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Bobbi Becker

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In this week’s Safe Home Podcast, Beth talks with Rev. Bobbi Becker, the Senior Minister and Spiritual Director at Namasté Center for Spiritual Living in Long Beach, California. In this episode, Bobbi tells her story of  being a gay New Thought minister who grew up in the Mormon church and whose whole family was touched by addiction and mental health issues. You will be inspired by her commitment to her own spiritual growth which included the acceptance of her sexual orientation. She is not afraid to speak out and take action within social structures about women’s rights and LGBTQ+ rights. You will find out what saved her from the addiction route that many of her family members took. =============== 💌 Sign up for our Safe Home Families email list: http://eepurl.com/hVIAVX =============== RESOURCES: Bobbi’s information:  Bobbi’s email: revbobbi@namastecsl.org Bobbi’s church’s website: https://namastecsl.org/  Resource mentioned in the episode:  Nacho Kids - support group for step parents: https://nachokids.com/  Other Resources:  Other Parents Like Me -  https://www.facebook.com/other.parents.like.me Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens: https://heatherrosscoaching.com/ Find a Tele-Therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling  =============== Safe Home is created by Joseph Nakao and Beth Syverson Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson Email questions or comments to Safe Home at Hello@SafeHomeFamilies.com Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube Support Safe Home on Patreon: Patreon.com/SafeHome www.SafeHomeFamilies.com =============== TIME STAMPS: 1:18 Bobbi’s unique childhood 2:44 Being raised in the Mormon church 5:00 Bobbi’s excommunication 10:36 Coming out as gay and getting involved in diversity training 13:46 Bobbi’s mother’s mental health trifecta and family secrets 20:01 How Bobbi escaped her family’s dysfunction 22:36 Where Bobbi found support as a young adult 25:30 What are you giving power to? 26:25 Bobbi lost 2 brothers to addiction and mental illness 30:18 How Bobbi’s 2 surviving siblings are doing 33:54 How Bobbi avoided addiction to substances 37:25 Bobbi’s transition from corporate executive to minister 39:05 How Bobbi’s life has affected her parenting 44:59 Dealing with family trauma 47:06 The best thing parents of struggling teens can do--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/safe-home-podcast/message

In this week’s Safe Home Podcast, Beth talks with Rev. Bobbi Becker, the Senior Minister and Spiritual Director at Namasté Center for Spiritual Living in Long Beach, California. In this episode, Bobbi tells her story of  being a gay New Thought minister who grew up in the Mormon church and whose whole family was touched by addiction and mental health issues. You will be inspired by her commitment to her own spiritual growth which included the acceptance of her sexual orientation. She is not afraid to speak out and take action within social structures about women’s rights and LGBTQ+ rights. You will find out what saved her from the addiction route that many of her family members took. =============== 💌 Sign up for our Safe Home Families email list: <a href="http://eepurl.com/hVIAVX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://eepurl.com/hVIAVX</a> =============== RESOURCES: Bobbi’s information: <ul> <li>Bobbi’s email: <a href="mailto:revbobbi@namastecsl.org">revbobbi@namastecsl.org</a></li> <li>Bobbi’s church’s website: <a href="https://namastecsl.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://namastecsl.org/</a></li> </ul> Resource mentioned in the episode: <ul> <li>Nacho Kids - support group for step parents: <a href="https://nachokids.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nachokids.com/</a></li> </ul> Other Resources: <ul> <li>Other Parents Like Me - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/other.parents.like.me" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.facebook.com/other.parents.like.me</a></li> <li>Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens:<a href="https://heatherrosscoaching.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://heatherrosscoaching.com/</a></li> <li>Find a Tele-Therapist:<a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling</a></li> </ul> =============== Safe Home is created by Joseph Nakao and Beth Syverson Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson Email questions or comments to Safe Home at Hello@SafeHomeFamilies.com Find us on<a href="https://www.facebook.com/SafeHomePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Facebook</a>,<a href="https://www.instagram.com/safe_home_podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Instagram</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/SafeHomePod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Twitter</a>, and<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYoW-LxFFes2EX71ENcFVCQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> YouTube</a> Support Safe Home on<a href="https://patreon.com/safehome" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Patreon</a>: <a href="http://Patreon.com/SafeHome" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/SafeHome</a> <a href="http://www.safehomefamilies.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.SafeHomeFamilies.com</a> =============== TIME STAMPS: 1:18 Bobbi’s unique childhood 2:44 Being raised in the Mormon church 5:00 Bobbi’s excommunication 10:36 Coming out as gay and getting involved in diversity training 13:46 Bobbi’s mother’s mental health trifecta and family secrets 20:01 How Bobbi escaped her family’s dysfunction 22:36 Where Bobbi found support as a young adult 25:30 What are you giving power to? 26:25 Bobbi lost 2 brothers to addiction and mental illness 30:18 How Bobbi’s 2 surviving siblings are doing 33:54 How Bobbi avoided addiction to substances 37:25 Bobbi’s transition from corporate executive to minister 39:05 How Bobbi’s life has affected her parenting 44:59 Dealing with family trauma 47:06 The best thing parents of struggling teens can do--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/safe-home-podcast/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/safe-home-podcast/message</a>

A Courageous Spiritual Journey with Bobbi Becker - Ep 49