Leaving the Church to Find God

About Leaving the Church to Find God

Leaving the Church to Find God delves into the shadows of organized religion, guiding you past indoctrination and towards authentic spirituality. Join solo reflections, insightful interviews, and a supportive community on this transformative journey beyond the pews.

Publisher

Catherine Melissa Whittington

Category

religion & spirituality · religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Feb 2024

Latest episode

11 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 35 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   11 Jun 2026

   Beyond the Pew: Reclaiming the Sacred on Your Own Terms

   In this episode, I'm sharing a conversation that first aired on Aviella Aloha's Student of Wealth Radio Hour on KAKU 88.5 FM in Maui, Hawaii. A note on context: Aviella approaches wealth, purpose, and community through a Christian faith framework. Her show opens with the Lord's Prayer and she references scripture throughout. I've recorded an intro for this episode to create a bridge — because the themes we explored are universal, even if the language isn't always mine...

2. 

   3 Jul 2025

   Trading Shame for Liberation

   In this raw and powerful episode, Melissa peels back the layers of internalized shame—especially the kind instilled by religious systems—and reveals the alchemy of turning it into liberation. She speaks candidly about her own journey with metaphysical gifts, neurodivergence, sexuality, money, and mental health, and how owning what was once hidden becomes a portal to personal power, connection, and healing. Whether you've struggled with speaking your truth or have felt silenced by shame, this ...

3. 

   5 Jun 2025

   Emotionally Healthy Spirituality

   Emotionally Healthy Spirituality — Expressing Your Truth in Day-to-Day Life We love a good “love-and-light” meme, but what happens when positivity glosses over the very real feelings bubbling beneath the surface? In this episode of Leaving the Church to Find God, Melissa peels back the shiny spiritual veneer and gets radically honest about the messy, beautiful work of staying emotionally healthy while walking a soul-led path. In this conversation you’ll discover … The hidden cost of spiritual...

Inside a recent episode

Breaking the Spell of Religion and the Return to Self with Dr. Maurice Turmel

Published 25 Jul 2024 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And if for me, that's that becomes spiritual and spiritual in in the sense, like spirituality is not religion and religion is not spirituality. Spirituality is innate. It's for me, it is. And for most people that I meet at undergoing this very, this is a major transformation. When I was doing my degrees, the thing that I studied was major transformations in in in in people people of of renown, for example, Herman Hess, Thomas Merton, who's a who is was Catholic oriented, but a spiritualist and what his great book is called Seven Story Mountain. Oh, each mower, an American psychologist who who wrote extensively about forgiveness. […]

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5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

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