April grew up under a lot of parental pressure and expectations. Purity culture had a strong influence on her.
*Trigger Warning*:
We discuss an abusive relationship, mental health & suicide in the episode.
When an abusive relationship ends, April begins to question how this is handled within a Christian context. April poses the questions: What happens when your autonomy is taken from you? She says, "This happens to a lot of people, what do we do then"?
Eventually April takes an Astronomy class in college and has an epiphany. April shares about her mental health and how suicidal thoughts were intrusive from childhood.
April feels like she's in a much better place mentally now that she's created distance between herself and people/places that were not healthy for her.
It's a wonderful conversation.
If you'd like to get in touch with April:
fryb4by@gmail.com
012 Marty McDonald-Very Devout Catholic From Childhood, He Became Evangelical in Adulthood. Marty is Now an Atheist.
011 Wendy Marsman- Raised Fundamentalist, A Missionary for 15 Years Before Her 20 Year Marriage Ended. Now an Atheist, She Reconnected with Her High School Sweetheart.
010 Luciano Gonzalez-Moderate Catholic to Active Conservative Christian. He was Raised in Latin America & The United States
009 Audrey Moreland-Raised Strict Jehovah's Witness, She Lost Family & Friends When She Left the Church
008 Gary Westfall-One of My Best Friends, Raised with Belief in God, Now Agnostic
006 Dr. Anthony Pinn - A Good Methodist Who Became a Better Atheist
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005 Maria Stadtmueller of The Big Chew Podcast and meetyourmyth.com
004 Robert Parham, M.A., LMHC
003 Alix Jules: Writer, Activist, Social Critic, Commentator & Blogger
002 Ebony Exodus Project: Candace Gorham, LPC
001 Dan Barker-Co-President of the Freedom From Religion Foundation
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