Ghosts, Gods, and Gratitude

Spill your ReligiosiTea directly with the show host! Let us know your reactions, stories, and more!Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of parental death, grief, childhood emotional hardship, spiritual disappointment/anger toward God, anxiety, depression, and references to ghosts/hauntings and spirit work. Please listen with care and step away if you need to.In this episode of ReligiosiTea, Adren sits down with his lifelong friend Raven to sip through a decades-long journey of grief, gods, ghost hunting, and the quiet kind of magic that helps you keep going.Raven shares how losing both parents cracked her world open and pulled her toward the underworld—toward Hades, shadow work, and a spirituality that holds both darkness and light. We talk about being a kid begging God for happiness, feeling betrayed when prayers seem unanswered, and what it’s like to move from bitter to better without pretending the hurt was “for a reason.”Raven shares how loss pulled her toward the underworld’s symbolism—endings, wealth, and what grows unseen—and why a raw plea at an altar felt like the first time she was truly heard. We unpack core values of kindness and community, then dig into shadow work as a practical way to face jealousy, fear, and anger without flinching. She explains how ghost hunting became spirit work, why protection is non-negotiable, and what respect looks like when you’re dealing with the dead. If you’ve ever wrestled with God after unanswered prayers, her journey from resentment to gratitude offers a grounded, compassionate map.The episode also gets specific about mental health tools. Affirmations—used as daily glamour magic while doing makeup—shift self-talk and rewire behavior, helping with anxiety, routines, and care for the body. We connect belief to better habits, gratitude to resilience, and boundaries to peace. Expect real stories, a few laugh-out-loud ghost moments, and clear takeaways you can test today: set protection, research before you open any door, and speak to yourself like someone you’re responsible for. It’s candid, funny, a little spooky, and deeply human—like sharing a pot of tea with a friend who’s survived the storm and is finally ready to tell the story.If this resonates, follow and subscribe, share it with a friend who’s navigating loss or rebuilding their faith, and leave a review with your biggest insight or question—we’d love to hear the practice that changed you.Follow me on Instagram and Threads: @ReligiosiTeaYou can use the link at the top of the show notes or email me at [email protected] to share your stories, thoughts, insights, reactions, and much more! I'm waiting for you to spill your ReligiosiTea!