Shift Happens

This week, Joe talk to Alyssa Aviles. You might know her better on social media as The Lovely Lyss. Alyssa specializes in website funnels, Canva and marketing some of the more popular brands in the United States. But she is also a deconstructed, exvangelical.

Alyssa talks about her upbringing in the conservative church and how circumstances forced her to confront much of what she believed. Her story is a testament to how the arts and creativity paints a much different picture of the Divine than the one many of us grew up with.

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