Heaven is Here - Joy (a Poem)

I was convinced life was meant to be hard. Relationships like sandpaper. Joy- fleeting Pleasure- sinful My body- bad Ease- not to be trusted Rest- earned. I crumpled up those beliefs, threw them in the fire, watched them burn bright until they were nothing and began again to claim my joy. I choose to believe Heaven was always here.

Poetry, Spirit, SovereigntyMadison MorriganMarch 13, 2020poetry, leaving faith, spiritual freedomComment

Hillary McBride LIVE Q&A

Hillary Mcbride, the Vancouver based therapist, researcher, speaker and author of “Mother’s Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as we are” came LIVE with me on Instagram on August 18, 2019 to answer your burning questions about fostering right-relationships with faith, boundaries…

Expert Interviews, Own Your StoryMadison MorriganAugust 27, 2019featured, Featured, FEATURED, leaving faith, know yourselfComment

Belief, Boundaries and Belonging: My Exodus (EXIT) from Evangelical Christianity

First I want to say, I am far less interested in WHAT you believe, but if those beliefs serve you and are rooted in dignity for yourself and for others. My personal belief is that if your religion, faith, spirituality or practices are not founded on dignity of the human spirit, it’s missing the mark.