{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F994aeb43-fe63-4f23-9108-8e48766101c6","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Episode 050: Truth, Authenticity, and a Mass Exodus To Self \u2013 Joel Barrett\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/994aeb43-fe63-4f23-9108-8e48766101c6\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 050: Truth, Authenticity, and a Mass Exodus To Self \u2013 Joel Barrett","description":"He\u2019s a happily married, gay man, to his husband David.\u00a0 They\u2019ve been together almost a decade. Although life didn\u2019t always look like this, nor did his authenticity ever quite show up in this way.\r\nIn what feels like another life, he was a Baptist pastor, married to a woman and raising three kids. After a lifetime of struggling with the conflict inside of himself he turned to Exodus International and\u00a0reparative therapy to be rid of this gay thing once and for all. \u00a0For the next three years he dedicated his heart and soul to a full \u201crecovery.\u201d\u00a0 No one wanted to be \u201cnot gay\u201d more than him!\u00a0 He read the books recommended, went to the conferences, listened to the national speakers, attended retreats, participated in group therapy. He evebn went to individual therapy weekly, sometimes several times a week.\u00a0 He prayed. He cried. He surrendered. He tried\u2026and tried\u2026and tried.\r\nAfter nearly 3 years of all that.\u00a0 He stopped.\u00a0 He began living. \u00a0\r\nToday on The Coming Out Lounge, our guest, Joel Barrett preaches a message of living an authentic life that isn\u2019t motivated by fear. \u00a0It is his goal to encourage people to LIVE and to build bridges of understanding between seemingly opposite communities.\r\nShow Highlights\r\n\r\n* Discover the power of chimes and divine intervention\r\n* Learn how to be Godly but Gay\r\n* Get rid of false beliefs about being good and being gay\r\n* Tweetable: Life\u2019s a banquet so go live!\r\n* There is no shortcut to breakthroughs\r\n\r\nConnect With\r\n<a href=\"http://www.joelspeaksout.com/\">Website</a>\r\n<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/JoelSpeaksOut?fref=ts\">Facebook</a>\r\n<a href=\"https://twitter.com/JoelSpeaksOut\">Twitter</a>\r\n<a href=\"https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Frickclemons.com%2Fepisode-050-truth-authenticity-and-a-mass-exodus-to-self-joel-barrett%2F&amp;linkname=Episode%20050%3A%20Truth%2C%20Authenticity%2C%20and%20a%20Mass%20Exodus%20To%20Self%20%E2%80%93%20Joel%20Barrett\" title=\"Facebook\"></a><a href=\"https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Frickclemons.com%2Fepisode-050-truth-authenticity-and-a-mass-exodus-to-self-joel-barrett%2F&amp;linkname=Episode%20050%3A%20Truth%2C%20Authenticity%2C%20and%20a%20Mass%20Exodus%20To%20Self%20%E2%80%93%20Joel%20Barrett\" title=\"Twitter\"></a><a href=\"https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Frickclemons.com%2Fepisode-050-truth-authenticity-and-a-mass-exodus-to-self-joel-barrett%2F&amp;title=Episode%20050%3A%20Truth%2C%20Authenticity%2C%20and%20a%20Mass%20Exodus%20To%20Self%20%E2%80%93%20Joel%20Barrett\"></a>","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4b9b6c41-474a-4fd0-a374-cbb2a7aa23a4/1400x1400_uncloseted_artwork-01-573.jpg"}