Flipped Table Theology

Conversation #39: Religious Trauma & Memorial Services

January 17, 2024 Christie Love, Holly Madden, Shurita Thomas-Tate, Rue Lohn, Phil Snider
Conversation #39: Religious Trauma & Memorial Services
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Flipped Table Theology
Conversation #39: Religious Trauma & Memorial Services
Jan 17, 2024
Christie Love, Holly Madden, Shurita Thomas-Tate, Rue Lohn, Phil Snider

*Trigger warning: This podcast talks about death, grief, with some mention of suicide. 

This week, our podcast team was honored with the wisdom of guest, Tiela Creekmore. Tiela is a chaplain at her local hospital and has personally walked through the loss of a loved one. 

Holly shared a poem she wrote at the end of this episode: 



Grief is the winter.
Inside the colorless chill of hours dark,
I know, somehow,
That i will carry you into spring.
Where I will see you rise inside the sun 
And see your  legacy in every bloom 
And you will see me-
Far beyond the me you knew. 
This hope keeps me breathing. 
But my winter is not done holding me 
Here, in the dark,
In this lonely absence of you. 
-Holly Rose 





We hope you are able to find a safe, supportive community in your deconstructing because "no one deserves to deconstruct alone" as we mentioned during week 17. Our Flipped Table Theology Facebook group may be a starting place for you and we encourage anyone who is deconstructing or processing religious trauma to join.

The Flipped Table Theology Podcast is a production of The Flipped Table Collective. You can explore all of the resources, classes, events, and trainings that the Flipped Table Collective has to offer at www.flippedtablecollective.com.

Show Notes

*Trigger warning: This podcast talks about death, grief, with some mention of suicide. 

This week, our podcast team was honored with the wisdom of guest, Tiela Creekmore. Tiela is a chaplain at her local hospital and has personally walked through the loss of a loved one. 

Holly shared a poem she wrote at the end of this episode: 



Grief is the winter.
Inside the colorless chill of hours dark,
I know, somehow,
That i will carry you into spring.
Where I will see you rise inside the sun 
And see your  legacy in every bloom 
And you will see me-
Far beyond the me you knew. 
This hope keeps me breathing. 
But my winter is not done holding me 
Here, in the dark,
In this lonely absence of you. 
-Holly Rose 





We hope you are able to find a safe, supportive community in your deconstructing because "no one deserves to deconstruct alone" as we mentioned during week 17. Our Flipped Table Theology Facebook group may be a starting place for you and we encourage anyone who is deconstructing or processing religious trauma to join.

The Flipped Table Theology Podcast is a production of The Flipped Table Collective. You can explore all of the resources, classes, events, and trainings that the Flipped Table Collective has to offer at www.flippedtablecollective.com.