Description: In this raw and unfiltered episode, Shannon Riley unpacks the heavy price of authenticity in a world that rewards performance. Drawing from personal experience, he reflects on how the church he grew up in valued image over honesty and how that culture of performance cost his father his recovery and, eventually, his life.
Shannon exposes the illusion of holiness that hides addiction, pride, and pain behind pulpits and pews, revealing how systems built to save often end up silencing. He also shares the truth behind his upcoming novel, Murder of Crows (releasing this December), a haunting mirror of the modern church and its fear of truth.
This episode is an invitation to stop performing and start living. To choose honesty, even when it’s inconvenient. To believe that authenticity is not rebellion it’s redemption.
Follow, share, and leave a comment about what authenticity means to you. Because healing begins the moment we stop pretending.
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