God Made Our Nervous System

This is part 2, edited from our 4 hour long recorded conversation! This time we get into her testimony, and scary experiences during Ayahuasca, and how it led to year of being tormented by demonic entities.If you haven’t yet, you can listen to the first part where we talked about meeting during our harrowing escape from hurricane Helene. And if you want it, you can access the entire 4 hour video behind the paywall of Part 1.Find Kristin here:Kristin’s SubstackKristin’s Instagram This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit carolinedooner.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit carolinedooner.substack.comHello! I really am sorry for all of these delays in posting. I’ve gotten very bad at doing stuff. My first excuse was a 5-week engagement, my second was the first trimester of a pregnancy, and now my excuse is a miscarriage that has taken forever, and wiped me out in every way.But I’m trying to get better at doing stuff again, as the fog and grief slowly lifts.This is a conversation Mike and I had with our friend Kristin. Our intention was to talk to her so we could share her Jesus testimony with you. But then we spent the first hour of the conversation telling the story about how we all met in person: escaping Hurricane Helene, and how we almost didn’t escape after destruction hit, and all the roads were destroyed.I’ll release her testimony soon for free listeners.However, if you’re a paid subscriber you don’t have to wait. You can watch the whole 4 hour (unedited! sorry!) video recording below, if you want to hear her story now.Enjoy!

(If you want to skip the intro, my conversation with Mike starts around the 10 minute mark.)I could have titled this something basic like, “Our Relationship Story,” but I decided to go with the more salacious title. Marketing 101, you know.But it’s true. I did not want to date him because I thought he was way too extreme. But life/God had other plans. So today we are telling our story.Context for those who follow on instagram: We recorded this 2 months ago. Right before we found out we were pregnant (like, days before). And I haven’t edited it until now because I was very sick for a while. We’ve since, and very recently, learned that we are (almost definitely) experiencing a miscarriage, which I’ve shared on instagram. It’s devastating and we are still in some limbo waiting for the follow up ultrasound, but getting to work on my outstanding projects has been a coping mechanism and distraction. The only reason I’m sharing that sad news right now, and in the intro to this episode, is because for the people who already know from instagram, I felt like I should give context for what you are going to hear in this episode, and when it was recorded. On second thought, I probably didn’t need to do that. I probably just needed to share that I recorded this 2 months ago. Boom. Done. But I already recorded the intro. Then, during the intro I witnessed some kind of bird nest drama outside my window, and the intro became longer and more insane than it needed to be.In this episode I reference:My first interview with Mike where he shares his testimony:Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit carolinedooner.substack.com/subscribe

Hello! Today I’m chatting with Christy Osborne, author of the book Love Life Sober, and co-host of the But Jesus Drank Wine! podcast, and we talk about both of our journeys to sobriety (mine was accidental!). We are talkin’ sobriety and God.Her new book Live Life Sober: A 40-Day Alcohol Fast to Rediscover Your Joy, Improve Your Health, and Renew Your Mind, is an approach to sobriety that is God and gospel-centered, focusing on how important it is to find fulfillment in God instead of alcohol (otherwise, we will just replace the vice with another!) and a gentle, grace filled approach.I hope you enjoy the conversation, no matter what your relationship with alcohol is.Find her book here: Love Life SoberFind my testimony on her podcast here! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit carolinedooner.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit carolinedooner.substack.comThere are now two new official versions of this conversation:The free version includes Mike’s testimony and most of the Q&As (questions asked on instagram ahead of time)The paid version includes Mike’s testimony and all of the Q&As, including us discussing our dating boundaries we’ve never shared before, and a discussion on male headship in marriage… th…

Hello! I’m excited to share my chat with Jo Hargreaves, aka @the.faith.filled.therapist on instagram. The audio of the conversation is a free podcast episode, and the video is a perk for paid subscribers!If you want more from her, you can find her inspiring content on instagram, or get more on her website. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit carolinedooner.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit carolinedooner.substack.comToday’s guest is another internet friend of mine who has a new age to Jesus story. I was initially impressed with her talent for breaking down the concept of sin in a way that just… makes sense. “Look around this world, it’s beautiful, but something is broken.”We had a winding and disorganized conversation about God and new age and lots of different things like… Andrew Huberman? And… I hope that, despite the disorganized nature, it is still fun to listen to. You can find Shyla here:Shyla’s instagram Heart to ChristShyla’s Tik TokShyla’s YoutubeHer youtube testimony! (I highly recommend listening to this!)Behind the paywall, you can watch the video version of this conversation:

Enjoy my conversation with Jac Marino Chen, ex-occultist who was being pulled into darker and darker rituals and spiritual encounters, saved from darkness and addiction by Jesus.Her story really hammers home the darkness of the trendy ‘new age’…Find Jac on instagram, her website, her youtube, or her new podcast with Doreen Virtue and Jen Nizza: New Age to New Heart. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit carolinedooner.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit carolinedooner.substack.comHello! I’m here I’m here! I’m back I’m back! I am VERY EXCITED to share today’s episode…Today I’m chatting with Isabel Foxen Duke, former anti-diet coach and peer of mine, on how she changed her worldview and became disenchanted with the left. She eventually pivoted her marketing skills and applied them to her new interest… bitcoin (!!!!)If you’ve followed me since the anti-diet days, you will probably also know Isabel. This is a fun little crossover episode. And not only that, but I was excited when Isabel’s story also included a big surrender to God and his plan…Please enjoy! If you are a paid subscriber, enjoy the video version of this chat below as a fun little perk and thank you for your support!Her WebsiteHer InstagramHer Twitter (aka Instagram for Men!)The Bitcoin Podcast Episode Isabel mentioned:Just for paid subscribers… the video of our chat:

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit carolinedooner.substack.comWelcome back to this podcast series “Why I Changed My Mind” after another half-a-year long hiatus. Ha.Today I’m sharing my conversation with Amber Adrian on how she stopped identifying as a mainstream modern feminist, after having that as her identity since college.Part two of the conversation is behind the paywall, and all about her conversion to Catholicism.Find…