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b'CW Mental health and depression This week\\u2019s guest is Andrew Pledger. Andrew has spent nearly his entire life in the Independent Fundamentalist Baptist Church\\u2014where the KJV rules and women do not. Andrew was homeschooled K-12 with a mildly white Christian nationalist curriculum, no sex education and no diverse friendships. For years, Andrew\\u2019s mental health suffered, but there were no resources for him. He was told that he wasn\\u2019t \\u201creading the Bible enough\\u201d and \\u201cneeded to get closer to God.\\u201d In college, Andrew knew he needed professional help but at a fundamentalist Christian college, there was only \\u201cbiblical counseling\\u201d. The first two years were excruciating. Eventually, however, with a little community and a lot of research, Andrew took his mental health into his own hands. He started asking difficult questions about the Bible, and it was not long before the foundations began to crumble. Since leaving Christianity, Andrew has lived out secular grace. He is spreading awareness about toxic religion and working toward becoming a religious trauma therapist. His personal experience of freedom compels him to help others find the same freedom. Links Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/4ndrewpledger/ Josh Harris Interview
https://www.instagram.com/tv/Ca\\u20139vFAxqs/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Photo Series
https://www.instagram.com/4ndrewpledger/guide/religious-trauma-photo-series/17999363926411608/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Website
https://4ndrewpledger.mypixieset.com Link aggregator
https://liinks.co/4ndrewpledger Interact Join the Deconversion Anonymous Facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/deconversion Full episode show notes
https://gracefulatheist.com/2022/04/24/andrew-pledger-religious-trauma-awareness/Secular Grace
https://gracefulatheist.com/2016/10/21/secular-grace/Deconversion
https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/Deconstruction
https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/#deconstruction/ Attribution "Waves" track written and produced by Makaih Beats
https://makaihbeats.net/'