The Woods – Details, episodes & analysis

Two Proposals?! Lindsay and Lauren share how the proposal continues and how they found safety in breaking all of the rules.

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When your engagement gets botched! Lauren tells Lindsay for the first time how her engagement plans went sideways. They share the twists and turns of the big day and how different this experience was for them since leaving the church.

Get exclusive updates and check out more resources for LGBTQ+ folks and deconstruction at: www.thewoodspodcast.com

Happy Pride! We used to live in the religious village, where PRIDE month was difficult because our churches taught us that everything LGBTQ+ related was perverted, wrong, and unhealthy. YIKES!

There are phrases that we used to hear (and say ourselves!) that still make us cringe. In this episode, we explore the intention behind them and how they hit us now that we are out and Queer.

Remember the pressure to volunteer in the village? What if there’s a time to receive and recover? Is that okay?

We have had to change our understanding of ourselves, our emotional and physical capacity, and what it means to truly “give back” while living in the woods.

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Christian Therapy is an oxymoron. In this episode we explore our experiences in Christian therapy and secular therapy. 

We’d love to hear your stories of jumping the village wall and walking into the Woods! Join us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thewoodspodcast

Deconstruction:

We’ll share what made us doubt what we’ve always been taught, and what started our deconstruction journey.

How about the core belief that we are wicked at our core? Yikes! What if instead we believed that intuition and our own inner alignment is a good thing?

The village is fearful of deconstruction and The Woods welcomes it.

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This episode is a broad conversation about the church experience and addictive behaviors. All views are from our own personal experience and perspective and we want to hear your experiences so we can learn from each other. 

You can join us at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thewoodspodcast 

Religious addiction questions: https://psmag.com/news/the-god-drug-when-religion-becomes-an-addiction 

Gabor Mate's Website: https://drgabormate.com/ 

Tim Ferris interviews Gabor Mate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9B5mYfBPlY

Welcome to Season 2! Lindsay and Lauren kick off the next chapter with thoughts and stories about safe (and not so safe) places, and what it really means to provide support for LGBTQ+ members inside the church.

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Have you ever found yourself in a village, secured by its walls but not feeling safe? Maybe you've felt judged, ashamed, or like there's ulterior motives behind every action.

Sometimes, we hold tight to our instincts and end up getting kicked out of the village for being an outcast. Other times, we look over the wall, and decide for our own good, we have to leave. We have to journey into the unknown, the darkness, The Woods we've been told to avoid our entire lives.

You approach the undergrowth with caution, hearing scary noises, seeing red eyes glowing between the trees. You might feel cold and alone at first, but before hope is lost, stumble upon a glimmer of light. You wander toward it, and are relieved to find a roaring fire, tended by people just like you. You’re shocked to find they invite you, they care for you, and they’re always willing to help you through the things that you were previously told to be ashamed of. Welcome to The Woods.

Beware…it’s the self-help episode. This subject is often taboo from a fundamentalist perspective, but Lindsay and Lauren take another look at what it really means to improve yourself.

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Have you ever found yourself in a village, secured by its walls but not feeling safe? Maybe you've felt judged, ashamed, or like there's ulterior motives behind every action.

Sometimes, we hold tight to our instincts and end up getting kicked out of the village for being an outcast. Other times, we look over the wall, and decide for our own good, we have to leave. We have to journey into the unknown, the darkness, The Woods we've been told to avoid our entire lives.

You approach the undergrowth with caution, hearing scary noises, seeing red eyes glowing between the trees. You might feel cold and alone at first, but before hope is lost, stumble upon a glimmer of light. You wander toward it, and are relieved to find a roaring fire, tended by people just like you. You’re shocked to find they invite you, they care for you, and they’re always willing to help you through the things that you were previously told to be ashamed of. Welcome to The Woods.

Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, and...if you don't tithe your washing machine will break? This episode is all about beliefs that were drilled into us in the village, but don't seem to fit into the modern world.

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Have you ever found yourself in a village, secured by its walls but not feeling safe? Maybe you've felt judged, ashamed, or like there's ulterior motives behind every action.

Sometimes, we hold tight to our instincts and end up getting kicked out of the village for being an outcast. Other times, we look over the wall, and decide for our own good, we have to leave. We have to journey into the unknown, the darkness, The Woods we've been told to avoid our entire lives.

You approach the undergrowth with caution, hearing scary noises, seeing red eyes glowing between the trees. You might feel cold and alone at first, but before hope is lost, stumble upon a glimmer of light. You wander toward it, and are relieved to find a roaring fire, tended by people just like you. You’re shocked to find they invite you, they care for you, and they’re always willing to help you through the things that you were previously told to be ashamed of. Welcome to The Woods.