When Religion Hurts You: with Dr. Laura E. Anderson

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The Thinking Atheist

Science, Society & Culture, Education

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🗓️ 23 April 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Anderson is a psychotherapist and religious trauma coach. She's also an exvangelical and author of the book "When Religion Hurts You."

LINKS:
The Center for Trauma Resolution
Dr. Laura E. Anderson's website
VIDEO of this conversation.

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0:00.0	Okay, here we got a standby.
0:02.0	Three, two, one.
0:05.0	The Thinking Atheist, it's not a person.
0:08.0	It's a symbol.
0:09.0	An idea.
0:10.0	The population of atheists in this country is going through the room.
0:14.0	Rejecting faith.
0:15.0	Pursuing knowledge, challenging the sacred.
0:19.0	If I tell the truth, it's because I tell the truth, not because I put my hand on a book and made a wish.
0:25.0	And working together for a more rational world.
0:29.0	Take the risk of thinking for yourself.
0:31.0	Much more happiness, truth, beauty, and wisdom will come to you that way.
0:35.0	Assume nothing. Question everything and start thinking. This is the Thinking Atheist podcast,
0:45.0	hosted by Seth Andrews. Dr Laura E. Anderson, she is a psychotherapist and a trauma resolution coach.
1:04.4	She helps to bring people out or at least help them navigate some very difficult journeys.
1:10.8	I stumbled across her work online, some articles that she had written.
1:15.0	She also is author of a book called
1:18.0	When Religion Hurts You.
1:20.0	This fascinated me, I reached out. Dr. Laura Anderson has been kind enough to join me here. Welcome.
1:28.0	Hello, thank you so much for having me. It's wonderful to be here.
1:32.0	With the name Dr. Laura, I almost feel bad for you.
1:35.4	I know. I know. I know. I'm the other Dr. Laura, the good one.
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