11 min Should the Bible be written off? Does shedding religion mean discarding the Bible? Curious about my spiritual life outside of organized religion, people often ask me if I...
2 min Exploring Non-Theist Spirituality: 30-Day Group For over 20 years I have been a Spiritual Director, counseling and supporting people in recovering from toxic religion, and cultivating a...
14 min Is Heaven real? And if so, how? Why is heaven such a cherished idea? I don't think it's terribly complicated. The two things we fear most - death and suffering - are res...
4 min Life After Religion: 30-Day Investigation Group with Jim Palmer Breaking free from religion can be a volatile process. Recovering from harmful religion is not a journey you have to walk alone.
8 min Life After Religion (Deconstruction Deep Dive) I've been a spiritual director for over fifteen years. In that time I have done a lot of toxic religion recovery work with people through...
11 min Reimagining Spiritual Direction I wonder how many sleepless nights you've had, wrestling with the question of whether the practice of spiritual direction will ever be re...
2 min 37 ways you know you're shedding religion Over the years in my spiritual direction practice, people have shared with me their experiences of breaking free from a damaging or toxic...
1 min Overcoming Religious Shame with Self-Acceptance If you must have something to aspire to on your path, make it that you will no longer sit in judgment of yourself. Self-judgment is viewi...
11 min The Human(ism) Side of Spirituality I recently gave a presentation to a group on the subject of humanism and spirituality. The American Humanist Association describes Humani...
3 min Is there a writer in you trying to get out? Is there a writer in you wanting to come out? I wish I had a dollar for every time someone has said to me over the years that they had a ...
