Ep. 150 - Dr. Jacqueline Bussie ”When Love Hurts” pt. 1

The Deconstructionists

John Williamson

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Guest Info/BIo:Our second guest this season is the amazing Jacqueline Bussie! Jacqueline comes on to discuss the topic of grief for our series on grief and grieving and how her own personal experience has impacted the words she wrote years ago.Dr. Bussie is an award-winning author, professor, theologian, public speaker, and student of life in all its messy beauty. Her books include “Love without Limits (2018) and “Outlaw Christian” (2016), which won the 2017 Gold Medal Illumination Award for Christian Living. Jacqueline teaches religion, theology, and interfaith studies classes at Concordia College in Moorehead, Minnesota, where she also serves as the Director of the Forum on Faith and Life.Guest Social Media:www.jacquelinebussie.comTwitter: @jacquelinebussieInstagram: @jbussieFacebook: @jacqueline.bussieThis episode of the Deconstructionists Podcast was mixed and edited by John Williamson. Special theme music by Forrest Clay.Stay on top of all of the latest at www.thedeconstructionists.com Go there to check out our blog, snag a t-shirt, follow us on social media, or join our Patreon family! Website by Ryan Battles All photos by Jared Hevron Logos designed by Joseph Ernst & Stephen Pfluig T-shirt designs by Joseph Ernst, Chad Flannigan, Colin Rigsby, and Jason Turner.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	We as a society grief shame people in the same way that we body shame them. The person is going
0:07.4	through a natural process of mourning and deep grief and we shame them. And quite frankly, I'm pissed
0:15.4	off about it. I think it's despicable. I think we stop healing in its tracks. I think we're hurting people. I think it's toxic,
0:23.2	John. I think that this whole grief-shaming culture that we live in is toxic. And I think it's part of a
0:31.4	bigger mindset where we don't want to, you know, we don't want people to be human. We don't want
0:39.5	them to, we see it as a flaw. We see
0:42.2	vulnerability and sorrow as weaknesses.
0:45.1	So, God
0:47.3	will survive.
0:56.5	So take a breath Breathing in
1:00.0	The Mystery that
1:02.0	Welcome to the Deconstructionist podcast.
1:04.6	I am your host, John Williamson,
1:06.1	and we are back with episode three,
1:07.8	but really part two of our series on grief and grieving.
1:12.4	And when I was thinking back months ago, uh, in, in a desire to kind of put this
1:17.0	series together somewhat selfishly for my own, uh, benefit, you know, I, I always feel like,
1:23.6	especially through this podcast that a lot of the guests we have on are because we're generally
1:28.2	just curious about a certain thing. And so to be able to explore it via an interesting
1:35.1	conversation on the podcast and hopefully in some way benefiting you the listener,
1:40.6	you know, I keep those things in mind as I try to book guests. And so when I was thinking about it,
1:45.4	obviously Megan Devine immediately came to mind, but also our dear friend Jacqueline Bussie,
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