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Finding Faith After Losing Religion: A Journey of Belonging and Self-Trust

October 16, 2025 • Susan Kricun • Season 1 • Episode 13

🎙️ Finding Faith After Losing Religion: A Journey of Belonging and Self-Trust

Have you ever questioned what you really believe — or where you truly belong?
In this episode of Love From the Inside Out, I explore what it means to lose religion, find faith, and rebuild self-trust after years of shame, silence, and spiritual confusion.

I share my personal story of growing up Jewish, hiding parts of my identity, and slowly rediscovering what spirituality and belonging mean on my own terms.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

My story of losing religion and finding faith after childhood exclusion
The deeper lesson behind What the Bleep Do We Know!? — and how people of every faith saw themselves in it
How fear still shows up when I attend synagogue, and what that reveals about safety and faith
The moment I opened a High Holy Days prayer book to page 333 — and what that “angel number” meant to me
Why connection, love, and self-trust matter more than labels
Reflections on Cathy Heller, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, and other women who live their faith out loud
An invitation to ask yourself: Do I believe what I believe because it’s true for me — or because it was handed to me?

✨ Mentioned in this episode:

📘 Heart of a Stranger by Rabbi Angela Buchdahl

💫 Cathy Heller’s This Abundant Life program

💎 Cathy Heller’s Wealth Identity Mastermind

💬 Key themes & keywords:

faith after religion, losing religion story, finding faith again, Jewish identity, spirituality and belonging, spiritual awakening, personal growth, self-trust, healing shame, faith deconstruction, self-love and belonging, nervous system healing, What the Bleep Do We Know, R.E.M. Losing My Religion, Angela Buchdahl, Cathy Heller, Judaism and self-trust, rebuilding faith, spiritual growth podcast

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