[Content Warning: This episode discusses suicide and religious trauma]

In this deeply personal episode, I share my experience with religious trauma growing up Mormon, including a pivotal moment at age 12 that nearly cost me everything. We explore three fundamental ways high-demand religions can damage mental health: destroying self-worth, suppressing personal purpose, and denying autonomy. This episode is for anyone who has felt alone in their religious trauma or questioned whether their experiences were valid. Your story matters, and you're not alone.

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Christianity teaches about the 'Holy Spirit', an external entity that supposedly guides you to make righteous choices. Intuition is not too different - the main difference being: it comes from within.

My childhood view of god negatively affected all areas of my life - mainly my self esteem. After years of deconstructing this particular issue, here's my take: the Christian God "Elohim" is a tyrant that wouldn't deserve worship even if he was real.

My mission: To lead Gen-Z through religious trauma to personal autonomy. Let's talk about it.

Let's explore my 2 theories of god, how I came to believe them, and why they have such a big impact on my creativity.

This episode is for you if you: 1. Find yourself hyper-fixating on one creative outlet for a short period of time, then moving on to something else, or 2. Have multiple passions and have a hard time choosing between them. You're not broken, you just need to learn to flow with and accept yourself.

We've all heard people say "I'm an empath" as if it's some unique mutant ability. Well, I'm here to tell you it's not. Empathy is a choice - and one we all must make if we want to create a better future.

I've wanted to go surfing for as long as I can remember. This past week, I finally got the chance and it was incredible. Not only was it fun, but it taught me some valuable lessons that I can take into the rest of my life.

Have you ever felt an uncanny familiarity when contemplating infinity? As if you're remembering something you've never experienced? You're not alone. Our relationship with the concept of infinity is complex, often evoking both comfort and unease. But why does this abstract idea affect us so deeply?

When something doesn't go as planned, we freak out. "What am I gonna do??" "How is this gonna work out??" Trust, my friend. It will always work out.