Solo episodes return with this followup episode to Identity Crisis & Sense of Self (released on Feb 25, 2021). I dive into why community & belonging are not only things we strive for, but actual human NEEDS (according to research by Dr. Brene Brown and others) and why it’s so damn painful when we lose our communities through the process of leaving a religion, getting divorced, or going through a global pandemic. Can/should the communities we had in our former faiths be replaced? How do we find belonging within ourselves? Can we have a community without belonging? I dive into all these questions and more in this episode! Also, #CultureShock Segment is BACK and I’m revealing my first post-Mormon coffee-drinking experience.Listener discretion is advised due to adult language.Follow and Support the Show:https://linktr.ee/theexistentialginger Use My Smile Direct Link & Get A Discount:https://fbuy.io/smileus/q7zf3z5r Angela Morris Community Post:https://www.instagram.com/p/CQJecZtHZdn/ Micah J Murray Community Video: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CLUnk5PjySl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Vox Article on Secular Communities:https://www.vox.com/first-person/2019/6/4/18644764/church-religion-atheism-secularism Quit Mormon Events for Faith Transitions:quitmormon.com/events 10% of 2021 Profits from The Existential Ginger Will be Donated to The Trevor Project (The lovely ladies at Moms and Mayhem Podcast will be matching our donation): https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ This podcast is brought to you by White Horse Media Group:https://therealwhmg.com/