For this very special Thanksgiving episode, my ex-wife Jessi McCracken joins the show to deconstruct her high-pressure charismatic upbringing, the saga of our marriage and divorce, how Purity Culture sets unhealthy relationship expectations, coming out as queer, the life-altering power of therapy, co-parenting while deconstructing, and how chosen families become so important as we evolve into who we truly are.
Our 9-year-old son, Helo, stops by to say hello during the introduction and is my guest spotlighted in this episode's Special Intermission Interview!
Bookended with music by Nightlightr (CDBaby, iTunes, and Spotify) | Find links for The Life After Community (our secret Facebook group), subscribing, rating, and/or reviewing on iTunes here: linkin.bio/thelifeafterorg
Pushing Beyond (Being Othered x Theology) with Verdell Wright
Failed Missionary (YWAM x Abuse of Power) with Corey Pigg
Recovery (Queer x Addiction) with Kendal
The Breakfast Church (Rebellion x Community) with Jessie W.
The Airing of Grief and Unbelief (Beliefs x Authenticity) with Derek Webb
Indoctrination (Social Pressure x Questioning) with Tim Warzel and Jamie Lee Finch
Professional Help (Church Counseling Dangers x Licensed Therapy) with Ari Holtz, PhD
#EmptyThePews (Spiritual Abuse x Deconstruction Movement) with Chrissy Stroop
Prey (Consent x #ChurchToo) with Kyla Bauer and Jamie Lee Finch
Humanism (Ethics x Secular Community) with James Croft, Ed.D.
Enough (Domestic Violence x Mental Health) with Ashley Adams
Get Out of My Head (Inner Dialog x Sexual Discovery) with Renée
Conversion Therapy Dropout (Shame x Family Pressure) with Curtis G.
Out of Control (Church Control x Personal Autonomy) with Kristen H.
Black and White Thinking (Evangelicalism x Racism) with Prisca Jebet Kendagor
It’s Okay Not to Believe (Normalizing Questioning x Personal Evolution) with Caleb Doyle
God’s Only Forgotten Son (Family Trauma x Queer) with Brady Hardin
Unbuckling The Bible Belt (Intuition x Purity Culture) with Jamie Lee Finch
Facing Death Without Faith or Fear (Death x Secular Strength) with Zach B.
Homeschooled to Homewrecked (Divorce x Christian Homeschooling) with Marnie K.
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