Dr. Marj Barlow On Transformation (part 1: Integrity, Curiosity, Care) The AllCreation podcast

A Life of Transformation: Marj Barlow, PhD., is a historically-significant therapist, global-business-change leader, and self-care advocate from Texas. Most famous for her pioneering leadership at Interface Carpets, the world’s largest commercial carpet manufacturer, and first global manufacturer to try to reach net zero and net regenerative environmental impacts, Dr. Barlow built her success off of an identity rooted in honesty, family, Faith, science, and her own experiences. In this podcast, editor Chris Searles wanted to ’envision transformation’ from an American/Christian historical perspective, so he asked Marj to share about her early life. Born and raised in rural West Texas in the 1930s, mother to five, and more, Marj knows transformation. This interview is part of AllCreation’s collection, Envisioning Transformation.

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References

Owens, TX
The Great Depression, 1930s
Fundamental Baptist (West TX), Texas Baptist history
Cream separator (1935), driving a tractor (1939)
Canyon, TX; Kingsville, TX; The King Ranch; Austin, TX; Corpus Christi, TX (1940s-2010s)
World War II, 1940-1945
Plastics engineering, 1945
BBA, professional opportunities for White US women, 1945
Quantum physics, 1950s
Rev. Carlye Marney, Gov. Alan Shivers, 1950s
Clifton Strength Finder, Don Clifton, 1960s
Positive psychology, 1960s
Cleburne County community therapy, 1960s
Jean Houston
Mystery of what love is

Program
0:00 Welcome & intro

3:00 Marj shares about her childhood

10:00 Adult life at 15

15:15 A Baptist, quantum-physicist, first husband

21:00 Single mom with four children at 34

24:30 Becoming a counselor & second husband

32:30 Massive American culture shift

38:00 New life as a therapist

42:00 How her beliefs have evolved

respect for more pious people
exploring other Faiths, different pathways
social life
sampling other Christian denominations
Jean Houston, Life Force
Life after death science

Quotes

Each little child is to be unfolded, not molded.

I think that’s all we have, is our story -- and everybody’s story is very important to me. So I try to help people join what I call ’’The Triple A’’ and become the Author, Actor, and Audience of your life story. You’re the only one who will watch your story from birth to death… I help people get their story into a form they can live with.

Each human being is unique and very significant. We are God in action and it is our sacred privilege to travel a lifetime and learn how to love.
Who are you really? What could you be?

Thanks for listening.
This podcast is one of seven interviews from our
Winter Solstice 2022 collection, "Envisioning Transformation."
It was edited by Chris Searles.