The Odyssey

About this episode

This episode explores the intersection of faith, control, and cultural representation through a thoughtful conversation about belief systems and societal norms.

Before your listen, take your SAT... S poiler Alert: If you plan to see  The Odyssey this podcast has spoilers. A lert: This episode mentions how control manifests in faith communities T hink: Hopefully, this episode will make you think!   This week, we have a thoughtful, sometimes funny, but always honest conversation about why we believe what we believe — and who gets to tell us what’s true. We discuss  social proof , and how it may be a low-key form of group think because millions of followers don't equal expertise. Then we move on to spiritual control, and how childhood faith patterns can follow us into adulthood. Anxiety, perfectionism, spiritual OCD and other symptoms can remind us of how spirituality can be used to control rather than to liberate. Finally, we talk about the overwhelming outrage that bubbles up when fictional characters are cast in ways that interrupt homogenous and exclusionary thinking. Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy, Elliot Page as Achilles, and Quinta Brunson as Betty Boop are some of the most recent examples of how creative license can tick people off. Loved the conversation or want to keep the work going?  Subscribe , leave…

People in this episode

Host: Unphased Unedited Podcast

Topics covered

• faith communities
• social proof
• spiritual control
• group think
• cultural representation
• anxiety
• perfectionism

Keywords

• The Odyssey
• faith communities
• social proof
• spiritual control
• cultural representation
• anxiety
• perfectionism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Black Crescent Wellness Foundation

Books & works: The Odyssey, The Hidden Wound: Intersecting Spiritual Abuse and Racial Trauma in African American Faith Communities

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