Eve and Kieryn chat with Cait West about her memoir, Rift, and what it’s like to leave fundamentalist Christianity only to discover that the patriarchy is alive and well in the secular world and childhood pastors became politically active Christian Nationalists.

*Find Cait and buy the book!!*

https://bookshop.org/p/books/rift-a-memoir-of-breaking-away-from-christian-patriarchy-cait-west/20298441

https://www.caitwest.com

https://www.instagram.com/caitwestwrites

https://twitter.com/caitwestwrites

https://caitwest.substack.com

Kieryn and Eve are joined by Anna Gazmarian to discuss her debut memoir, Devout, which comes out on March 12, 2024. 

Growing up evangelical means growing up with shame much of the time. Add to that depression, anxiety, religious OCD, and bipolar, and you’re in for a massive struggle of faith and self-worth.

With Devout, Anna unpacks what worked and didn’t work for her in her struggle to keep her faith in tact and get adequate treatment for the way her brain works. We discuss tolerating joy, therapy, ketamine treatments, and purity culture, as well as what supporting someone you love with mental health struggles can entail.

Show notes:

Pre-order Devout! https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Devout/Anna-Gazmarian/9781668004036

Shannon talks about embodiment, freedom, and following the joy after spiritual abuse.

Links:

Shannon’s website

Shannon’s Instagram

Shannon’s music on Spotify

Kieryn and Eve sit down with Sarah Stankorb to talk about her book, Disobedient Women: How a Small Group of Faithful Women Exposed Abuse, Brought Down Powerful Pastors, and Ignited an Evangelical Reckoning. Covering the origins of the #ChurchToo movement (featuring some friends of the pod!) and how to approach telling stories involving religious trauma in a way that is healing.

**notes**

Buy The book (or a VPN sub then the book if  you’re in DE)

https://bookshop.org/p/books/disobedient-women-how-a-small-group-of-faithful-women-exposed-abuse-brought-down-powerful-pastors-and-ignited-an-evangelical-reckoning-sarah-stankorb/19462415

Sarah’s Website:

http://sarahstankorb.com/

Kieyn and Eve chat with Shiny Happy People producer Cori Shepherd Stern about how the documentary was made and why it’s important to tell stories this way. 

Follow Cori:

https://www.instagram.com/girlseeksworld/

https://www.instagram.com/storyforceco/