So before we begin, I want to ask you something brave: Who — or what — has been your bully?”

“Welcome to Land of Belief. Before we begin, I want to ask you something simple but brave: What — or who — is your bully?Sometimes the loudest bullies aren’t people at all. They’re the thoughts that tell us we’re not enough, the memories that won’t let go, or the fears that keep us small.There are many kinds of prisons in this world, but the prison of wrong thoughts is the hardest one to escape. Here, in this space, we learn to walk out of those prisons — hand in hand with Papa, who calls us by our true name, not our wounds.”

“Tonight’s conversation is inspired in part by the film Mountain Top. In the story, the main character calls God ‘Papa’ and talks about the prisons we build inside our own minds — the prisons of wrong thoughts, shame, or fear.