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Laid Bare was founded with the sole mission of encouraging positivity, artist-wellbeing and freedom of expression. What started as an open mic night in Brixton, is now a flourishing musical community offering a range of services, from artist management & development, to video production, ‘results-based’ PR and some of the most popular live music events in London. Driven by human connection and the desire to be a force for good in the music industry, Laid Bare is on a mission to make the expe ...
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Waju in his elements is the world, projected, through the lens of Waju Akin-Emmanuels. Life's issues laid bare without any adornments or embellishments by the podcaster and lessons learnt, possibly and hopefully, by consumers without an attempt by the podcaster to impose perspectives or ideologies of his on them. Just a way to help serenade listeners with a good voice laced with interesting experiences and views. Ready? Let's go there!
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When I speak of silencing women, I am not referring to speech. No, in fact, the sound of their words is simply the expression of their voices, not their voice itself. What I’m speaking of is the silencing of their souls, their spirit, their divine expression. I’m referring to the things they came here to say and do and think. I am referencing the destruction of the potential of all things. This mighty, divine potential that arrived wrapped up in the shape of an infant. When we silence that, ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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It's funny how we all claim we appreciate feedbacks, but feel bad when such feedbacks are negative. The truth is, most positive appraisals we receive from friends are not necessarily the true reflection of issues, they just don't want to bruise our egos. Anyone who desires to grow and become better in their chosen field must have enough heart to re…
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Intentionality, simply defined, is something done by intention or design. Something deliberately carried out or initiated for a reason. The question is, how many individuals on earth are intentional about life... The people they roll with, the words they use, the food they eat, the places they go, the choice of profession, amongst others... All the…
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It's a new year and an opportunity to record new successes. But one of the things that limit people from fully fulfilling their potentials is the fear of the unknown. And the fear of the unknown, most times, makes one unknown. This podcast is just a wake-up call to you all to conquer your fears and do what's necessary for you to have a beautiful 20…
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Arguably, Rex Lawson could have been the most celebrated highlife musician of his era... He was young, vibrant, talented and a trailblazer of sorts. He'd infused great ideas into the highlife music, much different from the ones enjoying currency in West African countries of Ghana and Cameroun, and was already a national icon at a tender age of abou…
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Every modern society is defined by very many essences. For most societies culture is the most alluring attraction to strangers visiting societies. In Nigeria, particularly of recent past, music was a major tool in introducing the culture of the people to foreigners paying a visit on that society. Today's episode serves as an introduction to the gam…
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The speaker's experiences peaked when he encountered beautiful shocks in his university days... He'd been kissed on the forehead by a total stranger; he'd met a good-hearted lecturer whose style was unusual and he'd almost got expelled from school because of a very iconoclasm... Take a listen to a new episode of Waju and his Jagbajantis and share y…
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A continuation of the series started about 3 weeks ago, where my adventurous past became the major offering on my table for your consumption. This episode promises to give you newer insights into how Waju became an enigmatic figure you all know today... Get yourself a relaxing snack and drink as you listen to today's edition of Waju and his Jagbaja…
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Life is becoming more fun in this age and time. People are becoming so equipped with tools to make themselves better and project their creativities to the world... In doing this, lots of individuals are losing touch with the usual traditional principles of respect, loyalty, courtesy and what have you... People now focus attention on themselves only…
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This is the last episode of the series I started some one month ago. And it's just to reinforce the belief that until men grow to the level of accepting responsibilities for whatever happens to them, they'll never be truly happy. If you seek happiness, stop blaming folks for whatever situations you find yourself; start creating your happiness for a…
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The popular saying, "it takes two to tango" is such that every human must perfectly understand. Most times the disappointments people face in their relationships and association with others is as a result of over-expectation and under-investment. We've wrongly ascribed infallibility to others and very selfishly believed that they should always come…
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