BAD PEOPLE PODCAST MK & CCSR

BAD PEOPLE PODCAST // S1 EP10 : CONFESSION
Trigger warning: suicide, abortion, strong language
In this final episode of season 1, Micah and Christa revisit the original BAD PEOPLE theme of confession. Christa talks candidly about what unraveled for her after the affair - the ending of her marriage, a subsequent relationship - and goes into detail about the loneliness and confusion she’s faced in the aftermath of everything. She shares some of the choices she’s made in slowly trying to find her way forward again, how these have been perceived in various ways by those around her, and how some of these choices have led to much deeper, necessary realizations about her own identity and self-worth.

BAD PEOPLE PODCAST // S1 EP9 : LOVE, ACTUALLY
This week, Micah and Christa discuss love. What does it look and feel like? And how has learning to love themselves impacted everything else? We look at the truth and reality that one can only love others to the extent they love themselves - which sometimes felt counterintuitive (especially in the church context of sacrificial love). We delve into the concept that love is defined differently and also experienced in many different forms. We questioned what true love, actually feels like - and if mutual understanding, respect, equality, and freedom were important? We hope that you join us this week in examining our lives for evidence of love or the lack thereof - and the deep knowledge that we can choose to be curious about cultivating a life of love in the here and now.

BAD PEOPLE PODCAST // S1 EP8 : NO, THANKS
Trigger warning - anxiety
Boundaries. We hear this word a lot these days. But when is “saying no” actually necessary? And what does it look or feel like to implement boundaries within our relationships and communities? In this episode, Micah and Christa discuss times they've both failed and succeeded in setting boundaries, how ‘boundaries with church’ (or work) can be such a gray area to navigate, how cultural perceptions of selfishness impact our understanding of boundaries, and ultimately - how putting them in place requires a certain level of self-reflection and awareness.

BAD PEOPLE PODCAST // S1 EP7 : NOTHING LEFT
This week on the podcast, Micah and Christa talk about our collective human need for belonging, and how this natural desire can sometimes lead us to places of exploitation and burnout within our “chosen” communities. We talk about how we realized when this was happening to us personally, what it felt like, and how subtly it seems to occur. We ask questions such as: when does the emotional, financial and physical sacrifice that church often requires of us become too great? Are we actually committed to making space for authenticity, equality and true spiritual growth within our communities, or is our participation - and the participation of others - simply being used to benefit “the system”, and a select few?

BAD PEOPLE PODCAST // S1 EP6 : FREE WILL
In this episode of BAD PEOPLE, Micah and Christa discuss their thoughts on autonomy & self-governance and how that intersects with our basic human right to exist and think our own thoughts. They spend time reflecting on how, at a time, their inner worlds were at odds with the teaching around them - and how they started to find the confidence to even start to hold on to the thoughts they were thinking. As Christa & Micah experienced firsthand, when one can’t even identify why they believe the things that they do - or why they don’t feel safe in their own minds - then this can cause massive damage to one's psyche. They continue to wrestle with the then fear-based worry about expressing these thoughts as their own - with the result being labeled bad being one of the core issues at hand.

BAD PEOPLE PODCAST // S1 EP5: F*CKED UP
Trigger warning - domestic abuse.

In this episode of BAD PEOPLE, Micah reflects on the challenging dynamic between her parents, growing up, and the explosive relational interactions she and her siblings were often exposed to. She describes the feelings she experienced, witnessing one of her siblings being “disciplined” in a very damaging way, and how this has impacted her own parenting. Christa shares a story from her own mothering experience, where an impulsive response to one of her kids led to some painful realizations.