Rebuilding a meaningful life after leaving a high-control religion has unique challenges, including how to handle “truth.” In this first ever guest interview on The Kayse Melone Show, I sit down with Britt Hartley from No Nonsense Spirituality to explore the cost/benefit of truth, the rise of nihilism in secular culture, and whether meaning, identity, and well-being can truly survive without religion. We cover what most Exchristians struggle with, what most Atheists struggle with, and everything in between.
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Britt’s work.
Britt Hartley is a certified atheist spiritual director with a Master’s in Theology focusing on the future of American religion.
Find Britt Hartley on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.
Purchase her book, No Nonsense Spirituality, here.
Browse her resources here, including her new Nihilism Course.
Chapters.
00:00 Intro
04:59 What Most Exchristians Struggle With
09:44 Why Women/Queer People Have Different Spiritual Needs Than Men
15:36 Identity Construction After Religion
22:44 The Values of Truth vs. Well-Being
31:24 What Most Atheists Struggle With
44:56 The Challenges of Secular Humanism
51:05 Consciousness As Fundamental
01:00:00 How to Think Critically
01:03:00 How to Live Meaningfully
01:07:00 Deconstructing Jesus
01:19:00 Reclaim Your Inner Life
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