Childhood, Loss, Faith
Gregory reflects on his rural upbringing in upstate New York, where hunting and church were central to his community. He shares how the tragic death of his younger brother shattered his faith and the impact of well-meaning but empty platitudes on his spiritual journey.In this clip
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I have a question about the episode \[Unedited] Sally Kohn and Erick Erickson with Krista Tippett and the clip Spiritual Journeys. As someone who has trauma around spirituality and religion, how can I understand how spirituality comes into my relationships, especially after experiencing betrayal, rejection, and deconstruction when leaving the church? I feel misunderstood if I meet someone who is religious. Part of this is my own deep connection with spirituality and love of philosophical thinking, but I think some of it is also affected by trauma. Is there anywhere else that I can understand this further if I can't find the specific episode of the podcast that discusses this topic?
How does the trauma from my childhood, where my father tortured and abandoned my mother and me, relate to developing awareness of oneself and questioning personal beliefs as discussed in the episode 28: Byron Katie On The Awakening That Led To Her Success & What It Means To Do "The Work" and the clip Breaking Identity Trances?
You've often said that you lost your faith on the day your brother died. And partly, certainly, a huge piece of that was just were the platitudes that came at you. He's with Jesus now or somehow everything has a purpose. I do wonder if there was a religious or spiritual background, however you might define that. Now, it seems like that so much of that was swallowed whole for you by that event. But is there anything there that perhaps at this remove you think of when I ask about the spiritual background of your childhood?