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Losing Our Religion

A former megachurch pastor leaves religion behind to rid himself of the exclusivity created by its dogmas in order to open himself up to learn from the lives, stories, and experiences of everyone else. To prove we are more alike than we think and we can all get along no matter what we believe. Topics range via guest's experiences growing up in religious homes, where Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Secularism, Judaism, Hinduism, Tao, Heathenism, Satanism, Wicca and all forms of dogmas and ideologies programmed into the mind of a child. What happens when that child becomes an adult? What good things do they hold onto? What things do they lose? Where are they now, and in what ways are they finding the peace that we all desire, with or apart from the religions they were raised with? Losing Our Religion is a wild ride with a community of diverse humans each seeking their desired life away from dogma and exclusivity.
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Losing Our Religion is a hilarious and candid look at religion and culture, with former pastor, now commune living lover of sinners, Zac Gandara.  As he has drinks with former religious freaks, and others he used to shun.  Gays, Anarchists, Queers, Atheists, Transsexuals, Punk Rockers, and the rest of us that are considered rejects on this island of misfit toys.

Apr 8, 2020

Lily VonTrapp, science by day, boudoir model and burlesque by night.

How to Take Care of Yourself: Continuing our conversation from last week about adult dating. We get down to the root of it all. Tending to our own garden. How are we tending to our own needs and healing so that we can even be open to the opportunity of new relationships?

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

COACHING WITH ZAC GANDARA:

I help you work through the Grief of Past Lives. Empowering YOU to let go and create your desired future.
It functions much like talk therapy but with poignant salient goals and techniques to help YOU reprogram yourself for healing and growth.

CONTACT THE GUEST: LILY VONTRAPP

FULL SHOW NOTES: EPISODE 227: Tend to Your Own Garden. How to Take Care of Yourself: Lily VonTrapp

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Music Featured in this Episode: LOR Theme Song by Rat Queen and Manager by Digi G'Alessio.

This podcast is made possible by the producers of the CounterCulture Society and created and hosted by @ZacGandara.

Apr 7, 2020

We chat about a satirical article that has real news behind it. Some southern governors in America have exempted religious services from their shelter-in-place orders, arguing that COVID-19 won’t harm Christians. When we all just realize that there is only one team we’re all on no matter what we believe? Team human.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Southern Governors Argue Covid-19 Good Christian Virus That Wouldn’t Dare Spread During Church

COACHING WITH ZAC GANDARA:
It's time for change.

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MONDAY MELTDOWN: Why are Religious Services Being Exempt from Quarantine?: Zac Gandara

"You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better."
- Anne Lamott

LOSER DEALS:

Save 50% on QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Self-Employed

Transitions are hard, making them alone, even harder. Sometimes you need an unbiased third part to coach you through. [GET COACHING NOW!]

Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other: Your Questions, Confessions, Comments and Meltdowns. Join the Monday Meltdown show with your questions, comments, meltdowns, or confessions. Call 206-395-5608 and leave us a message. E-mail us zacg@LosingOurReligion.org or message any of our social pages (links below).

Do You Love the Podcast and Want to Support It?
Support the podcast by leaving us a Rating & Review on iTunes or your podcast app.
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Receive Weekly Communication and Encouragement: Join our email list.


This podcast is made possible by the producers of the CounterCulture Society and created and hosted by @ZacGandara.

Apr 2, 2020

Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we could live this life together.

I’m not kidding when I say the Tiger King documentary on Netflix was triggering. Not in a religious PTSD way, but in a way that reminded me of how cults operate. What do you think/

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

COACHING WITH ZAC GANDARA:
Break glass ceilings and transition through tough shit.

WEEKLY-ISH EMAIL:
Coaching, News, and Updates on New Video Training Release

VIDEO TRAINING SERIES!
12-week Video Training on Deprogramming & Transformation, Your Access is Waiting! Become a Member Now!

THIS EPISODES SHOW NOTES: THINKING THURSDAY: Let’s Talk About Tiger King: Zac Gandara

LOSER DEALS:

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Transitions are hard, making them alone, even harder. Sometimes you need an unbiased third part to coach you through. : COACHING WITH ZAC GANDARA

Thinking Thursday: Thinking Thursday is about learning how to think. We live in a world where people like to tell us what to think, but has anyone taught us how to think? Examining the worlds greatest thinkers is a great place to start. Send us thinkers you'd like us to feature. Call 206-395-5608 and leave us a message. E-Mail us zacg@LosingOurReligion.org or message any of our social pages (links below).

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Support the podcast by leaving us a Rating & Review on iTunes or your podcast app. Donate to the Podcast through PayPal, Venmo, or Cash App!

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This podcast is produced by select producers and created by @ZacGandara & the CounterCulture Society™.

Apr 1, 2020

Lily VonTrapp is back. In the science world by day and the burlesque world by night. From performance art to modeling, to parenthood, and her love of humans she is a wonderful soul to be in touch with. We deep dive into our relationship cycles and insecurities and come out laughing.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

COACHING WITH ZAC GANDARA:

I help you work through the Grief of Past Lives. Empowering YOU to let go and create your desired future.

It functions much like talk therapy but with poignant salient goals and techniques to help YOU reprogram yourself for healing and growth.

CONTACT THE GUEST: LILY VONTRAPP

FULL SHOW NOTES: EPISODE 226: Adult Dating is Like Going to the Dump: Lily VonTrapp

LOSER DEALS: Save 50% on QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Self-Employed

DO YOU LOVE THE PODCAST? JOIN US WITH SUPPORT.

Support the podcast by leaving us a Rating & Review on iTunes or your podcast app. Donate to the Podcast. Through PayPal, Venmo, or Cash App!

Join the CounterCulture Society and become a Producer through our Patreon.

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Music Featured in this Episode: LOR Theme Song by Rat Queen and Manager by Digi G'Alessio.

This podcast is made possible by the producers of the CounterCulture Society and created and hosted by @ZacGandara.

Mar 31, 2020

If you’re being extra hard on yourself during this period of uncertainty, I hope you show yourself compassion and kindness. Grief is tough because you can’t force it. Grief processes on its own timeframe. The only productive way to heal grief is to focus on the basics of being present with it?

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

COACHING WITH ZAC GANDARA:
It's time for change.

VIDEO TRAINING SERIES!
12-week Video Training on Deprogramming & Transformation, Your Access is Waiting! Become a Member Now!

WEEKLY-ISH EMAIL:
Coaching, News, and Updates on New Video Training Release

SHOW NOTES:

MONDAY MELTDOWN: Things We May Be Grieving at the Moment: Zac Gandara

"You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better."
- Anne Lamott

LOSER DEALS:

Save 50% on QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Self-Employed

Transitions are hard, making them alone, even harder. Sometimes you need an unbiased third part to coach you through. [GET COACHING NOW!]

Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other: Your Questions, Confessions, Comments and Meltdowns. Join the Monday Meltdown show with your questions, comments, meltdowns, or confessions. Call 206-395-5608 and leave us a message. E-mail us zacg@LosingOurReligion.org or message any of our social pages (links below).

Do You Love the Podcast and Want to Support It?
Support the podcast by leaving us a Rating & Review on iTunes or your podcast app.
Donate to the Podcast on VENMO.
Join the CounterCulture Society and become a Producer through our Patreon.

Follow, Read Blogs, and Hang Out with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LosingOurReligionPodcast.com.

Receive Weekly Communication and Encouragement: Join our email list.


This podcast is made possible by the producers of the CounterCulture Society and created and hosted by @ZacGandara.

Mar 26, 2020

Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we could live this life together.

We’re quarantined. Some of us are in better situations than others in this current reality. Here are some ways to help yourself and others survive during this time while laughing at me in the process.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

COACHING WITH ZAC GANDARA:
Break glass ceilings and transition through tough shit.

WEEKLY EMAIL:
Coaching, News, and Updates on New Video Training Release

VIDEO TRAINING SERIES!
12-week Video Training on Deprogramming & Transformation, Your Access is Waiting! Become a Member Now!

THIS EPISODES SHOW NOTES: THINKING THURSDAY: How to Survive Quarantine with a Narcissist or Toxic People: Zac Gandara

LOSER DEALS:

Save 50% on QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Self-Employed

Transitions are hard, making them alone, even harder. Sometimes you need an unbiased third part to coach you through. : COACHING WITH ZAC GANDARA

Thinking Thursday: Thinking Thursday is about learning how to think. We live in a world where people like to tell us what to think, but has anyone taught us how to think? Examining the worlds greatest thinkers is a great place to start. Send us thinkers you'd like us to feature. Call 206-395-5608 and leave us a message. E-Mail us zacg@LosingOurReligion.org or message any of our social pages (links below).

DO YOU LOVE THE PODCAST? JOIN US WITH SUPPORT.

Support the podcast by leaving us a Rating & Review on iTunes or your podcast app. Donate to the Podcast through PayPal, Venmo, or Cash App!

Join the CounterCulture Society and become a Producer through our Patreon.

FOLLOW US:

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RECEIVE WEEKLY EMAIL CONTENT:

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This podcast is produced by select producers and created by @ZacGandara & the CounterCulture Society™.

Mar 25, 2020

Amy Miller is hilariously endearing. Like most guests she has a religious past but with an interesting twist. We chat about love and relationships, friendships, and wonder how many of us ex-Christians have used alcohol for therapeutic and comic relief.

Amy Miller, a comedian seen on Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing, Viceland, clubs and events all over the country.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

COACHING WITH ZAC GANDARA:
Break glass ceilings and transition through tough shit.

CONTACT THE GUEST: AMY MILLER

FULL SHOW NOTES: EPISODE 225: Making Friends, Losing Friends, and Drinking A Lot: Amy Miller

LOSER DEALS: Save 50% on QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Self-Employed

DO YOU LOVE THE PODCAST? JOIN US WITH SUPPORT.

Support the podcast by leaving us a Rating & Review on iTunes or your podcast app. Donate to the Podcast. Through PayPal, Venmo, or Cash App!

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Music Featured in this Episode: LOR Theme Song by Rat Queen and Manager by Digi G'Alessio.

This podcast is made possible by the producers of the CounterCulture Society and created and hosted by @ZacGandara.

Mar 24, 2020

Do we really need to be hoarding toilet paper? Are our butts that important or are we having zero-risk bias? While it's true that COVID-19 includes diarrhea amongst its symptoms, so does Taco Bell, and way more people get that every day. Why the sudden urgency?

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

The real reason people are hoarding toilet paper. By Tom Meisfjord

NEW VIDEO TRAINING SERIES!
12-week Video Training on Deprogramming & Transformation, Your Access is Waiting! Become a Member Now!

COACHING WITH ZAC GANDARA:
It's time for change.

WEEKLY-ISH EMAIL:
Coaching, News, and Updates on New Video Training Release

SHOW NOTES:

MONDAY MELTDOWN: Ran Out of Toilet Paper and My Butt is Still Clean: Zac Gandara

"You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better."
- Anne Lamott

LOSER DEALS:

Save 50% on QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Self-Employed

Transitions are hard, making them alone, even harder. Sometimes you need an unbiased third part to coach you through. [GET COACHING NOW!]

Monday Meltdown is Our Weekly Chat with Each Other: Your Questions, Confessions, Comments and Meltdowns. Join the Monday Meltdown show with your questions, comments, meltdowns, or confessions. Call 206-395-5608 and leave us a message. E-mail us zacg@LosingOurReligion.org or message any of our social pages (links below).

Do You Love the Podcast and Want to Support It?
Support the podcast by leaving us a Rating & Review on iTunes or your podcast app.
Donate to the Podcast on VENMO.
Join the CounterCulture Society and become a Producer through our Patreon.

Follow, Read Blogs, and Hang Out with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LosingOurReligionPodcast.com.

Receive Weekly Communication and Encouragement: Join our email list.


This podcast is made possible by the producers of the CounterCulture Society and created and hosted by @ZacGandara.

Mar 19, 2020

Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we could live this life together.

Healing our own pain and trauma that leads to anger is hard enough, but when someone is projecting theirs onto us in anger it’s tough to respond constructively. We’re seeing this as we go through this new transition of life with Coronavirus. Covid 19 has created transition and we’re in the storming, forming, norming, and then soon to be able to be performing in this new reality. How are you feeling?

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

COACHING WITH ZAC GANDARA:
Break glass ceilings and transition through tough shit.

WEEKLY EMAIL:
Coaching, News, and Updates on New Video Training Release

NEW VIDEO TRAINING SERIES!
12-week Video Training on Deprogramming & Transformation, Your Access is Waiting! Become a Member Now!

THIS EPISODES SHOW NOTES: THINKING THURSDAY: One Way We Can Thrive on the Coronavirus Pandemic Changes: Zac Gandara

LOSER DEALS:

Save 50% on QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Self-Employed

Transitions are hard, making them alone, even harder. Sometimes you need an unbiased third part to coach you through. : COACHING WITH ZAC GANDARA

Thinking Thursday: Thinking Thursday is about learning how to think. We live in a world where people like to tell us what to think, but has anyone taught us how to think? Examining the worlds greatest thinkers is a great place to start. Send us thinkers you'd like us to feature. Call 206-395-5608 and leave us a message. E-Mail us zacg@LosingOurReligion.org or message any of our social pages (links below).

DO YOU LOVE THE PODCAST? JOIN US WITH SUPPORT.

Support the podcast by leaving us a Rating & Review on iTunes or your podcast app. Donate to the Podcast through PayPal, Venmo, or Cash App!

Join the CounterCulture Society and become a Producer through our Patreon.

FOLLOW US:

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LosingOurReligionPodcast.com.

RECEIVE WEEKLY EMAIL CONTENT:

Join our email list.


This podcast is produced by select producers and created by @ZacGandara & the CounterCulture Society™.

Mar 18, 2020

Jonathan is back and we’re taking a deep dive into our strange meditative experiences and how our Christian pasts have caused anxiety and fear into our new experiences.

Jonathan is a fiery, former pastor, who’s been through the wringer and come out like a freight train full of…Just listen, you’ll get it. He’s an entrepreneur, coach, existential wanderer, shamanic dreamer, encouragement monster and we share some wild rides and loads of laughter of how we’ve healed from our religious pasts.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

NEW VIDEO TRAINING SERIES!
12-week Video Training: Rembering Who You Are, Reprogramming & Transformation. Your Access is Waiting! Become a Member Now!

COACHING WITH ZAC GANDARA:
Break glass ceilings and transition through tough shit.

CONTACT THE GUEST: @JonathanBowles and @LapelYeah

FULL SHOW NOTES: EPISODE 224: Starting Your Entire Live Over: Jonathan Bowles

LOSER DEALS: Save 50% on QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Self-Employed

DO YOU LOVE THE PODCAST? JOIN US WITH SUPPORT.

Support the podcast by leaving us a Rating & Review on iTunes or your podcast app. Donate to the Podcast. Through PayPal, Venmo, or Cash App!

Join the CounterCulture Society and become a Producer through our Patreon.

FOLLOW US:

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RECEIVE WEEKLY EMAIL CONTENT:

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Music Featured in this Episode: LOR Theme Song by Rat Queen and Manager by Digi G'Alessio.

This podcast is made possible by the producers of the CounterCulture Society and created and hosted by @ZacGandara.

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