Parenting in the Desert – Part 1 (From our new book, Evolving From Religious Trauma. June 4th) Listen to this blog – AI-Generated Karl Parenting is a daunting endeavor. I always felt like it was the most monumental task I ever attempted, yet I had the least training of anything else. There were classes and books available, but they were all over the place regarding theories and practices. To make it worse, I grew up during the Dr. Spock era, and... Read more
Thriving Outside Religion (From our new book, Evolving From Religious Trauma. June 4th) Listen to this blog – AI-Generated I went to church for most of my life. Much of that was in conservative, evangelical congregations. There were some positive aspects of being in a community with loving people. But I also understand that there are deep, systemic problems with religious organizations. In addition to trauma-related issues, organizations struggle with exclusion, othering, fear, and control. The trouble with reform is that... Read more
Why Taylor is Better than Trump In this enlightened age, most of us would probably hope that we don’t have to follow anyone. We are enlightened and empowered, and we can make our own decisions, so we assume that we are independent and don’t need leaders anymore. A couple of days ago, we interviewed Derek Webb, less than a week after we interviewed a drag queen named Flamy Grant and our friends at Freed Hearts, Susan and Rob Cottrell. In... Read more
Darkness and Shadow – Part 2 (From our new book, Evolving From Religious Trauma. June 4th)) Listen to Audio – AI-Generated Laura Leaving organized religion has opened many opportunities to heal that were not encouraged inside the church. Do not get me wrong, when I was hurting inside the church, people offered some ideas to help relieve my suffering, such as praying more, reading my Bible more, fasting, or seeking Christian counseling. I tried all the above. The thing about trauma,... Read more
Darkness and Shadow – Part 1 (From our new book, Evolving From Religious Trauma. June 4th)) Listen to Audio – AI-Generated Karl In 2021, I worked on an assembly line. To get Saturday off, I had to take ½ of Friday off to ensure they didn’t schedule me for Saturday. It is a clever way to have an extended weekend without using more Personal Time Off (PTO). I was often excited to start a long weekend, but I did not feel... Read more
A Book Banning Gone Good I must say, I’m almost glad a group of over-zealous religious people are trying to ban this book in St. Joseph, MO because it made me want to buy it and read it! So many times in recent years, my friends who are black and/or marginalized have tried to communicate what they go through. I have tried to listen, not always that effectively. Toni Morrison, winner of the Nobel prize, is touching my soul with... Read more
Being and Becoming- Part 2 (From our new book, Evolving From Religious Trauma. June 4th) Listen to this blog – AI-Generated Laura IMPOSTER SYNDROME!! Sitting down to write this chapter seems to be more challenging than the rest. Karl and I have been going back and forth discussing my feelings on “being and becoming.” I think my writer’s block is due to imposter syndrome. I struggle to see that anything I say on this topic, let alone this book, is of... Read more
It’s finally time! The paperback releases tomorrow. We hope this will be a resource used way into the future. It is written for the normal person deconstructing, asking questions, and trying to heal! WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP? Purchase a copy tomorrow at the sales price ($9.99 paperback and $2.99 Kindle). Follow up with a 5-star review! Share with your people and give them the link! Talk about how the resource helped you! We also have a “Treasure Trove” of... Read more
Being and Becoming – Part 1 – Karl Listen to this blog – AI-Generated Karl I started recycling about three years ago. It always seemed like a promising idea. One company I worked for recycles about 95% of its material. They have obviously done it for years and have become very proficient at it. Various containers are strategically placed up and down our assembly line. They are emptied routinely, and adherence to the program is expected and normal. We all... Read more
Why Trump is in Our Deconstruction Stories Listen to this blog – AI-Generated In the 2016 election, I couldn’t vote for either candidate, Hillary or Trump. So, I voted for the third party, and I can’t even remember his name. I was following my convictions that there had to be a better person to be the leader of our country. When Trump was elected, I decided to remain positive and hope his business experience would pay off running the... Read more
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