Steven Francisci, U.S. Navy veteran, author, and founder of Healing Roots On Up, joins Caitlin for a conversation about what it actually looks like to deconstruct everything you were handed and rebuild yourself from scratch.
They get into how fear of hell pulled Steven into evangelical Christianity after the military, how that framework quietly stunts your growth, his experience with hospitalization and being cycled through psychiatric medications, and the healing modalities that actually moved the needle for him.
They also talk about outgrowing your community after deconstruction, the grief that comes with it, and why pulling away from people who no longer resonate isn’t something to feel guilty about.
Want to hear what happened after we stopped recording? Members of Conscious Rebels Network got access to the full live Q&A with Steven, plus replays of every guest conversation we’ve ever had.
Contact Steven:
Email: healingrootsonup@gmail.com
Instagram: @HealingRootsOnUp
Books referenced + links:
[Steven’s book] From A**Hole to Alright: https://amzn.to/4bkCKX1
No Bad Parts (book on Internal Family Systems therapy modality): https://amzn.to/4rw9d2O
A Liberated Mind: https://amzn.to/47Gzggx
