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Emily Maynard joined me on the podcast today. I am so excited to have her on here. She is a LMFT out of California.  Emily and I talk about purity culture, and the rise of Christian Nationalism.  Please spend some time listening to this conversation.

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Please enjoy listening to my friend Scott. Scott and I met through TikTok, and I am so thankful we had the opportunity to sit down and record one of our conversations. Every time Scott and I talk deconstruction I walk away with more compassion and insight. In this episode, I make a reference to a Paul Popeno quote. He was James Dobson's mentor and known eugenist. That link will take you to the Wikipedia page that not only has the quote I referenced, it also has all the information you never knew you should know when it comes to James Dobson. Please read with caution as this will trigger anyone with compassion and empathy-it has racist and homophobic language. I personally along with the guest on this podcast do not agree with anything this vile human aligned himself with.
Scott and I get into a discussion about parenting and how to work hard to rewrite the parenting narrative in our world, by focusing on giving and holding space for our children's emotions and giving them the language so they can freely communicate how they are feeling.
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On today's podcast Lindsey Williams. Lindsey is a very talented Hair and Make up artist located in L.A. however.. You might all know her from the Amazon Prime Docu-series "Shiny Happy People."  Lindsey and I discuss the parallels and crossover of Bill Gothard and James Dobson.  We don't talk too much  about the details of the show, if you want to know more about The Bill Gothard IBLP cult please watch the documentary series.  In the next episode Lindsey and I will be highlighting what she is doing now, and diving into some of the misconceptions of deconstructing.  We discuss EMDR, marriage-specifically what it is like meeting and marrying your spouse inside a cult and then leaving the cult. We chat about her career and a professional hair and make up artist, and so much more.
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On today's podcast Lindsey Williams. Lindsey is a very talented Hair and Make up artist located in L.A. however.. You might all know her from the Amazon Prime Docu-series "Shiny Happy People."  Lindsey and I discuss the parallels and crossover of Bill Gothard and James Dobson.  We don't talk too much  about the details of the show, if you want to know more about The Bill Gothard IBLP cult please watch the documentary series.  In the next episode Lindsey and I will be highlighting what she is doing now, and diving into some of the misconceptions of deconstructing.
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This is BJ, he is a doctor of Physical therapy in Colorado Springs... and yes we covered a lot of puns at the beginning and end of this pod. BJ brings a perspective that I find valid and important. in one part of the podcast he says something to the degree of "if I can come out of this with trauma, then anyone raised up in this will and has as well." We discuss purity culture, parenting, and most of all how we were raised to make everything a big deal. This is something that I have talked about with others and maybe on social media, but I think this is something that I want to explore more in the coming episodes with guests.

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Allow me to introduce Mal, he is "bible school black sheep" on TikTok.  Mal and I talk a deep dive into purity culture, I listen to how purity culture created a life long impact on him. We talk about how we were not allowed to have feelings and how men were trained and taught to view women as objects and have deeper intimacy with their male friends. Mal is s singer songwriter and he has released songs, please check out these links and make sure to follow him.
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Here is part 2 of Zachary Heath's story. In this episode we hear a little more in detail about his escape out of the fundamentalist evangelical movement. We also discuss more in detail his upbringing that was influenced by James Dobson, Focus on the Family. Zachary attended multiple Love Won Out conventions which was James Dobson's conversion therapy conventions. Zachary also discusses a bit more abut punishment inside his family which was inspired by James Dobson, Strong willed child. Zachary Heath is moving forward with courage, compassion and determination. He is turning pain into purpose by creating FYNN (Finding your new normal) Listen in and let me know what you think!
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Meet my friend Zachary Heath, we became instant friends a year ago. Zachary discusses conversion therapy, so as always this episode comes with a trigger warning. Zachary is someone that emulates compassion, bravery, and courage. I welcome you to listen to his experiences in conversion therapy and James Dobson's Love Won Out.
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I am honored to sit down and have a conversation with Joanna Whaley, she is a three times conversion therapy survivor. I have mentioned before that conversion therapy is one of the worst abuses that James Dobson has personally had a hand in creating. Joanna is so gracious and talks about seeking compassion and healing for herself and others.  Joanna is a recording artist who continues to write, produce, and perform worship music for progressive queer spaces.
Please check out her socials and music.
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Jess is an in real life friend. We met a few years back when she was a pastor and I was still a worship leader we have been unraveling our evangelical upbringing together ever since. Jess was born and raised inside of the evangelical movement. along with many other girls that grew up with Dobson's  "true love waits" Jess was subjected to the harmful teachings of purity culture. I believe Jess has a very unique perspective, as her parents along with her older brother who is not chopped liver have all deconstructed.
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