Emancipate Your Mind

Living a financially free life has less to do with income and more to do with intention. Often when we come from a high demand religion, we are conditioned to believe that money is the root of all evil. We may shy away from making too much of it, or having any left over in… Read More »Emancipate Your Mind: 021: Female Financial Empowerment with Financial Coach, Lisa Schader

Dive into the intriguing world of reparenting as a method for healing childhood trauma. Discover how reparenting can help address wounds from parental experiences, fostering excitement alongside vulnerability. The discussion highlights the importance of nurturing your inner child to heal past wounds and reshape coping strategies. Learn how addressing generational trauma can lead to healthier parenting behaviors, creating a positive ripple effect for future generations. This conversation invites listeners to thoughtfully engage with deeply personal material.

Exploring the intricacies of healthy boundaries, the discussion reveals how they counteract codependency in relationships. It highlights the common misconceptions that lack of boundaries signifies love, emphasizing that clear limits foster trust. The podcast also offers practical communication tips to establish mutual respect. Listeners are guided through the emotional journey of setting boundaries, balancing the pain of loss with the peace of reduced conflict, all while promoting personal growth and shared insights.

One of the most difficult parts of leaving religion is often telling our loved ones. We want to be honest and transparent about our decisions, but we also want our families to still accept and love us. We often try to accomplish both by doing hundreds of hours of research and soul searching to find… Read More »Emancipate Your Mind: 018: Loving Your Reason For Leaving with Life Coach, Kara Sakievich

If you find that you have an impossible time saying no, apologize for everything even when something is not your fault, are exhausted trying to meet the needs of others, and can’t remember the last time you had guilt-free free time….you may be a people pleaser. People pleasing is simply another coping mechanism we developed… Read More »Emancipate Your Mind: 017: To All Of My Fellow People Pleasers

Perfectionism is a coping mechanism we develop in order to keep ourselves safe from emotional discomfort. Listen to this episode for more information about how perfectionism develops and what it feels like for those who experience it. Learn the differences between high achievers and perfectionists and the difficulties perfectionists often experience on their path to… Read More »Emancipate Your Mind: 016: Identifying and Healing Perfectionism

We talk a lot about shame, but when you’ve been raised your whole life in a high-shame culture, sometimes it can be hard to detect it in everyday life, even in other people. I recently read Mike McHargue’s book “Finding God in the Waves” and the last bit of the book was full of lingering… Read More »Emancipate Your Mind: 015: What Does Shame Actually Sound Like?

Do you find it really hard to forgive yourself when you make mistakes? Are you harder on yourself than anyone else? Many of us were taught that having compassion for ourselves would lead to weakness and self-indulgence, but studies over the past decade have proven differently. Self compassion has been shown to be a trait… Read More »Emancipate Your Mind: 014: Developing Self-Compassion

Leaving religion doesn’t have to mean leaving behind a relationship with God. If you desire to keep a connection with the divine after a faith transition, this episode explores 4 ways for you to experience the “god feeling”, no church, synagogue, or mosque needed.  Psssst: If you have some burning questions you’d like answered, email… Read More »Emancipate Your Mind: 013: Q&A: Can I Maintain A Relationship with God After Faith Transition?

For many who leave high demand religion, learning to trust oneself again after finding out you’ve been abandoning your inner knowing for years can be difficult. In this episode, we normalize how we got to where we are today while exploring ways we can begin to rebuild and strengthen the trusting relationship we have with… Read More »Emancipate Your Mind: 012: Learning to Trust Yourself Again