WELCOME to this incredible episode that I am so excited about. We fought through technical issues and came out the other side PRETTY victorious- plus, now we get to record more content together hehe. Bethany is a content creator whose focus is encouraging women (predominantly) to examine and potentially unlearn harmful and false beliefs taught to and about women in the institutional Christian Church- aka "The Church". This episode shares her perspective of being extremely traumatized through religion, through her parents understanding of what they "should" do and through Bethany's own treatment by church officials. TW- we talk a lot about religious trauma, we talk about the Rapture, and there is mention of abusive relationships. If these things aren't for you, I GET IT. But, if you can, I encourage you to listen to this episode and use it as a safe space for considering some experiences that you may not have shared, or some experiences that you walked away from with a different outlook, and I urge you to consider how Bethany and I have come to the conclusions that we have.PS I MISPRONOUNCE HER MAIDEN NAME it is Langland not England I'm sorry !!!!show notes and links to Bethany's media: https://www.ivebeenthinkingpod.com/blog Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ivebeenthinkingpod) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices