91. Growing up Seventh-Day Adventist (Melissa Duge Spiers' Story)
Melissa Duge Spiers grew up Seventh-day Adventist in a world shaped by strict rules, purity culture, and expectations of what it meant to be a good Christian woman. We talk about Ellen G. White and th...
15 Sep 1h 18min
90. Youth Camps & Megachurches (Ellie's Story)
Youth camp was Ellie’s happy place. She made memories with friends, had powerful emotional experiences, and led worship. But after getting involved in a megachurch, she began seeing what happened behi...
8 Sep 1h 18min
89. Mica Miller & the Death of the Pastor's Wife
CW: Domestic Violence, Sexual Abuse, and Discussion of SuicideAfter many requests to talk about Mica Miller's story and Netflix's Death of the Pastor's Wife, Rihanna (@thediaryofrihanna) joins me to u...
4 Sep 1h 7min
88. Conversion Therapy Dropout (Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez's Story)
Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez had a passion for ministry, but after a trusted youth pastor discovered his internet search history, he was shamed and forced to leave his church. Desperate to change his s...
1 Sep 1h 20min
87. How Church Taught Us to Distrust Our Bodies with Samantha Redondo
What happens when you've been taught not to trust your own body? Somatic therapist Samantha (@spiritualembodiment) joins me to explore how purity culture, charismatic Christianity, and harmful message...
28 Aug 1h 13min
86. Rapture Anxiety, the Pressure to Be Pure & Starting Over (Rebecca's Story)
Rebecca grew up afraid of hell, the rapture, and stepping outside of God’s plan. From the pressure to remain pure to a pastor refusing to marry her after she “fell into sin,” shame shaped some of her ...
25 Aug 1h 26min
85. Church, Hollywood & Reclaiming Intuition: Part 2 (Katie's Story)
Part 2 of 2CW: sexual assaultKatie Stone spent her teenage years trying to be the perfect Christian girl, learning to cover herself up, follow the rules, and trust spiritual authority over her own int...
18 Aug 54min
84. Church, Hollywood & Reclaiming Intuition: Part 1 (Katie's Story)
Part 1 of 2CW: sexual assaultKatie Stone spent her teenage years trying to be the perfect Christian girl, learning to cover herself up, follow the rules, and trust spiritual authority over her own int...
18 Aug 59min
