In this episode we welcome Reverend Darrell Armstrong, Rabbi Pam Frydman, and Dr. Raina Awaad for a rich conversation on the intersection of faith and family. Listen as our guests share interesting perspectives, grounded in their faith traditions, on how religion and spirituality play an important role in the context of family development.

Reverend Darrell Armstrong

Rev. Armstrong holds degrees from Stanford University (B.A., Public Policy), Princeton Theological Seminary (M.Div.) and the College of New Jersey (Ed.S., Marriage & Family Therapy). This training, coupled with a childhood that included many years in kinship and foster care, has uniquely prepared him to be a respected voice in the child welfare/family strengthening communities. Rev. Armstrong sees his “global work and life’s call as striving to make ALL families stronger by addressing issues which impact their physical, mental, and spiritual health and wellbeing BEFORE they get into crisis!” Born and raised in South (Central) Los Angeles, California, Rev. Armstrong received his early Christian education under the guidance and support of the Holy Light Missionary Baptist Church in L.A. with which he maintains a strong bond.

Rabbi Pamela Frydman

Rabbi Frydman is the past president of the Northern California Board of Rabbis and was the founding co-chair of Rabbis for Women of the Wall. She is an author and community advocate, having served on the Organizing Committee of the Beyond Silence Campaign, raising awareness about the prevention and reporting of child abuse in the Bay Area Jewish Community. She is also the past president of Ohalah, an international association of rabbis and cantors for Jewish renewal.

Dr. Rania Awaad

Dr. Awaad is an internationally renowned scholar on the issues of psycho-spiritual well-being and interfaith work as it relates to mental health. She is a practicing psychiatrist based at the Stanford University School of Medicine and a clinical associate professor in the Stanford Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. As the director of the Stanford Muslims and Mental Health Lab, she mentors and oversees multiple lines of research focused on Muslim mental health. She is a professor of Islamic Law at Zaytuna College, an American Muslim liberal arts college in Berkeley, CA.

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