Every faith leaves fingerprints: some beautiful, some bruising.

In this episode, we gently unpack the complex relationship many of us have with the religion we grew up in. For those who’ve stepped away from belief, but still feel its echoes, this conversation offers space to reflect, honour, grieve, and rebuild.

We explore:

• How religion shaped our identity, morality, and relationships
• What we chose to carry with us after leaving and why
• What we had to unlearn to reclaim our own sense of self
• How to hold both reverence and rejection in the same hand
• A humanist lens for meaning-making, purpose, and moral clarity

This isn’t about throwing everything away.

It’s about choosing with intention.

And finding new ways to live good, walk good, without guilt, fear, or dogma.

• What parts of your upbringing still live in you?
• What have you lovingly released?
• How do you want to define your moral and spiritual compass now?

📖 Try the practice:

Write a “thank you and goodbye” letter to your childhood religion: what it gave, what it took, and what you’re reclaiming.

• Quote: All About Love: New Visions (2000). bell hooks. “Love is an action, never simply a feeling.”
• The shift from divine purpose to human-centered meaning-making

If this episode resonated, share it with someone who’s also navigating life after faith.

Send in your reflections or voice notes for future episodes, anonymously or with your name. I’d love to hear your story.

👉 Follow the podcast, leave a review, and keep walking with us.

Because the path is still good, even if it’s not the one you started on.

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Live Good. Walk Good. - a podcast about living well without religion

What if you don’t need saving? What if you’re already good—just as you are?

In this opening episode, Bianca shares the quiet, radical question that launched her humanist journey: What if I’m just… good?

No divine stamp of approval. No fear of hell. Just a commitment to live with care, integrity, and love.

Together, we explore:

• Why moral worth shouldn’t be tied to belief
• How humanism reframes goodness as a choice, not a commandment
• The internal compass we all carry, and why we can trust it
• The beauty (and responsibility) of creating ethics without obedience

This is not about being perfect. It’s about being present. About showing up, honestly and humanly, in a complicated world—and choosing goodness anyway.

This week’s episode was sparked by a question I’ve been asked more than once: If you don’t believe in God, what keeps you from doing bad things?

It’s the kind of question that can sound like a trap, but it’s also a deeply human concern. You’ve likely wrestled with it in verandah debates, in quiet moments of self-reflection, and during some very spirited holiday dinners in Jamaica.

In this episode, we explore how morality can stand on its own legs: rooted not in divine oversight, but in empathy, fairness, and the shared human experience. I’ll share my own journey from inherited beliefs to consciously chosen values, and invite you to reflect on what “goodness” means when it’s yours to define.

🎧 Listen in and explore:

• This week’s gentle practice invitation
• A reflective journal prompt to deepen your thinking
• A warm welcome to this season’s journey into meaning, values, and living well, without religion

This week, try noticing moments when you make a choice based on kindness or fairness, without thinking about rules or rewards. Ask yourself: Would I still do this if no one knew?

What does “being good” mean to you when you strip away the approval of others?

• James Baldwin, “Letter from a Region of My Mind”, New Yorker (1962) https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1962/11/17/letter-from-a-region-in-my-mind
• Carl Sagan, Contact (1985) https://a.co/d/4cBmx7y

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Follow the podcast, leave a review, and share this episode with someone asking big questions about what it means to live a good life. No gods required.

Until next time…

Live good. Walk good.

Welcome to Live Good. Walk Good., a Caribbean humanist podcast about living well without religion.

In this short episode, I share the heart of the show: why I created it, what you can expect, and how we’ll journey together. This isn’t about preaching answers. It’s about asking honest questions, exploring secular ways of living with meaning, and finding freedom in being human.

🌿 What you’ll hear in this episode:

• Why this podcast exists
• The vision behind “Live Good. Walk Good.”
• What you can expect each season
• How we’ll explore life, values, and purpose, without gods or guilt

Whether you’ve left religion, never had it, or are simply curious, this is your invitation to walk the road with me.

Live good. Walk good. And let’s begin.

📌 Follow the podcast on Instagram @livegoodwalkgood for updates, reflections, and behind-the-scenes.