CarissaExplainsNothing

Listening & Learning

Added 2023-06-16 15:18:46 +0000 UTC

I was raised in the evangelical church, specifically in a weird mix of fundamentalism and Pentecostalism. I was very intentionally kept from “the world” and only allowed to listen to and read approved media. We weren’t even allowed to watch TV except for a few shows my parents allowed, and even then only with permission.

A huge shift in my life came when I was able to start watching movies and TV freely for the first time when I had my own apparent (with roommates) when I moved to Phoenix at age 18.

The second big shift came in my 30s when I started listening to podcasts. I was friends with Michael Gungor on Facebook (we met a few times at work related events when I booked him to lead worship) and he mentioned his podcast, so I checked it out. That’s when I started listening to The Liturgists and got hooked on podcasts. I kept saying to myself, “this is exactly how I think and how I’ve been feeling!” That podcast and many others really opened my mind and started me on a path of deconstructing my previously unchallenged (in my own life) beliefs.

I listen to different podcasts now than I did back in 2014 and also love audiobooks. I’ve also been listening to music that I was never allowed to listen to and it’s been really amazing.

I’m going to be sharing more here about these podcasts, books, music, movies, etc.

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