In this episode we have a conversation with Ellen Compton. ?I will let Ellen introduce herself. Allow me to introduce myself with a few miscellaneous thoughts: I am a family-prioritizing, coffee-drinking, truth-telling, authenticity-seeking, list-making, God-following, world-loving, ambiverted,? former ?closet writer. The words? laid back ?have never been used to describe me. I am an unabashed over-user of hashtags and emojis. The message written on my heart is one of identity; I am passionate about living authentically as the person I was created to be and helping others to do likewise?even in the midst of this gauntlet that is life. I live on the east coast of Canada with my family. My teenagers are occasionally mind-boggling, and entirely magnificent. In addition to writing, I teach French to High School students?and all remaining hours are, quite literally, spent in my vehicle, driving the teenagers to hockey practices, rehearsals, horseback riding, and to visit friends. It?s a full, imperfect and wonderful life. You can connect with Ellen on: Facebook ? ? ? Instgram Her new book Good Things Happen In The Dark can be purchased on Amazon.com You can connect with us on? ? Facebook ? ? ? Instagram? ? ? ? Twitter Want to help us with our future episodes of This Is Not Church Podcast? Join us on Patreon ?where you will get access to exclusive patron content such as early access to episode, videos of upcoming episodes, and live Q&A sessions. Also check out our? website ?for upcoming interviews and blog posts Each episode of This Is Not Church Podcast is expertly engineered by our producer The?Podcast?Doctor ?Eric Howell. If you?re thinking of starting a podcast you need to connect with Eric! If you enjoy our show, could you take a moment to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice. This will help new listeners find us. Voiceover clip in intro used with permission by C. Baxter Kruger