Ep. 22: Nourishing Your Soul with Reina Rose
Show Notes
Episode Summary
Fed up with superficial religion but also feeling empty from pursuing pleasure as the highest virtue, Reina Rose (host of the Roku TV show Soul Nutrition) began searching for a new way to fill her soul. In our conversation with her, she tells us what she discovered on her journey, how she nourishes her soul, and what spirituality looks like for her today, as well as offers some tips for how to find spiritual nourishment when the Church is no longer a safe option.
Bio
International best-selling author (Sin Tastes Good: Nourishing Your Soul in an Empty-Calorie World) and host of the Roku TV show Soul Nutrition, Reina Rose shares with readers and audiences alike the various ways of nourishing the soul. Digging deep into what truly satisfies the inner life, Reina takes ancient wisdom and distills it into practical tools that modern audiences can easily implement. Covering topics from stress management and meditation to prayer and personal awareness, Reina leads her audiences on a journey toward personal and spiritual fulfillment.
Follow Reina on Instagram (@reina_rose_tv), Twitter (@reinarosetv), and Facebook (@reinarosetv), and check out her show.
Quotables
“Those who seek will find. And if we seek truth, we’ll find truth. And if we seek to affirm our own beliefs, we’ll find that too.” (tweet this)
“Jesus never got angry at sins of weakness, like purity. He got angry at sins of the heart, like hatred and hard-heartedness.” (tweet this)
“Our relationship with God is going to be like the ocean waves. It’s going to go in and go out, it’s going to feel—not be—distant at times.” (tweet this)
“There’s such a thing as spiritual privilege, i.e. not being traumatized by the Church, being allowed to question, not being brought up in fear of sexuality.” (tweet this)
“It’s very challenging to only get your spiritual nourishment from the Church, if that’s even possible. It really has to be something that you seek.” (tweet this)
“The way to nourish the soul is to slow down, to ask questions, to give God your doubts.” (tweet this)
“People allowing religion and spirituality to be messy and complicated gives me a lot of hope.” (tweet this)
Timestamps and References
[03:51]—Reina’s faith background and how she ditched her pharisaical faith for a more genuine one
[12:16]—What Reina means when she talks about the “soul”
[15:48]—How Reina defines “sin” and why it’s important to talk about it
[20:14]—Dr. Carol Dweck (not Dwight, sorry) Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
[24:20]—How Reina found her way out of superficial religion and what she found instead
[30:43]—Is it possible to nourish your soul outside of church, if church isn’t a place you feel safe in anymore?
[36:33]—Where to look for spiritual nourishment outside of Church if you don’t know where to look
[43:35]—What gives Reina hope for the future of faith
[45:40]—Fun Rapid Fire questions
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Credits
This episode was produced by The Sophia Society. Music is by Faith in Foxholes, and sound engineering is by Joshua Mudge.
