Take a look at what has inspired us over the years. Maybe you will find the next breadcrumb to keep you going on your journey.
Resources from the skeptic
Done: How to Flourish after Leaving Religion by Daryl Van Tongeren
https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/done
Sacred Unraveling: A Therapist’s Guide to Helping Clients Navigate Religious and Spiritual Change By Sara A. Showalter Van Tongeren and Daryl R. Van Tongeren
https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/sacred-unraveling
(this one is for counsellors, therapists, and psychologists)
What it Means to be Moral: Why Religion is Not Necessary for Living a Moral Life by Phil Zuckerman
Humanism: Canadian Perspectives | Humanisme : Perspectives canadiennes
https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/humanism-canadian-perspectives-humanisme-perspectives-canadiennes
Humanism from the Heart by Steve Ghikadis
https://www.amazon.ca/Humanism-Heart-Building-Bridges-Beyond-ebook/dp/B0D1DVR9ZN
YouTube Channels
https://www.youtube.com/@nononsensespirituality
https://www.youtube.com/@RecoveringfromReligion
Websites
Recovering From Religion
https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/
Humanist Canada
https://www.humanistcanada.ca/
Secular Therapy
https://www.seculartherapy.org/
Podcasts
Voice of Canadian Humanism Podcast – Humanist Canada Podcast
Resources from the MYSTIC
Beth Allison Barr – The Making of Biblical Womanhood
https://bethallisonbarr.com/
Kristin Kobe Du Mez – Jesus and John Wayne
https://kristindumez.com/books/jesus-and-john-wayne/
Rachel Held Evans – Inspired
https://rachelheldevans.com/inspired
Thomas Merton – The Seven Storey Mountain
https://www.amazon.ca/Seven-Storey-Mountain-70th-Anniversary-ebook/dp/B08V9DN653/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2SSA87SA3MR0D&keywords=merton&qid=1683490149&s=books&sprefix=merton%2Cstripbooks%2C97&sr=1-2
Thomas Merton & Sue Monk Kidd – New Seeds of Contemplation
https://www.amazon.ca/New-Seeds-Contemplation-Thomas-Merton/dp/0811217248/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2SSA87SA3MR0D&keywords=merton&qid=1683490191&s=books&sprefix=merton%2Cstripbooks%2C97&sr=1-5
Kathleen Norris – The Cloister Walk
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/60394.Kathleen_Norris
Richard Rohr – Falling Upward
https://store.cac.org/collections/richard-rohr-essentials/products/falling-upward
Richard Rohr – The Universal Christ
https://store.cac.org/collections/richard-rohr-essentials/products/universal-christ
Rosemary Radford Ruether – Gaia & God: An Ecofeminist Theology of Earth Healing
https://books.google.ca/books/about/Gaia_God.html?id=19_YAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y
Rosemary Radford Ruether – Sexism and God Talk
https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/sexism-and-god-talk-toward/9780807012055-item.html
Gretta Vosper – With or Without God: Why the Way We Live is More Important Than What We Believe
https://www.amazon.ca/Without-God-Gretta-Vosper/dp/1554684005
Websites
The Prairie Thistle: Sara Dacombe – blog, Spiritual Direction, Officiant services
https://prairiethistle.ca/
Heather Plett – The Centre for Holding Space
https://centreforholdingspace.com/the-art-of-holding-space/
Center for Non-Religious Spirituality
https://www.nonreligiousspirituality.com/
Marriage & Family Resources
John and Julie Gottman – fostering greater love and health in relationships