{"id":3811,"date":"2022-04-18T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cindywangbrandt.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3811"},"modified":"2022-05-05T21:41:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T13:41:56","slug":"episode-144-give-your-kids-a-better-script-w-matthew-paul-turner","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/cindywangbrandt.com\/podcast\/episode-144-give-your-kids-a-better-script-w-matthew-paul-turner\/","title":{"rendered":"<span class=\"episode-num\">Episode 144<\/span>Give Your Kids a Better Script w\/ Matthew Paul Turner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of my favorite people, Hillary McBride, recently posted this on Twitter: \u201cSpiritual trauma is someone handing you an inner critic and telling you it\u2019s the voice of God.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love that quote because it paints the picture of religious trauma so well. Trauma doesn\u2019t always have to involve one disastrous event; it can be the result of the script we were given in childhood that stuck with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/22824443\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/ed7e91\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" oallowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthew Paul Turner is a children\u2019s author who does amazing work towards reversing that harmful script. He is trying to put a better story into the hearts and minds of children, specifically using the language and vocabulary of God.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthew is joining us on this episode of Parenting Forward to discuss some of his best-selling books. We also talk about how parents can give their kids a better script. If we don\u2019t want our children to have to rewrite their scripts or \u201crecover from God\u201d in adulthood, we must be proactive about introducing them to God the right way now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Show Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The script I was given as a child about God.<\/li><li>The damage that harmful script does to children\u2019s brains.<\/li><li>The gossip chain that develops in fundamental communities.<\/li><li>Why it\u2019s so hard for us deconstructed believers to accept compliments or love ourselves.<\/li><li>How our body holds trauma.<\/li><li>Why Matthew didn\u2019t write evangelical books.<\/li><li>How children&#8217;s books can benefit adults too.<\/li><li>What it was like for Matthew to write his most recent book, <em>I Am God\u2019s Dream<\/em>, right after coming out.<\/li><li>How <em>I Am God\u2019s Dream<\/em> teaches kids to be happy with their bodies.<\/li><li>The importance of genuine apologies.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Links (affiliates included):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthew Paul Turner &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/matthewpaulturner.com\"> https:\/\/matthewpaulturner.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parenting is Revolutionary Conference:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.parentingforwardconference.com\"> https:\/\/www.parentingforwardconference.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Register with the discount code: PFPOD for 20% off!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parenting After Religious Trauma Membership &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/cindy-brandt.mykajabi.com\/partmembership\"> https:\/\/cindy-brandt.mykajabi.com\/partmembership<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Help keep the podcast going by joining the Parenting Forward Patreon Team &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/cindywangbrandt\"> https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/cindywangbrandt<\/a>Parenting Forward, the Book &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3g0LJPn\"> https:\/\/amzn.to\/3g0LJPn<\/a><\/p>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite people, Hillary McBride, recently posted this on Twitter: \u201cSpiritual trauma is someone handing you an inner critic and telling you it\u2019s the voice of God.\u201d&nbsp; I love that quote because it paints the picture of religious trauma so well. 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