In this episode, Derin bravely goes in to greater detail about life inside the cult and his opportunities to leave.  Listen first to the original episode about Derin joining this cult here.  Derin articulately expresses, not just his own journey, but the narrative of those who were in the cult right alongside him.  Derin's vulnerability and courage help us to hold our own experiences up to the light of his experience and see the extent to which we might be participating in similar social dynamics.  Derin concludes with a beautiful poem by David Waggoner, "Lost." Warning: This episode contains stories of manipulation and abuse.  Doug Recommends the following book: Robert J. Lifton's Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism The following links are not endorsements.   If you have a need please contact local resources. Directory of Cult Recovery Services and Warning Signs of a Cult Steve Hasaan's "Freedom of Mind" center Books by James Davison Hunter to help you question yourself.  The Culture Wars (the book that coined the phrase) The Death of Character: Moral Education in an Age Without Good or Evil To Change the World: Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility Visit us at www.etsy.com/shop/DougThyNeighbor Please your wardrobe and support the podcast.  You can also donate at ko-fi.com/dougharrison --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theheartburn/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theheartburn/support

For two decades Kim has been Skipping the Life Fantastic. She has some exuberant ideas and advice on how we can find ourselves moving from lou to lou rather than from drudgery to dirge. This doesn’t mean mindless skipping past the hard stuff but freely skipping through it. Intrigued? Please also know she comes to Austin each year for https://www.austinskipfest.com and Raises money for the Foster Angeles of Central Texas : https://fosterangelsctx.org You can skip to Kim’s website at iSkip.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theheartburn/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theheartburn/support

Abraham Burickson is the Artistic Director of Odyssey Works, a unique art collaboration that produces transformational artistic experiences for the one person on whom they are based.  Abe has passionate and thoughtful words on the primacy of experience over form, the vocation of an Artist, and experiencing "Flow" Abe Burickson and his Asst. Director will be in Austin October 12-13 More info Here:   Odyssey Works Design Intensive Austin  http://www.odysseyworks.org. and. http://www.abrahamburickson.com Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird By Wallace Stevens Robert Haas Of Being Numerous, George Oppen Abe Burickson’s TEDx Talk on Designing Experiences, not things. Abe Burickson's Artist Portfolio It’s All About you - WYPR --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theheartburn/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theheartburn/support

Laurie Eiserloh is a lawyer and Activist and as it happens, was a key player in some of the work that furthered LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Episcopal church, which consequentially impacted other national issues of inclusion.  This might tell you about some of her accomplishments, but what most people will tell you about her has more to do with her character and her genuine sense of neighborliness, love, and good citizenship than any single claim to influence. Listen to this for the knowledge of recent important historical events, but listen with your heart for the good of your soul. IN part two Laurie talks about he own spirituality and what it is like to get through the uncertain times.  Austin Shambhala center https://austin.shambhala.org LGRLA / Equality Texas https://www.equalitytexas.org Integrity / Rainbow Episcopalians http://www.Integrityusa.org  Integrity newsletter after 2003 convention "Finding A Way Forward,"  the Honorable James Bakers piece in VTS communications  Act Up New York  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theheartburn/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theheartburn/support

Laurie Eiserloh is a lawyer and Activist and as it happens, was a key player in some of the work that furthered LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Episcopal church, which consequentially impacted other national issues of inclusion.  This might tell you about some of her accomplishments, but what most people will tell you about her has more to do with her character and her genuine sense of neighborliness, love, and good citizenship than any single claim to influence. Listen to this for the knowledge of recent important historical events, but listen with your heart for the good of your soul.   In this Episode Laurie particularly emphasizes the importance of remaining in her community and in her church, with the threat of leaving, to be part of lasting change.  Austin Shambhala center https://austin.shambhala.org LGRLA / Equality Texas https://www.equalitytexas.org Integrity / Rainbow Episcopalians http://www.Integrityusa.org  Integrity newsletter after 2003 convention "Finding A Way Forward,"  the Honorable James Bakers piece in VTS communications  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theheartburn/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theheartburn/support

You thought it was the heart burn, but it was actually the Reflux.  Join the panel for post-episode discussion of, well, whatever comes up about the episode.  This week we reflect on "Derin Finds Himself in a Cult"  This week's cohosts are Spiritual Director, Kirsten Harrison, and Experience Design Artist, Anna Bretch.  ...oh dear...   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theheartburn/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theheartburn/support

As Derin was preparing to leave college he wanted to do more than he felt he had necessarily prepared for with a double major in Spanish and Philosophy.  So the clever pleas of one of the graduate students appealed to his sense fo giftedness as well as his sense of purpose.  They also led hi down a path that ended up being wildly off course from the truest sense of his self.  Now, years later, Derin shares his story again with me here at the Heart Burn.     Doug Recommends the following book: Robert J. Lifton's Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism The following links are not endorsements.   If you have a need please contact local resources.  Directory of Cult Recovery Services and Warning Signs of a Cult What is "Love Bombing"  Steve Hasaan's "Freedom of Mind" center --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theheartburn/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theheartburn/support

Lori Stein used to work in documentary films and television, among other things.   One of her jobs had its stressful moments that Lori filled with perusing the want ads -including some of the personal ads where she found men who were making big mistakes.  Eventually she was spending so much time being thanked for helping men rework their approach to women that she finally figured it was time to just go ahead and write the book.   It is aptly named, “Charm School For Men,” and you can buy a copy of it at www.IDoWhatIWant.org . We have a lot of fun in this episode and I think it will be good times for straight men, gay women, questioning adolescents, and even the non-binary tortoise from my friend's novel.   Enjoy the episode and visit Lori's blog, because she does what she wants .......dot org.   www.IDoWhatIWant.org Also visit Sojourn Services for women and youth where Lori has worked  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theheartburn/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theheartburn/support

Sarah Kapostasy is widely respected for her work with Out Youth in Austin TX, and the Central Texas Transgender Health Coalition. I was not too surprised when her kindness and eloquence helped me to understand the experience of queer youth and, even though she emphasizes that she is cisgendered (that is her gender identity matches that assigned to her at birth) and that she is not speaking for the trans community she creates a welcoming and informative space to learn and cultivate empathy.  What I did not expect to the same degree was the depth of her passion and the strength of her spirituality and what role it plays in her work. I did very little editing of our conversation but rather, turned it in to two episodes.  It is crucial to listen to them both to understand the exact nature of her precarity and how her passion and faith drives her through each day.  I left. this conversation inspired and quite frankly...changed.  Do not miss the second episode part 2 with Sarah.  OutYouth.org Central Texas Transgender Health coalition St David's Episcopal Church in Austin Queer Virtue Human Rights Campaign: Violence against the Transgender Community in 2019 The Trevor Project facts about suicide with LGBTQ+ youth --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theheartburn/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theheartburn/support

Queer Virtue, it is not just a book, it’s something Sarah exudes. With grace and vulnerability, Sarah speaks plainly about the spirituality that sustains her work with queer youth and the trans community. She addresses the gross misrepresentations of Jesus as well as the crucial role of having a Church community in her perceivably radical vocation.  Far from being a simple expression of her spirituality, Sarah’s faith guides her who life and calls her to the queer and trans youth community, and empowers and sustains her in loving people, and dancing relationally with both brokenness and healing. Right now her greatest gift is her presence. I think you will experience that as you listen.   The Velvet Rage Book  OutYouth.org Central Texas Transgender Health coalition St David's Episcopal Church in Austin Queer Virtue Human Rights Campaign: Violence against the Transgender Community in 2019 The Trevor Project facts about suicide with LGBTQ+ youth --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theheartburn/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theheartburn/support