{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Practicing the Practices","title":"The Collapse of the False Self","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/7dcebdef\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2267,"description":"The wilderness has a way of stripping away the identities we've worked hard to construct and maintain. In this episode, Brad and Casey explore Thomas Merton's distinction between the false self and true self, and how our need for approval, achievement, control, and validation can become confused with who we really are. They discuss the freedom of loosening our grip on those constructed identities and learning to live from our identity as God's beloved.\nPractice Guide:\nhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1W3RTVT5DmbMDdqyJoPgRLFHAwg9TCW9U/view?usp=sharing","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/LzFKK78Ix_ohLZbKH5CDKbwN9NNKR7RN9Ln2nCCvOZ0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80YTcw/NTQ3NDdjYmI0YmRk/MmEwZDA5YTdjOGE0/OGJkMy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}