Mary Burkhart: Religion In Remission

CW: sexual abuse; suicidal ideation This week’s guest is Religious Trauma Life Coach, Mary Burkhart. See her full bio here (religioninremi...) . Mary grew up in the Apostolic Pentecostal Church, and her family’s devotion goes back generations. When she was little, unspeakable things happened to Mary, but their church self-righteously dismissed the situation, forcing her mom and her to move. They found different churches; Mary hoped these would be different. Between working behind the scenes in another church and seeing the “same ugliness,” she’d seen before and a silly question asked by a college friend, Mary’s uncertainties started to pile up. She was still a believer but she needed sturdier answers than Christianity was giving her. “It’s not about being hurt or about hurt feelings. You leave [the Church] because things keep compiling, things keep compounding. That’s why.” After more than fifteen years out of religion, Mary coaches others through their own journeys of religious deconstruction with Religion In Remission (religioninremi...) . Her work is a grand example of secular grace. Links Site religioninremi... Instagram / religion_in_remission Facebook / rirlifecoach / religioninremission KZbin / @religioninremission3189 Religion In Remission Podcast religioninremi... Interact For quotes, recommendations, transcripts and more see the full episode show notes gracefulatheis... Join the Deconversion Anonymous Facebook group / deconversion Graceful Atheist Podcast Merch! www.teepublic.... Support the podcast on Patreon / gracefulatheist Secular Grace gracefulatheis... Deconversion gracefulatheis... Deconstruction gracefulatheis... Attribution "Waves" track written and produced by Makaih Beats makaihbeats.net/

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Great interview. I can relate viscerally with Mary's foray into philosophy. It's the next best thing to living a good life. Hey Mary I recommend the book The Dream of Reason by Anthony Gottlieb. Better if you can get the audiobook.