What are some of the lies you've believed? Are there some convictions that you believe in that actually might be lies?

This episode explores the deep and personal lies we believe about ourselves—and how love, not effort, is what truly heals them. Bill and Scott share intimate stories of loneliness, shame, and healing through trust, friendship, and being known. Together they reveal that grace through love is the only path to freedom from the lies that once defined us.

Topics Bill Thrall and Scott Boyd discuss in this episode:

(01:02) How early lies can shape identity and self-worth.

(02:39) The cycle of shame and insecurity.

(03:55) How love, not self-effort, begins to dismantle lifelong lies.

(05:31) Experiencing love for the first time.

(06:45) How the fear of being hurt leads to putting conditions on love and acceptance.

(09:25) The healing power of being loved without conditions.

(11:19) A reflection on hiding and shame leads to the realization that safety, not effort, ends the cycle of hiding.

(13:22) How vulnerability in a trusted community builds compassion.

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