerless as the medical staff was running out of treatment options. In #64 Healing Sanctuary, Louise scans Archer’s hospital room and realizes it could be transformed into a healing sanctuary, a spa-like experience for Archer. She reflects on power and looks back at how the healing sanctuary was created and the ways it rippled out and positively impacted her own psyche and the work of the medical team around Archer.
In this episode, you will hear excerpts of interview conversations with:
Lillian Johnston, MFA, Louise’s younger sister, former art faculty at the Art Institute of Chicago, and faculty at DePaul University Art Department, and currently the art teacher at Crow Island School in Winnetka, Illinois.
Listen in afterwards to this week’s companion Trauma Healing Learnings episode for new understandings on trauma and tools to navigate your own trauma healing: Trauma Healing Learning: Episode 6: Healing Sanctuary.
Victoria Vox created the theme music. Other music in this episode is:
Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Peppers Theme by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4998-peppers-theme
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Dream Culture by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3675-dream-culture
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Emotionalism by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5867-emotionalism
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Mourning Song by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4086-mourning-song
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast, and Twitter @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Saturday Jul 24, 2021
Saturday Jul 24, 2021
#63 - Get On The Record
Last episode, Louise explored how early childhood trauma can impact our lives now. In this Trauma Healing Learning for #63 Get On The Record, Louise continues to reflect on the ACES inventory and on the relationship of trust to trauma healing, and what is at the heart of rebuilding trust.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast and Twitter @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
Victoria Vox created the theme music.
Other music in this episode is:
Relaxing Meditation by Liron
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7891-relaxing-meditation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Calm Meditation by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7456-calm-meditation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Deep Relaxation Preview by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5726-deep-relaxation-preview
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and receive transcripts of the Trauma Healing Learnings, see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page, www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
#62 - Get On The Record
50 hours after Archer’s cardiac arrest, Louise turned to journaling to make sense of the confusing medical world around her and her family. In #62 Get On The Record, you will hear how writing helped her parse out her inner thoughts and allowed her to chronicle an experience with Archer’s tree in their backyard when the doctors were indicating Archer’s imminent death. Join her as she also interviews Dr. Raymond Talucci, one of Archer’s doctors at the time, and the two reflect on the evolution of their relationship when trust was broken not so much because of medical error but because medical information was withheld, and the power that sharing information and quality interaction can have on trauma healing.
In this episode, you will hear excerpts of interview conversations with:
Dr. Raymond Talucci, Acting Chief of Trauma at AtlantiCare Hospital in Atlantic City, New Jersey, while Archer was a patient there, who speaks about medical errors in trauma ICU.
Listen in afterwards to this week’s companion Trauma Healing Learnings episode for new understandings on trauma and tools to navigate your own trauma healing: Trauma Healing Learning: Episode 5: Get on The Record.
Victoria Vox created the theme music. Other music in this episode is:
Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Peppers Theme by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4998-peppers-theme
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Here are the photos mentioned in this episode:
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and
Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast, and Twitter @blinkofaneyepod Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
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Saturday Jul 17, 2021
Saturday Jul 17, 2021
#61 - Just Stay Alert
Early trauma can impact us in so many ways beyond our emotional lives. Research has shown that early exposure to trauma can have adverse impacts on physical health — leading to chronic disease. In this Trauma Healing Learning for#61 Just Stay Alert, Louise explores how building trust and an awareness of one’s body and emotions factor in to trauma healing — both in the moment of crisis and after.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast and Twitter @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
Victoria Vox created the theme music.
Other music in this episode is by Blue Dot Sessions.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and receive transcripts of the Trauma Healing Learnings, see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page, www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.
Wednesday Jul 14, 2021
Wednesday Jul 14, 2021
#60 - Just Stay Alert
As Archer continued to recover from his cardiac arrest and pneumonia, Louise sought out information in the hospital like it was her own lifeline. She needed to feel grounded in something and couldn’t bring herself to trust Archer’s medical team yet — especially after a medical error days earlier. In Just #60 Stay Alert, Louise explores her persistent advocacy for more information from medical staff and how that came from a sense of being on edge.
In this episode, you will hear excerpts of interview conversations with:
Kristi Holden, RN, and Associate Director for the Massachusetts Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program. She’s also Louise’s future in-law, and the two spoke about trauma-informed nursing.
Dr. Raymond Talucci, Acting Chief of Trauma at AtlantiCare Hospital in Atlantic City, New Jersey, while Archer was a patient there. The two spoke about Louise’s quest for more information and distrust in Archer’s medical team.
Join Louise for Season 2 of Blink of an Eye: Episode 4: Just Stay Alert: August 15. Day 11.
Listen in afterwards to this week’s companion Trauma Healing Learnings episode for new understandings on trauma and tools to navigate your own trauma healing: Trauma Healing Learning: where
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast, and Twitter @blinkofaneyepod Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.
Victoria Vox created the theme music.
Music and sound effects in this episode are by Blue Dot Sessions: Come As You Were, Taoudella, Noodle Opus, Hermes Gray, Waterbourne.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
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Saturday Jul 10, 2021
Saturday Jul 10, 2021
#59 - Reach Out and Touch
When we are in crisis, connection with others around us can help in a multitude of ways. In this week’s Trauma Healing Learning, we’ll explore why it is a human need to desire another person to be close and to hold your hand. Join Louise as she explores how that desire can serve us in times of trauma and hardship.
Please share this Trauma Healing Learning with anyone you know who may be exploring the trauma experience, past or present. If you haven’t already listened to the story behind this learning, you can find #59 Reach Out and Touch wherever you get your podcasts.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast and Twitter @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
Victoria Vox created the theme music.
Other music in this episode is by Blue Dot Sessions.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and receive transcripts of the Trauma Healing Learnings, see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page, www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
#58 - Reach Out and Touch
Reach out and touch somebody’s hand. Pneumonia set in to Archer’s lungs and the doctors said he might not turn the corner as his heart beat remained faint. Unsure if her son would turn a corner, Louise found herself reaching out for support, and for support in a vulnerable way. You will hear how childhood best friends, business friends, clients and even strangers reached out and touched. In this third episode of Season 2, Louise reflects on that energy and some additional best ways to support a family member, friend or acquaintance when they are in crisis or experiencing trauma.
In this episode you will hear the voices of those sending text messages including:
Nan Heller, an Enneagram friend of Louise’s, who lives in Pacific Grove, California and is a licensed clinical social worker.
Jan Houbolt, a close friend of Louise’s who is a community leader and the husband of Rachel Wohl (featured in Episode 29) in Baltimore, Maryland.
Hadley Hubbard Feiss, a teacher friend of Louise’s who lives in Baltimore and summers in Cape May, New Jersey.
Listen in afterwards to this week’s companion Trauma Healing Learnings episode for new understandings on trauma and tools to navigate your own trauma healing: Trauma Healing Learning: Reach Out and Touch, where Louise takes a closer look at the healing power of human touch.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast, and Twitter @blinkofaneyepod Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.
Victoria Vox created the theme music.
Music and sound effects in this episode are by Blue Dot Sessions, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, and Diana Ross.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Saturday Jul 03, 2021
Saturday Jul 03, 2021
#57 - Blind Faith
Accessing hope during a traumatic experience can be challenging. But hope is also a powerful tool for healing. In this Trauma Healing Learning, Louise explores how belief in a higher power can help foster hope and connection in the midst of crisis and shares some medical research on the connection between believing in God and medical outcomes. She reflects on the power of blind faith, even if it’s not one’s own, and how others in our midst can reflect light and healing back to us through prayer and connection. To listen to the accompanying story behind this Trauma Healing Learning, listen in on Season 2: Episode 2: Blind Faith, or head to www.blinkofaneyepod.com.
Please share this Trauma Healing Learning with anyone you know who may be exploring the trauma experience, past or present. If you haven’t already listened to the story behind this learning, you can find #57 Blind Faith wherever you get your podcasts.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast and Twitter @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
Victoria Vox created the theme music.
Other music in this episode is by Blue Dot Sessions.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and receive transcripts of the Trauma Healing Learnings, see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page, www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
#56 - Blind Faith
In the early morning before the dawn, after Archer’s cardiac arrest, Louise found herself called in a moment of blind faith to text her support system. The message was simple: pray hard. She didn’t expect to hear back at such an odd hour, but she did. And the responses were exactly what she needed to hear. In this second episode of Season 2, we will explore one reaction to crisis and trauma: when we focus on only what is essential - especially in communication, as that is often all that the traumatized person can take in, and what happens when we loosen the barriers that hold us back from believing what is possible. Join Louise as she also looks back at the texts she sent and received that night before the Code Blue. You’ll also meet her brother and hear his reflections on his essential communication with his sister in those early hours.
In this episode you will hear interview excerpts of:
Will Phipps, Louise’s brother and a horseman, who arranged a prayer circle at a racetrack in the morning after Archer’s cardiac arrest.
Listen in afterwards to this week’s companion Trauma Healing Learnings episode for new understandings on trauma and tools to navigate your own trauma healing: Trauma Healing Learning: Blind Faith where Louise takes a closer look at the healing power of believing in a higher power and the supporting science.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast, and Twitter @blinkofaneyepod Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.
Victoria Vox created the theme music.
Music and sound effects in this episode are by Blue Dot Sessions.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Saturday Jun 26, 2021
Saturday Jun 26, 2021
#55 - What Just Happened
Welcome to Season 2. One person’s trauma healing has the incredible power to change the system they live in. In Blink of an Eye’s first Trauma Healing Learning of Season 2, Louise Phipps Senft discusses a deeper understanding of your system, and the impact of trauma and trauma healing. Join her as she offers you wisdom about how your emotions and bodily sensations serve you — both in the midst of crisis and after. If you’re interested in listening to the recap montage of Season 1, head to www.blinkofaneyepod.com
Please share this episode with anyone you know who may be exploring the trauma experience, past or present. If you haven’t already listened to the story behind this learning, you can find #55 What Just Happened wherever you get your podcasts.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast and Twitter @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
Victoria Vox created the theme music.
Other music in this episode is by Blue Dot Sessions.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and receive transcripts of the Trauma Healing Learnings, see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page, www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
#54 - What Just Happened
Welcome to Season 2. Trauma is not just an event, although the trauma experience begins with one event. In order to move forward in trauma-healing, you often have to look back.
That’s what Louise Phipps Senft is doing in this first episode of Blink of an Eye’s Season 2. Join Louise as she recaps the first 9 days in the ICU following her son Archer’s diving accident in Cape May, New Jersey. It begins with The Call and ends in the aftermath of Archer’s cardiac arrest. The story doesn’t just stop there, though: Season 2 will continue to follow Louise and her family as they cope with this life changing event and interact with medical staff. But for now, let’s look back at what brought Louise, Archer, and their family of 7 to where we left off.
In this episode, you will hear excerpts from Louise’s interviews with:
Davis Barsby, the Assistant Manager at the Beach Club and the head lifeguard at the time of the accident, and a lifelong friend of the Senft family.
Paula Senft Easton, Louise’s eldest child, and only daughter, and Archer’s sister, who was 24 at the time of Archer’s accident and is today the Associate Director of Admissions for the Friends School in Baltimore.
Pete Senft, Louise’s son and Archer’s oldest brother, who was 21 at the time of Archer’s accident and in college, and is now a civil engineer at Whiting Turner Construction Company.
Mary Ellen McNally, Louise’s friend from Cape May, New Jersey, who was behind Louise at just the right moment during mass.
Dr. Raymond Talucci, who was the Acting Chief of Trauma at AtlantiCare Hospital in Atlantic City, New Jersey, while Archer was a patient there.
You will also hear features clips from the following episodes from Season 1 in a montage: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 15, 17, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 33 and 34
Join Louise for this new season, Season 2 of Blink of an Eye: Episode 1: What Just Happened. A look back to August 5-9, the first week.
Listen in afterwards to this week’s companion Trauma Healing Learnings episode for new understandings on trauma and tools to navigate your own trauma healing: Trauma Healing Learning: What Just Happened, where Louise takes a closer look at forgiveness, generational wounds, and the consequences of medical errors on trauma healing.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast, and Twitter @blinkofaneyepod Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.
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Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
#53 - Interview with Loretto Kane
In this final bonus episode before season 2 starts next week, Louise talks with her friend Loretto Kane about faith and prayer, connection and authenticity in the context of Archer’s accident, and the days and months that followed. They reflect on the lives touched by Archer’s story, how much we need each other, and the sustaining power of spiritual connection. Both women grew up Catholic and remain devoted to their faith, recognizing how all faiths can be a source of strength, support, and collective energy.
Loretto Kane lives in Seattle, Washington, and is an executive at Microsoft. She is also a Hospitalier of the Order of Malta in the Catholic Church, and is dedicated to serving the sick.
If you’d like to go deeper into this conversation, you can become a member of our Patreon community and listen to the full interview on our Patreon page.
To hear more from Louise, Loretto, and others about prayer and support in the context of Archer’s accident, particularly in the very early days, listen to episode6, “Prayer Warriors Unite.”
Season 2 of Blink of an Eye will launch next Wednesday, on June 23!
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
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Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
#52 - A Conversation with James, Danny, and Parker
In this bonus episode, you’ll hear the story of Archer’s accident from the perspective of three of his friends who were right there with him in Cape May: James Schmucker, Danny Giannascoli, and Parker Mitchell. James was the one to pull Archer out of the water, Danny was on the beach, and Parker was visiting from Baltimore that week. They reflect on the moments when they first realized something was wrong, the call to beach patrol, and the rescue efforts and aftermath on the beach and in Cape May.
James, Danny, and Parker share their memories of that day, including the moments when they first realized something was wrong and the rescue that followed, as well as their memories with Archer throughout high school, and their reflections on how Archer’s accident has impacted their lives.
Season 2 of Blink of an Eye will launch in three weeks, on June 23! Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod to help us continue making the podcast.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/blinkofaneyepodcast, Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/blinkofaneyepodcast, and Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/blinkofaneyepod
Music in this episode is from Blue Dot Sessions. Theme music is by Victoria Vox.
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Wednesday May 19, 2021
Wednesday May 19, 2021
#51 - Interview with Mary Ellen McNally
Mary Ellen McNally is one of Louise’s Cape May “beach friends,” and in this conversation they revisited events from the early days after Archer’s accident. They also explored broader themes of faith, prayer, relational awareness, and how their careers helped them learn more about themselves and how to relate to others.
When Louise collapsed at mass, just a few days after the accident, Mary Ellen was in the right place at the right time to catch her as she fell. And, later, Mary Ellen woke up in the middle of the night feeling compelled to pray for Archer, so she got on her knees and prayed.
You can learn more about Louise’s book, Being Relational, at www.beingrelational.com
Season 2 of Blink of an Eye will launch on June 23! Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod to help us continue making the podcast.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/blinkofaneyepodcast, Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/blinkofaneyepodcast, and Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/blinkofaneyepod
Theme music is by Victoria Vox.
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Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
#50 - A Conversation with Bobbie, Robby, and Mike
In this bonus episode, you’ll hear the story of Archer’s first days in the ICU from the perspective of three of his friends. Robby Black and Bobbie Austin visited Archer on Day 3, along with a few other friends. Mike Determan, one of Archer’s childhood friends, also visited him in Atlantic City, and later in Atlanta.
Each young man shares his story of how he found out about the accident, what it was like visiting Archer in the hospital, other experiences and milestones in the months that followed, and their reflections on how Archer’s accident has impacted their lives.
To hear more about that third day, when Robby and Bobbie visited Archer in the ICU, listen to episode 13, Some Things Stay The Same: https://blinkofaneyepodcast.com/e/episode-12-some-things-stay-the-same
Mike Determan first appeared on the podcast in episode 6, Prayer Warriors Unite!
Season 2 of Blink of an Eye will launch on June 23! Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod to help us continue making the podcast.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/blinkofaneyepodcast, Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/blinkofaneyepodcast, and Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/blinkofaneyepod
Piano music in this episode is from Blue Dot Sessions. Theme music is by Victoria Vox.
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Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
#49 - Special Announcement (Patreon)
For as little as $3 a month, you can support the trauma healing work that we're doing, and help us keep making the podcast. To find out more and join our Patreon community, visit patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.
Our next bonus episode will be released on Wednesday, May 5, and will feature interviews with three of Archer's friends.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast, and Twitter @blinkofaneyepod
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Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
#48 - Interview with Davis Barsby
In this bonus episode, you’ll hear Louise’s full interview with Davis Barsby, a lifelong family friend who was with Archer when Archer had his accident. That summer, Davis was working as both head lifeguard and assistant manager at the Cape May Beach Club.
Davis takes us back to that sweltering August afternoon, recounting his interactions with Archer earlier in the day, the moment in the water when he realized something was wrong, and the rescue efforts that followed. Davis called Louise and broke the news to her, then raced to the hospital in Atlantic City to meet her there. In addition to describing what happened and who else was on the beach that day, Davis also reflects on faith, guilt, and the impact the accident has had on him.
To hear more about that first day, August 5, 2015, listen to episode 2, The Call.
Season 2 of Blink of an Eye is coming in June. Support us on Patreon to help us continue making the podcast.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast, and Twitter @blinkofaneyepod
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