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b'Content Warning:\\xa0This week\\u2019s story includes references to physical and emotional abuse, mental illness and suicidal ideation. Listener discretion is advised. This week\\u2019s guest is Jan. Jan grew up in a strict fundamentalist household which made church safer, and that disconnect planted the first seeds of doubt. She went off to a Christian university where she was told to expect \\u201csigns and wonders\\u201d, but they didn\\u2019t happen. Becoming a missionary wife was supposed to satisfy her \\u201cneed to serve God\\u201d but it didn\\u2019t happen. Again and again, as she pursued God, she was let down. Trauma, depression and unfulfilled promises slowly broke her, and even then, God didn\\u2019t show up. She had been doing it all on her own, and it would take a divorce and leaving the Church completely, for her to see that. After finding care and support in therapy and \\u201cspiritual but not religious\\u201d communities, Jan now supports others struggling with mental illness. She is living a life filled with grace both for herself and others. Interact For quotes, recommendations and more see the full episode show notes
https://gracefulatheist.com/2022/08/21/jan-mental-health-and-deconstruction/ Join the Deconversion Anonymous Facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/deconversionSecular 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/'