“Good afternoon. Good evening. And good night.”
Truman Burbank
This week’s episode is a compelling discussion between David and past podcast guests Jimmy and Colin. They take a deep dive into how The Truman Show mirrors the long, painful journey of deconstruction—realizing the story you’ve been told isn’t quite what it seems, pushing back little by little, and then sometimes leaving completely, walking out the door and into the darkness.
“You never had a camera in my head.”
They consider it all:
- The induced trauma and fears
- Infantilization
- The constant gaslighting
- The creation and controlling of relationships
- And the lies–a completely fabricated life.
All done to “love him, protect him.”
“He wanted what was real more than was presented to him.”
Jimmy
They each bring their own stories to the table, stories of courage and uncertainty and a desire for truth, stories that resonate with many people. Like Truman, we can lean in when what we’ve believed no longer lines up with what we’re experiencing. We can be curious, ask questions and see where that journey takes us.
“It is a painful process, and it is scary. But also there’s more on the other side that is very fulfilling.”
Colin
Links
Where to stream The Truman Show
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-truman-show
Interact
Deconversion
https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/
Secular Grace
https://gracefulatheist.com/2016/10/21/secular-grace/
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Attribution
“Waves” track written and produced by Makaih Beats