My returning guest this week is Alice Greczyn. Alice has written a new memoir called Wayward: Spiritual Warfare & Sexual Purity. In it, Alice tells the harrowing story of growing up in an Evangelical family that attempted to live by faith. They moved from place to place believing the “Lord would provide.” Alice describes it as being “homeless.”
Alice came of age under the oppressive sexual and purity mores of the “Kiss Dating Goodbye” era. She tells the story of being shamed while on a mission trip to India for being “flirty.”
As an adult in her 20s, in a desperate but final act of faith, Alice tests God. God fails. And Alice begins the difficult process of letting go of faith. This is a dark time of panic attacks, depression, and self-harm.
With the help of secular therapy and the discovery of the term, Religious Trauma Syndrome, Alice began her recovery process. She studied the science of faith, neurotheology, and began to understand herself and those around her who still believed. In this new freedom, she rebuilt her life reclaiming her autonomy and discovering what real love feels like.
On top of being an author, Alice is an advocate for those questioning their faith. Her organization, Dare to Doubt, is a resource for those who are no longer satisfied with their faith tradition’s explanations and demands.
Links
Wayward: Spiritual Warfare & Sexual Purity
Limited supply of signed copies
https://www.alicegreczyn.com/wayward-limited-signed-copy
Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1632993546/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1632993546&linkCode=as2&tag=gracefula-20&linkId=cce5b264f1fe651344a691f03654a7f5
Dare To Doubt
https://www.daretodoubt.org/
Interact
Alice’s first appearance on the Graceful Atheist Podcast
https://gracefulatheist.com/2019/07/25/alice-greczyn-dare-to-doubt/
Full Show Notes
https://gracefulatheist.com/2021/01/31/alice-greczyn-wayward/
Rate and Review
https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/graceful-atheist-podcast-1136736
Attribution
"Waves" track written and produced by Makaih Beats
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