Dennis Gable, Religious Limbo and Why It’s Okay to Say “I Don’t Know” | T.G.I.T E008

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I’m sitting down with Dennis Gable, a graphic designer, podcast host, and Father. Dennis is the host of “Self To Society.” He was one of the inspirations for this podcast with his core belief that one our greatest human desires is to know that we are not alone.

Show Notes:

0:00 - Disclaimer; If you don’t want to hear about religion, feel free to skip this one. 2:36 - Start of Podcast 4:10 - Who is Dennis Gable? 6:00 - How did I meet Dennis? 7:30 - How did traditional religion shape Dennis’ upbringing? 9:15 - Does the journey of personal growth ever end? 10:15 - How do you treat your servers at restaurants? 11:20 - Where am I, Danny Hoefelmann, at in my current spirituality? 12:50 - Telling my wife I wasn’t sure if I wanted to stay a part of my religion. 14:55 - Why you NEED to take your time with religious decisions 15:50 - What was Dennis’ role in his church and where did he think it would take him? 17:00 - What was the biggest mistake from Dennis the way his marriage ended? 18:05 - Do you have to lose everything when deconstruction your beliefs? 19:40 - What did his kids think of his beliefs changing? How early was he open with his kids? 21:45 - How did I (Danny) start to look at faith in other ways? 23:30 - Why communication with my wife is the most important part of my journey so far! 25:05 - Why I still participate in my religion even when I don’t fully believe in it? 27:15 - Dennis, the typical patriarchy role of the man in the home 30:30 - Can you have spiritual experiences outside of religion? 32:20 - Do you believe in the ”Ultimate Sin?” 33:00 - What I wish more religious people celebrated! 33:30 - What is the opposite of faith? 36:00 - Is it possible to just take the best of things you like in all religions? 39:00 - Why it’s okay to just say, “I don’t know.” 41:00 - What was the positive role of faith in Dennis’ life? 43:38 - What does he currently believe? 45:30 - What to be aware of with “I don’t know” 47:10 - “Desire is the most honest human experience.” 48:30 - How do you balance selfish personal desires and the need for self-care? 51:10 - What do affirmations look like and what does he do for self-care? 55:00 - Why do you have to lose part of yourself to grow? 58:30 - Start of Danny’s religious journey 59:45 - The two mindsets of my beliefs 1:00:56 - Can someone hold the same values and standards once they leave a religion? 1:02:10 - How to hold onto some beliefs while no longer believing in the foundation 1:03:05 - Why I feel obligated to help people who are going through hard times 1:04:55 - What makes Dennis want to run his podcast, “Self To Society” 1:06:15 - How to make sure you’re showing up in the world with Empathy 1:07:44 - What qualities do we admire most about Jesus? 1:09:40 - What I love about religion and spirituality! 1:11:30 - Why I don’t believe it’s my place to impact the testimony of others 1:12:20 - Why do humans doubt? 1:13:00 - Where does shame come from? 1:14:30 - What is the power in acknowledging guilt? 1:15:40 - Why it’s important not to demonize religion after you’ve left it! 1:18:05 - Where can you connect with Dennis Gable? 1:18:20 - What does he do everyday to make himself happy?

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