55 episodes
Leaving Religion: a Guide Amanda Joy Loveland
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5.0 • 24 Ratings
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Formally titled Leaving Religion & Those We Leave Behind. This podcast is a guide to navigating the waters after religion and how to find your spiritual center. Each episode is full of stories, including mine, of leaving religion, our experiences through it and the gifts gained. My desire is to assist others in having a deeper understand to their path and that leaving does not have to be full of anger and hatred. This podcast is not about bashing any religion or people but is about our stories of moving through the different stages of grief and ultimately having a stronger relationship to themselves and with God. My hope is that as you listen you will feel a sense of peace, of inspiration, of connection and a place to feel that you are not alone in your journey.This podcast has been something I did not think I would ever do and yet it has been one of the biggest gifts in my life. May you find a little piece of hope here within these interviews. These podcast episodes will assist you in your deconstruction after religion.Would you like to share your story? Head to www.amandajoyloveland.com/beaguest
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Navigating Family During the Holidays
When you leave religion, and have family and loved ones that are still in, the holidays can be a tough season.
In this episode I share some suggestions for how to navigate family during the holidays so that you can have a beautiful experience.
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The String That Pulled The Sweater with Liz Phillipps
Liz comes from a unique background being almost royalty within the polygamist community. Her grandfather was Rulon Allred and he was the prophet of the Apostolic United Brethren (or the AUB) until he was murdered in 1977 by a rivalry group. Later in 2014 until just this year, her father was the prophet of the AUB.
Growing up polygamist she loved it but had experiences to where she was shunned by the neighbors when they would find out that she was part of a polygamist church. The AUB was a break off from the original teachings of the Mormon church and believed that they were keeping the celestial, higher law alive by living polygamy.
If you have watched sister wives, with Christine Brown, they are a part of the AUB and Christine is a relative of Liz's.
At 16 years old, Liz chose to join the mainstream LDS church. She had to wait until she was 18 years old in order to fully join because she came from polygamy. The AUB teachings were so similar to the mainstream Mormon church that often she would have a hard time remembering which was from what religion.
She shares that she was quite happy with both religion and she was following her internal compass. She practiced mainstream Mormonism for years until her sister shared a memory that she had at young age of very inappropriate sexual acts with the leaders of the AUB. With this revelation Liz was forced to sit with the linage of what her sister had experienced and all the men that took advantage of their power. The string that pulled the sweater for her was when her dad became the prophet of the AUB. She saw that there was a line from hr dad to her grandfather, to Brigham Young to Joseph Smith and see there was an abuse of their power.
This is a truly powerful episode and one that you will want to listen to.
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Let Go Of The Story & Sing The Myth with Caryn Terres
Talking about epigenetics, the world stage, politics, the astrological events affecting all of us and oh yes, religion too. We are diving deep into beautiful topics today!
I was thrilled to share some space with Caryn Terres as she shares her wealth of knowledge of astrological events that are impacting us and affecting our politics right now. I didn't think we would talk about politics, but we dive into it with some interesting questions to ponder. Do you really know how a bill is made? If you don't, go to Caryn's website and you will see where you can get a FREE pdf that teaches you about this.
Caryn shares about her background in the Catholic Church, then moving to Utah and joining the Unitarian Universalist Society church and then the Mormon Church for 18 months before she was kicked out. Caryn shares a unique perspective growing up in Utah not being Mormon and the perspectives gained from different religions.
This interview was fun, crazy thought provoking and filled with lots of information you will be grateful you know now.
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Her Love of Nutrition Set Her Free with Rebecca Hambright
Have you ever thought that being raised in religion taught you to be disconnected from your body? My next guest shares how disconnected she was to her body when she started learning about nutrition and recognized how out of touch she was. This was part of why she had disordered eating. She noticed that she felt she couldn't trust her body and what it was telling her. It didn't feel safe to her in her body was a huge realization.
Join me today as I sit down with Rebecca Hambright as she shares her journey of going through her religious upbringing in the Southern Baptist Church. Her father had left their religion when she was in her youth and she watched the division in created within her home. In their faith, divorce was never an option. Later she goes to a Christian university which she struggled with especially the shame that came there.
Rebecca shares that confusion was her overall feeling as she started to really explore who she was.
Stepping out of the environment of the Christian school assisted her in really beginning her deconstruction out of her religion, especially as she started to have more of a relationship with herself.
Join us in the conversation as Rebecca shares more about her journey with health, nutrition and connecting more with her body and what it wanted.
Rebecca Hambright MS, RDN is a registered dietitian nutritionist at Wise Heart Nutrition.
Connect with Rebecca by visiting her website at: http://www.wiseheartnutrition.com/ or follow them on IG @WiseHeart_Nutrition
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Is Meekness An Illusion For Power with Aaron Trembath
Sit back and enjoy this beautiful conversation I had with Aaron Trembath. We met at a recent retreat and I loved our conversations and the depth we were able to go to. Aaron has a wealth of knowledge in many things but one in particular, philosophy, that is greatly insightful.
In today's episode Aaron shares that he became his own abuser as he held the religious gun to his head. A truly profound analogy that I think many people can relate to. Aaron shares his journey through religion and how he felt the religion left him.
Religion is not spirituality.
Talking about magic faith and the idea of a truth first perspective. As Aaron shares, every philosophy is going to have a bubble in the fly paper. Underneath it all there is something you have to swallow. Because of this, he started pursing truth for the sake of truth and his journey that unfolded is quite beautiful.
Aaron shares that as he taught gospel doctrine it became more and more clear to him that the church was going away from the divine love principle that Jesus taught. As his relationship with the divine started to change, so did his relationship with the religion.
We touch on Buddhism, shintoism, the void and more. You will want to join us in the conversation.
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Boundaries with God with Michelle Wilding
Have you ever considered that having boundaries with God / Spirit is a very healthy thing? This is a new concept for most people and something that we should discuss more.
Join me today as I sit down with Michelle Wilding as we have a beautiful and interesting conversation around the filters that the voice of god can come through.
Diving into the pendulum swing that can happen when we leave and some of the spiritual pitfalls after leaving religion.
Are you being a victim to what God is telling you to do?
What are the results you are getting out of your life? Are you liking them?
This episode really covers so many great insights, thoughts and tools to assist you in navigating the waters after leaving religion.
You are not alone!
To listen to Michelle's first episode with me where she shares her story of leaving, go here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0BenHUKSPCXm5s6agDlC7I?si=Si7V7KY9TKKyCGAISNvdgw
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Customer Reviews
So insightful and supportive
This is the best support podcast I have found after leaving the church. It has helped me so much in organizing my thoughts, and I am finally on my way to feeling full closure on my life chapter as a member.
Insightful and enlightening
I have found these podcasts to be interesting and applicable to all areas of life. The guests share incredible stories and insights. Amanda is a skilled and compassionate host. I especially appreciate how she sets the podcast interviews up to be places of safety and support - welcoming those with contrasting views and experiences. Well done!
So interesting!
I really enjoy the stories people share about their experiences leaving religion. Super interesting and inspirational. I also appreciate Amanda’s style - chill, respectful, empathetic, and kind.