Best Devri Alice Podcasts (2024)

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-That's a Wrap! 12:54

1y ago12:54

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Season two has come to an end! Join me a few quick thoughts, some encouragement and a big thank you. Love, DevriBy Devri Alice

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-Leatha's Origin Story 1:38:52

1y ago1:38:52

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Last week we had a fabulous session with Leatha Udayabhanu where we talked about intuition, power and stepping into our own authenticity. This week we are getting even more of her brilliance alongside what we lovingly dubbed her origin story. Leatha discusses her path from a first generation daughter of immigrant Indian parents, to finding God in C…

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-Intuition, Sovereignty, Kindness 2:01:06

1y ago2:01:06

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Leatha Udayabhanu is the founder of Essentially Awake, a community where people learn to access their intuition, power and step into their authenticity to change their lives and the world around them. Leatha is a coach, public speaker and educator and boy or boy does she educate today! We have two glorious hours of brilliance waiting for you as Lea…

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-Who Are You Really? 29:26

1+ y ago29:26

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Another solo episode, I talk about a common problem I'm seeing and have experienced coming out of religion. The inability to make simple choices and insecurity around our own belief systems. We're going to talk briefly about how to get started figuring out what you actually want and who you've always been. So listen up, you beautiful souls! ~Devri…

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-When Religion Doesn't Heal 2:10:05

1+ y ago2:10:05

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Dominique Richardson converted to Evangelicalism at 25, looking to heal sexual abuse and trauma and studied under some of the culture shifters within this movement including Dorothy Patterson. At first Dominique thought she'd found her answer, throwing herself into this new world and it's pervasive purity culture and patriarchy but has since realiz…

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-God's Trophy Wife 1:52:04

1+ y ago1:52:04

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Stephanie from the the_exvangelical_xennial talks about being raised in Evangelicalism and how she was brought up to be perfect. From her hair to her body to gender roles within the home, girls were to be God's trophy wife. Join as we talk about the reality of growing up with that mentality and the process of deconstructing it on the other side.…

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Silencing Women in the Name of God- Dissecting Church Literature 1:38:59

1+ y ago1:38:59

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Sonja Cox is back today and I am in love with our discussion! The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (mormon) sent out new guidelines, teaching the youth of the church how they can know if something is true. It's filled with tactics of manipulation that we see in much of the religious literature across most sects. Sonja and I go through th…

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-Devri's Interview 2:16:51

1+ y ago2:16:51

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Well, it finally happened. Kate Ruefner, who was already on the podcast talking about her experience being sex trafficked as a child, asked if she could interview me. I agreed and we have a long talk about my way out of Mormonism, my thoughts on a great many things and hopefully something that can help a few of my listeners reset some mindsets and …

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-From Convert to ExMember 1:49:33

1+ y ago1:49:33

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Jo joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) when she was a teenager, attracted by the morals and values of the man she'd end up marrying. She tried to ignore the patriarchal structure within the church but as her kids got older she became fearful of whether or not the youth programs were safe for them. At which point she had…

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-Recovering From White Christian Evangelicalism 1:33:50

1+ y ago1:33:50

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Marla Taviano is the author of Unbelieve and her newest release, Jaded. We talk all things post Evangelicalism and dive into her rich poetry around reclamation of self, LGBTQ, black lives matter and more. Most everyone who is struggling with their white christian belief systems will find something to hold onto in this wonderful episode.…

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-Remembering What You Always Knew 2:03:00

1+ y ago2:03:00

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Kelli Stephens is here talking about growing up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and how her lack of connection to the "Mormon way" of getting answers made her forget an innate connection to God and intuition. This is such an important episode around our own sovereignty and the importance of honoring how we communicate with higher…

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-Sex Trafficked as a Child 2:59:41

1+ y ago2:59:41

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Kate Rufener has made the incredibly brave decision to finally tell her story, here. Kate was sex trafficked through several circles in Utah, one of which being the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Kate was the girl down the street, the helpful one, the accomplished one, living in a regular house with a regular family. She is the girl t…

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-Women as Commodities 1:48:06

1+ y ago1:48:06

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Ellie is here to talk about being raised in an extremely patriarchal arm of Christianity. Women were only there to please their husbands and raise the children in a very literal sense. Homeschooling consisted of learning how to cook dinners for a varied number of people instead of math class while your parents attended conferences where they could …

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-Suicidal Ideation in the Face of a Faith Crisis 2:47:56

1+ y ago2:47:56

2:47:56

Sonja L Cox is here with a heart wrenching, desperately needed conversation about the realities of how dark a faith crisis can get in high demand religions. We also have a beautiful conversation about the light she found to fill the darkness and her feelings about the responsibilities of these religious organizations.…

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-Remembering Our Courage 1:55:28

1+ y ago1:55:28

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Jenni Pearson talks candidly about a slow stepping away from self until the day she realized she'd lost not only her courage but the belief that she could do hard things. We talk about her journey and how she started Brave Girl Diaries, documenting her journey back to self.By Devri Alice

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-Stop Running 21:34

1+ y ago21:34

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Welcome to Season Two. I have a change to announce, due to life circumstances season two will release on a bi-monthly schedule. In this episode I talk about how I finally realized that I've been running from myself for YEARS!By Devri Alice

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-What About Our Own Intuition? 1:22:02

2y ago1:22:02

1:22:02

Keira is back! Today we're talking about how we're taught to supplant other's council--particularly that from our male leaders--in place of our own knowing. We also talk about the most recent abuse scandal within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.By Devri Alice

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-Racism in the Mormon Church 2:18:01

2y ago2:18:01

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Channel Achenbach is here with her heart wrenching story of converting to the mormon church as a black women and the years of racism that has followed. Her story is so painful and is such an blatant statement as to the reality of being black within mormonism, that her story was recently featured on Newsweek. Although she's been interviewed on sever…

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Silencing Women in the Name of God- Spiritual Abuse Against Voices of Change 2:21:14

2y ago2:21:14

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Kat Wilkins and her husband found themselves the targets of an abusive campaign because they spoke the truth. Kat's story speaks to a literal silencing of those who are campaigning for a healthier, better way.By Devri Alice

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-Purity Culture and the Drive to Marry Early 1:54:10

2y ago1:54:10

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Amber Argyle talks to us about how purity culture drives young people to marry fast and early, long before they can really get to know their partners, to avoid sin. We get into the painful fall-out of this practice and how women are treated within a culture like this when the marriage starts to fail. "Did you give him enough sex?" "Don't worry sist…

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-Grieving Christmas 39:56

2y ago39:56

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A solo episode around the reality of redefining Christmas post religion. It took my by surprise how painful this was for me, the last few years followed the grief cycle to a "T". My hope is that my story, including what shall forever be known in my house as "The Great Rage of 2020", will offer someone a bit of comfort. We will also be taking two we…

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-Conversion, Marriage and Being LGBTQ 1:44:21

2y ago1:44:21

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Casey absolutely kills this episode. Not only is her story all things interesting but she does a phenomenal job breaking down patterns of control, coercion and abuse within christianity and evangelicalism. She also talks candidly about knowing she was gay but being taught that a good Christian marriage would fix her "problem".…

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-The Power of Authenticity 1:48:35

2y ago1:48:35

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Ciera and I started where my podcast conversations usually do and ended up in the most beautiful discussion around the impact I unknowingly had on her life. I may have turned red at all the compliments but the power in her words are so important. My impact on her was during my darkest times which goes to show the power of being ourselves--even when…

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-Pulled Down by Helping Hands. 1:12:50

2y ago1:12:50

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Kim reached out to the church for help, bringing her and her family into the fold to find hope. But what she eventually realized was that those helping hands were actually pulling her further and further away from herself, her soul and all the things that really mattered to her.By Devri Alice

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-Dying For God, The Loss Of Self 2:03:48

2y ago2:03:48

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Asheley Clark is here talking to us about so many toxic ideologies including the killing of yourself so that God can dwell in you. I'd run across this teaching in some of my research and as a parent found it an odd and dangerous thought. I'm thrilled to have Asheley here, not only to explain what this teaching means but how destructive it becomes o…

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-Losing Our Light 1:47:08

2y ago1:47:08

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Ashlie talks about how conformity at a young age lead to the loss of herself and her light. When we silence our thoughts and desires, before we have time to learn who and what we are, it often leads to a complete divorcing from ourselves. This numb existence continues until we wake up one day and realize...we don't know who we are anymore. Which is…

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-The Cost and Reality of "Othering" 1:50:12

2y ago1:50:12

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Jennifer Zechlin talks about growing up in a nuanced and "progressive" mormon household. We look at the othering she watched and experienced as a child and then again as an adult within in her own home. Jennifer is working on continued research and providing resources for those leaving the mormon faith at jenniferzechlin.com…

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Silencing Women in the Name of God: Your Only Purpose is Mother 2:07:25

2y ago2:07:25

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Katherine talks with us today about growing up in a sect of Christianity where men are considered gods and kings over their household and women are to know their place. Katherine's only purpose in life was to get married and have children. Now she works on helping to heal and support others who have been the victims of spiritual abuse. Check out Ka…

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Silencing Women in the Name of God-The Loss of Female Friendship 1:46:53

2y ago1:46:53

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Cat came flying in with a particular brand of silencing I hadn't even recognized- how women have been stripped of female friendships. To be honest I thought it was just a me problem. But Cat and I talk about how the perfectionist culture that comes with high demand religions pits women against each other, preventing us from speaking freely for fear…

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Silencing Women in the Name of God: Will More Rules Finally Make Me Right? 1:41:38

2y ago1:41:38

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Mary Helen grew up in a two religion household. When she got older she went in deeper, choosing a much more rigid religion for herself in a search for anything that would tell her how to fix how "wrong" and "bad" she felt inside.By Devri Alice

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Silencing Women in the Name of God: The Cost of Purity Culture and Porn 2:07:19

2y ago2:07:19

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Lindsay comes to us with a brave episode about her own sexual abuse and trauma as well as--with the permission of her husband--the fall out of his porn addiction in their marriage. This story is all too common and both her and her husband's vulnerability stands as a much needed breath of fresh air. *Trigger warning for detailed reports of abuse* Fi…

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Silencing Women in the Name of God: They Would Pray to Rid Me of the Devil 1:55:19

2y ago1:55:19

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Diana's first words to me were, "Have you ever seen M. Night Shyamalan's movie, The Village? My life was a lot like that." And she was right.By Devri Alice

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Silencing Women in the Name of God: That Is Not a God I Can Believe In 1:13:36

2y ago1:13:36

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Welcome to the first episode that addresses some of my story. We talk beginnings and turning points and critical realizations that lead me away from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.By Devri Alice

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Silencing Women in the Name of God: Letting Go of Scrupulosity 2:04:07

2y ago2:04:07

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When you use religion as the answer for all the questions, how do you find yourself without it? Keira talks about finally learning to listen to herself, what an overwhelming process that is in your forties, and a treasure trove of other insights.By Devri Alice

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Silencing Women in the Name of God: You Had No Chance 2:14:53

2y ago2:14:53

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Today's guest is an author, coach and healer. Heather Hildenbrand grew up Southern Baptist and is a flaming example of standing in your own strength and finding your voice. She played a critical part in my own healing and I can't wait for her to be part of yours.By Devri Alice

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Silencing Women in the Name of God: Why This? Why Now? 34:44

2y ago34:44

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Welcome to the very first episode of Silencing Women in the Name of God. Today I'm going to talk about why on earth I thought it was a good idea to take on a topic like this one. Spoiler alert... it's not. But it's necessary. To read the story quoted in this episode you can go to--https://www.devrialice.com/post/silencing-women-in-the-name-of-god…

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