Need some help managing anxiety, overwhelm, and depression about politics?
I do!
So I called up MJ, a California-based life coach who specializes in coaching LGBTQ+ persons and also political activists.
In addition to talking politics, MJ shares the faith journey of a nonbinary & queer Christian. She talks about joining and leaving the evangelical church, living as an Episcopal monk for 3 years, what she learned from being a jail chaplain, and—just recently—becoming an ordained priest.
Here are a few of MJ’s comments in our conversation that stood out to me:
“The reason—or one of the reasons—my soul is incarnated in this human form is to learn to love and be loved.”
“Even the worst case scenario—death—is not a bad thing. It’s just a transition to another state of existence.”
“You are making a difference if you’re making a difference in one person’s life, because that has a ripple effect.”
“If my goal is to make the world a better place, that has to involve everyone—including the people I disagree with and that I feel are really doing harm.”
This ad-free podcast is supported by Sam’s Torode’s books, including “Living from the Soul: The 7 Spiritual Principles of Ralph Waldo Emerson,” available at samtorode.com.
