The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast 1KHO 793: The Comfort We Never Outgrow | Alex Seeley, The Divine Counselor
May 10, 2026
Alex Seeley, author and pastor who writes about the Holy Spirit and spiritual healing, reflects on childhood imagination and the art of boredom. She shares the leap of moving to Tennessee with no plan and how a basement Bible study became a church. Conversations explore the Holy Spirit as comforter, stories of healing, discovering God's mother heart, and mentoring women in leadership.
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Boredom Is The Soil For Imagination
- Alex argues boredom cultivates imagination and inner life because fewer screens let minds wander.
- She credits childhood imaginary play (her friend Lisa) for forming dreams like imagining life in America years before it happened.
From Hotel To 120 People In A Basement
- Alex Seeley moved her family from Melbourne to the U.S. with almost no plan after winning a green card lottery.
- They lived in a hotel 10 days, began a Tuesday Bible study in their basement, and grew to 120 people within a year before forming Belonging Co.
The Holy Spirit As The Neglected Inner Guide
- Alex says the Holy Spirit is the most neglected person of the Trinity yet essential as guide, convicter, and inner presence of Jesus.
- She emphasizes the Spirit reveals scripture, heals the soul, and enables parenting and trauma healing by being the mind of Christ within us.
