Maple and Myrrh - Queer Canadian Spirituality

About Maple and Myrrh - Queer Canadian Spirituality

Queer and trans Canadians, Britt and Mr. Teri, host conversations about spirituality, meaning, and connection for people who don’t feel at home in traditional faith spaces. Drawing from different faiths, lived experiences, emotions, and ways of knowing — including mysticism, psychology, philosophy, and science — they explore what spirituality can look like when you’ve felt excluded or lost. This space invites people to reflect inward, question freely, and shape a personal, expansive spiritual life rooted in honesty and self-understanding... without giving away your power.

Publisher

Maple and Myrrh

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

22 Jun 2025

Latest episode

30 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

40 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Aug 2026

   What LIES Beneath: Conspiracy Theories, Scapegoats, and The Way Out

   How can a conspiracy theory frighten you and comfort you at the same time? In this episode, Britt and Mr.Teri explore where conspiracy theories come from, why they are so persuasive, the real failures they attach themselves to, and the prejudice often hidden inside them. They approach this conversation not as experts laughing at what other people believe, but as people who were pulled in themselves. They reflect on the seduction of feeling like one of the few people who had “awakened,” the embarrassment of looking back, and the difficult questions that followed: How did I believe that? What did I repeat? Who might I have hurt? What was happening inside me that made this story feel true? Together, Britt and Teri unpack how grains of truth become harmful narratives, how algorithms and propaganda feed fear, and how queer, trans, Jewish, racialized, and other marginalized communities are turned into convenient scapegoats. Using examples involving Jeffrey Epstein, climate change, politics, and election manipulation, they examine how identity-based blame distracts us from institutional failures, systemic inequality, and abuses of power. This is a conversation about conspiracy theories, but it is also about shame, accountability, compassion, and finding a way out. The invitation is to stay curious, verify what we encounter, look beyond individual villains to the systems around them, and help people leave fear-based thinking without pushing them further into it. If this conversation feels close to home, Britt is launching Second Signal (https://secondsignal.org/), a project offering practical tools for people trying to reconnect with someone caught in harmful online content loops. Teri also regularly publishes podcasts, articles, political education, and coming-out resources at TeriWesterby.com (https://teriwesterby.com/). You are not powerless, and you do not have to navigate these conversations alone.

2. 

   20 Aug 2026

   Coming Home to Yourself: Creativity, Identity, and the Sacredness of Slowing Down

   What becomes possible when we stop measuring our lives by how much we produce... and finally give ourselves room to breathe? In this candid summer catch-up, Britt and Mr. Teri talk about parenting through change, choosing yourself, returning to creativity, and recognizing parts of your identity that were present long before you had words for them. From The Odyssey and coming home to yourself, to attachment, transition, gender-diverse kids, raising girls vs boys, and the spiritual feeling of losing yourself in art. Join them as they explore how slowing down can open space for healing and more honest self-understanding in this warm, funny, and deeply personal conversation about accepting that we are never fully healed - and discovering that creativity does not have to accomplish anything to be meaningful.

3. 

   2 Aug 2026

   Self-expression is a spiritual practise.

   What if getting dressed has never been just about clothes? In this episode of Maple & Myrrh, Britt and Mr. Teri explore the powerful relationship between fashion, gender expression, queer history, and liberation. From powdered wigs and underground queer spaces to ballroom culture and today’s gender-fluid fashion movement, they examine how clothing has been used to enforce social expectations—and how LGBTQ+ people have transformed it into a tool of resistance, creativity, and self-discovery. Mr.Teri shares his own journey of experimenting with gender expression, finding community, and learning that the way we present ourselves can become an important part of understanding who we are. Together, Britt and Teri discuss chosen family, queer artists and designers, the influence of music and popular culture, and the courage it takes to live visibly during a time of growing political hostility. This is a conversation about much more than fashion. It is about the people who refused to disappear, the communities that created beauty under oppression, and the power of expressing yourself without asking permission.

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