What was it like to go from School of Rock to nothing, to learning to find your way back to yourself? Brian Falduto joins to talk about his journey, his story, and the amazing work he's doing with queer men to help end stigma around mental health. 
Learn more about Brian's work at BrianFalduto.com
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#144: You Don't Have to Be Okay, w/ Brian Falduto

Because all revolutions begin as conversations between friends. Join digital pastor and soul coach Kevin Garcia for a conversation that actually matters. Covering the intersections of spirit, sexuality, gender, and justice, Kevin curates convos with the brightest and most incredible humans that you may or may not have heard of, with delicious takes on faith, sexuality, practice, and how we do this life together. Join us each week for another conversation to inspire your own tiny revolution.Follow Kevin across social media @theKevinGarciaAnd check out their work at theKevinGarcia.com.

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Let's get APOSTATICAL! R. Scottt Okamoto comes to share his big journey from evangelical professorship to full blown heretic, and author! Check out his book, Asian American Apostate available all the places.  
R Scott Okamoto is a writer and musician from Los Angeles. He is passionate about AAPI identity and politics, fly fishing, sex and sexuality, cooking, and religious deconstruction. Scot is the creator and host of the Chapel Probation Podcast and the author of Asian American Apostate: Losing Religion and Finding Myself at an Evangelical University, published by Lake Drive Books.




#205: Asian. American. Apostate. w/ R.Scott Okamoto

Y'all need to get ready for this revolutionary conversation with dr. Anastasia Kidd. In this conversation, we explore the intersection of fatness, religion, and body liberation. The discussion delves into the interpretation of disease and sin, the growing fat liberation movement, challenging body policing, the journey to self-love, the commitment to fat liberation, and the dream of starting a cat cafe.
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#204:  Fat Church, w/ Dr. Anastasia Kidd

Is it possible to find spiritual community beyond the dogma? an actual spiritual but not religious community? Danny Prada has some ideas about that. 
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#203: Spiritual, but not Religious, Community/ w. Danny Prada

Tara Teng is back! This convo happened closer to the top of the year so if references are dated or you don't hear current events,  that's why! Tara Teng is an embodiment coach and somatic practitioner who works at the intersections of embodiment, justice, and sexuality, helping people overcome shame, heal trauma, and come back into relationship with their bodies. A former Miss Canada, she was named Canada's "Woman of the Year" in 2011, received an International Heroes award from the Joy Smith Foundation, and was presented with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal in recognition of her human rights work to combat human trafficking. She lives with her three young children on the unceded traditional territories of the Kwantlen and Katzie First Nations, in Vancouver, Canada.
Follower her @missTaraTeng and at TaraTeng.com
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#202: Your Body is a Revolution, w/ Tara Teng

Author of RADICAL TAROT and creator of the Fifth Spirit Tarot and the forthcoming Gay Marsielle, it's Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them). Follow them @the.word.witch and thewordwitchtarot.com.



#144: You Don't Have to Be Okay, w/ Brian Falduto

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