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Ministry was Expected, Authenticity Was Not.

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Content Note: This episode includes discussion of religious trauma, LGBTQIA+ religious harm, purity culture, failed relationships, and the loneliness of deconstruction.This week on The Awakening, Tamara and I sit down with Cain — and from the very first moment of this conversation, he shows up with a vulnerability and honesty that we don't take lightly.Cain grew up in a strict Christian home where the path was already laid out for him before he was old enough to choose it. Ministry wasn't a suggestion — it was an expectation. He tells us what it was like to carry that weight, to perform faith for the people around him, and to slowly begin to realize that the person he was being asked to become and the person he actually was were two very different people.He shares about failed relationships, the painful process of coming out as LGBTQIA+, and what it is like to do all of that inside a world that had no room for who he actually is. And he gets honest about something that doesn't get talked about enough — the profound loneliness that comes with deconstruction. The friends who disappear. The family that doesn't understand. The silence where community used to be.This conversation is tender, real, and one of the most human things we've put on this show.In This Episode, We Discuss:• Growing up in a strict Christian home with ministry expected of him• The weight of a calling you never chose• Failed relationships and the role faith played in them• Coming out as LGBTQIA+ inside a world that had no room for it• The loneliness of deconstruction — and why nobody warns you about it• Finding your way forward when the map you were given was wrongConnect with Cain:🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caineudkkt0Connect with Your Hosts:Heather: https://linktr.ee/HappyheathersmilesTamara: TikTok @feralatheistjezebel321 | Instagram @tamarajo321🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAwakeningPodcast-w6s📩 Be a guest: theawakeningpod@gmail.comIf you know that loneliness — the specific kind that comes when you start asking questions and the people around you start pulling away — this episode is for you. You are not too much. You are not broken. And you are not as alone as it feels right now. We see you. You belong here.If you like what you here, check out other great pods on the BIG Media LLC Podcast Network!Barrett and Zac host The All About Nothing: Podcast, discussing everything from news and politics to entertainment and sports! All About Nothing, but All About Something too!Zac and Barrett host What The Pod Was That with Cari Simmons, available everywhere you listen to podcasts.Take a deep dive down the rabbit hole with Amii on the pod Welcome to Wonder Land.Check out Black White and Blue In the South, With Dr. Jumelle Brooks and Bill Kimler!Politically Speaking with Erica Sampson, Kirsten Pruitt, and Emily Mayer is a sharp, engaging podcast breaking down politics with insight, wit, and a fresh perspective.The Preach Jacobs Podcast is hosted by Columbia South Carolina's very own Ambassador, Hiphop Artist, Columnist and Owner of SoulHAUS Art Gallery, Preach Jacobs!All of these fantastic podcasts can be found on the BIG Media LLC Podcast Network!FAIR USE COPYRIGHT NOTICE The Copyright Laws of the United States recognize a "fair use" of copyrighted content. Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states:NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 106 AND 106A, THE FAIR USE OF A COPYRIGHTED WORK, INCLUDING SUCH USE BY REPRODUCTION IN COPIES OR PHONO RECORDS OR BY ANY OTHER MEANS SPECIFIED BY THAT SECTION, FOR PURPOSES SUCH AS CRITICISM, COMMENT, NEWS REPORTING, TEACHING (INCLUDING MULTIPLE COPIES FOR CLASSROOM USE), SCHOLARSHIP, OR RESEARCH, IS NOT AN INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT.This Video/Audio in general may contain certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine for one or more of the reasons noted above. If you have any specific concerns about this usage, or our position on the Fair Use Defense, please contact us at preachjacobs@gmail.com so we can discuss amicably.Thank you.Mentioned in this episode:BIG Media LLC Copyright 2026BIG Media
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