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Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome

PTCS

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November 2016

November 30, 2016

Kindness & Gratitude: The #AmericaIsKind Challenge Day 30

 There are two ways to take the kindness & gratitude #AmericaIsKind Challenge: #1: On social...

November 27, 2016

The #AmericaIsKind Challenge: Day 27

There are two ways to take the #AmericaIs Kind Challenge: #1: On social media, SHARE...

November 25, 2016

When You Are Broken: Start Where You Are

A few months ago our beloved sister Elizabeth Gilbert (of Eat Pray Love) posted a beautiful...

November 12, 2016

The #AmericaIsKind Challenge: Day 12

Today is Day 12 of the #AmericaIsKind Challenge: It is arguable we have never needed a...

November 11, 2016

The #AmericaIsKind Challenge: Day 11

Today is Day 11 of the #AmericaIsKind Challenge: It is arguable we have never needed a...

November 10, 2016

Kindness & Gratitude: #AmericaIsKind Challenge Day 10

There are two ways to take the #AmericaIs Kind Challenge: #1: On social media, SHARE...

November 09, 2016

ANGRY About The Outcome Of Election 2016? READ THIS.

Are you angry about Election 2016?  Have all the debates--between the candidates on TV, coworkers...

November 08, 2016

The #AmericaIsKind Challenge: Day 8 #Election2016

Today is Day 8 of the #AmericaIsKind Challenge: Our theme today is FREEDOM, and our Charity...

November 05, 2016

A Meditation’s Prayer: The Blog Post I Never Planned To Write

I try really, really hard to avoid writing during meditation, but every once in a...

November 05, 2016

The #AmericaIsKind Challenge: Day Five

The purpose of the #AmericaIsKind Challenge is simple: To remind us all that #AmericaIsKind because...

November 04, 2016

The #AmericaIsKindChallenge: Day Four

The purpose of the #AmericaIsKind Challenge is simple: To spread kindness, gratitude and acts of...

November 03, 2016

Take the #AmericaIsKind Challenge: Day Three

The purpose of the #AmericaIsKind Challenge is simple: We want to spread kindness, gratitude and...

November 02, 2016

#AmericaIsKind Challenge: Day Two

If you’re reading this, YOU’VE BEEN CHALLENGED to help show just how kind America can...

November 01, 2016

Take the #AmericaIsKind Challenge: Day One

If you’re reading this, YOU’VE BEEN CHALLENGED to help show just how kind America can...

October 2016

October 31, 2016

Want Change In Our Country? Start With The #AmericaIsKind Challenge

 The purpose of the #AmericaIsKind Challenge is simple: We want to spread kindness, gratitude and...

October 30, 2016

You Explored 30 Religions… What Did You Pick?

When I wrote "Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome: One Woman's Desperate, Funny, Healing Journey To Explore 30...

October 28, 2016

How To Be Your Own Big Sister

I just left my weekly therapy appointment. It feels like someone has reached through my...

October 26, 2016

Election Survival: 9 Ways to Fast from Negativity and Save Your Sanity

If your sanity is suffering as Election Day approaches, I suggest a Negativity Fast--which is...

November 2015

November 12, 2015

The Morning After Veterans Day: A Reminder That The Fight Doesn’t End With The War

This shirt reminds us all that the fight doesn't end with the war. Yesterday was...

August 2015

August 12, 2015

My Interview on Fundamental Escape

I recently had the opportunity to share my story and book with Mark Fitzgerald on...

June 2015

June 05, 2015

Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome on The Sitting Room Radio

A couple months ago, I had the privilege of talking with Kathy Chiero on The Sitting...

May 2015

May 08, 2015

Everyone’s Agnostic

A couple weeks ago, I was interviewed on Everyone's Agnostic Podcast with Cass Midgley & Bob...

February 2015

February 20, 2015

50 Shades of Shame: “The Rules” of Modesty

When "Jesus" says the length of your skirt is a measure of your heart, body...

February 04, 2015

Dear Katy Perry: If You Have Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome, You Are Not Alone

Dear Katy, Since the Super Bowl (where you totally ROCKED it, sister!), I’ve seen articles...

October 2014

October 11, 2014

5 Lies Christians Tell About Mental Illness

In honor of National Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 5-11), I invited minister and social...

September 2014

September 15, 2014

Why I call God “Sam”

I call God "Sam". A little scandalous? Maybe. Unorthodox? Absolutely. But it works for me, and...

September 14, 2014

What is Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome? Part Two

In Part One, we established that PTCS is a spiritual health condition that acts as...

August 2014

August 18, 2014

Truth in the Grocery Aisle

I don’t give money to people on the street. On a good day, I give...

August 05, 2014

Divergent + Christian = ?

"I don't want to be just one thing. I can't be." -Four (Theo James) in...

June 2014

June 15, 2014

After Father’s Day: This Picture Tells A Thousand Lies

This picture lies. Yes, it is me and my Dad sharing the father-daughter wedding dance. Yes,...

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