From "Asian American Apostate: Losing Religion and Finding Myself at an Evangelical University" by @rsokamoto.bsky.social

Here's Kate Meyer discussing how spirituality and religion can sometimes be two different things, and that to navigate the grief process, we must recognize that there's something spiritual to grief that our faith community might not understand.

From "jaded" by @marlataviano.bsky.social

Freeze-dried Skittles! A wonderful metaphor for understanding a transgender transition. Watch the full video on our YouTube channel (link in bio) and learn more about Nia's book, "I Hardly Knew Me: Following Love, Faith, and Skittles to a Transgender Awakening."

“You can have self-worth WITHOUT relying on anyone else to give it to you?!” New on the Lake Drive Substack: a powerful guest post from Nia Chiaramonte, author of "I Hardly Knew Me: Following Love, Faith, and Skittles to a Transgender Awakening." lakedrivebooks.substack.com/p/reclaiming...

"According to the Public Religion Research Institute, 40% of women ages 18-29 are religiously unaffiliated — a percentage that for the first time outpaces the unaffiliated rate for young men, which has remained at about 35%." religionnews.com/2025/10/28/e...

From "Baptistland" by @christabrown.bsky.social

From "Faith Unleavened" by @tamicenamaespeaks.bsky.social

In "Faith Unleavened: The Wilderness Between Trayvon Martin and George Floyd," theoactivist Tamice Spencer-Helms tells the story of what happens after the collapse of certainty — and something truer begins to rise. @tamicenamaespeaks.bsky.social www.lakedrivebooks.com/books/faith-...

Here's author Kate Meyer talking about the central concept of her new book, "Navigating the Waves of Grief: Healing Prompts and Reflections to Move You Forward". What a wonderful way to talk about emotions, and to understand big emotions like grief. #grief #griefjournal #griefjourney

From "Cradled in the Arms of Compassion" by Frank Rogers Jr.

Dizzy and I had a surreal day together in late-80s Boston, and the Kennedys were involved... Details in my memoir HOLY DISOBEDIENCE, out with @lakedrivebooks.bsky.social in March 2026.

Time to wise up with a bit of satirical critiquing from @becky_garrison ! Head over to our Substack newsletter or linkinbio for the full article. open.substack.com/pub/lakedriv...

From "You Are Not Your Trauma: Uproot Unhealthy Patterns, Heal the Family Tree" by Caroline Beidler

Sometimes only stories can communicate and give voice to the hardest experiences we contain. Tears of Eden founder Katherine Spearing does this in "A Thousand Tiny Paper Cuts: The Subtle, Insidious Nature of Spiritual Abuse and Life on the Other Side." www.lakedrivebooks.com/books/a-thou...

From "Navigating the Waves of Grief" by Kate Meyer

In "Faith Unleavened: The Wilderness Between Trayvon Martin and George Floyd," theoactivist Tamice Spencer-Helms tells the story of what happens after the collapse of certainty and something truer begins to rise. @tamicenamaespeaks.bsky.social www.lakedrivebooks.com/books/faith-...

From "A Thousand Tiny Paper Cuts" by Katherine Spearing.

Lake Drive Books is pleased to announce that "A Thousand Tiny Paper Cuts: The Subtle, Insidious Nature of Spiritual Abuse and Life on the Other Side" by Tears of Eden founder Katherine Spearing is now on sale! www.lakedrivebooks.com/books/a-thou...

"Grief is as unique as a fingerprint, shaped by your personality, your relationship with the person or relationship you lost, and the circumstances of the loss." www.lakedrivebooks.com/2024/11/25/c...

Sometimes it helps to look back and REMEMBER clearly what you've been through and survived, and to say, hey, I'm a boss! "A Thousand Tiny Paper Cuts: The Subtle, Insidious Nature of Spiritual Abuse and Life on the Other Side." It releases this TUESDAY, 10/13. www.lakedrivebooks.com/books/a-thou...

From "Jesus Died for This? A Satirist’s Search for the Risen Christ" by Becky Garrison

In "Faith Unleavened: The Wilderness Between Trayvon Martin and George Floyd," theoactivist Tamice Spencer-Helms tells the story of what happens after the collapse of certainty — when faith falls apart, and something truer begins to rise. @tamicenamaespeaks.bsky.social

RESOURCE ALERT 👇 Today's Wednesday Fireside Chat Document Drop is a guide to help understand our relationships with our bodies. Whether you're trans or for some other reason don't know your body well, this resource is for you. To download the free PDF, go to: bit.ly/bodyrelation...

From "Giving Up God: Resurrecting a Spirituality of Love and Wonder" by @shaywardwrites.bsky.social

Hey everyone in the Charlottesville VA area! Lake Drive author Julia Rocchi is speaking on probing our questions for God. That's the work! Register today. www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-w...

The "Theologizin' Bigger" by @pastortrey05.com

"So many experiences fall in the realm of emotional, psychological, and spiritual abuse, but we just think it’s Christianity." -Katherine Spearing READ this advanced excerpt from "A Thousand Tiny Paper Cuts". open.substack.com/pub/lakedriv...

"My hope is that those who are curious about the trans experience but may not have a productive outlet for that curiosity can approach this book to learn." bookfinity.com/explore/cat/...

From "Stumbling" by @flanbran.bsky.social

We did it! Thanks to your incredible support, Holy Disobedience by Melissa Duge Spiers is now fully funded on Kickstarter! 🥳🥳🥳 This book is about honesty, radical freedom, and becoming whole, and it’s happening because of YOU. Sign up for notices here: www.lakedrivebooks.com/books/holy-d...

From "Tiger in a Lifeboat" by @laurencibene.bsky.social

"I remember when I made it to seminary the first time. It felt like it’d been a long time coming. But I made it. I was so excited to bring my questions to an actual university setting full of people who took the Bible seriously." @pastortrey05.com open.substack.com/pub/lakedriv...

From "Amen?" by Julia Rocchi.

From "I Hardly Knew Me" by @niac.bsky.social

It's one thing to read about understanding emotions like grief, and that is part of it, but finding a way to do the work is important too. Here's Kate Meyer talking about the phenomenon of "positive avoidance." Learn more in her new book "Navigating the Waves of Grief." Available everywhere.

From "Intersexion" by Cynthia Vacca Davis

Kate J. Meyer’s Navigating the Waves of Grief: Healing Prompts and Reflections to Move You Forward is officially available at booksellers everywhere! ❤️🙏 www.lakedrivebooks.com/books/naviga...

From "Help, I'm Dealing with Trauma" by Lemuel R.T. Blackett.

"I am not giving my virginity away: it is not a gift and it is not being taken. I am giddily destroying it, tossing it aside, throwing it out." You simply must read this ADVANCED peek into Melissa Duge Spiers's book, Holy Disobedience. Now on Kickstarter. www.lakedrivebooks.com/2025/09/03/a...

"Nia Chiaramonte is a storyteller of transformation, both lived and lovingly told. A mother of five, a devoted wife, and a transgender woman who came out after 35 years of hiding. Nia embodies the kind of courage that blooms quietly in the face of fear." theheroines.blogspot.com/2025/07/inte...

From "Asian American Apostate" by @rsokamoto.bsky.social

Please do take a look at this exciting book Kickstarter that elevates one woman’s voice for so many others. #booksky

From "unbelieve" by @marlataviano

We’re only one week into our Holy Disobedience Kickstarter and we're already one third funded! Join us! Your participation counts. See link in bio. Or head over to: www.kickstarter.com/projects/lak... @theglorywhole.bsky.social @davidrmorris.bsky.social

From Lost Faith and Wandering Souls, by @davidrmorris.bsky.social

Enter the giveaway on Goodreads to win one of 5 copies of I Hardly Knew Me! In a time when trans lives are often reduced to debate points, I Hardly Knew Me captures the painful, beautiful, uncertain in-between. @niac.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Holy Disobedience by Melissa Duge Spiers launches on Kickstarter today! A powerful story of overcoming and stepping into one’s own voice. Be among the first to back it: www.kickstarter.com/projects/lak...

Navigating the Waves of Grief–launching 9/16/25–is a guidebook to assist grievers in actively processing their grief. To truly keep moving forward, we need opportunities to practice emotional release, reconciliation, thought control, and many other essential skills.