Episode 151: Embracing Your Journey | A Conversation with Aubrey Chaves
Every Latter-day Saint woman is on her own journey of faith. We describe it using all kinds of language, and some days the path ahead seems a lot clearer than other days. We each carry our own baggage, our own maps, our own stories of how we came to be where and who we are. Learning to relax into change in this part of our lives can be difficult in a religion where we hear phrases like ‘immovable faith,’ ‘knowing with every fiber of our being,’ and ‘unchanging doctrine.' In Episode 151, Cynthia and Susan are joined by Aubrey Chaves for a conversation about movement. It’s about reclaiming personal authority, following spiritual energy, and embracing our individual path.
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“Even when the truth isn’t hopeful, the telling of it is.” — Andrea Gibson, Take Me With You
“When our wounds cease to be a source of shame, and become a source of healing, we become wounded healers.” — Henri Nouwen, The Wounded Healer
“If you have to go through hell, don’t come out empty handed.” — Rabbi Steve Leder
This may be my favorite so far! I loved hearing Aubrey's journey story, especially how she describes the parts that hurt as wounds. I hadn't quite got there yet, but over years of wrestling in the Spirit (what else could it be?), I did figure out for myself that if it doesn't align with my experiencing God, it's not eternal truth--and i have no business believing it. It is absolutely not shameful to question and even refute ideas that hurt one's soul. What is shameful is a cultural structure that makes people feel ashamed for doing so. So much of this story is also my story. Thank you!