Religion on the Mind Trusting Yourself After Religious Change (#370)
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Dec 29, 2025 Monica DiCristina, a licensed professional counselor and author, dives into the complexities of self-trust after leaving conservative religious settings. She shares insights on navigating personal intuition versus ingrained teachings, drawing from her bicultural Spanish Catholic and evangelical experiences. The discussion highlights how naming one's pain can lead to healing, the distinction between wisdom and certainty, and the importance of self-love as taught by Jesus. It's a transformative conversation on rebuilding trust in oneself amidst cultural and personal crises.
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Your History Of Knowing Matters
- Personal history of knowing shapes how you evaluate truth and authority.
- Monica urges unpacking how you were taught to know things to reclaim epistemic agency.
Trust Built From Warm, Lived Wisdom
- Dan describes trusting wise people who showed warm acceptance rather than scripture knowledge.
- He noticed wisdom came from lived experience and emotional intelligence in his upbringing.
Non-Authoritarian Presence Signals Trust
- Emotional safety and non-know-it-all stance signaled trustworthiness to Monica.
- She preferred people who admit limits because it reduces emotional danger.
