S2 E18: Dan White Jr: Burnout, Ego, Inner Journey to Healing

Liminal Living

Have you ever been burned out, had PTSD, had an existential crisis? So has our guest for tToday. I talked with Dan White Jr. a church planting strategist with the V3 Movement, co-founder of the Praxis Gathering, author of 4 books, pastor and Church planter for the last 20+ years, as well as co-founding and building The Kineo Renewal and Retreat Center in Puerto Rico from the ground up with his wife Tonya.

Dan has a gentle soul with the gift of healing, which I experienced first hand at a retreat at Kineo. There he delivered his story of pastoring, burning out twice, dealing with CPTSD, struggling with his ego, and recovering to find new vision. He tells his story here today, as well as using his degree in counseling and theology to blend a helpful understanding of a pathway toward your healing.

You can find all of Dan’s materials on his website www.danwhitejr.com

Time Stamps for the episode:

2:20: Introduction
6:52: Deconstructing with Rich Mullins
11:55: Journey out of Fundie Baptist and into Anabaptist
17:17: Entering the Ministry
21:34: Experiencing Abuse and burnout in ministry
26:05: The inner work of Ego exploration
30:36: Diagnosed with CPTSD
36:04: Skimming the Ego with Howard Thurman
41:40: Cracking the Ego open for transformation
45:07: Jung’s 5 foundational needs of the ego
50:36: How to live in the liminal space of a healed ego and a broken world
55:12: Three responses from others to your true self
59:13: Conclusions

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