Staying Close When Beliefs Change: A Conversation with Tucker Boyle

In this episode, I’m joined by Tucker Boyle for a beautiful and honest conversation about faith journeys, faith crisis, and how to stay connected to the people we love when their beliefs begin to shift.

Tucker shares his own experience of moving through a difficult faith crisis while serving as a seminary teacher and church leader, and how that journey helped him understand faith, questions, nervous system regulation, and Jesus in a deeper way.

We talk about what often happens inside parents when a child shares doubts or steps away from the faith tradition they were raised in. Fear can rise quickly, and when our nervous system goes into fight, flight, or shutdown, it becomes much harder to respond with curiosity, compassion, and love.

Tucker offers such wise insight on how to create safety in these conversations, how to repair when we respond from fear, and why our relationship with our children does not have to be dependent on believing the same things.

We also talk about:

How faith can change and mature over time

Why questions are not a threat to God

What young adults often need when they share a faith struggle

How parents can regulate their own fear before responding

Why “at least stay close to Jesus” may not land the way we hope

How to build connection in new ways when religious intimacy changes

How Jesus can still be present in every stage of the journey

This conversation is tender, thoughtful, and full of hope. Whether you are navigating your own faith questions or loving someone who is, I think you’ll find comfort and guidance here.

Resources Mentioned

You can learn more about Tucker at:

Harmony Road Retreats: harmonyroadretreats.com

Tucker Boyle: tuckerboyle.com

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