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    <description>Hey Everyone! My name is Jaxon :) 
Welcome to the Safe Space Podcast where we can drop the masks we wear 24 hrs a day and 12 months a year! We embrace authenticity, honor diversity and love unconditionally. Every episode, will bring fresh perspectives to a chaotic world. Its my hope we can grow this community. Thanks for your support and please be sure to leave a review and share this with a friend. Much love! -Jaxon</description>
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      <title>Season 4 Ep. 3 | From Deconstruction to Wholeness w/ Luke Bricker</title>
      <description><![CDATA[n Season 4, Episode 3 of Safe Space with Jaxon, I sit down with filmmaker, photographer, spiritual director, and founder of Current Collective, Luke Bricker.

Luke's story is one that many of us can relate to. Raised in the church and serving in pastoral ministry from a young age, he eventually found himself questioning many of the beliefs and assumptions he had inherited. What followed wasn't the loss of faith, but the beginning of a deeper journey—one that led him toward healing, contemplation, wholeness, and a renewed understanding of the way of Jesus.

In this conversation, we explore Luke's journey before Current Collective, the challenges and gifts of deconstruction, why reconstruction often gets overlooked, what true healing looks like, and how people can reconnect with themselves, with God, and with the present moment.

We also close with a simple but powerful question:

Who is Jesus to Luke Bricker today?

Whether you're deconstructing, reconstructing, spiritually curious, or simply searching for a faith that feels honest and life-giving, this conversation offers wisdom, compassion, and hope.

🎙️ Safe Space with Jaxon is powered by Quoircast.

📖 Jaxon's book Only Us is available now on Amazon in Paperback, Kindle, and Audible editions.

Follow Jaxon:
YouTube: @JaxonClips26
Instagram: @jaxonphoenix88 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
for information about our collection and use of personal data for
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      <itunes:summary>n Season 4, Episode 3 of Safe Space with Jaxon, I sit down with filmmaker, photographer, spiritual director, and founder of Current Collective, Luke Bricker.

Luke&apos;s story is one that many of us can relate to. Raised in the church and serving in pastoral ministry from a young age, he eventually found himself questioning many of the beliefs and assumptions he had inherited. What followed wasn&apos;t the loss of faith, but the beginning of a deeper journey—one that led him toward healing, contemplation, wholeness, and a renewed understanding of the way of Jesus.

In this conversation, we explore Luke&apos;s journey before Current Collective, the challenges and gifts of deconstruction, why reconstruction often gets overlooked, what true healing looks like, and how people can reconnect with themselves, with God, and with the present moment.

We also close with a simple but powerful question:

Who is Jesus to Luke Bricker today?

Whether you&apos;re deconstructing, reconstructing, spiritually curious, or simply searching for a faith that feels honest and life-giving, this conversation offers wisdom, compassion, and hope.

🎙️ Safe Space with Jaxon is powered by Quoircast.

📖 Jaxon&apos;s book Only Us is available now on Amazon in Paperback, Kindle, and Audible editions.

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YouTube: @JaxonClips26
Instagram: @jaxonphoenix88</itunes:summary>
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Luke&apos;s story is one that many of us can relate to. Raised in the church and serving in pastoral ministry from a young age, he eventually found himself questioning many of the beliefs and assumptions he had inherited. What followed wasn&apos;t the loss of faith, but the beginning of a deeper journey—one that led him toward healing, contemplation, wholeness, and a renewed understanding of the way of Jesus.

In this conversation, we explore Luke&apos;s journey before Current Collective, the challenges and gifts of deconstruction, why reconstruction often gets overlooked, what true healing looks like, and how people can reconnect with themselves, with God, and with the present moment.

We also close with a simple but powerful question:

Who is Jesus to Luke Bricker today?

Whether you&apos;re deconstructing, reconstructing, spiritually curious, or simply searching for a faith that feels honest and life-giving, this conversation offers wisdom, compassion, and hope.

🎙️ Safe Space with Jaxon is powered by Quoircast.

📖 Jaxon&apos;s book Only Us is available now on Amazon in Paperback, Kindle, and Audible editions.

Follow Jaxon:
YouTube: @JaxonClips26
Instagram: @jaxonphoenix88</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>Season 4 Ep 2: The Life America Forgot — Remembering Kohen Wiley</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In this deeply personal episode, Jaxon steps away from theory, theology, and politics to speak from a place that is far more vulnerable: fatherhood.

Following the tragic death of one-year-old Kohen Wiley at the hands of Mississippi law enforcement, Jaxon reflects on a story that should have shaken the conscience of the nation but instead received only a fraction of the attention it deserved. As a new father himself, he wrestles with the grief, anger, and heartbreak that emerge when a child loses their life and the public quickly moves on.

This episode is not about political talking points. It is about humanity. It is about the value of a child's life. It is about asking difficult questions regarding race, justice, accountability, and why some tragedies seem to demand national outrage while others fade into silence.

Through personal reflection and social commentary, Jaxon explores what Kohen's death reveals about America, our collective priorities, and the work that remains if we truly believe every child deserves protection, dignity, and the chance to grow up.

This conversation may be uncomfortable. It may challenge long-held assumptions. But some stories deserve more than a passing headline.

Some stories deserve our attention.

Some children deserve to be remembered.

Today, we remember Kohen Wiley.

Jaxon's debut book, Only Us, is available now on Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and Audible formats.

Safe Space with Jaxon is powered by Quoircast and available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
for information about our collection and use of personal data for
advertising.
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      <itunes:summary>In this deeply personal episode, Jaxon steps away from theory, theology, and politics to speak from a place that is far more vulnerable: fatherhood.

Following the tragic death of one-year-old Kohen Wiley at the hands of Mississippi law enforcement, Jaxon reflects on a story that should have shaken the conscience of the nation but instead received only a fraction of the attention it deserved. As a new father himself, he wrestles with the grief, anger, and heartbreak that emerge when a child loses their life and the public quickly moves on.

This episode is not about political talking points. It is about humanity. It is about the value of a child&apos;s life. It is about asking difficult questions regarding race, justice, accountability, and why some tragedies seem to demand national outrage while others fade into silence.

Through personal reflection and social commentary, Jaxon explores what Kohen&apos;s death reveals about America, our collective priorities, and the work that remains if we truly believe every child deserves protection, dignity, and the chance to grow up.

This conversation may be uncomfortable. It may challenge long-held assumptions. But some stories deserve more than a passing headline.

Some stories deserve our attention.

Some children deserve to be remembered.

Today, we remember Kohen Wiley.

Jaxon&apos;s debut book, Only Us, is available now on Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and Audible formats.

Safe Space with Jaxon is powered by Quoircast and available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>In this deeply personal episode, Jaxon steps away from theory, theology, and politics to speak from a place that is far more vulnerable: fatherhood.

Following the tragic death of one-year-old Kohen Wiley at the hands of Mississippi law enforcement, Jaxon reflects on a story that should have shaken the conscience of the nation but instead received only a fraction of the attention it deserved. As a new father himself, he wrestles with the grief, anger, and heartbreak that emerge when a child loses their life and the public quickly moves on.

This episode is not about political talking points. It is about humanity. It is about the value of a child&apos;s life. It is about asking difficult questions regarding race, justice, accountability, and why some tragedies seem to demand national outrage while others fade into silence.

Through personal reflection and social commentary, Jaxon explores what Kohen&apos;s death reveals about America, our collective priorities, and the work that remains if we truly believe every child deserves protection, dignity, and the chance to grow up.

This conversation may be uncomfortable. It may challenge long-held assumptions. But some stories deserve more than a passing headline.

Some stories deserve our attention.

Some children deserve to be remembered.

Today, we remember Kohen Wiley.

Jaxon&apos;s debut book, Only Us, is available now on Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and Audible formats.

Safe Space with Jaxon is powered by Quoircast and available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>Season 4 Ep 1: The Death of Apologetics</title>
      <description><![CDATA[What if the strongest argument for God isn't an argument at all?

In the Season 4 premiere of Safe Space with Jaxon, I reflect on becoming a father and how witnessing the birth of my son changed the way I think about faith, certainty, and belief. For years, I listened to sermons, debates, apologetics, and competing claims about God. Yet none of them impacted me the way holding my child for the first time did.

This isn't an episode about proving God. It's about wonder.

It's about reaching a place where your beliefs no longer require validation from a religious tribe, a theologian, or an online debate. It's about recognizing that truth doesn't need endless defense, and that personal experience can sometimes speak louder than the most polished argument.

I also explore why I can still identify as a Christian while disagreeing with much of modern Christianity, and why I believe the fruit of the Spirit has no denomination, political party, or social club attached to it.

Love is love.
Kindness is kindness.
Compassion is compassion.

It's either bearing good fruit or it isn't.

Join me for a conversation about fatherhood, faith, freedom, and the miracle of life.

🎙️ Safe Space with Jaxon
📚 Author of Only Us
🎧 Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music

#SafeSpaceWithJaxon #DeathOfApologetics #FaithAfterFatherhood #ChristianHumanist #Spirituality #Fatherhood #OnlyUs #Podcast #Deconstruction #WonderOverCertainty Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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      <itunes:summary>What if the strongest argument for God isn&apos;t an argument at all?

In the Season 4 premiere of Safe Space with Jaxon, I reflect on becoming a father and how witnessing the birth of my son changed the way I think about faith, certainty, and belief. For years, I listened to sermons, debates, apologetics, and competing claims about God. Yet none of them impacted me the way holding my child for the first time did.

This isn&apos;t an episode about proving God. It&apos;s about wonder.

It&apos;s about reaching a place where your beliefs no longer require validation from a religious tribe, a theologian, or an online debate. It&apos;s about recognizing that truth doesn&apos;t need endless defense, and that personal experience can sometimes speak louder than the most polished argument.

I also explore why I can still identify as a Christian while disagreeing with much of modern Christianity, and why I believe the fruit of the Spirit has no denomination, political party, or social club attached to it.

Love is love.
Kindness is kindness.
Compassion is compassion.

It&apos;s either bearing good fruit or it isn&apos;t.

Join me for a conversation about fatherhood, faith, freedom, and the miracle of life.

🎙️ Safe Space with Jaxon
📚 Author of Only Us
🎧 Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music

#SafeSpaceWithJaxon #DeathOfApologetics #FaithAfterFatherhood #ChristianHumanist #Spirituality #Fatherhood #OnlyUs #Podcast #Deconstruction #WonderOverCertainty</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>What if the strongest argument for God isn&apos;t an argument at all?

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This isn&apos;t an episode about proving God. It&apos;s about wonder.

It&apos;s about reaching a place where your beliefs no longer require validation from a religious tribe, a theologian, or an online debate. It&apos;s about recognizing that truth doesn&apos;t need endless defense, and that personal experience can sometimes speak louder than the most polished argument.

I also explore why I can still identify as a Christian while disagreeing with much of modern Christianity, and why I believe the fruit of the Spirit has no denomination, political party, or social club attached to it.

Love is love.
Kindness is kindness.
Compassion is compassion.

It&apos;s either bearing good fruit or it isn&apos;t.

Join me for a conversation about fatherhood, faith, freedom, and the miracle of life.

🎙️ Safe Space with Jaxon
📚 Author of Only Us
🎧 Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music

#SafeSpaceWithJaxon #DeathOfApologetics #FaithAfterFatherhood #ChristianHumanist #Spirituality #Fatherhood #OnlyUs #Podcast #Deconstruction #WonderOverCertainty</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[What if the moments that shaped your life didn’t begin with you?

In this live audience talk at Unity by the Bay, Jaxon shares the deeply personal story behind his book Only Us, including the panic attack that changed everything, the family revelation that sent him into an existential crisis, and the unexpected journey through therapy, grief, faith, and healing that followed. Through stories, reflection, and the concept of “The Ripple Effect,” Jaxon explores how trauma, choice, love, and even the lives of those who came before us can shape the person we become.

This is not a sermon. It’s not a debate. It’s an invitation to reflect on the ripples that have shaped your life—and the ripples you are creating for others.

Recorded live at Unity by the Bay in Annapolis, Maryland.

📖 Only Us by Jaxon P. — Available on Amazon in Kindle, Paperback, and Audible formats.

🎙️ Safe Space w/ Jaxon is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.

📸 Instagram: @jaxonphoenix88 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
for information about our collection and use of personal data for
advertising.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 5 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>What if the moments that shaped your life didn’t begin with you?

In this live audience talk at Unity by the Bay, Jaxon shares the deeply personal story behind his book Only Us, including the panic attack that changed everything, the family revelation that sent him into an existential crisis, and the unexpected journey through therapy, grief, faith, and healing that followed. Through stories, reflection, and the concept of “The Ripple Effect,” Jaxon explores how trauma, choice, love, and even the lives of those who came before us can shape the person we become.

This is not a sermon. It’s not a debate. It’s an invitation to reflect on the ripples that have shaped your life—and the ripples you are creating for others.

Recorded live at Unity by the Bay in Annapolis, Maryland.

📖 Only Us by Jaxon P. — Available on Amazon in Kindle, Paperback, and Audible formats.

🎙️ Safe Space w/ Jaxon is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.

📸 Instagram: @jaxonphoenix88</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>What if the moments that shaped your life didn’t begin with you?

In this live audience talk at Unity by the Bay, Jaxon shares the deeply personal story behind his book Only Us, including the panic attack that changed everything, the family revelation that sent him into an existential crisis, and the unexpected journey through therapy, grief, faith, and healing that followed. Through stories, reflection, and the concept of “The Ripple Effect,” Jaxon explores how trauma, choice, love, and even the lives of those who came before us can shape the person we become.

This is not a sermon. It’s not a debate. It’s an invitation to reflect on the ripples that have shaped your life—and the ripples you are creating for others.

Recorded live at Unity by the Bay in Annapolis, Maryland.

📖 Only Us by Jaxon P. — Available on Amazon in Kindle, Paperback, and Audible formats.

🎙️ Safe Space w/ Jaxon is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.

📸 Instagram: @jaxonphoenix88</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>Season 3 Ep 6 Van Life &amp; Freedom From Propaganda” (w/ Caitlin Pyle)</title>
      <description><![CDATA[What happens when the life you were taught to trust… starts to unravel?

In this episode of Safe Space w/ Jaxon, I sit down with Caitlin Pyle—known to many as The Cait Awakening—a certified coach helping people navigate religious deconstruction and reclaim their identity beyond high-control belief systems.

With a growing audience of over 214K on TikTok and 246K on Instagram, Caitlin has become a voice for those questioning everything they once held as absolute truth.

We start with her transition into van life—what it meant to walk away from structure, certainty, and comfort—and what freedom looks like on the other side.

From there, we go deeper.

We unpack the early foundations of Christianity, including the Council of Nicaea, and explore how doctrine was shaped through both spiritual conviction and political influence.

We also wrestle with bigger questions:

Why does Paul hold so much authority in modern Christianity?
What does it mean to build theology from an experience we can’t verify?
And how much of what we believe today is rooted in truth… versus tradition?

This conversation isn’t about tearing anything down—it’s about creating space to question, to feel, and to rediscover what’s real for yourself.

If you’ve ever felt the tension between what you were taught and what you’re beginning to see…

This episode is for you.

🎙️ Safe Space w/ Jaxon
📘 Only Us by Jaxon Phoenix — Available now on Amazon (Kindle, Paperback, Audible)
📲 Follow Jaxon: @jaxonphoenix88
📲 Follow Caitlin: @thecaitawakening Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
for information about our collection and use of personal data for
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>What happens when the life you were taught to trust… starts to unravel?

In this episode of Safe Space w/ Jaxon, I sit down with Caitlin Pyle—known to many as The Cait Awakening—a certified coach helping people navigate religious deconstruction and reclaim their identity beyond high-control belief systems.

With a growing audience of over 214K on TikTok and 246K on Instagram, Caitlin has become a voice for those questioning everything they once held as absolute truth.

We start with her transition into van life—what it meant to walk away from structure, certainty, and comfort—and what freedom looks like on the other side.

From there, we go deeper.

We unpack the early foundations of Christianity, including the Council of Nicaea, and explore how doctrine was shaped through both spiritual conviction and political influence.

We also wrestle with bigger questions:

Why does Paul hold so much authority in modern Christianity?
What does it mean to build theology from an experience we can’t verify?
And how much of what we believe today is rooted in truth… versus tradition?

This conversation isn’t about tearing anything down—it’s about creating space to question, to feel, and to rediscover what’s real for yourself.

If you’ve ever felt the tension between what you were taught and what you’re beginning to see…

This episode is for you.

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      <itunes:subtitle>What happens when the life you were taught to trust… starts to unravel?

In this episode of Safe Space w/ Jaxon, I sit down with Caitlin Pyle—known to many as The Cait Awakening—a certified coach helping people navigate religious deconstruction and reclaim their identity beyond high-control belief systems.

With a growing audience of over 214K on TikTok and 246K on Instagram, Caitlin has become a voice for those questioning everything they once held as absolute truth.

We start with her transition into van life—what it meant to walk away from structure, certainty, and comfort—and what freedom looks like on the other side.

From there, we go deeper.

We unpack the early foundations of Christianity, including the Council of Nicaea, and explore how doctrine was shaped through both spiritual conviction and political influence.

We also wrestle with bigger questions:

Why does Paul hold so much authority in modern Christianity?
What does it mean to build theology from an experience we can’t verify?
And how much of what we believe today is rooted in truth… versus tradition?

This conversation isn’t about tearing anything down—it’s about creating space to question, to feel, and to rediscover what’s real for yourself.

If you’ve ever felt the tension between what you were taught and what you’re beginning to see…

This episode is for you.

🎙️ Safe Space w/ Jaxon
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Rather than revisiting the debate, this conversation goes deeper.

We explore what it was like for them sharing that platform together, how they navigated the dialogue in real time, and what they believe was misunderstood about the perspective they brought.

Jaye also opens up about her personal journey into Judaism—what led her to step away from Christianity, the questions she could no longer ignore, and the moment everything began to shift.

We also break down the Noahide path—what it is, what it isn’t, and how it’s often misunderstood.

More importantly, this episode challenges the tension between Judaism and Christianity, asking a bigger question:

Is it possible to move beyond division and begin building from what we actually share?

This is a conversation rooted in honesty, reflection, and understanding.

—

This episode is for you.
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      <itunes:summary>In this episode of Safe Space w/ Jaxon, we sit down with Tassja Cadoch and Jaye Naomi following their viral appearance on the Dr. Daf Show, which has reached over 200,000 views on YouTube.

Rather than revisiting the debate, this conversation goes deeper.

We explore what it was like for them sharing that platform together, how they navigated the dialogue in real time, and what they believe was misunderstood about the perspective they brought.

Jaye also opens up about her personal journey into Judaism—what led her to step away from Christianity, the questions she could no longer ignore, and the moment everything began to shift.

We also break down the Noahide path—what it is, what it isn’t, and how it’s often misunderstood.

More importantly, this episode challenges the tension between Judaism and Christianity, asking a bigger question:

Is it possible to move beyond division and begin building from what we actually share?

This is a conversation rooted in honesty, reflection, and understanding.

—

This episode is for you.
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📲 Follow Jaxon: @jaxonphoenix88</itunes:summary>
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Rather than revisiting the debate, this conversation goes deeper.

We explore what it was like for them sharing that platform together, how they navigated the dialogue in real time, and what they believe was misunderstood about the perspective they brought.

Jaye also opens up about her personal journey into Judaism—what led her to step away from Christianity, the questions she could no longer ignore, and the moment everything began to shift.

We also break down the Noahide path—what it is, what it isn’t, and how it’s often misunderstood.

More importantly, this episode challenges the tension between Judaism and Christianity, asking a bigger question:

Is it possible to move beyond division and begin building from what we actually share?

This is a conversation rooted in honesty, reflection, and understanding.

—

This episode is for you.
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>What happens when the creativity finally flows… but now you have to <em>share it</em>?</p><p>In this episode of <em>Safe Space w/ Jaxon</em>, I sit down with my friend and fellow Quoir author, Mattie Jo Cowsert, for a real and unfiltered conversation on the creative process—what it feels like to be in flow, and what it takes to keep going once the work is out in the world.</p><p>We unpack the tension between creating and promoting, staying authentic while marketing yourself, and the emotional reality of delayed results. We also get honest about something many creators experience but rarely talk about—the unexpected support from strangers, and the silence from those closest to us.</p><p>Mattie Jo is the author of <em>God, Sex, and Rich People: A Recovering Evangelical Testimony</em>, where she shares her journey of unraveling faith, identity, and everything she was taught to believe—through honesty, humor, and lived experience.</p><p>This isn’t just about creativity… it’s about courage.<br />Showing up. Speaking your truth. And continuing to create—even when it feels like no one is listening.</p><p>Tap in.</p><p>🎙 <em>Safe Space w/ Jaxon</em><br />Real talk. Safe vibes.</p><p>📚 <em>Only Us</em> — Available now on Amazon (Kindle, Paperback, Audible)<br />📚 <em>God, Sex, and Rich People</em> — Available now</p><p>📲 Follow Jaxon: Instagram @jaxonphoenix88<br />🎧 Listen on Spotify</p><p><br /></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>What if the way we experience God… isn’t just theological—but neurological?</p><p>In this episode of <em>Safe Space w/ Jaxon</em>, we dive into the concept of the <strong>Second Axial Age</strong>—a shift in human consciousness that challenges traditional frameworks of faith and invites a more integrated, embodied, and relational understanding of spirituality.</p><p>Jaxon is joined by <strong>Jonathan Foster</strong>, theologian, author, and co-founder of The Curian Network, and <strong>Rev. Dr. Shaleen Kendrick</strong>, an Open and Relational neurotheologian and creator of the Neuro-Relational Integration Model.</p><p>Together, they explore:</p><ul><li>The difference between the <strong>First and Second Axial Ages</strong></li><li>How institutions shaped belief—and where they fall short today</li><li>The rise of <strong>neurospirituality</strong> and what it reveals about human experience</li><li>The role of <strong>consciousness, connection, and embodiment</strong> in modern faith</li><li>Why spirituality may be evolving beyond doctrine into lived awareness</li></ul><p>This isn’t a conversation about abandoning faith—<br />it’s about <strong>expanding it</strong>.</p><p>Whether you’re deconstructing, reconstructing, or simply questioning… this episode invites you to consider:</p><p>👉 What if belief was never the destination—but the starting point?</p><p>🎙️ <strong>Safe Space w/ Jaxon</strong><br />New episodes every Friday on Spotify</p><p>📘 <strong>Book:</strong> <em>Only Us</em> — Available now on Amazon (Kindle, Paperback, Audible)</p><p>📲 <strong>Follow Jaxon:</strong><br />Instagram: @jaxonphoenix88<br />YouTube: Awakening to Life’s Mirage</p><p><br /></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>(Season 3: Ep.1) — Wrong Team (Interview w/ April Ajoy)</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>What if… we got it wrong?</p><p>Not just small details. Not just interpretation.</p><p>What if we were taught to believe we were on the <em>right side</em>… the right team… the ones who had truth, clarity, and certainty…</p><p>But somewhere along the way, we never stopped to ask—<em>who told us that?</em></p><p>In this Season 3 premiere of <em>Safe Space with Jaxon</em>, Jaxon sits down with content creator, podcast host, and author April Ajoy to unpack their shared upbringing in Evangelical Christianity, their journeys through deconstruction, and the tension of re-examining everything they once held as absolute.</p><p>April, known for her sharp and thoughtful humor, uses her platform to expose harmful, toxic, and sometimes just <em>weird</em> traits of American Evangelicalism—while still holding onto a more honest and inclusive expression of faith.</p><p>She is the author of <em>Star-Spangled Jesus: Leaving Christian Nationalism and Finding a True Faith</em>, available on Amazon, and co-host of the <em>Tim & April Show</em> on YouTube. Across platforms, she’s built a strong and growing audience with over 13.8K YouTube subscribers, 207K Instagram followers, and over 406K on TikTok.</p><p>From childhood faith to unraveling belief systems… to questioning the literal interpretation of dreams and visions in the Bible—Abraham, Moses, and Paul—we wrestle with a deeper question:</p><p><em>What if the dream was wrong?</em></p><p>Not meaningless… but misinterpreted.</p><p>And if that’s the case… what does it mean for everything built on top of it?</p><p>This conversation isn’t about tearing faith down.</p><p>It’s about asking better questions…<br />learning how to discern truth beyond tradition…<br />and ultimately confronting a question many are afraid to ask:</p><p><strong>What if we’ve been defending the wrong team this whole time?</strong></p><p>—</p><p>🎙 Follow <em>Safe Space with Jaxon</em> on Spotify for weekly episodes<br />📖 <em>Only Us</em> — available now on Amazon (Kindle, Paperback, and Audible)<br />📲 Instagram: @jaxonphoenix88</p><p>📺 YouTube: <em>Tim & April Show</em><br />📲 Follow April: @aprilajoy</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What if… we got it wrong?</p><p>Not just small details. Not just interpretation.</p><p>What if we were taught to believe we were on the <em>right side</em>… the right team… the ones who had truth, clarity, and certainty…</p><p>But somewhere along the way, we never stopped to ask—<em>who told us that?</em></p><p>In this Season 3 premiere of <em>Safe Space with Jaxon</em>, Jaxon sits down with content creator, podcast host, and author April Ajoy to unpack their shared upbringing in Evangelical Christianity, their journeys through deconstruction, and the tension of re-examining everything they once held as absolute.</p><p>April, known for her sharp and thoughtful humor, uses her platform to expose harmful, toxic, and sometimes just <em>weird</em> traits of American Evangelicalism—while still holding onto a more honest and inclusive expression of faith.</p><p>She is the author of <em>Star-Spangled Jesus: Leaving Christian Nationalism and Finding a True Faith</em>, available on Amazon, and co-host of the <em>Tim & April Show</em> on YouTube. Across platforms, she’s built a strong and growing audience with over 13.8K YouTube subscribers, 207K Instagram followers, and over 406K on TikTok.</p><p>From childhood faith to unraveling belief systems… to questioning the literal interpretation of dreams and visions in the Bible—Abraham, Moses, and Paul—we wrestle with a deeper question:</p><p><em>What if the dream was wrong?</em></p><p>Not meaningless… but misinterpreted.</p><p>And if that’s the case… what does it mean for everything built on top of it?</p><p>This conversation isn’t about tearing faith down.</p><p>It’s about asking better questions…<br />learning how to discern truth beyond tradition…<br />and ultimately confronting a question many are afraid to ask:</p><p><strong>What if we’ve been defending the wrong team this whole time?</strong></p><p>—</p><p>🎙 Follow <em>Safe Space with Jaxon</em> on Spotify for weekly episodes<br />📖 <em>Only Us</em> — available now on Amazon (Kindle, Paperback, and Audible)<br />📲 Instagram: @jaxonphoenix88</p><p>📺 YouTube: <em>Tim & April Show</em><br />📲 Follow April: @aprilajoy</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>(Season 2:Ep 13) &quot;Ripple Effect&quot;- Live Audience</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>There are moments in life where something shifts… not loudly, but deeply.<br />That’s the ripple.</p><p>In this live speaking engagement at Unity by the Bay, Jaxon explores the power of the <strong>ripple effect</strong>—how a single shift in awareness can quietly transform not just your life, but the lives you touch.</p><p>We don’t always see the impact of our words, our presence, or our healing in real time. But every choice we make sends something outward—into our relationships, our communities, and beyond.</p><p>This isn’t about having it all figured out.<br />It’s about becoming aware… and choosing what kind of ripple you want to leave behind.</p><p>So ask yourself:<br />What are you putting into the water?</p><p>—</p><p>📖 <em>Only Us</em> — Available now on Amazon, Kindle, and Audible<br />📲 Instagram: @jaxonphoenix88<br />🎙️ Podcast: Safe Space w/ Jaxon</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>What if the moment we gave God a name… we lost something?</p><p>In this episode of <em>Safe Space with Jaxon</em>, Jaxon sits down with best-selling author, speaker, and <em>Heretic Happy Hour</em> co-host Keith Giles for a thought-provoking conversation on humanity’s need to define the Divine.</p><p>Keith Giles is the author of the seven-part <em>Jesus Un</em> series and the <em>SOLA</em> series, and has been featured on CNN with Anderson Cooper, Coast to Coast Radio, USA Today, BuzzFeed, and John Fugelsang’s <em>Tell Me Everything</em>. His recent <em>Quantum Gospel</em> works—exploring texts like the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Mary—have become Amazon best-sellers, continuing to challenge how we understand faith, Jesus, and the nature of God.</p><p>From ancient golden calves to modern religious language, this conversation explores how names, labels, and doctrines can quietly become the very idols we think we’ve left behind.</p><p>Have we mistaken the name for the reality?</p><p>Together, Jaxon and Keith unpack:</p><ul><li><p>Why humans feel the need to name and define God</p></li><li><p>How theology and religious identity can become modern-day idols</p></li><li><p>The deeper meaning behind “the kingdom within”</p></li><li><p>What it looks like to move beyond labels and live out love</p></li></ul><p>At the center of this conversation is a simple but challenging idea:</p><p>Maybe God was never meant to be named—only experienced.</p><p>And maybe love was never meant to belong to religion at all.</p><p>This episode is for anyone questioning, deconstructing, or reimagining their understanding of faith, spirituality, and what it truly means to live out love without borders.</p><p>📘 <em>Only Us: Searching for Identity & Humanity</em> by Jaxon Phoenix (foreword by Keith Giles) available now on Amazon</p><p><br /></p><p>📲 Follow Jaxon:<br />Instagram: @jaxonphoenix88<br />YouTube: Awakening to Life’s Mirage</p><p><br /></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What if the moment we gave God a name… we lost something?</p><p>In this episode of <em>Safe Space with Jaxon</em>, Jaxon sits down with best-selling author, speaker, and <em>Heretic Happy Hour</em> co-host Keith Giles for a thought-provoking conversation on humanity’s need to define the Divine.</p><p>Keith Giles is the author of the seven-part <em>Jesus Un</em> series and the <em>SOLA</em> series, and has been featured on CNN with Anderson Cooper, Coast to Coast Radio, USA Today, BuzzFeed, and John Fugelsang’s <em>Tell Me Everything</em>. His recent <em>Quantum Gospel</em> works—exploring texts like the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Mary—have become Amazon best-sellers, continuing to challenge how we understand faith, Jesus, and the nature of God.</p><p>From ancient golden calves to modern religious language, this conversation explores how names, labels, and doctrines can quietly become the very idols we think we’ve left behind.</p><p>Have we mistaken the name for the reality?</p><p>Together, Jaxon and Keith unpack:</p><ul><li><p>Why humans feel the need to name and define God</p></li><li><p>How theology and religious identity can become modern-day idols</p></li><li><p>The deeper meaning behind “the kingdom within”</p></li><li><p>What it looks like to move beyond labels and live out love</p></li></ul><p>At the center of this conversation is a simple but challenging idea:</p><p>Maybe God was never meant to be named—only experienced.</p><p>And maybe love was never meant to belong to religion at all.</p><p>This episode is for anyone questioning, deconstructing, or reimagining their understanding of faith, spirituality, and what it truly means to live out love without borders.</p><p>📘 <em>Only Us: Searching for Identity & Humanity</em> by Jaxon Phoenix (foreword by Keith Giles) available now on Amazon</p><p><br /></p><p>📲 Follow Jaxon:<br />Instagram: @jaxonphoenix88<br />YouTube: Awakening to Life’s Mirage</p><p><br /></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>In this spontaneous bonus episode, Jaxon reflects on something many of us struggle with but rarely talk about openly—what happens when friendships end.</p><p>Sometimes the people who once meant the most to us slowly become strangers… or even feel like enemies. But what if forgiveness isn’t pretending nothing happened? What if it’s simply acknowledging that you cared deeply—and that the hurt you carried eventually turned into bitterness?</p><p>In <em>God Bless My Frenemy</em>, Jaxon explores the uncomfortable truth that healing sometimes means letting go of the resentment we’ve been holding onto. Not to excuse what happened, and not to rekindle the relationship—but to free ourselves.</p><p>Because sometimes the most honest form of peace is this:</p><p>You’re no longer my friend…<br />but you’re no longer my enemy either.</p><p>Just a human being who once mattered.</p><p>🎙 <strong>Safe Space with Jaxon</strong> releases new episodes every Friday, exploring creativity, faith, philosophy, and the human experience.</p><p>📘 <strong>Book:</strong> <em>Only Us: Searching for Identity & Humanity</em><br /><a href="" rel="noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/1964252431</a></p><p>📲 <strong>Instagram:</strong> @jaxonphoenix88</p><p><br /></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of <em>Safe Space with Jaxon</em>, Jaxon challenges listeners to wrestle with a difficult question: what happens when faith communities begin defending power, violence, and nationalism instead of the values they claim to stand for?</p><p>Drawing from the biblical story of the Golden Calf, Jaxon explores the possibility that modern believers may be tempted to worship something other than truth, compassion, and justice—replacing the spirit of love with the defense of systems, ideologies, and political loyalties.</p><p>This conversation invites listeners, especially those within American evangelical culture, to examine whether silence in the face of injustice is neutrality… or complicity.</p><p>Because if faith claims to stand for the protection of life, the question becomes unavoidable:<br /><strong>Who—or what—are we really worshipping?</strong></p><p>—</p><p>🎙 <em>Safe Space with Jaxon</em> releases new episodes every Friday.</p><p>📘 Jaxon is also the author of <strong>Only Us: Searching for Identity & Humanity</strong>, available now on Amazon:<br /><a href="" rel="noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/1964252431</a></p><p>📲 Follow Jaxon on Instagram for clips and updates:<br />@jaxonphoenix88</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>“Hey, how are you?”<br />“Good… you?”</p><p>We’ve all done the dance.</p><p>In this episode, Jaxon reflects on why small talk can feel exhausting — especially when it becomes a mask people wear instead of showing up authentically. Why do so many of our conversations stay on the surface? And what would the world look like if we felt free to express what we’re actually feeling… without being rude, cynical, or emotionally reckless?</p><p>Jaxon explores the tension between <strong>social politeness and emotional honesty</strong>, and invites listeners to imagine a culture where people can process their thoughts and emotions openly — with respect, maturity, and compassion.</p><p>Because maybe the goal isn’t to eliminate small talk…<br />Maybe the goal is learning how to <strong>be human without hiding.</strong></p><p>🎙️ <em>Safe Space w/ Jaxon</em> — New episodes weekly on Spotify.</p><p>Follow Jaxon Phoenix:</p><p>Instagram: <a href="" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/jaxonphoenix88</a><br />YouTube: <a href="" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/@AwakeningToLifesMirage</a></p><p>📖 <em>Only Us: Searching for Identity & Humanity</em><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1964252431/" rel="noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/1964252431/</a></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 6 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“Hey, how are you?”<br />“Good… you?”</p><p>We’ve all done the dance.</p><p>In this episode, Jaxon reflects on why small talk can feel exhausting — especially when it becomes a mask people wear instead of showing up authentically. Why do so many of our conversations stay on the surface? And what would the world look like if we felt free to express what we’re actually feeling… without being rude, cynical, or emotionally reckless?</p><p>Jaxon explores the tension between <strong>social politeness and emotional honesty</strong>, and invites listeners to imagine a culture where people can process their thoughts and emotions openly — with respect, maturity, and compassion.</p><p>Because maybe the goal isn’t to eliminate small talk…<br />Maybe the goal is learning how to <strong>be human without hiding.</strong></p><p>🎙️ <em>Safe Space w/ Jaxon</em> — New episodes weekly on Spotify.</p><p>Follow Jaxon Phoenix:</p><p>Instagram: <a href="" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/jaxonphoenix88</a><br />YouTube: <a href="" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/@AwakeningToLifesMirage</a></p><p>📖 <em>Only Us: Searching for Identity & Humanity</em><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1964252431/" rel="noopener">https://www.amazon.com/dp/1964252431/</a></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>(Season 2: Ep 8) Jaxon’s Prayer — How Many Billions</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><br /></p><p>How many billions is enough?</p><p>In this episode, Jaxon offers a raw and reflective prayer — not from a place of religious performance, but from wrestling. Wrestling with greed. With power. With money. With systems that accumulate while others struggle to breathe.</p><p>At what point does success become excess?<br />At what point does blessing become hoarding?<br />And what does it mean to pray in a world obsessed with more?</p><p>This isn’t a sermon.<br />It’s a confrontation.<br />It’s a prayer for perspective.</p><p>—</p><p>🎙 Host: Jaxon Phoenix<br />🎧 Safe Space w/ Jaxon — New episodes weekly on Spotify<br />📖 <em>Only Us</em> available on Amazon (Kindle, Paperback & Audible)<br />📺 YouTube: Awakening to Life’s Mirage<br />📲 Instagram: @jaxonphoenix88</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><br /></p><p>How many billions is enough?</p><p>In this episode, Jaxon offers a raw and reflective prayer — not from a place of religious performance, but from wrestling. Wrestling with greed. With power. With money. With systems that accumulate while others struggle to breathe.</p><p>At what point does success become excess?<br />At what point does blessing become hoarding?<br />And what does it mean to pray in a world obsessed with more?</p><p>This isn’t a sermon.<br />It’s a confrontation.<br />It’s a prayer for perspective.</p><p>—</p><p>🎙 Host: Jaxon Phoenix<br />🎧 Safe Space w/ Jaxon — New episodes weekly on Spotify<br />📖 <em>Only Us</em> available on Amazon (Kindle, Paperback & Audible)<br />📺 YouTube: Awakening to Life’s Mirage<br />📲 Instagram: @jaxonphoenix88</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>(Season 2: Ep 7) When The Cameras Stop..</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>What happens when the instructions no longer seem to align?</p><p>In this episode of <em>Safe Space w/ Jaxon</em>, we explore the tension between “the manual” and “the Manufacturer” — between ancient writings and the Divine they point toward. Using a simple furniture-assembly analogy, we unpack what it means to follow instructions faithfully… and what happens when something just doesn’t fit.</p><p>Have we elevated the manual over the source?</p><p>Joining me for this conversation is Leslie Nease — life coach, writer, and host of the <em>Honoring the Journey Podcast</em>, where she helps people navigate spiritual deconstruction and major life transitions with self-compassion and curiosity. Many first met Leslie as “Sister Christian” on <em>Survivor: China</em> (2007). Since then, her own journey of growth and transformation has led her to create spaces for honest conversation, healing, and learning to trust your own voice again.</p><p>Together, we talk about:<br />• Deconstruction as responsible verification<br />• The strengths — and limits — of having a manual<br />• Learning to trust your inner voice again<br />• What it costs to question what you were taught<br />• And how to reconnect with the Source when the instructions feel misaligned</p><p>If you’ve ever felt afraid to question… this conversation is for you.</p><p>—</p><p>🎙️ Follow Leslie:<br />Honoring the Journey Podcast (spotify & apple podcast)</p><p>🎙️ Follow Safe Space w/ Jaxon<br />New episodes weekly on Spotify</p><p>📚 Quoir published author of <em>Only Us</em> — available on Amazon (Kindle, Paperback, Audible)</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What happens when the instructions no longer seem to align?</p><p>In this episode of <em>Safe Space w/ Jaxon</em>, we explore the tension between “the manual” and “the Manufacturer” — between ancient writings and the Divine they point toward. Using a simple furniture-assembly analogy, we unpack what it means to follow instructions faithfully… and what happens when something just doesn’t fit.</p><p>Have we elevated the manual over the source?</p><p>Joining me for this conversation is Leslie Nease — life coach, writer, and host of the <em>Honoring the Journey Podcast</em>, where she helps people navigate spiritual deconstruction and major life transitions with self-compassion and curiosity. Many first met Leslie as “Sister Christian” on <em>Survivor: China</em> (2007). Since then, her own journey of growth and transformation has led her to create spaces for honest conversation, healing, and learning to trust your own voice again.</p><p>Together, we talk about:<br />• Deconstruction as responsible verification<br />• The strengths — and limits — of having a manual<br />• Learning to trust your inner voice again<br />• What it costs to question what you were taught<br />• And how to reconnect with the Source when the instructions feel misaligned</p><p>If you’ve ever felt afraid to question… this conversation is for you.</p><p>—</p><p>🎙️ Follow Leslie:<br />Honoring the Journey Podcast (spotify & apple podcast)</p><p>🎙️ Follow Safe Space w/ Jaxon<br />New episodes weekly on Spotify</p><p>📚 Quoir published author of <em>Only Us</em> — available on Amazon (Kindle, Paperback, Audible)</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <itunes:title>(Season 2: Ep 7) When The Cameras Stop..</itunes:title>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What happens when the container you trusted cracks?</p><p>In this episode, Jaxon reflects on childhood memories of soup, comfort, and safety — and how, as adults, we often mistake the bowl for the source.</p><p>When belief systems collapse, when institutions fracture, when certainty falls apart… do we lose faith altogether? Or did we just lose the container that held it?</p><p>This episode explores grief, systemic power, communal belonging, and the courage it takes to stop worshipping the bowl. It’s not an attack on people. It’s a call to maturity.</p><p>If the bowl breaks… will you starve?<br />Or will you find the source?</p><p>This is a broadcast after the collapse.</p><p>If you can hear it — respond.</p><p>—</p><p>🎙 Host: Jaxon Phoenix<br />📖 Author of <em>Only Us</em> (Available on Amazon: Kindle, Paperback & Audible)<br />🎧 Safe Space w/ Jaxon — New episodes weekly on Spotify<br />📺 YouTube: Awakening to Life’s Mirage<br />📲 Instagram: @jaxonphoenix88</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <itunes:title>(Season 2: Ep 6) When the Bowl Breaks — Find the Source</itunes:title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of <strong>Safe Space with Jaxon</strong>, Jaxon opens the floor for an unconventional kind of meeting—one for those who don’t claim certainty, but still choose to believe.</p><p>“AA Meeting: Agnostics Anonymous” is a reflective space for people living in the tension between doubt and devotion. For believing agnostics—those honest enough to say <em>“I don’t know,”</em> yet observant enough to look at the world around them and sense that this all came from somewhere. Not through proof or dogma, but through awareness, pattern, and presence.</p><p>This episode explores the idea that healthy religion can offer a <strong>framework to begin with</strong>—a language, a structure, a starting point—but that all frameworks are inherently limited. Discernment, not blind loyalty, is what allows us to grow beyond them. To hold belief with humility. To remain open to learning more. To recognize that reverence doesn’t require certainty, and faith doesn’t have to end where questions begin.</p><p>It’s a conversation about releasing fear-based faith without abandoning spirituality altogether. About choosing belief as a conscious posture rather than an inherited obligation. About living ethically, staying curious, and allowing wonder to coexist with doubt.</p><p>No altar calls.<br />No arguments.<br />Just space for honesty, humility, and lived fruit.</p><p>New episodes of <em>Safe Space with Jaxon</em> drop every Friday.</p><p>To explore these themes more deeply, check out Jaxon’s book <strong>Only Us</strong>, available on Amazon in Kindle, paperback, and Audible formats.</p><p>You can also find more reflections on YouTube at <em>Awakening to Life’s Mirage</em>,<br />and follow Jaxon on Instagram <strong>@jaxonphoenix88</strong>.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 6 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Assumptions are efficient—but they’re rarely honest.</p><p>In this episode, <em>When We Assume…</em>, Jaxon explores how unasked questions turn into false narratives, how silence gets misinterpreted as guilt, and how control often disguises itself as certainty. This is a reflection on one-sided relationships, forced forgiveness, emotional autonomy, and the quiet power of reclaiming your energy.</p><p>Not every distance is betrayal.<br />Not every ending needs hostility.<br />And not every misunderstanding is worth correcting.</p><p>This episode is for anyone learning the difference between peace and self-neglect—and choosing themselves without apology.</p><p><strong>About Jaxon</strong><br />Jaxon is a published author, handpan musician, and host of <em>Safe Space w/ Jaxon</em>. His work explores faith, autonomy, emotional honesty, and human connection—without coercion, dogma, or performative spirituality.</p><p>📘 <strong>Book:</strong> <em>Only Us</em><br />Available on Amazon (Kindle, Paperback, and Audible)</p><p>🎧 <strong>Podcast:</strong> <em>Safe Space w/ Jaxon</em> (new episodes weekly)</p><p>📸 <strong>Instagram:</strong> @jaxonphoenix88<br />▶️ <strong>YouTube:</strong> Awakening to Life’s Mirage</p><p>If this episode resonates, sit with it before sharing it.<br />Sometimes the real work happens in the silence.</p><p><br /></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Assumptions are efficient—but they’re rarely honest.</p><p>In this episode, <em>When We Assume…</em>, Jaxon explores how unasked questions turn into false narratives, how silence gets misinterpreted as guilt, and how control often disguises itself as certainty. This is a reflection on one-sided relationships, forced forgiveness, emotional autonomy, and the quiet power of reclaiming your energy.</p><p>Not every distance is betrayal.<br />Not every ending needs hostility.<br />And not every misunderstanding is worth correcting.</p><p>This episode is for anyone learning the difference between peace and self-neglect—and choosing themselves without apology.</p><p><strong>About Jaxon</strong><br />Jaxon is a published author, handpan musician, and host of <em>Safe Space w/ Jaxon</em>. His work explores faith, autonomy, emotional honesty, and human connection—without coercion, dogma, or performative spirituality.</p><p>📘 <strong>Book:</strong> <em>Only Us</em><br />Available on Amazon (Kindle, Paperback, and Audible)</p><p>🎧 <strong>Podcast:</strong> <em>Safe Space w/ Jaxon</em> (new episodes weekly)</p><p>📸 <strong>Instagram:</strong> @jaxonphoenix88<br />▶️ <strong>YouTube:</strong> Awakening to Life’s Mirage</p><p>If this episode resonates, sit with it before sharing it.<br />Sometimes the real work happens in the silence.</p><p><br /></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <itunes:title>(Season 2: Ep 4) When We Assume..</itunes:title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of <strong>Safe Space with Jaxon</strong>, Jaxon sits down with <strong>Tassja Cadoch</strong>—a Jewish convert, writer, and the creator of <strong>7613: The Chosen Path</strong>.</p><p>Together, they explore faith beyond performance, untangle fear-based theology, and reflect on what it means to live ethically without pressure, coercion, or the need for certainty. This conversation moves away from debate and toward lived experience—touching on Torah, identity, ethical monotheism, and the courage it takes to stop pretending and simply <em>be</em>.</p><p>This episode is for anyone navigating deconstruction, reconstruction, or the quiet in-between—where questions matter more than conclusions, and fruit matters more than frameworks.</p><p>New episodes of <em>Safe Space with Jaxon</em> drop every Friday.</p><p>To explore these ideas further, check out Jaxon’s book <strong>Only Us</strong>, available on Amazon in Kindle, paperback, and Audible formats.</p><p>You can also find more reflections on YouTube at <em>Awakening to Life’s Mirage</em>,<br />and follow Jaxon on Instagram <strong>@jaxonphoenix88</strong>.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Jan 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2026 14:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Just because something is ancient doesn’t mean it’s right.</p><p>In this episode, Jaxon challenges the assumption that age equals truth. Ancient texts, traditions, and teachings didn’t fall from the sky untouched—they were written by people with motives, contexts, power structures, and blind spots. And if we’re willing to question modern systems, we have to be brave enough to evaluate ancient ones too.</p><p>This conversation isn’t about dismissing faith. It’s about discernment. It’s about learning to ask <em>why</em> something was written, <em>who</em> benefited from it, and <em>how</em> it’s being used today.</p><p>Jaxon also turns the spotlight toward the present—highlighting that there <strong>are</strong> pastors and leaders doing it right right now. People living the message through action, humility, and service—without building personality cults or demanding loyalty to a single man at the top.</p><p>Maybe the future of faith isn’t about defending old mistakes.<br />Maybe it’s about amplifying present integrity.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Technology keeps advancing—faster than most of us are comfortable with. Cars drive themselves, AI learns at an exponential rate, and instead of asking how to use these tools wisely, we often default to fear. But fear isn’t really about technology. It’s about agency.</p><p>In this episode, Jaxon explores why the real human struggle has never been access to information, but the ability to <strong>interpret it correctly</strong>. From using AI as a thinking companion rather than a threat, to examining how humans misread each other in real time—let alone ancient texts translated, edited, and reinterpreted across centuries—this conversation challenges the idea of certainty, especially religious certainty.</p><p>Jaxon questions biblical inerrancy, not to provoke, but to expose the impossibility of a mistake-free, human-handled text. If humans are fallible—and history proves we are—then our confidence in perfect interpretations may be the real delusion.</p><p>The episode closes with a haunting allegory: five construction workers trapped beneath rubble, conscious, waiting, listening, hoping. A story about innocence, randomness, interpretation, and the narratives we cling to when control is gone.</p><p>This isn’t an episode about rejecting faith, technology, or tradition.<br />It’s about learning how to think, not just what to believe—and choosing stories that move us toward awareness instead of fear.</p><p><strong>Listen. Reflect. Then decide what you’ll do with what you know.</strong></p><p>—<br />🎧 <em>Safe Space with Jaxon</em><br />📖 <em>Only Us</em> by Jaxon P. — available on Amazon (Kindle, Paperback, Audible)<br />📺 YouTube | 📸 Instagram | 🛒 Amazon</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, Jaxon Phoenix explores how the fear of people’s opinions quietly keeps us from creating, speaking, and fully showing up. We unpack the difference between <em>knowing</em> something and actually <em>living</em> it—because insight means nothing if it never leaves your mouth, your hands, or your life. This is a call to stop performing wisdom and start embodying it. Less talk. More alignment.</p><p><strong>Connect & Explore More:</strong><br />📺 YouTube: <em>Awakening to Life’s Mirage</em><br />📸 Instagram: @jaxonphoenix88<br />📘 Book: <em>Only Us</em> — available on Amazon (Kindle, paperback, audiobook)</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of <em>Safe Space w/ Jaxon</em>, I talk about what it means to live a <strong>timeless lifestyle</strong>—moving with intention instead of pressure, presence instead of performance. I share parts of my own <strong>fatherhood journey</strong>, how it’s shifting my rhythm, priorities, and patience.</p><p>It’s about slowing down enough to feel life again… to raise the next generation without rushing through your own.</p><p>🎧 Listen on Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3n6OgBDTX3YvpejXUt8FQM?si=9e5ff31a98cf457c" rel="noopener">Safe Space w/ Jaxon</a><br />📺 Subscribe on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQ29OmyXnN4-WoezH7dlsQ" rel="noopener">Awakening to Life’s Mirage</a><br />📸 Follow on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jaxonphoenix88/?hl=en" rel="noopener">@jaxonphoenix88</a></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>What if waking up isn’t about becoming perfect… but seeing clearly?<br />In this spoken reflection, Jaxon Phoenix explores how awareness doesn’t always make life easier — it just makes it <em>real.</em></p><p>From his fascination with near-death experiences to his awakening from religious illusion, Jaxon invites listeners to slow down, zoom out, and reflect on what it truly means to evolve — not into perfection, but into perspective.</p><p>This isn’t about religion. It’s about <em>clarity.</em><br />It’s about the freedom to question without fear, and the courage to choose humanity over ideology.</p><p>📚 <strong>Read Jaxon’s book “Only Us” — available now on Amazon.</strong><br />📸 Instagram: @jaxonphoenix88<br />🎥 YouTube: Awakening to Life’s Mirage<br />🎙️ Podcast: Safe Space w/ Jaxon</p><p>#spokenword #awakening #jaxonphoenix #perspectiveoverperfection</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This episode of <em>Safe Space w/ Jaxon</em> is a reminder to <strong>stay awake</strong>. While the nation is busy arguing over distractions and tribal politics, the real story is sitting in plain sight. The Epstein files didn’t come out of nowhere — and they don’t disappear just because the media looks away.</p><p>There are people in power who benefit when we’re divided.<br />If we’re fighting each other, we’re not looking at <em>them.</em></p><p>So this episode is me saying:<br /><strong>Keep f*cking talking.</strong><br />Keep questioning.<br />Keep paying attention.<br />Because silence is how corruption wins.<br />Truth only survives when we refuse to shut up.</p><p>💬 Drop your thoughts — especially the uncomfortable ones. I read every single one.<br />🎧 Spotify: <strong>Safe Space w/ Jaxon</strong><br />📺 YouTube: <strong>Awakening to Life’s Mirage</strong><br />📸 Instagram: <strong>@jaxonphoenix88</strong><br /></p><p>Subscribe. Follow. Share the conversation.<br />If they wanted us quiet — they shouldn’t have let us wake up.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of <em>Safe Space w/ Jaxon</em>, I dive into a question that hit deep: <em>“At what point does awakening stop being about escape and start being about embodiment?”</em></p><p>This one’s about love — not the kind we preach, post, or perform… but the kind we <em>practice</em>. The love that shows up when the feelings fade, when the mirror gets honest, when awareness has to move from your head into your hands.</p><p>✨ Pour something slow. Breathe deep. Let’s talk about embodying love — not just talking about it.</p><p>💬 Drop your thoughts in the comments — I read every one.<br />🎧 Listen on Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3n6OgBDTX3YvpejXUt8FQM?si=9e5ff31a98cf457c" rel="noopener">Safe Space w/ Jaxon</a><br />📺 Subscribe on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQ29OmyXnN4-WoezH7dlsQ" rel="noopener">Awakening to Life’s Mirage</a><br />📸 Follow on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jaxonphoenix88/" rel="noopener">@jaxonphoenix88</a></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of <em>Safe Space w/ Jaxon</em>, I open up about why I left Evangelicalism — not to abandon Jesus, but to actually follow Him. I talk about how Evangelicalism became like ivy, slowly choking the life out of true spirituality in its pursuit of power and control.</p><p>This one’s about learning to hold compassion for those still caught in the system — realizing that being brainwashed also means being wounded. It’s about navigating my anger with the state of the world while still believing we’re heading toward an awakening… a moment when eyes finally open.</p><p>💬 Drop your thoughts in the comments — I read every one.<br />🎧 Listen on Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3n6OgBDTX3YvpejXUt8FQM?si=9e5ff31a98cf457c" rel="noopener">Safe Space w/ Jaxon</a><br />📺 Subscribe on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQ29OmyXnN4-WoezH7dlsQ" rel="noopener">Awakening to Life’s Mirage</a><br />📸 Follow on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jaxonphoenix88/?hl=en" rel="noopener">@jaxonphoenix88</a></p><p>Pull up, subscribe, and join the conversation — we’re just getting started.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Pour something warm. Close your eyes. Let it drift.This session is carried by the resonance of the handpan, while a faint, indistinct echo of Alan Watts lingers in the background—not spoken to be understood, but felt like a distant thought. His voice is more atmosphere than message, a soft hum behind the melody, allowing the handpan to guide the inner journey.Perfect for late-night reflection, journaling, meditation, or simply existing in stillness.🎧 Best with headphones — hear the space between the notes📸 IG: @jaxonphoenix88🌀 YouTube: Awakening to Life’s Mirage</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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