Life After Religion
workshop & Community
– Most people know how to leave religion…
– Very few know how to build a thriving life afterward.
Skip years of trial and error, and build a life you're excited about.
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Become a Founding Member!
(Special benefits listed below.)
You can stop wondering what comes next.
Leaving religion can be one of the most freeing experiences of your life.
It can also be one of the most disorienting.
Perhaps you've settled the intellectual questions about faith.
You've reached your conclusions.
You no longer identify with the religion that once shaped your life.
But now you find yourself asking different questions:
Who am I now?
What do I actually believe?
What do I want?
How do I move beyond guilt and shame?
How do I build a life that truly feels like mine?
If that sounds familiar, you're not alone.
You don't have to spend years figuring it out alone.
Many people spend years (or decades!) trying to piece together life after religion through trial and error.
Some eventually find clarity.
Others remain stuck in cycles of grief, guilt, resentment, confusion, or uncertainty.
There's nothing wrong with taking your time.
Everyone heals differently.
If that's where you are, I genuinely hope my YouTube videos, podcasts, and future books become valuable companions on your journey.
But not everyone wants to spend years wandering.
Some people are ready to intentionally begin building the next chapter of their lives.
That's why I created the Life After Religion Workshop.
Leave Behind:
Shame, fear, and manipulation that no longer serve you
Feeling lost about your core self and what you believe
Subconscious beliefs and patterns that hinder you and keep you stuck
Suppressing what you really want
Years of feeling stuck and wandering without clear direction
Move Toward:
Freedom to live according to your own values
A clear, confident sense of identity and purpose
Greater awareness and freedom of choice
Permission to explore what you genuinely desire
A clear path for building a life you're excited about
This workshop is for people who are ready to move forward.
This workshop is a good fit if you…
• were deeply involved in a religion that no longer reflects your beliefs.
• have mostly settled the intellectual questions and want to focus on rebuilding your life.
• feel stuck in patterns of guilt, shame, fear, or subconscious conditioning.
• struggle to know what you genuinely want apart from what you were taught.
• want clarity, direction, and a practical roadmap for moving forward.
• would enjoy processing these ideas alongside thoughtful, supportive people.
But this is not for everyone.
This workshop is probably not for you if…
• you're primarily looking for debates about whether God exists.
• you're looking for therapy or crisis counseling.
• you're hoping someone will tell you exactly what to believe.
• you're content staying where you are and aren't interested in intentional change.
There are wonderful resources for those needs.
That's simply not what this workshop is designed to do.
Imagine six months from now…
Imagine waking up with a clearer sense of:
who you are...
what you value...
what you want...
where you're going...
and why you're excited about the future.
Imagine understanding which parts of your past still need healing...
which parts are worth keeping...
and how to intentionally design the life you truly want.
That's the purpose of this workshop.
TESTIMONIALS
What people are saying...
"James has a caring heart. He always respects my emotions and comfort levels. But he doesn't let me remain stagnant. He always challenges me to grow and dream bigger than I thought possible."
- Amy R.
"The Life After Religion roadmap is brilliant in its simplicity yet powerful in its effectiveness. It provides a clear path for healing and growth. And it's a super helpful way to approach the deconstruction process."
- Tim H.
"James is very kind, and he has clearly put a lot of thought into his approach. He has unique ways of thinking about morality, purpose, and life in general. And it always comes from a place of compassion."
- Alex J.
The Workshop
The Life After Religion Roadmap
During our intensive workshop together, we'll explore a 10-step roadmap designed to help you move from merely surviving after religion to intentionally building a meaningful life.
Phase 1: Processing the Past
1. Grieving the Past
We'll acknowledge what was lost, what was suppressed, and the emotions that still deserve space.
2. Breaking Shame & Guilt
We'll examine the emotional conditioning many religions create and begin reclaiming your emotional autonomy.
3. Rewiring Hidden Patterns
We'll uncover subconscious habits, fears, and ways of thinking that may still influence your life.
4. Revealing Inner Desires
We'll reconnect with parts of yourself you have long denied without immediately judging or suppressing those desires.
5. Fixing What You Can
We'll honestly examine any harm we may have caused from our former beliefs and determine what integrity looks like moving forward.
Phase 2: Building the Future
6. Identifying Your Core Self
We'll discover what has remained true about you throughout your life and rebuild your identity on solid ground.
7. Salvaging & Refining Anything Worth Keeping
We'll identify the values, practices, and experiences worth keeping while leaving unhealthy patterns behind.
8. Defining Your Ethical Compass
We'll begin intentionally designing a moral framework that genuinely reflects your deepest values.
9. Building Meaningful Relationships
We'll explore how to rebuild community and cultivate relationships that support the life you want to create.
10. Creating an Exciting Vision
We'll dream bigger than you've previously allowed yourself to dream and begin creating a practical plan to achieve the future you want.
The Community
The Life After Religion Community
The workshop will help you get results quickly, but this program is more than a workshop.
It's the beginning of a community.
After our intensive session, we'll continue meeting every week for six months.
These conversations allow you to:
• process challenges as they arise
• celebrate victories
• ask questions
• encourage one another
• continue building momentum
You'll likely get significant breakthroughs in the workshop, but we also need time to process big changes. A supportive community will provide encouragement and help you keep going.
You'll also receive access to the Roadmap Library.
Over time I'll continue expanding the Life After Religion Roadmap Library with updated videos, reflections, exercises, and additional insights.
My goal isn't simply to teach you once.
It's to create a resource you can return to whenever life presents new challenges.
Become a founding member!
I'm seeking six founding members for the community's initial start.
The very first Life After Religion Workshop will always hold a unique place in this community. The people who join it won't simply participate. They'll help shape what the community becomes.
As a thank you, Founding Members will receive:
• Membership in the Founding Members Circle
• Lifetime membership in the community (normally $99/mo after the first six months)
• Lifetime access to the Roadmap Library and all future updates
• A private one-hour Roadmap Review after the workshop
• Founding Member recognition within the community
• Invitations to future Founding Members roundtable discussions as the community grows
• Advance copies of future books I write
• First invitations to special events
And one special benefit…
Individual coaching: While the founding group is coming together, we will wait until we have at least six people. But I also don't want you to have to wait for results. To help you, I am offering weekly one-hour personal coaching sessions with me to focus on whatever area of your life you'd most like to develop.
For perspective, I normally charge $25,000 for a full day of one-on-one work helping someone design the life they want to build. These sessions are not a replacement for that experience, but they give you the opportunity to work with me personally and start making progress right away.
As soon as six founding members have joined, we'll schedule the first workshop.
Special Founders' Investment Price: $2,900
Future standard investment Price: $8,900
This is the lowest the price will ever be. There won't be artificial countdowns or recurring sales and discounts. Once the founding group is filled, this particular opportunity will simply be over.
Ultimately, this community is for people who are serious about investing in themselves. I want to work with people who are ready to take action and start living an awesome life.
I hope you'll join me in building something great together!
Meet Your Workshop Guide
About James
I have probably gone through many of the challenges you have experienced.
I grew up in an evangelical Christian environment and fully committed to the church life as an adult. My knowledge of the Bible was such that, when I was only 21, I was asked to lead a Sunday school class for adults much older than me. I later worked as a lay preacher at an assisted living center.
After serving in the military, I went to Bible college to get a degree in counseling. (I was fearful of those evil "secular" universities!) I attended churches across many denominations and spent years immersing myself in Christian theology and literature.
As I started to see problems in the church, I excused them as being due to hypocrites who weren't fully committed. But over time, I started to see how much of the harm was baked into the Bible itself: unhealthy power dynamics, estranged families, suppressed identities, superstitious views about money, constantly filtering your thoughts and words through a "purity filter," and much more.
I came to believe that many of the things I had been taught as divine truth were actually man-made ideas developed over centuries. I eventually prayed:
"God, I don't think I believe this is true anymore. If I'm wrong, show me my error and call me back."
And then I left the faith.
(So far, there has been no response.)
I finally felt free. I finally felt authentic. No more filtering every thought and action. No more cognitive dissonance. No more justifying harmful ethical teachings. I felt honest and genuine.
But it was also painful to realize how much of my life and identity I had given up.
The sad truth is: this is a story shared by many. After leaving my faith, I went through a long process of dismantling the beliefs, habits, and patterns that had controlled me for so long. It wasn't easy. Even years later, I would uncover ways my thinking and behavior were still being shaped by religious programming.
Ultimately, I found freedom. I have a great life now, and I believe a better life is available to everyone. I continue to grow and learn, but I do so without fear, control, and superstition.
After reflecting on my own experience and talking with many people in similar situations, I developed the Life After Religion Roadmap.
This is the program I would have wanted. It would have saved me a great deal of grief and frustration. So I decided to create it for others.
This program is designed to help you skip years of wandering and move forward quickly. A life of joy, freedom, purpose, and authenticity is possible. I hope you'll join me!
Everything that's included:
4-Hour Life After Religion Intensive Workshop
9 Founding Member benefits:
Lifetime membership in the Life After Religion Community (normally six months)
Membership in the Founding Members Circle
Lifetime access to the Roadmap Library and all future updates
Weekly personal one-hour coaching calls until the workshop begins
A private one-hour Roadmap Review after the workshop
Founding Member recognition within the community
Invitations to future Founding Members roundtable discussions as the community grows
Advance copies of future books I write
First invitations to special events
Future standard investment:
$8,900
Special Founding Members' Investment:
(limit 6 people)
$2,900
Cancellation Policy & My Guarantee
I have a no-refund policy because I only want to work with people who are fully committed to the process. I will always show up and give you my best, and I ask you to do the same. By the end of the first day, you will have the Life After Religion Roadmap, an understanding of where you are within each of the 10 steps, and a personalized plan for moving forward. I'll be there with you in the following months to help you process, grow, and pursue the goals you want to achieve. But you also have to commit to your own success.
But I can't do the work for you. Your progress ultimately depends on your willingness to participate, reflect, and take action.
When you enroll, you're reserving a place in a small group. Please only sign up if you're serious about making that commitment.
Caveat: That said, I'm not heartless. If something truly catastrophic happens after you enroll (a sudden job loss, a serious family health emergency, or something similarly unforeseen), please reach out. We'll discuss the circumstances, and I'll ensure that you're treated fairly. My ultimate goal is that you are able to thrive.
STILL GOT QUESTIONS?
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this therapy?
No. Although many of our conversations will naturally involve deep thoughts and emotions, this workshop is educational and transformational rather than clinical. The focus is on understanding the roadmap, identifying where you are, and intentionally building the future you want.
If you are processing trauma or needing to manage mental health disorders, please seek the help of a licensed mental health therapist.
How long does the program take?
The intensive live workshop is 4 hours. During this time we will do a deep dive, map out where you are on the Life After Religion Roadmap, and build a plan for your future.
This program is designed for quick results, but change doesn't happen over night. The intensive workshop shows you the path, but you still have to do the ongoing work required to achieve the results you want. Included in your cost is six months of access to the The Life After Religion Community. Here you will have 24-hour access to the membership group and the weekly live calls. These are to help overcome challenges, refine your vision, ask questions, and find encouragement as you pursue the life you want. After six months, the cost is $99/month.
Note: Founding members will have lifetime access to the community at no additional cost.
Do I have to be an atheist or agnostic to join?
No. This program is simply for anyone who has decided to leave their previous religion. That can manifest itself in many different ways. After leaving a religious past, many people decide they most identify with being an atheist, agnostic, or spiritual but not religious. But others decide to explore different spiritual paths. You get to take control of where you go.
One of the first principles of this program is: Respect your journey and everyone else's.
If you've ready this far, there's a good chance you've already been courageous enough to examine your beliefs at some point, and over time you may change your mind more than once. Whether you're currently super confident in your current beliefs or still trying to figure them out, that's okay. This program isn't about convincing you what to believe. It's here to support you on your journey.
What if I've been out of religion for years?
That's perfectly fine. Some people begin rebuilding immediately. Others realize years later that certain beliefs, habits, or emotional patterns still influence them. People at all stages are welcome.
I haven't told my family I've left my religion, and I don't want them knowing I've joined this program.
Your privacy is paramount. That's one of the reasons the program costs more. A higher cost provides a safety barrier against people who would sign up to derail the progress we're making.
Additionally, our meetings will be done on a video call. But you are welcome to change your display name or keep your participation to audio only. You determine how much you're willing to share.
Will the pacing be too fast for me?
Not at all. The program is designed to help you avoid years of frustration, but it is is not a race. Everyone's journey is different, and you can move at your own pace. During the workshop, my hope is to provide a roadmap that helps make the journey clearer. In the following weeks and months, I will be there to support you along the way. With some of the steps, you will likely be able to move quickly. But other steps may require more processing time. Both are perfectly okay. You can always take as much time as you need.
An Invitation
If you're happy exploring these ideas gradually through various videos, podcasts, and books…
I'm genuinely grateful you're here.
I hope those resources serve you well for years to come.
But if you've reached the point where you're ready to stop asking,
"What do I no longer believe?"
and start asking,
"What kind of life do I want to build?"
I'd love to welcome you into the Life After Religion program.
Together, we'll process the past.
We'll intentionally build the future.
And we'll begin creating lives we're genuinely excited to live.
Become one of six founding members…
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