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The reality he talks about in the video is what makes it so difficult to just walk away. The exertion of that type of insidious power structure for decades of a life does damage. It's difficult to find yourself beyond it, or to find health within it. One of the statements I have come to deeply believe as someone who is still working out healthy faith on the other side of a spiritual family of origin that claimed to believe that women were equal to men but didn't live it out is that I cannot deny what I do not know. Self awareness (which is the enemy of the blind compliance that would have let me remain in that spiritual family) allows for choice, and that choice is what empowers a deeply authentic spirituality. I'm thankful for all the people who are speaking this truth so that I can absorb it and believe that I'm not the problem child for pointing it out. If you're also relearning how to speak to yourself as Jesus did. Remember that no matter who you are, how you i...

  I hate being cast as the villain in the narratives others write… but I refuse to make choices that force me to be the villain in my own story. If me holding boundaries makes me a problem for you… maybe consider whether there’s a reason you feel the need to force the issue. I’ve put in the work to know my place. And I’m standing in it. Want to find out where you belong? I love talking circles on the journey of unspiraling. Send me a message at www.unspirallife.com and we’ll find a time to connect. You’re worth the effort, friends. It will take time, but starting now is better than never starting.

Wow... This one really caused me to think. It's not a totally new concept. But the application of it, and the extent to which that application could fit... What a difficult thought. Not a light read. But the recognition helped me, and so I share. Know yourself as the beloved. No matter who you are or where you find yourself on the journey, you are invincibly precious and worthy of gentle care. https://substack.com/home/post/p-147099920 "Inside the church, I wasn’t given tools for self-regulating when afraid, probably because no one was present to the extreme nervous system dysregulation we were accommodating. And I certainly wasn’t given any real comfort in light of my fears. I’ve been learning, though, and I have a pack of friends who have had to do this same work. We breathe, we stretch. Sometimes we dance. We can’t seem to stop grieving. And we keep trying to get to know a God who is never surprised, never panicked. We try our hardest to pick up a bit of Her peace and tuck ...