In this episode, I speak about anger and learning to understand our anger after leaving evangelicalism so that we can better manage our anger.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theexvangelicaltherapist/support ..read more

In this episode, I discuss how self care is political and regulating your parasympathetic Nervous System during Election Season in the USA.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theexvangelicaltherapist/support ..read more

In this episode, I talk about taking proactive measures for your mental health during the holiday season.  Resource: From Thanksgiving to New Year’s: Protecting Your Mental Health During the Holidays (afsp.org) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theexvangelicaltherapist/support ..read more

In this episode, I discuss T. Swift, lavender marriages, LGBTQ+ discrimination, and the influences of fundamentalism upon LGBTQ+ discrimination.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theexvangelicaltherapist/support ..read more

In this episode, I share about my experience of censorship, the psychological effects of censorship, and building a deconstruction community offline. Resource: Kmball Young: Social Psychology: Chapter 26: Censorship: The Negative Control of Opinion (brocku.ca) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theexvangelicaltherapist/support ..read more

Today, I speak about going to my first baby shower as an exvangelical and managing intrusive thoughts that come up as an exvangelical.  I mentioned a resource from Harvard Medical in this podcast, and the resource can be found here ( Managing intrusive thoughts - Harvard Health ) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theexvangelicaltherapist/support ..read more

In this episode, I reflect on a recent news story about Don Ogden -- a story that came as a surprise to many (myself included), and a story that was known to others and brushed under the rug for decades. I explore the legal loophole that led to the evasion of justice, and the reason why it is difficult for survivors of clergy abuse and harassment to find justice.  ----- If you are in a mental health crisis please contact these resources: Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (988); USA's National Sexual Assault Helpline RAINN (800-656-HOPE); The Trevor Project (1-866-488-7386) for LGBTQ+ adolescent ..read more

In this episode, I speak about the complicated relationship that exvangelicals have with rest and beginning to redefine rest after leaving evangelicalism. (Music by Coma Media "Organic Lo Fi - Organic Feel," 2021)  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theexvangelicaltherapist/support ..read more

This episode wraps up the first season for the Exvangelical Therapist Podcast. I discuss the effects of WWII, the Civil Rights Movement, homophobia, the Cold War, the Satanic Panic, and purity culture in evangelicalism in the 20th century which lingers on today.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theexvangelicaltherapist/support ..read more

In this episode, I discuss the rise of modernism. I speak about how the temperance movement, the women's suffrage movement, WWI, and the Great Depression led to uncertainty for the future of evangelicalism.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theexvangelicaltherapist/support ..read more