12. Nothing’s As It Seems: Trauma, Faith, and Spiritual Awakening with Lynn Faust

In this episode of Across the Table, host James Finochio sits down with Lynn Faust, a disabled veteran and spiritual seeker, for a raw and revealing conversation about trauma, healing, belief systems, and the ways societal narratives shape our inner worlds.

Drawing from her personal military experiences, Lynn shares how trauma affected her relationships, her emotional processing, and her worldview—and how spirituality became a path toward healing, self-awareness, and resilience.

The conversation explores sensitive and complex topics, including conspiracy theories, government distrust, shifting cultural narratives, and the emotional fallout of major political events. James and Lynn discuss the tension between Christianity and modern spirituality, how media influences public behavior, and why freedom of speech feels increasingly fragile in today’s culture.

They also reflect on the rise of spiritual deception, the clash between natural healing and pharmaceutical authority, and the shifting gender dynamics associated with the so-called “Age of Aquarius.”

At its core, this episode is a meditation on healing, belief, and personal agency—and the ongoing struggle to maintain humanity, integrity, and awareness in a world shaped by fear, power, and information.

🔑 THEMES & TAKEAWAYS

• Trauma deeply shapes emotional responses, relationships, and identity
• Spirituality can offer pathways to healing beyond traditional paradigms
• Military life leaves lasting psychological and relational impacts
• Conspiracy theories often arise from distrust, not delusion
• Media narratives influence emotion, perception, and behavior
• Christianity is struggling to maintain relevance in a shifting culture
• Freedom of speech and belief systems are increasingly policed
• Major events can be used to justify control and social engineering
• Natural healing faces resistance from institutional narratives
• Awareness and refusal to silence oneself are forms of resistance

🗣️ MEMORABLE QUOTES

“The narrative was too polished.”
 “Nothing’s ever as it seems anymore.”
 “Religion is the opium of the masses.”

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