Unconditioning Love
"Unconditioning Love" invites you on an insightful expedition led by your host, Lydia, delving deep into the transformational journey of deconstruction, unraveling the conditions we often put on love. Journey alongside us as we uncover tales of resilience, featuring candid conversations with members of the LGBTQ community, individuals who have discovered love after navigating narcissistic relationships, and courageous souls who have left high control religions. Together, let's peel back the layers of conditional love and make the world a better place for everyone one person at a time as we lean more into love without conditions.
Episodes
21 episodes since 2023
Leaving Behind Exclusivity
In this episode of "Unconditioning Love," Lydia sits down with Robert, who shares his journey of growing up as a third-generation member of the 2x2s, a highly sheltered upbringing within a strict religious environment. As a young adult, Robert ...
June 14, 2024
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30:20
Freedom From Fear
In this episode of "Unconditioning Love," we are joined by Tara, who bravely shares her story of growing up in the 2x2 religion, also known as "the truth." Tara's parents began converting to this faith when she was six, which brought drasti...
June 07, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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37:59
Blind Forgiveness
Welcome to today's episode of "Unconditioning Love," where we dive deep into the transformative power of forgiveness. Today, we’re tackling a topic that’s both personal and profound: how forgiveness has been misused and how we can reclaim it fo...
May 31, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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17:44
Kelly's Story Part 1
In today's episode of our podcast, we dive into "Kelly's Story: Part 1." Kelly recounts her family's introduction to the 2x2 religion when she was just one year old. For her mother, it was a new spiritual journey, while her father, who had le...
May 24, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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31:59
Exploring Authenticity & Judgement With Andrea
In this special mini episode, I had the pleasure of meeting Andrea in person and recording at her beautiful home. Join us as we dive deep into a heartfelt conversation about what authenticity and judgment mean to us. We explore the challenges a...
May 17, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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25:43
Saving Your Own Life - Inner Child Healing
In today’s episode, we accompany Andrea on her profound odyssey from a childhood meandering through unstructured streets to a soul searching for sanctuary in the arms of various churches. With her mother's simple directive to attend church on S...
April 05, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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53:04
Healing Your Voice - A Guided Meditation
"Healing Your Voice" is an 8-minute guided meditation that I have created for you. It guides listeners back to a version of themselves who didn't have a voice, holding space for that version, bringing in love and healing, and ultimately ...
March 29, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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9:17
Dios Es Una Fuente De Amor (En Español)
En este episodio de "Dios es una fuente de amor", tenemos a Elda desde Panamá, quien comparte su historia sobre cómo ella y su esposo se involucraron con la iglesia 2x2 en su vida adulta, convirtiéndose eventualmente en su vida entera. A lo lar...
March 22, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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49:50
Relyssa's Story Part 2
In today's episode of this two-part series, Relyssa shares the different eye-opening moments that caused her to take courageous steps out of the community she had spent her entire life in. We dive into the topic of parenthood and how that has h...
March 15, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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28:06
Relyssa's Story Part 1
In this two-part series, we delve into Relyssa's journey growing up in a large family within the 2x2 church in Nebraska. Homeschooled until 6th grade, she found solace in sports, they became her sanctuary. Over the last three years, Relyssa sta...
March 08, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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28:50
Unpacking The Word Fellowship
Welcome to today's episode! Join me as I dive into the intricacies of the word "fellowship" in the church that shaped my upbringing. I'll explore how our community defined fellowship and share how my understanding of this term has evolved since...
March 01, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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17:02
The Power Of A Mother's Love
Sara grew up in the 2x2s in New Jersey, where, as a child, she grappled with the notion of why God would want his children to feel unworthy. Sara's mother served as her guiding light, teaching her about unconditional love. Sara went to co...
February 23, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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42:45
Letting Go Of The Boxes
Today, Lydia's first cousin Landis came on the podcast and shared a part of her story. Landis grew up going to meeting as a triplet in North Carolina. Listen in as she shares her journey of releasing different boxes, taking God out of the box s...
February 16, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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34:47
Creativity's Guiding Light
Shelley grew up as an extremely creative child within the four walls of the church with no name. As she grew older, she started coming upon obstacles, as the environment she was born into did not allow her to express her creativity freely. List...
February 09, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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29:40
Quietly Leaving
In this podcast episode, Bailey takes us through her compelling journey, tracing back to childhood when her parents embraced The Two by Twos, also known as "the Truth." She opens up about the early roots of her people-pleasing tendencies, recou...
February 02, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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41:01
Professing Funerals - Where Grief Has No Place
In today's mini-episode, Lydia shares about the structure of a professing funeral and the harmful effects it has on our ability to grieve. She dives into grief, feelings, and shares a personal story about losing a close friend after being...
January 26, 2024
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Episode 5
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22:16
Legalism To Love
Abi hand a loving childhood and had friends both in the church and in school. She was raised quite a bit differently than many girls in the church with less rules about how she dressed within the home. As she grew older, she pushed back o...
January 19, 2024
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Episode 4
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1:03:09
Jesus But No Christ
In this episode dive into a world of woo with me where I share specific experiences that led to a huge energetic shift: The Jesus within the 2x2 church is not the same Jesus Christ that we read about in the Bible
January 12, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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21:00
Coming Back To Myself
Today’s episode shares Jane’s story as a free spirit born into the 2x2 religion in Wyoming. Follow along as she shares her journey of coming back to herself.
January 05, 2024
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36:04
A Journey Beyond Fear
In today's Episode, Whitney shares her courageous story of leaving the 2x2 church as a young adult. Soon after leaving becoming a new mom, and creating a new life for herself and her little one from the ground up. Where to find me...
December 29, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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34:16