In this episode I talk with Mary-Anne Rabe about her practice of centering prayer. Or as she likes to call it "The Prayer of Yes".

We look at how contemplation, meditation and centering prayer can benefit our lives and how it can be a very helpful tool for those who are deconstructing and no longer find prayer to be a helpful thing or find it to be very confusing.

You can check out Mary-Anne (and her husband Andre's) stuff at http://www.alwaysloved.net

Her podcast can be found at https://www.qyourapodcast.com

Their school is at https://www.mimesis.academy

And finally you can connect with Mary-Anne at https://www.instagram.com/maryannerabe

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David Metcalf runs the Refreshingly Honest Christian Podcast which I've had the privilege to be on myself. He was involved in ministry for several years after going through seminary before starting to deconstruct.

In this chat we talk about his journey, the difference between Christianity and Christ-like, dualism, the shackles that labels can create for us and David's simultaneous hope and despair over the Church.

You can check out David's podcast over on https://www.refreshinglyhonestpodcasts.com and his Instagram is https://www.instagram.com/refreshinglyhonestchristian/

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Cindy Wang Brandt is the genius behind Parenting Forward. She helps parents who are deconstructing and unraveling religious trauma to raise their kids well.

In this episode we cover so much great stuff on how to navigate deconstruction and still be a great parent and come out with some amazing well rounded kids. We talk about what spirituality is and how important it is to raise children with autonomy. We also look at some fascinating ideas like - does being a parent of younger children cause you to go through deconstruction quicker?

Cindy's website is - https://cindywangbrandt.com

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/parentingforward/

And her amazing Raising Children Unfundamentalist Facebook group is here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/rcugroup

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Today I talk with Hannah Pillow who grew up in a Muslim family and over time deconstructed her faith. We talk about her journey and the many ups and downs involved as well as the many overlapping components found for those who deconstruct either Christianity and Islam.

Hannah runs the podcast Refreshingly Human which you can find here -https://anchor.fm/refreshingly-human

You can also follow Hannah on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/hannahpillowrh/

and Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/HannahPillow12

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Alisha Miller is decolonising and deconstructing homeschooling as she brings up her 4 daughters in the Midwest.

In this episode we talk about disciplining kids in very different ways than we were taught, balancing freedom and structure, how to introduce them to heavy topics and how to give them the opportunity for spirituality without being prescriptive. And a whole lot more!

You can find Alisha at https://www.instagram.com/littlewomenfarmhouse/

She also has a blog on homeschooling, I've linked the one she mentions in the show here - http://www.littlewomenfarmhouse.com/2020/05/an-inclusive-history-curriculum.html

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Na'Kole Watson is The Life Snatcher. She is a suicide prevention superwoman and in this episode we go deep on suicide and mental health in the church. We talk about what the church needs to be doing better, why there are so many suicides among leaders in the church and what theology in Christianity actively contributes to mental health issues.

You can check out Na'kole at her website here: https://nakolewatson.com/ or on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/nakolewatson/

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There are a lot of cautionary tales out there for why they think you shouldn't deconstruct your faith... 9/10 they are hugely blown out of proportion... but there there's the 1/10.

Today I talk with Nikole Mitchell who was a pastor at mega church who deconstructed and now is a stripper and a life coach. We talk about her journey out of conventional Christianity, sexuality, sex work, deconstructing while in church leadership and a whole bunch more.

You can find out more about Nikole and connect with her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/mitchellnikole/ (NSFW)

Or find out about her coaching here - https://nikolemitchell.com/ (SFW)

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Stephen Backhouse who is a political theologian. He has a great book on the life of Kierkegaard and is the director of Tent Theology.

In this chat we talk about how far the Christianity of today has strayed from the person of Jesus and how in fact in many ways Christianity is the thing that blinds society from the way of Jesus.

You can check out Stephen's website at https://www.tenttheology.com

His podcast is Tent Theology and can be found anywhere you get your podcasts.

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In this episode I talk to Nikki Mayeux about a whole host of things. It's a wonderfully eclectic conversation where we talk about, cults, community, fear of hell and being queer in the church along with many other things.

You can follow Nikki at https://www.instagram.com/nikki.mayeux

You can check out her new project too at https://www.myqueerissacred.com

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Brian has spent the last 12 years researching the mysteries of Eleusis. What he has found might shock a lot of people. Were Psychedelics the bedrock of the Greco-Roman world? And did it influence early Christianity? What was the original Eucharist?

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianMuraresku

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And of course buy his new book "The Immortality Key" here - https://amzn.to/3dM2P3n

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