Podcast appearances and mentions of carly gelsinger

Carly is the author of her book Once You Go In, a cocktail enthusiast, and a mother of three. Carly and I got to know each other during the pandemic when she started dropping off her special craft cocktails at my doorstep! She's ambitious and creative, which is why I wanted to have her on the podcast. To talk all about pursuing passions, the process of writing her book, and how she created this cocktail-book-loving podcast, Huckleberry Gin.Key TakeawaysHer relentless pursuit of writing a book, even when other writers told her she was too young to write a memoir.Following your ambition and wanting it more than anything else.Recognizing when passion fades that it's better for you and others to release it. "I know how I feel when I'm not creating, when I'm not investing myself in something ambitiously creative. I feel this vague emptiness when I'm not. It's like I can't not [create]."Linksinstagram.com/carlygelsingerhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/huckleberry-gin/id1556767205

Books & Cocktails. Cocktails & Books. Is there anything better? (Don't answer that.)In this evocative new podcast, struggling writer and host Carly Gelsinger interviews authors from diverse genres and asks all the questions she's always wanted to. Conversations revolve around the craft of writing, secrets of the writing life, and the "why" behind it all. At the end of each episode, she develops a signature cocktail recipe based on something that inspired her about the book. Pull up a barstool with us on Wednesday mornings.

When Carly Gelsinger was thirteen, she joined Pine Canyon Assemblies of God, a radical evangelical church in rural Monterey County. For years, she was “on fire for God,” speaking in tongues, slaying demons, and following her angry and abusive pastor’s every word. Only when her life literally burned to the ground did she start to make the choices that would lead her to leave the church several years later. In Once You Go In: A Memoir of Radical Faith, Gelsinger tells the story of the lengths she was willing to go to in order to belong with candor and vulnerability. In this episode, I talk to Carly about Once You Go In and the challenges of converting her painful and deeply personal experiences into a story she would share with the world. I hope you enjoy it. Special Guest: Carly Gelsinger.

Carly Gelsinger lives in the Bay Area with her husband and two (soon to be three!) daughters. She teaches memoir and loves helping people tell their stories. She is the author of Once You Go In: A Memoir of Radical Faith.How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

My guest today grew up in a cult and tells her story in her memoir, Once You Go In: A Memoir of Radical Faith. We talk about why adolescents and teenagers are particularly drawn to community, supernatural experiences, and what it looks like to parent teens without taking advantage of their vulnerabilities. Carly recently had a piece on Huffington Post go viral in which she talks about purity culture and how it leads to big swaths of evangelicals who support Brett Kavanaugh—we discuss how purity culture was a big part of her cult and how it still impacts her till this day. Carly and I share shenanigans of growing up evangelical, where we are spiritually these days, and how she’s parenting her kids having lived the life she had. She’s full of joy and hope despite surviving a cult, and today, she’s a tired mama but she’s more real than ever. I hope you enjoy our conversation.   Links (affiliate linkes included, clicking and purchasing supports Parenting Forward Podcast at no extra cost to you):   Carly’s website - https://carlygelsingerauthor.com I Know Why Evangelicals Support Brett Kavanaugh. I was Raised to do the Same. - HuffingtonPost piece by Carly Gelsinger - https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/brett-kavanaugh-evangelical-women_us_5bb3a28de4b0ba8bb211985b Carly’s book - https://amzn.to/2Cei0RS Deborah Jian Lee - Rescuing Jesus: How People of Color, Women & Queer Christians are Reclaiming Evangelicalism - https://amzn.to/2CgSPyr Addie Zierman - When We Were On Fire - https://amzn.to/2yCbj90 Evolving Faith Webcast - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/evolving-faith-tickets-44482953712   Join us at the Parenting Forward Patreon Team - https://www.patreon.com/cindywangbrandt   EPISODE CREDITS: If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment. He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com 

Carly Gelsinger is the author of the upcoming memoir "Once You Go In," a powerful story of shipwrecked faith. We got the early scoop and are excited to bring you this conversation with a former Pentecostal who is finding a new way.