Women in Religion with Therapist Hannah Brents, Reverend Lexi Boudreaux, and Rabbinical Student Ashira Boxman

In this special episode, we break the cycle of religious trauma with Therapist Hanna Brents, Rabbinical Student Ashira Boxman, and Reverend Lexi Bourdreaux. This panel of women takes it all the way back to the old testament as they unveil how women were written in the spiritual texts and how it continues to affect women in religious standings today. Get ready to ask yourself the question: What does FAITH mean to you? Listen to Today's Episode to Learn About: -how women are written in religious text historically -how peoples interpretation of the text can often harm women in religious spaces -creating a dialogue between the different subsections of a religion -how does it feel like to be a woman in a religious space -how religious trauma shows up in Hannah’s patients -being confident is key -how to define god (their pronouns, their being) -being okay with the uncertainty -personal prayer -should religion be modernized? -coming at this conversation through a lens of religious trauma -how to find progressive spaces of worship SYNC UP WITH HANNAH: INSTAGRAM- @theologytherapist WEBSITE- www.safetalktherapy.com WHO IS HANNAH? Hannah Brents is a therapist with a private practice in Massachusetts. She specializes in trauma, religious harm, and anxiety. She has a background in religious studies, yoga, and meditation. In her off time, she is an avid knitter, traveler, and skier of baby slopes. SYNC UP WITH ASHIRA: INSTAGRAM - @everydayrabbi WHO IS ASHIRA? Ashira Boxman is a fourth-year rabbinical student on the New York campus of Hebrew Union College. Prior to beginning her studies at HUC-JIR, Ashira attended Florida State University where she studied Family and Child Sciences and Social Work. SYNC UP WITH LEXI: INSTAGRAM- @rev.lexi WHO IS REVEREND LEXI? Lexi is from the Boston area, having lived and worked in the area as a clinical research coordinator and financial accounting manager after receiving a B.A. in Classics from Boston College. After graduating from Harvard Divinity School, she has been serving UCC churches in Massachusetts and New Hampshire and is currently serving as the Pastor of First Congregational Church of Hopkinton, NH UCC.