What Language Can't Fix

05 Mar 2026 5 min read Essays Chris Linebarger

Language was supposed to help us understand each other. What if it's taken us as far as it can?

Sometime I Feel Like a Motherless Child

26 Feb 2026 1 min read Media Chris Linebarger

Why We Create

11 Feb 2026 13 min read Essays Chris Linebarger

Ten reasons why we create, from the joy of filling a blank page to solving existential problems, making meaning from chaos, and fighting authoritarianism with art. Creativity is how we survive, connect, and claim our sovereignty.

The Shadow of Self-Sacrifice

03 Feb 2026 6 min read Essays Chris Linebarger

A lifetime of devotion. Three decades of depletion. What happens when you finally untether from the myth that shaped everything.

Zane Lowe & Bono

18 Jan 2026 1 min read Media Chris Linebarger

On the Economic Cruelty of the Trump Administration

Demons

15 Jan 2026 8 min read Essays Chris Linebarger

I spent years as a priest then hypnotherapist trying to heal others. Turns out I can't fix anyone. My gift is being myself, always becoming.

Terms of Ownership

14 Jan 2026 1 min read Poetry Chris Linebarger

Nikki Giovanni & James Baldwin

08 Jan 2026 1 min read Media Chris Linebarger

In a brilliant conversation from 1971

Je Suis La Résistance

07 Jan 2026 6 min read Essays Chris Linebarger

Refusing the ADHD label because I love my unique mind. Neurotypicality is a myth created by patriarchy to enforce compliance and sameness.

Zane Lowe & Brian Eno

03 Jan 2026 1 min read Media Chris Linebarger

On Creative Stubbornness in a Capitalistic Society

Against the Algorithm: A Vinyl Manifesto

03 Jan 2026 2 min read Essays Chris Linebarger

In an age of AI and authoritarianism stealing our joy and creativity, buying a turntable and collecting vinyl is my act of resistance and reclamation.

Lost

02 Jan 2026 1 min read Poetry Chris Linebarger

A poem by David Wagoner

Patti Smith

01 Jan 2026 1 min read Media Chris Linebarger

On Enthusiasm & Aging

Patriarchal Demands

18 Dec 2025 1 min read Essays Chris Linebarger

Letting go and moving on buries trauma. I spent my life suppressing shame until I brought it to light. That's where real healing happens.

Letting Go of the Myth of Normal

17 Nov 2025 6 min read Essays Chris Linebarger

I spent 40 years trying to be normal, suppressing my desire to connect all of life's mysteries, until I just couldn't do it anymore.

How Institutional Religion Keeps Us from Ourselves

08 Oct 2025 3 min read Essays Chris Linebarger

Christians keep defending Jesus against those who harm in his name. As a former priest, I see this as avoiding inner work and perpetuating harm.

I Am

01 Oct 2025 Poetry Chris Linebarger

A poem by Chris Linebarger

How Comedy Helped Me Reclaim My Irreverence

18 Jul 2025 3 min read Essays Chris Linebarger

Religion taught me to be serious and earnest for decades. After leaving Christianity, I rediscovered humor, dancing, and playfulness as healing.

Non-Duality as Remembering

10 Jul 2025 5 min read Essays Chris Linebarger

Christianity taught me I was separated from God. After leaving the priesthood, I discovered non-duality and remembered I've always been divine.

Walking Out of the Old Story

08 Jul 2025 6 min read Essays Chris Linebarger

Religious shame drove decades of disordered eating and body hatred. I lost 80 pounds walking but still felt ashamed until I let go of the teacher.

Into the Magnificent Void

07 Jul 2025 4 min read Essays Chris Linebarger

Psychedelics helped to strip away decades of conditioning and identity. The integration nearly broke me, but I'm reinventing myself at 52.

Freedom to Explore

18 Jun 2025 3 min read Essays Chris Linebarger

I spent decades bored by the Bible, trying to fit into Christianity. After leaving in 2020, I finally found spiritual freedom in my own system.

Late Night Traffic

10 Jun 2025 Media Chris Linebarger

Seasons of Shame (Part 2)

05 Jun 2025 4 min read Essays Chris Linebarger

I've always been a spiritual seeker, but religion punishes questions. After years of abuse as an Anglican priest, I finally walked away to heal.

Seasons of Shame (Part 1)

04 Jun 2025 3 min read Essays Chris Linebarger

Seeking my father's approval became a 30-year pattern of submission to abusive men until I discovered I already had all the power I needed.

The Open Door

28 May 2025 4 min read Essays Chris Linebarger

At 47, I left Christianity and the priesthood behind. This is my story of deconstruction, transformation, and stepping into a new life.