EP61: When Law Contradicts Faith - Ethics, Religion, and Freedom

Aleksey Podlinov returns to explore the tension between religious obedience, personal truth, and the lived experience of spiritual transformation. Alex first shared the origins of his journey in Episode 40, The Gift of Self-Reliance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGmz-l0uSbQ&t=3s ), where he described how the sudden death of his father at 15 shattered his worldview and set him on a decades-long search for meaning through ancient Russian Christian writings, Greek and Egyptian spirituality, Hindu texts, and the lived realities of being a husband, father, and immigrant rebuilding identity in America.  We explore how fear disguises itself as righteousness, how obedience shifts from rule-following to relationship, and how spiritual pride dissolves when life brings you to your knees. Alex reflects on sleep paralysis, mystical experiences, masculinity, migration grief, fatherhood, marriage, raising sons, and the uncomfortable truths revealed during his wife's surgery and recovery. He speaks openly about leaving religious radio after realizing critique without love becomes cruelty, and how he now challenges his tradition without contempt. This conversation is for women in midlife who are deconstructing inherited beliefs, healing family pain, confronting their own moral values, and searching for spiritual freedom beyond fear, dogma, or perfectionism. ✨ Subscribe for more content on trauma recovery, psychology, and personal growth. ___ Find out more about Andrea Love and her services here: andrea.love Find out more about The House of Healing & Love here: thehouseofhealing.love ___ All production by Cody Maxwell. sharkfyn.com Artwork by Heather Grace Gordy. Opening graphic assets by arakelov and Envato Elements.