{"podcast":{"title":"Empowered Life Podcast","slug":"empowered-life-podcast-7763452","podcast_index_feed_id":7763452,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1051ae478/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meredith-murray2","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43706158/43706158-1778002905865-b677db0a8ca8f.jpg","author":"Allies in Youth Development","episode_count":15,"summary":"Awaken purpose & use your life to create meaningful impact in the lives of others. Powered by @alliesyouth Join the Empowered Life community! Watch our latest videos on YouTube, follow us on socials, or learn how you can get involved with Allies in Youth Development: https://linktr.ee/EmpoweredLifePod","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T08:17:02.121925+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/empowered-life-podcast-7763452"},"episode":{"title":"Beyond Aid: How \"Education of the Soul\" Saves the Next Generation with Josh Roberts | S2 E9","slug":"beyond-aid-how-education-of-the-soul-saves-the-next-generation-with-josh-roberts-s2-e9","published_at":"2026-04-29T16:07:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/empowered-life-podcast-7763452/beyond-aid-how-education-of-the-soul-saves-the-next-generation-with-josh-roberts-s2-e9","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/empowered-life-podcast-7763452","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meredith-murray2/episodes/Beyond-Aid-How-Education-of-the-Soul-Saves-the-Next-Generation-with-Josh-Roberts--S2-E9-e3ila7t","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1051ae478/podcast/play/119236285/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-29%2F423129639-44100-2-d1d7d0875dae2.m4a","summary":"1 in 7 adolescents around the world are struggling. Dr. Josh Roberts reveals how tending to the soul creates the internal foundation every child needs to survive the storm. Every child, regardless of where they live, what they have, or what they've been through, is searching for the same three things: a sense of worth, a connection to others, and something bigger than themselves. That's not a theory. That's what the research shows. Dr. Josh Roberts is a Fort Worth school principal with over 20 years in education. His doctoral research at TCU, titled “An Education of the Soul,” explores what happens when we stop treating children as problems to fix and start tending to their whole person: mind, body, and spirit. And what he found lines up exactly with what Allies in Youth Development has been witnessing for 15 years as we walk alongside vulnerable children in 92 countries. When someone decides that the inner life of a child is worth showing up for, everything changes. In this conversation, Josh and Meredith go deep on: What "education of the soul" actually means, and why it matters for every child, everywhere Why this generation is struggling in ways no generation before them has What spirituality looks like outside of religion, and why it belongs in every child's development What real students said when Josh asked them directly about their inner lives How parents, teachers, and mentors can begin pouring into the whole child, starting today Whether you're raising kids, teaching them, mentoring them, or supporting the work of those who are… this conversation is for you. "Education of the soul does not just happen. It happens when teachers and parents and mentors decide that the inner life of a child is worth showing up for, it's worth investing in." 🌍…","meta_description":"1 in 7 adolescents around the world are struggling. Dr. Josh Roberts reveals how tending to the soul creates the internal foundation every child needs to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3201,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/empowered-life-podcast-7763452/episodes/beyond-aid-how-education-of-the-soul-saves-the-next-generation-with-josh-roberts-s2-e9/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/empowered-life-podcast-7763452/beyond-aid-how-education-of-the-soul-saves-the-next-generation-with-josh-roberts-s2-e9.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}