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The Hidden Teachings of Mary Magdalene and the Radical Love We Were Never Taught
Description
Shownotes
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Exactly what the "witch wound" is and where it lives in your body
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The one thing Layla would change in the Catholic teachings
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Why spiritual lies live inside our bodies as self-hatred
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How spirituality impacts our ability to be a sexual being
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What most people still don't understand about Mary Magdalene
Bio
Meggan Watterson is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Mary Magdalene Revealed. She is a feminist theologian with a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary.
Meggan is the founder of The House of Mary Magdalene, a spiritual community that studies the sacred texts left out of the traditional canon and practices the soul-voice meditation.
Her work has appeared in media outlets such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, HuffPost, TEDxWomen, and Marie Claire.
Meggan's most recent book, The Girl Who Baptized Herself, was recommended by Glennon Doyle in ELLE as "the book that kept me up way too late."
You can follow Meggan's work on Instagram and find her books, meditations, and offerings on her website. Follow Layla!
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Timestamps
00:00:45 - Guest introduction
00:02:36 - The moment the gospel of Mary Magdalene began transforming Meggan's life 00:05:40 - Take your business to the next level with my FREE VITA Coaching Checklist
00:06:20 - Layla explains the messaging that Catholic scripture sends to women
00:12:32 - The shift in Christianity from fighting the unjust to enforcing it
00:19:41 - How distorted teachings contribute to loneliness and alienation
00:24:43 - A sovereign power exists within every person
00:26:36 - The one thing Layla would change in the Catholic teachings
00:33:00 - How experiencing rage helped Meggan finally return to her body
00:36:21 - The original definition of salvation
00:42:46 - We are only ever as far from our power as we are from our own embodiment
00:49:32 - Spiritual lies live inside our bodies as negative self talk and self-rejection
00:58:53 - Meggan shares her experience with sel