Today is part 2 of our conversation with Ashleigh Nelson and her mom, Debbie Jones, who share their personal journey of their evolving faiths. Ashleigh is Executive Director of the Evolving Faith Conference and Community, who...
Join me in celebrating Pride Month with a heartfelt conversation featuring Ashleigh Nelson and her mother, Debbie. They openly share the story of Ashleigh's journey as a gay woman raised in the evangelical church. Hear the in...
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🎙️ Episode 8: Fabulous Misfit Book Club 📚 🌟 In this episode, I share my top book recommendations for fellow misfits in the South, along with a new segment highlighting inclusive Southern spaces! 🌟 If you’d like links to all …
🎙️ "Loving the Misfit Within: Self-Acceptance and Belonging To Yourself" 🌈 Join me, Rebecca Lauderdale, in this episode where my friend and colleague, Dr. Derrick Burgess, interviews me about my personal journey towards self-...
In this episode of "Belonging in the South", host Rebecca Lauderdale speaks with former Mississippi State Health Officer and infectious disease specialist, Dr. Thomas Dobbs. They discuss how Southerners can improve public hea...
In this episode of Belonging in the South, host Rebecca Lauderdale talks about the importance of understanding belonging and how it can be achieved. She shares her experience of feeling overwhelmed and reflects on the lessons...
Think back to your high school days, when it wasn’t “cool” to be one of the smart kids. Now imagine also being a minority in the South, and how would it affect your sense of belonging? Sharing his story of …
Does it seem suspicious to you that Alabama and Mississippi were the first states that established a Department of Archives and History? This episode explores how state-sponsored misinformation perpetuated Jim Crow and white ...
A Legend By Accident: Sue Anna Joe and the Mississippi State Flag Episode 02 In the South, states were slow to change their flags away from including divisive confederate symbolism, and Mississippi was the last to do so, in 2...
Welcome to episode 1! I'm Rebecca Lauderdale, and my mission with this podcast is to help southerners of all types find belonging and community without having to change who they truly are. This first episode, I want to talk...
Have you ever felt out of place? Most of us have at some time or other, but what about REALLY out of place? A time where you felt like being who you truly are was risky. Maybe because of a …