Shattering Masks: Affirming Identity. Transitioning Faith - Paperback

by Laura Bethany Taylor (Author)

Who am I? It's a simple question. Yet most of my life the answer was incredibly elusive. So many elements of our experience blend together to ultimately create our core identity. As these pieces of me emerged, I found myself hiding them behind masks; masks intended to make me look exactly like everyone around me wanted me to look. It wasn't until the strain of hiding pushed me to the edge that I began to peek at myself from behind the masks, to realize I am not responsible for the thoughts and opinions others hold of me. It was then the masks began to shatter. "Shattering Masks" is the story of how I came to reconcile my faith in God with living a genuine, authentic life.

Author Biography

Laura Bethany Taylor is a blogger and advocate for LGBTQ persons in faith communities. She has a degree in Communications and Christian Ministry from Dallas Baptist University and over 25 years of experience in various ministry platforms. Laura Beth organized Sophia Sojourn as a not-for-profit corporation to serve as a platform for helping others understand and tell their own stories and for advocating for marginalized people in faith communities. She currently lives in North Texas near her three kids and granddaughter, but enjoys traveling throughout the country.