Podcast appearances and mentions of maggie rowe

Today our guest is Maggie Rowe, former writer on Arrested Development and author of Sin Bravely, a book about her experiences with moral scrupulosity, or sin-focused OCD. We talk a lot about OCD on this show, so here's a guest who wrote an entire book about growing up with religious obsessions! She'll tell us about her first obsessions about what was and was not sin, how she started to analyze the Bible with a critical mind to try to understand how to avoid hell, and how her parents tried to help but her church leaders didn't understand OCD and made it worse. We'll talk about the compulsions she would engage in to make sure she was being the right amount of righteous, how she checked herself into a treatment facility for Christians, the incorrect diagnosis of bulimia she received, and how she finally got diagnosed with moral scrupulosity and began getting the treatment she actually needed. Trust Me is sponsored by ZocDoc! Stop putting off those doctors appointments! Go to ZocDoc.com/trustme to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor TODAY! BUY OUR MERCH!! bit.ly/trustmemerch Got your own story about cults, extreme belief, or abuse of power? Leave a voicemail or text us at 347-86-TRUST (347-868-7878) OR shoot us an email at TrustMePod@gmail.com INSTAGRAM: @TrustMePodcast @oohlalola @meaganelizabeth11 TWITTER: @TrustMeCultPod @ohlalola @baberahamhicks TIKTOK: @TrustMeCultPodcast

Maggie Rowe is an author, writer, director, & producer. Her memoir, Sin Bravely: A Memoir of Spiritual Disobedience, was named to NPR's Best Books of 2017. In this episode, we speak to Maggie about her childhood where she describes being tormented by the fear of Hell and not being truly saved. At 19 years old she admitted herself to an 'evangelical psychiatric institution' where she found an unlikely ally who encouraged her to break free of the fears that held her back, and to go forth and 'sin bravely'.   Maggie's links: Maggie Rowe's website Sin Bravely: A Memoir of Spiritual Disobedience Easy Street: A Story of Redemption from Myself   If this episode raised issues or concerns for you or someone near to you, please contact Lifeline Australia - 13 11 14 - Crisis Support. -- Transcript of the episode is here. Podcast links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf  Doubting your beliefs? Have questions about changing or leaving your faith? You are not alone and Recovering from Religion is here to help. Please visit: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/ 

Are you the type of person who says, “I'm the type of person who…”? This week Guest host Maggie Rowe tells us about a recent experience where she challenged herself, and answered the call for “able-bodied” volunteers at the Zen Center to help move some rather large items. Annabelle recounts a cohabitation-with-the-boyfriend tiny victory that marks a new milestone in her life.  Plus, a hotline caller might be great at something she's never done.Things You Should Stop Worrying About This WeekSlipping on prosciuttoPigs gathering sticksThis episode is sponsored by…Microdose GummiesMicrodose Gummies deliver perfect, entry-level doses of THC that help you feel just the right amount of good. To get free shipping & 30% off your first order, go to Microdose.com, and use code TINYDo YOU have a tiny victory to share? Call the Tiny Victories Hotline: (323) 285-1675We want folks to share their tiny victories on our hotline because, frankly, we'll assume we're just talking into the void every week and nothing matters. Prove us wrong. Did you finally do that thing you were putting off? Tiny victory! Reconnect with someone you haven't been in touch with for ages? Victory! We only ask that you try to keep messages to under a minute so we're able to play it on the show.If you prefer, you can record a tiny victory on your phone and then email us the audio. Email: TinyVictories@maximumfun.orgHOW TO @ USTwitter@GetTinyPod@LAGurwitch@ImLauraHouse@Swish (producer Laura Swisher)Instagram@GetTinyPod

I met today's guest, Maggie Rowe, at the 2023 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. I enjoyed chatting with her between speakers and taking her class. I truly enjoyed reading Maggie's devotional, This Life We Share: 52 reflections on journeying well with God and others. I knew from the first sentence of the Introduction: "Let's take a road trip!" that Maggie and I likely have a love for journeys in common.Later in the Introduction, Maggie wrote, "The word of God will serve as our map." I could hardly contain my excitement as a map represents the Word of God in my book, Challenges Won't Stop Me! As I read through the devotion topics (anxiety, peace, joy, waiting, gratitude, friendship, parenting, hospitality, faith, prayer, etc.), I realized she covered topics that would interest a person in all stages of life, both male and female. In this episode, Maggie and I discuss two devotion topics that related to overcoming challenges. In the devotion, "Reflection 8: Finding Peace in the Midst of Pain," she shares how a tour guide during a trip to Israel explained the definition of Gethsemane, which is gath (press) and shemen (oil). When Jesus was being crucified, the weight of all sin pressed heavily on Him.While we won't face the challenge of crucifixion, most of have experienced the weight of our challenges pressing heavily on us. Maggie shared how we can experience God's peace during pain.In the devotion, "Reflection 10: God Writes Straight by Broken Lines," Maggie shares this quote by Ann Voskamp: "The seed breaks to give us the wheat. The soil breaks to give us the crop, the sky breaks to give us the rain, the wheat breaks to give us the bread. And the bread breaks to give us the feast." It's in the breaking that we grow.My favorite part of this devotion is the Portuguese phrase, Deus escreve certo por linhas tortas, which translates, "God makes straight by broken lines." I love what Maggie shares about this phrase and how it relates to facing challenges and fighting to overcome them.This Life We Share: 52 reflections on journeying well with God and others and Maggie's other book, Life Is Sweet Y'all: Wit and Wisdom with a Side of Sass, are available on Amazon and wherever books are sold.Learn more about Maggie and connect with her at www.maggierowe.com.Be sure to enter the drawing for a copy of Maggie's book, This Life We Share, by subscribing to her website at www.maggierowe.com between August 23, 2023 and September 1, 2023. A winner will be announced on September 1, 2023!

A podcast where we share sixty seconds of inspiration to help you create a kinder, gentler world faster than the speed of heartbreak. We believe that kindness needs to be the number one cherished idea in the world today. So, we created a show that adds one sweet droplet of goodness into the ocean of your life - every day.  #onekindmoment #kindness #kindnessquotes #kind Yesterday by John Hobart - Music Design by Jason Inc. https://brucewaynemclellan.com/    

You know what goes well with a difficult divorce? A dance party. But don't think it's a matter of simply throwing a dance party, because that's now how this works. Annabelle and guest host Maggie Rowe give us the anatomy of a spontaneous dance party.Things You Should Stop Worrying About This WeekHaving a ‘Lazy Girl' jobThe Smithsonian's ill-gotten brains This episode is sponsored by…Microdose GummiesMicrodose Gummies deliver perfect, entry-level doses of THC that help you feel just the right amount of good. To get free shipping & 30% off your first order, go to Microdose.com, and use code TINY  Do YOU have a tiny victory to share?  Call the Tiny Victories Hotline: (323) 285-1675We want folks to share their tiny victories on our hotline because, frankly, we'll assume we're just talking into the void every week and nothing matters. Prove us wrong. Did you finally do that thing you were putting off? Tiny victory! Reconnect with someone you haven't been in touch with for ages? Victory! We only ask that you try to keep messages to under a minute so we're able to play it on the show.If you prefer, you can record a tiny victory on your phone and then email us the audio. Email: TinyVictories@maximumfun.orgHOW TO @ USTwitter@GetTinyPod@LAGurwitch@ImLauraHouse@Swish (producer Laura Swisher)Instagram@GetTinyPod

A podcast where we share sixty seconds of inspiration to help you create a kinder, gentler world faster than the speed of heartbreak. We believe that kindness needs to be the number one cherished idea in the world today. So, we created a show that adds one sweet droplet of goodness into the ocean of your life - every day.  #onekindmoment #kindness #kindnessquotes #kind Yesterday by John Hobart - Music Design by Jason Inc. https://brucewaynemclellan.com/    

The Marvelous Maggie Rowe is  a Los Angeles-based writer who has written for such shows as “Arrested Development” and one of my favorites, the wildly underrated Netflix series “Flaked.”  She's also a screenwriter, a producer, an actress and author who has been on this podcast before after the publication of her first book “Sin Bravely.” Maggie now makes her triumphal return to the Thinking God podcast, to talk about her new book “Easy Street: A Story of Redemption from Myself,” and is, as always, delightful, warm and entertaining.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review a pair of memoirs about two very interesting couples: "Easy Street" by Maggie Rowe and "Gay Bar" by Jeremy Atherton Lin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Author Maggie Rowe, @ThisMaggieRowe, shares her story of growing up an Evangelical with Pure OCD and an obsessive fear of going to hell. She and Paul also engage in the podcast's first “Envy Off”. Be sure to check Maggie's new book, Easy Street.Buy Maggie's Book Easy Street hereFind out more about Maggie at www.MaggieRoweAuthor.comFollow her on Twitter @ThisMaggieRoweSupport Our Sponsors!This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental Must be 18. For those under 18 you will be redirected to or can go directly to TeenCounseling at www.teencounseling.com WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST______________________Subscribe via iTunes and leave a review. It costs nothing. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mental-illness-happy-hour/id427377900?mt=2—————————————————————————Spread the word via social media. It costs nothing.Our website is www.mentalpod.com our FB is www.Facebook.com/mentalpod and our Twitter and Instagram are both @Mentalpod --------------------------------------------------------Become a much-needed Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/mentalpod Become a one-time or monthly donor via Paypal or Zelle (make payment to mentalpod@gmail.com)------------------------------------------------------------------------------Try Our Sponsor's Products/Services---------------------------------------------------See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Maggie Rowe is the author of Easy Street: A Story of Redemption from Myself. We discuss Envy, one of the 7 deadly sins, and who are we? Do we really […]

Author and actress Maggie Rowe (@thismaggierowe) returns to the show to chat with Matt, Andy and Jesse about her new book Easy Street: A Story of Redemption from Myself, as well as a black hole igniting a star formation, the recent sale of the Full House/Manson House, progress on the James Webb telescope, the impending crash of the ISS in 2031, a SpaceX rocket crashing into the moon, a look at what a flat Earth would actually be like and the actual definition of a scientific theory. This episode is brought to you by Manscaped, offering Probably Science listeners 20% off and free shipping by using the promo code PROBABLY

S4 EP.03 – Maggie Rowe is a national speaker, dramatist, blogger, former publicist with Tyndale House Publishers, and an author who has contributed to more than ten books, including numerous devotional Bibles. Maggie released her first book at age 67 last year–a gem titled The Life We Share. As Maggie shares her life with us you will find that she's a gem as well. Grab a coffee or tea and get ready to be inspired and encouraged.

Psychotherapist Meg Curtin Rey-Bear guest hosts a roundtable with fellow therapists Maggie Rowe, a clinical social worker and certified child life specialist, and Ingrid Price, a licensed mental health counselor and a child mental health specialist. It’s a tough, wide-ranging, but ultimately hopeful conversation about what kids and parents are going through. Content warning: includes frank discussions about self-harm and suicidal ideation among young people. Previous pandemic mental health contentPODCAST: Analyze This (Pandemic)PRINT: Ten-ish tips for thriving through another tough season Get full access to RANGE at www.rangemedia.co/subscribe

​Older women often feel unseen and unheard. They feel consigned to the margins of life rather than being in the middle of the stories we elevate in our culture. Is that true? Maggie believes it is because she’s lived it. She had the courage to talk about her observations. You’ll hear her story and discover Maggie’s good news on Chris Fabry Live.  Maggie Rowe's TEDx Talk

The Coffee Break is the daily Christian talk and local events program on Hope Radio KCMI 97.1FM serving the Scottsbluff, NE area. Tune in for interviews with authors, musicians, pastors, and others in the Christian community and our local area! Visit our website: www.kcmifm.com Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kcmifm Theme Music: "Life of Riley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode, I talk to Tara Tomlinson, a woman who was indoctrinated into Non-Denominational Fundamentalist Evangelicalism, and suffered from trauma because of it. Tara was brave enough to share with us her “normal” upbringing, and takes us on a journey along an “underlying river of religion” that connects everyone in her story. What Tara shares may shock you, or you may just simply be moved by it, or maybe listening to Tara’s story will help you begin your own (what Tara calls) “deconstruction.” Photography helped Tara. She says that photography helps create peace, and she finds and creates security through the art. She’s now an amazing photographer of weddings and portraits. Check out her website: www.taratomlinson.com. Thank you for listening.

Today, Jenn is welcoming Maggie Rowe to the show today.     Mentioned in this episode: The story of Elisha and the widow The story of the woman who anointed Jesus with oil Luke 1:45 CLICK HERE to sign up for Jenn’s course   Connect with Maggie: Website ~ Instagram ~ Facebook  This Life We Share by Maggie Rowe Connect with Jenn: Instagram ~ Facebook ~ Website DONATE to Coming Alive Ministries

Imagine setting up your home office while your kids are doing their online schooling in another room. Welcome to the future of work!  In this episode, I’m interviewing the amazing digital strategist and copywriter Maggie Rowe. Maggie works with small businesses and entrepreneurs in digital marketing, and she’s been working from home for six years now.  Today, she shares about what it’s like to do remote work and how it might help you and your family as you navigate the upcoming year. We'll dive deeper into these concepts: The challenges of a home office and a homeschool house Family routines and business routines we need to adopt in these new times Technical challenges when working/studying from home Why you should consider hiring remote employees Thoughts for you as a leader: Compassion and empathy: Working from home is a new concept for a lot of people so it’s going to take patience and compassion, and understand that people are doing the best they can. Now for some action steps: Download this free PDF  Three Steps You Need for a More Productive Workday   Resources: Maggie’s website: https://www.maggiemrowe.com/ TeamSnap https://www.teamsnap.com/   Connect with Me: LinkedIn Facebook   Please leave a Rating and Review:Since this podcast is new, I’m asking for Apple Podcasts reviews. Reviews help others discover and learn what Leading the Factory Forward is all about. I thank you so much for being here and I’ll see ya next time on Leading the Factory Forward. — Lynn   *** 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 

Inspirational author Maggie Wallem Rowe shares personal reflections and powerful stories in her new book, "This Life We Share," which was endorsed by Bible teacher Beth Moore. In this episode with host Chris Johnson, Rowe offers her insights on living well with God and others on life's journey.

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When the COVID-19 pandemic first began shuttering doors across America along with many other parts of the world, I read an editorial suggesting that we shouldn’t be concerned about being productive during weeks of isolation. But as weeks turn into months, few of us are content binge-watching Netflix or cleaning out closets. Time is the most finite resource we have. As a woman in ministry, I pray daily, “Oh, Lord, let me use my time wisely and well!” Copyright 2020, Maggie Wallem Rowe, author of This Life We Share: 52 Reflections on Journeying Well with God and Others

In the secluded canyons of Hollywood, Sands Hall—a young woman from a literary family striving to forge her own way as an artist—finds herself increasingly drawn toward the certainty that Scientology appears to offer. Her time in the Church, the 1980s, includes the secretive illness and death of its founder, L. Ron Hubbard, and the ascension of David Miscavige. In Reclaiming My Decade Lost in Scientology, Hall compellingly reveals what drew her into the religion—what she found intriguing and useful—and how she came to confront its darker sides and escape. Hall is in conversation with Maggie Rowe, who has performed in and produced the Com­edy Central stage show sitnspin, Los Angeles’s longest running spoken-word show, having taken the reins from creator Jill Soloway in 2002.

From the Litquake archive! In this recording from our 2018 festival, the Bay Area’s long-running Porchlight storytelling series returns with "advice"-themed tales from Steve Almond, Dickson Lam, Sands Hall, Sisonke Msimang, Maggie Rowe, and Betty Charbonnet Reid Soskin, the nation's oldest park ranger. This event was co-hosted by Arline Klatte and Beth Lisick, and recorded live at the Swedish American Hall on October 15, 2018. Litquake's 20th anniversary festival will take place October 10-19, 2019. For all the latest updates, follow us @litquake on Facebook and Twitter!  

Maggie Rowe is the author of Sin Bravely: A Memoir of Spiritual Disobedience. She also produces Sit ‘n’ Spin, the longest running spoken word show every third Thursday on at the […]

Who is Maggie Rowe: Maggie Rowe is a Libra with a rising sign of beauty. Maggie a writer/performer living in Los Angeles with her husband and dog. She started out as an actress (My IMDB profile) and then shifted her focus to writing. She’s written screenplays for several films including (Bright Day! and Out West,) for television shows (Flaked and Arrested Development,) created stage productions (Hollywood Hell House, Hollywood Purity Ball, Lawyer Cop Doctors, and Pretty Good Show), edited a book of personal essays (Dirty Laundry,) and founded a religion (Pyrasphere.) She’s produced and regularly performed in the spoken word show sitnspin (created by Jill Soloway) at the Comedy Central stage for the last fourteen years. Her memoir Sin Bravely:  A Memoir of Spiritual Disobedience is being published by Softskull Press in January 2017. maggieroweauthor.com Books: Click here Website: Click here.   Favorite Career Highlight: Writing and acting in Bright Day!   What did you learn about playing Goss: I learned I deserve to be pain and disappointment free.   Have you ever done yoga or eaten kale? Yes, at the same time.   What is Pryrasphere: Hollywoods fastest growing religion. Pryasphere   Special Episode moments: Talking about the King of Burgers and how he saw the dawning of a new age. Link to get your very own Polar Jade Nephrite Jade Egg Go get your free "be happier than all your friends morning routine" over here --> Project Woo Woo Listen to Lisa's other podcasts at Love Bites & Honestly Lisa  

This is part of an interview I did with the writer, performer and cult leader Maggie Rowe originally done for my Patreon page. Maggie is an actress, writer and performer. Maggie has written screenplays for films including Bright Day! and Out West, for TV shows such as Flaked and Arrested Development, and created the stage productions for Hollywood Hell House, Hollywood Purity Ball, Lawyer Cop Doctors, and Pretty Good Show). She has also edited a book of personal essays called Dirty Laundry, and even founded a satirical religion called Pyrasphere. In addition to all this she has produced and regularly performed in the spoken word show sitnspin (created by Jill Soloway) at the Comedy Central stage. Her latest book is called Sin Bravely: A Memoir of Spiritual Disobedience.

Rebroadcast of podcast with writer, comedian and always fascinating Maggie Rowe. Since this interview, Season Two of "Flaked" has aired, and it finished well. Buy her book. If, as Anne Lamott writes, laughter is the carbonated form of the Holy Spirit, Maggie Rowe is a major distributor of divine carbonation for the third member of the trinity, something for which we can all be grateful. (And for the record), though she worried at one point she was getting close, Maggie has never managed to blaspheme her bubbly supplier. As writer, comedian, actor and the author of "Sin Bravely: My Great Escape from Evangelical Hell," she brings some serious fun to the Thinking God Podcast. You may have seen her in such movies as "Ocean's Thirteen" or "Fun With Dick and Jane," or the monster television series "Arrested Development," a show for which she is also a writer. And for 15 years she has been a key part of the Comedy Central show "Sit 'N' Spin." Maggie is currently writing for the wonderful series "Flaked," which is available on Netflix.  She is also someone who has found a path of recovery from misgued religion to a place of faith and hope, which makes her the perfect guest.

In this episode, Erika Crespo talks to us about her love of writing, how she found her tribe of people to work with and encouraging people to not be so afraid. Enjoy the show! Show Notes: 3:49: Why writing is Erika's first love.  5:52: Where the name Stretch Synergy came from. 10:03: "Drive, Passion, Guts" 18:10: How Erika found her tribe of people to work with. 23:05: How Erika handles her critics. 24:45: "And This Too Shall Pass." 27:10: "Don't Be So Afraid" 29:50: New habits that have helped Erika 34:09: Thoughts on the hottest social media platform at the moment. How to contact Erika: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Book Recommendations (Affiliate Links included) The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot (poem) To Dance With The White Dog by Terry Kay Sin Bravely by Maggie Rowe

If you like to record video content but you know your audience is on Facebook, what should you do? Here to answer that question, and so much more about content creation for speakers is our very own Maggie Rowe! Maggie is a friend of mine and is also a member of the support team at The Speaker Lab. Behind the scenes she's been helping us create our content, including our blog posts, emails and other projects. She's an expert at writing for speakers, and content creation in general. On this edition of The Speaker Lab Maggie will be sharing how to write your speaking bio, how to create the most impactful titles for your speeches and descriptions as well as how to choose which platform to connect with your audience and why you should meet them wherever they are online. Join us to hear all of those great nuggets from Maggie today on The Speaker Lab! THE FINER DETAILS OF THIS SHOW:    Which aspects of your bio are most important? What is the cardinal sin most people commit? What communicates credibility to a potential decision-maker? What are the three aspects necessary for an engaging talk title? What should be included in your talk description? How important is it to get feedback from your actual target market? What is best: to be on a platform you like or a platform your audience uses? How often should you communicate with your audience? And so much more!   EPISODE RESOURCES Maggie Rowe's website Maggie Rowe on Facebook Maggie Rowe on Instagram Maggie Rowe on Twitter 7 Proven Steps to Finding And Booking Paid Speaking Engagements The Speaker Lab Summit The Speaker Lab Facebook group Top Speakers Tips Ready for more speakers? Join our free speaker workshop Got questions? Send them in here Email me! Subscribe on iTunes, and leave us a rating or review

Maggie Rowe has written for shows like Arrested Development and has run a 15-year live show for Comedy Central (a show that was founded by Jill Soloway, of Transparent). She's recently published an affecting memoir (being developed into a pilot for Showtime) of her terror of hell as a young woman that led to a stay in an evangelical psychiatric unit and an ultimate epiphany. Tom, Dave and guest host Ali Borger Germann chat with her about her journey both then and since.

Author Maggie Rowe (Sin Bravely- A Memoir of Spiritual Disobedience) talks about being raised Southern Baptist and going to an evangelical psychiatric institute in order to NOT go to hell. Here's a few links to help you get the most out of Story Worthy- if you're listening on an iPhone, all you need to do is tap the cover art while the show is playing, and you'll see the episode notes, including the links. There is one to subscribe, http://bit.ly/2eSlJZw please do! There's one to our Facebook page and to our email address. We'd love to hear from you, either there, or on our survey at wondery.com/survey. You'll also find some special deals courtesy of our sponsors like Hello Fresh (promo code STORY30) ThirdLove, Story Worth, Casper Mattress, LeTote, and Audible (promo code STORYWORTHY). It's good karma guys! See our Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and our California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Maggie Rowe grew up as an evangelical Christian in the suburbs of Chicago. And for reasons we'll get into, when she was 19, she landed in a Christian mental health center where she spent three months. While parts of that experience were disturbing, some of it actually helped her eventually walk away from Christianity. She's now a comedy writer who has worked on the show Arrested Development and currently works on Netflix's Flaked. Her book is called Sin Bravely: A Memoir of Spiritual Disobedience. I spoke with her about the "spiritual terrorism" of teaching kids about Hell, what someone with a Christian upbringing notices in a comedy writers' room, and how long it took to finally overcome her faith-based guilt.

Author Maggie Rowe (Sin Bravely- A Memoir of Spiritual Disobedience) talks about being raised Southern Baptist and going to an evangelical psychiatric institute in order to NOT go to hell. Here’s a few links to help you get the most out of Story Worthy- if you’re listening on an iPhone, all you need to do is tap the cover art while the show is playing, and you’ll see the episode notes, including the links. There is one to subscribe, http://bit.ly/2eSlJZw please do! There’s one to our Facebook page and to our email address. We’d love to hear from you, either there, or on our survey at wondery.com/survey. You’ll also find some special deals courtesy of our sponsors like Hello Fresh (promo code STORY30) ThirdLove, Story Worth, Casper Mattress, LeTote, and Audible (promo code STORYWORTHY). It’s good karma guys!

If, as Anne Lamott writes, laughter is the carbonated form of the Holy Spirit, Maggie Rowe is a major distributor of divine carbonation for the third member of the trinity, something for which we can all be grateful. (And for the record), though she worried at one point she was getting close, Maggie has never managed to blaspheme her bubbly supplier. As writer, comedian, actor and the author of "Sin Bravely: My Great Escape from Evangelical Hell," she brings some serious fun to the Thinking God Podcast. You may have seen her in such movies as "Ocean's Thirteen" or "Fun With Dick and Jane," or the monster television series "Arrested Development," a show for which she is also a writer. And for 15 years she has been a key part of the Comedy Central show "Sit 'N' Spin." Maggie is currently writing for the wonderful series "Flaked," which is available on Netflix.  She is also someone who has found a path of recovery from misgued religion to a place of faith and hope, which makes her the perfect guest.  

This is a very special episode of the Dana Gould hour podcast, not the least of which because it came out on schedule. I'm happy to welcome back to the show actor and author Stephen Tobolowsky. Stephen is a man after my own heart. He's an actor, an author, a musician. He is the epitome of those people who's name rings a bell and then you see them and say, "Oh THAT guy!" He played Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day, he was the other amnesiac in Memento, he was Commissioner Jarry on Deadwood, the list goes on and on and on and on. He has a much beloved show on public radio, which is also a podcast, called the Tobolowsky Files and now he has new book entitled My Adventures With God. It's not so much a religious book, thank God, but it is the story of his ups and down in life, catastrophes, successes, and his struggle to obtain some sort of connection with a power greater than himself. As he writes so eloquently, "It's hard to believe in nothing. Even cats believe in suppertime. As much as we love certainty, we are often shaped by the invisible, the unexplainable--something we call faith. We are inclined to acknowledge the holy. Even if it is only a paper heart we find in an old suitcase." Stephen is the best storyteller I know, and that's saying a lot and I'm honored he's here. Joining Stephen is author Maggie Rowe. Maggie has been a good friend of mine for a long, long time. If you had asked me "Of all your friends, who would you say was the most, you now, 'normal'? Maggie would have been high on the list. And then, one day, while a-shootin' at some food, she casually mentioned that she had spent time in a psychiatric hospital and I went, "Oh realllllllly?" Her story is utterly fascinating and is the subject of her new book Sin Bravely. Maggie grew up in a moderately religious household but at a very young age, became obsessed with the fear that she was going to Hell. She struggled with this throughout her adolescence. Have you ever had a beautiful young girl walk up to you in a shopping mall and tell you you were going to Hell? If so, it might have been Maggie. Eventually, realizing she was heading down a road where she might end up, shall we say, something-something for Cocoa Puffs, Maggie checked herself into a Christian psychiatric hospital. I know, to many of you that might sound like a contradiction in terns, but you have to hear the story. It includes a former biker and meth-head struggling with anger management issues, a set of identical twins tormented by erotic fantasies. I'm honored to have both Maggie and Stephen on this episode. http://DanaGould.com

Maggie Rowe got bit by the extreme Christianity bug as a child and it implanted paranoia and fear. By 19, she was terrified of eternal damnation and checked herself into a Biblical-based psychiatric ward. Her book, Sin Bravely, chronicles her experiences in the ward. We walk through her story from childhood to entrance into the ward, and how she was able to overcome the dogma and evolve faith's role in her life. Also, Angie Dorin rocks a Monkey Minute. Ron gives a summary of a Japandroids concert, a religious experience as far as he's concerned.

Maggie Rowe was going to hell. At least that’s what she told herself. From a young age, Maggie couldn’t tell if she loved God enough to save her soul. Publisher’s Weekly endorsed, “Rowe’s fantastic book is a born-again version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” You need no more explanation from me. Listen to […]

This is the funniest book about the fear of hell I have read. Actress and comedian, Maggie Rowe, producer and performer of Comedy Central’s stage show sitnspin writes about her three month experience in an evangelical psychiatric institution. Diagnosed with a form of OCD known as scrupulosity she couldn’t shake the fear that she might not avoid hell. Maggie is not alone with this fear. She took her heaven and hell religion more seriously than many. Her book is Sin Bravely: A Memoir of Spiritual Disobedience. Because she writes with honesty and deadpan humor she has found a way to reframe her own experience of spiritual abuse and offer a path to others as well. She has written for “Arrested Development” and “Flaked” for Netflix. She co-wrote the screenplay for and directed the New Age religious mockumentary “Bright Day” and is the creator of the theatrical satires “Hollywood Hellhouse” and “Hollywood Purity Ball.” This is the third of my three-part series on Holy, Healing, Spiritually Disobedient, Creative, and Awakened Women, women authors changing religion for the better.

Actor/author Maggie Rowe (@ThisMaggieRowe) has written for Arrested Development and produced both Hollywood Hell House and Hollywood Purity Ball, and her new book Sin Bravely: A Memoir of Spiritual Disobedience chronicles her early experiences as a born-again Christian and her time spent in an Evangelical psychiatric facility. Maggie joins Matt and Andy to discuss entropy and evolution, false memory and sleep, synaesthesia and lightning strikes, icebergs and global warming, the antimatter story we didn’t cover, the origins of Stouffer's french bread pizza, and radio bursts from a galaxy billions of light years away.

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Author Maggie Rowe ("Sin Bravely" Sit n Spin) tells a personal story about connecting with her grandmother after her grandmother's death. Here’s a few links to help you get the most out of Story Worthy- if you’re listening on an iPhone, all you need to do is tap the cover art while the show is playing, and you’ll see the episode notes, including the links. There is one to subscribe, http://bit.ly/2eSlJZw please do! There’s one to our Facebook page and to our email address. We’d love to hear from you, either there, or on our survey at wondery.com/survey. You’ll also find some special deals courtesy of our sponsors like Hello Fresh (promo code STORY30) Casper Mattress, and Audible (promo code STORYWORTHY). It’s good karma guys!