It's Everyone's Autonomous' ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY! This is a special episode off the usual biweekly release with a special guest. Today I interview... my husband of ten years: Keith. Not like most episodes, this is more of a behind-the-scenes of Marie's life. We talk about who we were when we met, our first date and our second date (which never really ended). We get into a healthy debate about bitching about those we don't agree with. Then Marie drops a bomb for the audience regarding a personal realization. Lastly, we share tips on how to say goodnight to someone you love. I hope you enjoy this episode. We really enjoyed making it.

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Now that we’ve begun to process our history with toxic religion, we seek to regain autonomy over our minds and bodies from residual narratives, whether cultural or religious; while working towards respecting and empowering the autonomy of others. Together, we seek to rejoin the human race and participate in this chaotic experience of existence Thanks for listening and remember: You are autonomous and so is everyone else.

Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Your financial support, if you are willing and able, can make a huge impact on my ability to continue in secular activism. You can become a Patreon supporter or make a one-time donation via PayPal. Links are on EA's website.

*** Podcast Links***
www.everyonesautonomous.com
facebook.com/everyonesautonomous
twitter.com/s_autonomous
instagram.com/everyonesautonomous/

*** Marie's Links ***
mariedelephant.com
fb.me/mariedelephant
twitter.com/MarieDElephant
Instagram.com/mariedelephant

*** MarKei Photo & Video Links ***
markeiphoto.com
www.facebook.com/markeiphotography/
www.instagram.com/markeiphoto/
twitter.com/markeiphoto

*** Credits ***
Produced by Marie D'Elephant
Edited by Marie D'Elephant (sorry!... I'm not good at this!)

*** Time Stamps***
0:55 Announcements
5:30 Intro
6:25 Anniversary Messages
14:20 Interview

Emily Hedrick grew up Mennonite with a heavy dose of evangelical fundamentalism. When she was nine, she had dreams about preaching in front of her church, she also thought regularly about what it would be like to burn in hell for eternity and be abandoned by everyone she loved after the rapture. Needless to say, it was a traumatic year. By 19 she was a self-described God killer, but couldn't keep herself from being involved in church - it gave her meaning and a place to belong... and she was good at it - so she decided to follow through on her dreams of preaching at 9, hoping she could be a positive force to speak out against violent theology in the church.
At 25 she emerged from divinity school with a Masters in Divinity, bright-eyed and bushy tailed. Within 4 years of pastoring, she was burnt out and ready to leave it all behind. Now she's recovering and also doing the work she had hoped to be doing in the church - helping others identify leftover toxic theology in their minds and bodies so they can replace it with ideas and habits that foster healing and growth.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emilyhedrickcoaching
Website: https://emilyhedrickorg.wordpress.com
https://journeyfree.org/new-religious-recovery-bootcamp/

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Now that we’ve begun to process our history with toxic religion, we seek to regain autonomy over our minds and bodies from residual narratives, whether cultural or religious; while working towards respecting and empowering the autonomy of others. Together, we seek to rejoin the human race and participate in this chaotic experience of existence Thanks for listening and remember: You are autonomous and so is everyone else.

Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Your financial support, if you are willing and able, can make a huge impact on my ability to continue in secular activism. You can become a Patreon supporter or make a one-time donation via PayPal. Links are on EA's website.

*** Podcast Links***
www.everyonesautonomous.com
facebook.com/everyonesautonomous
twitter.com/s_autonomous
instagram.com/everyonesautonomous/

*** Marie's Links ***
mariedelephant.com
fb.me/mariedelephant
twitter.com/MarieDElephant
Instagram.com/mariedelephant

*** MarKei Photo & Video Links ***
markeiphoto.com
www.facebook.com/markeiphotography/
www.instagram.com/markeiphoto/
twitter.com/markeiphoto

*** Credits ***
Produced by Marie D'Elephant
Edited by Post Christian Podcasting (Caleb Rowe)

*** Time Stamps***
1:05 Monologue
9:45 Announcements
14:24 Intro
16:00 Interview

This episode's BIPOC-owned business ad is at timestamp 0:39:44 -- Wooden Letters by Nisha! If you are a BIPOC business owner, please contact me to place a free ad! @woodenlettersbynisha on Facebook and Instagram.

In this episode, I interview Effy Blue and Jacqueline Misla of "Curious Fox". We discuss ditching corporate America for more fulfilling work. That work? Changing the "noise" of culture, helping people realize there are more options than those presented to us. Effy grew up in Turkey, a secular country at the time, raised by liberal, intellectual parents. Religion in her household was always discussed as theology. She missed all the gender role memos and became a self-proclaimed nerd. Whereas, Jacqui got all the memos from culture, being raised Christian in NYC. She was a questioner and called bullshit, much to her community's dismay and disapproval. She got her masters in social work and worked to dismantle systems that create narratives. To this day, she continues to struggle with accepting her humanity. Together, they work on Curious Fox to give people permission to live their lives how they want and the inspiration for it. It comes down to narratives vs. options. Stay curious. 

Jacqueline: 
IG – https://www.instagram.com/jacquelinemisla/
Website – https://www.jacquelinemisla.com/
 
Effy: 
IG: @coacheffyblue
FB facebook.com/coacheffyblue

CF:
IG – https://www.instagram.com/wearecuriousfoxes/
Website – https://www.wearecuriousfoxes.com/
Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/4VJXRDSdfiCNSWNwelosGx

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Now that we’ve begun to process our history with toxic religion, we seek to regain autonomy over our minds and bodies from residual narratives, whether cultural or religious; while working towards respecting and empowering the autonomy of others. Together, we seek to rejoin the human race and participate in this chaotic experience of existence Thanks for listening and remember: You are autonomous and so is everyone else.

Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Your financial support, if you are willing and able, can make a huge impact on my ability to continue in secular activism. You can become a Patreon supporter or make a one-time donation via PayPal. Links are on EA's website.

*** Podcast Links***
www.everyonesautonomous.com
facebook.com/everyonesautonomous
twitter.com/s_autonomous
instagram.com/everyonesautonomous/

*** Marie's Links ***
mariedelephant.com
fb.me/mariedelephant
twitter.com/MarieDElephant
Instagram.com/mariedelephant

*** MarKei Photo & Video Links ***
markeiphoto.com
www.facebook.com/markeiphotography/
www.instagram.com/markeiphoto/
twitter.com/markeiphoto

*** Credits ***
Produced by Marie D'Elephant
Edited by Post Christian Podcasting (Caleb Rowe)

*** Time Stamps***
1:10 Monologue
15:17 Announcements
22:57 Intro
26:20 Interview

Bethany's dad, also a preacher's son, was in the air force so her family moved around a lot. Raised in a highly restrictive Christian environment, Bethany wasn't allowed to wear pants with pockets, watch Casper, use wishing wells, or own Troll dolls. Her mother a narcissist, Bethany wasn't allowed to have feelings. Her grandma finally bought her a Bible that was more readable than the "old people" version (think KJV) which got her amped up about her faith and won the, not the approval, but higher demands from her parents. Wearing a WWJD bracelet, Bethany aimed to be a witness through events like "See You at the Flag". Bethany experienced a euphoria many of us are familiar with when called to the altar during Christian youth conferences. She married her high school sweetheart which got her out of her parents' home and authority. Bethany began to find some distance from her parents' beliefs, sought therapy, and unpacked her history with codependency. When confronted with a parenting conflict, she began to seek out other methods of rearing children which oddly enough exposed her to people like Hemant Mehta and Seth Andrews. She began to remediate her education and found a secular community to support her. Enjoying "spiritual" feelings in a secular environment free of dogma and woo-woo, she found her grounding again.

Bethany's info:
Twitter: twitter.com/leia2187?s=09 (@leia2187)
Instagram: runningtoskepticism
Blog: milkmaidenblog.wordpress.com

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Now that we’ve begun to process our history with toxic religion, we seek to regain autonomy over our minds and bodies from residual narratives, whether cultural or religious; while working towards respecting and empowering the autonomy of others. Together, we seek to rejoin the human race and participate in this chaotic experience of existence Thanks for listening and remember: You are autonomous and so is everyone else.

Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Your financial support, if you are willing and able, can make a huge impact on my ability to continue in secular activism. You can become a Patreon supporter or make a one-time donation via PayPal. Links are on EA's website.

*** Podcast Links***
www.everyonesautonomous.com
facebook.com/everyonesautonomous
twitter.com/s_autonomous
instagram.com/everyonesautonomous/

*** Marie's Links ***
mariedelephant.com
fb.me/mariedelephant
twitter.com/MarieDElephant
Instagram.com/mariedelephant

*** MarKei Photo & Video Links ***
markeiphoto.com
www.facebook.com/markeiphotography/
www.instagram.com/markeiphoto/
twitter.com/markeiphoto

*** Credits ***
Produced by Marie D'Elephant
Edited by Post Christian Podcasting (Caleb Rowe)

*** Time Stamps***
1:13 Monologue
36:10 Announcements
44:35 Interview

Steve Slocum is an award-winning author and the founder of nonprofit, SalaamUSA.org. Slocum’s book, Why Do They Hate Us? Making Peace with the Muslim World, is a 2020 silver medalist in the prestigious IBPA Benjamin Franklin Book Awards, and was named a Top Book of 2019 by both Booklist and Kirkus. Slocum is passionate about breaking down barriers and bringing unlikely groups of people together. He has appeared on the KTLA and CBS8 morning news programs and been invited to speak at international conferences in Qatar, the UN headquarters in Geneva, and the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Toronto.

**STEVE'S LINKS**
steveslocum.com
SalaamUSA.org
FB: @SalaamUSA.org, @steveslocumauthor
Twitter: @Salaam_USA, @steveslocumaut1
Insta: @Salaam_USA, @steveslocumauthor

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Now that we’ve begun to process our history with toxic religion, we seek to regain autonomy over our minds and bodies from residual narratives, whether cultural or religious; while working towards respecting and empowering the autonomy of others. Together, we seek to rejoin the human race and participate in this chaotic experience of existence Thanks for listening and remember: You are autonomous and so is everyone else.

Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Your financial support, if you are willing and able, can make a huge impact on my ability to continue in secular activism. You can become a Patreon supporter or make a one-time donation via PayPal. Links are on EA's website.

*** Podcast Links***
www.everyonesautonomous.com
facebook.com/everyonesautonomous
twitter.com/s_autonomous
instagram.com/everyonesautonomous/

*** Marie's Links ***
mariedelephant.com
fb.me/mariedelephant
twitter.com/MarieDElephant
Instagram.com/mariedelephant

*** MarKei Photo & Video Links ***
markeiphoto.com
www.facebook.com/markeiphotography/
www.instagram.com/markeiphoto/
twitter.com/markeiphoto

*** Credits ***
Produced by Marie D'Elephant
Edited by Post Christian Podcasting (Caleb Rowe)

*** Time Stamps***
1:05 Monologue
19:40 Announcements
24:05 Interview

Gen is a polyamorous bisexual trans woman. Yes, trans and woman are two separate words. She began struggling with Christianity and religion in 5th grade and fell in and out if it several times before finally deconverting. She is one of the hosts of "We Happen To Bi Trans" and talks frequently about pop culture. Gen's struggles with coming out as bi and trans have made her wary of fully coming out as poly and atheist, though she is open about her atheism with her trans family and friends. Gen is a believer in the need for a found family and can't express how much her's means to keeping her safe and sound.

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Now that we’ve begun to process our history with toxic religion, we seek to regain autonomy over our minds and bodies from residual narratives, whether cultural or religious; while working towards respecting and empowering the autonomy of others. Together, we seek to rejoin the human race and participate in this chaotic experience of existence Thanks for listening and remember: You are autonomous and so is everyone else.

Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Your financial support, if you are willing and able, can make a huge impact on my ability to continue in secular activism. You can become a Patreon supporter or make a one-time donation via PayPal. Links are on EA's website.

*** Podcast Links***
www.everyonesautonomous.com
facebook.com/everyonesautonomous
twitter.com/s_autonomous
instagram.com/everyonesautonomous/

*** Marie's Links ***
mariedelephant.com
fb.me/mariedelephant
twitter.com/MarieDElephant
Instagram.com/mariedelephant

*** MarKei Photo & Video Links ***
markeiphoto.com
www.facebook.com/markeiphotography/
www.instagram.com/markeiphoto/
twitter.com/markeiphoto

*** Credits ***
Produced by Marie D'Elephant
Edited by Post Christian Podcasting (Caleb Rowe)

*** Time Stamps***
1:10 Monologue
21:50 Announcements
26:44 Interview

This episode's Black-owned business ad is at timestamp 1:23:17 -- Roseline's Crafted Candles! If you are a Black business owner, please contact me to place a free ad!
https://www.instagram.com/roselinescraftedcandles/
https://www.facebook.com/roselines.craftedcandles

Ben, is the youngest of nine children, with seven sisters and a brother. He grew up in a Pentecostal/Charismatic family. His parents had left the Catholic church prior to him arriving on the planet and he attended a local private Christian school from kindergarten to twelfth grade. Like many of his siblings, he enjoys singing and was a part of many vocal ministry teams throughout his college years. During and after college, he taught conversational English in Hong Kong and South Korea which eventually led to his career as an ESOL teacher in the public school system for the past 14 years, (despite the many prophecies of his childhood that foretold of his future as a soul-winning evangelist preacher...) Only recently, during the summer of 2018, did Benjamin begin his deconversion journey out of his childhood faith, which he lovingly refers to as his "Mid-life Renaissance". Please join me as I talk with Ben!

Ben's Twitter: @faithfulAtheist

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Now that we’ve begun to process our history with toxic religion, we seek to regain autonomy over our minds and bodies from residual narratives, whether cultural or religious; while working towards respecting and empowering the autonomy of others. Together, we seek to rejoin the human race and participate in this chaotic experience of existence Thanks for listening and remember: You are autonomous and so is everyone else.

Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Your financial support, if you are willing and able, can make a huge impact on my ability to continue in secular activism. You can become a Patreon supporter or make a one-time donation via PayPal. Links are on EA's website.

*** Podcast Links***
www.everyonesautonomous.com
facebook.com/everyonesautonomous
twitter.com/s_autonomous
instagram.com/everyonesautonomous/

*** Marie's Links ***
mariedelephant.com
fb.me/mariedelephant
twitter.com/MarieDElephant
Instagram.com/mariedelephant

*** MarKei Photo & Video Links ***
markeiphoto.com
www.facebook.com/markeiphotography/
www.instagram.com/markeiphoto/
twitter.com/markeiphoto

*** Credits ***
Produced by Marie D'Elephant
Edited by Post Christian Podcasting (Caleb Rowe)

*** Time Stamps***
1:00 Monologue
16:55 Announcements
21:15 Interview

This episode's Black-owned business ad is at timestamp 1:04:10 -- The Ground Level Inc!
https://thegroundlevelinc.com/
If you are a Black business owner, please contact me to place a free ad!

Vi La Bianca (they/them) is a host on the Atheist Community of Austin’s live call-in shows Talk Heathen and Secular Sexuality. They are a former evangelical conservative Christian turned progressive atheist activist, and values skepticism and humanism above all else. They can be reached at viroselabianca.com or on Twitter @AuthorConfusion.

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Now that we’ve begun to process our history with toxic religion, we seek to regain autonomy over our minds and bodies from residual narratives, whether cultural or religious; while working towards respecting and empowering the autonomy of others. Together, we seek to rejoin the human race and participate in this chaotic experience of existence Thanks for listening and remember: You are autonomous and so is everyone else.

Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Your financial support, if you are willing and able, can make a huge impact on my ability to continue in secular activism. You can become a Patreon supporter or make a one-time donation via PayPal. Links are on EA's website.

*** Podcast Links***
www.everyonesautonomous.com
facebook.com/everyonesautonomous
twitter.com/s_autonomous
instagram.com/everyonesautonomous/

*** Marie's Links ***
mariedelephant.com
fb.me/mariedelephant
twitter.com/MarieDElephant
Instagram.com/mariedelephant

*** MarKei Photo & Video Links ***
markeiphoto.com
www.facebook.com/markeiphotography/
www.instagram.com/markeiphoto/
twitter.com/markeiphoto

*** Credits ***
Produced by Marie D'Elephant
Edited by Post Christian Podcasting (Caleb Rowe)

*** Time Stamps***
1:00 Monologue
11:10 Announcements
15:00 Interview

This episode's Black-owned business ad is Flossy Brand! If you are a Black business owner, please contact me to place a free ad!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/flossybrand_
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Flossy-Brand-111676043780139/
Website: www.flossybrand.com

Em was raised Lutheran and attended the parochial school associated with her synod until, in the mid-80's, her mother was "born again". What followed was a whirlwind of home churches, demons and deliverance, Jews for Jesus Seders, Bill Gothard seminars, and plenty of good old fashioned sexual shame.

Reclaiming her physical and mental autonomy and supporting others in claiming their own autonomy has been Em's life work. Whether as a nurse attending births and encouraging empowerment of the birthing person, providing evidence based information & compassionate care during abortion or after a sexual assault, or later as a sex worker and sex workers' rights advocate, Em endeavors to dissect and dismantle the injurious tenets of the just world belief system in which she was raised.

Em's links:
Medium: https://medium.com/@one_revolting_woman

Best written pro-sex worker essays:
https://salvage.zone/in-print/marxism-for-whores/

Writing by Sex Workers: http://titsandsass.com/

Supportive Organizations (aka, not "savior" orgs) run by Sex Workers:
https://www.hips.org/about.html. (local to D.C.)
https://swopusa.org/ (national sex workers outreach project)
http://swopminneapolis.weebly.com/ (local chapter of SWOP)

Funny essay:
https://thebelladonnacomedy.com/a-series-of-metaphors-to-explain-what-childless-people-hear-when-parents-try-to-talk-them-into-e8f286081055

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Now that we’ve begun to process our history with toxic religion, we seek to regain autonomy over our minds and bodies from residual narratives, whether cultural or religious; while working towards respecting and empowering the autonomy of others. Together, we seek to rejoin the human race and participate in this chaotic experience of existence Thanks for listening and remember: You are autonomous and so is everyone else.

Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Your financial support, if you are willing and able, can make a huge impact on my ability to continue in secular activism. You can become a Patreon supporter or make a one-time donation via PayPal. Links are on EA's website.

*** Podcast Links***
www.everyonesautonomous.com
facebook.com/everyonesautonomous
twitter.com/s_autonomous
instagram.com/everyonesautonomous/

*** Marie's Links ***
mariedelephant.com
fb.me/mariedelephant
twitter.com/MarieDElephant
Instagram.com/mariedelephant

*** MarKei Photo & Video Links ***
markeiphoto.com
www.facebook.com/markeiphotography/
www.instagram.com/markeiphoto/
twitter.com/markeiphoto

*** Credits ***
Produced by Marie D'Elephant
Edited by Post Christian Podcasting (Caleb Rowe)

*** Time Stamps***
1:00 Monologue
16:30 Announcements
20:10 Interview


This episode's Black-owned business ad is at timestamp 1:08:39 -- Naija Grille Spice! If you are a Black business owner, please contact me to place a free ad!

Today I interview licensed social worker and therapist, Britt Frank, who you can find on Instagram. I reached out to Britta several months ago because I follow her on Instagram and LOVE her take on mental health. I never really expected her to agree to an interview. Imposter syndrome and all that. Figured she was too busy and good for me and this little show of 500 listeners. But she was game! I didn’t really know what to expect because I hadn’t made her sign a pledge of being an exvangelical or anything. But her work is so powerful and in alignment with so much of how I see the world, in that, we are not good nor bad, language is powerful, and we are beautiful apes. It’s days later and I’m still thinking about this interview. This interview is really going to challenge you. We challenge a lot of mainstream ways of looking at and describing mental health. So consume this with curiosity and if it sits uncomfortably with you, that’s okay. I’m not making a black & white stand here. Just exploring. Anyways, I fucking ADORE Britt. I was already a huge fan girl because of her Instagram and getting the chance to interview her for 90 minutes was such a pleasure. Turns out she lives in Kansas, which I visit twice a year where there’s not a pandemic, so I’m super psyched to grab a beer with her and deconstruct all the narratives. I hope you enjoy this episode.
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Now that we’ve begun to process our history with toxic religion, we seek to regain autonomy over our minds and bodies from residual narratives, whether cultural or religious; while working towards respecting and empowering the autonomy of others. Together, we seek to rejoin the human race and participate in this chaotic experience of existence Thanks for listening and remember: You are autonomous and so is everyone else.

Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Your financial support, if you are willing and able, can make a huge impact on my ability to continue in secular activism. You can become a Patreon supporter or make a one-time donation via PayPal. Links are on EA's website.

*** Podcast Links***
www.everyonesautonomous.com
facebook.com/everyonesautonomous
twitter.com/s_autonomous
instagram.com/everyonesautonomous/

*** Marie's Links ***
mariedelephant.com
fb.me/mariedelephant
twitter.com/MarieDElephant
Instagram.com/mariedelephant

*** MarKei Photo & Video Links ***
markeiphoto.com
www.facebook.com/markeiphotography/
www.instagram.com/markeiphoto/
twitter.com/markeiphoto

*** Credits ***
Produced by Marie D'Elephant
Edited by Post Christian Podcasting (Caleb Rowe)

*** Time Stamps***
1:08 Monologue
19:44 Intro
23:26 Interview
1:39:47 Announcements