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Over 92 million adults in the US have experienced spiritual abuse and religious trauma. Maybe you’re one of them.

The Broken to Beloved Podcast is for anyone who’s been affected by spiritual abuse, religious trauma, or church hurt and is looking for practical resources to move toward healing and wholeness.

Brian Lee is a pastor, coach, and speaker who survived it in 3 different environments and now works to advocate for others who have been wounded by the church and her leaders, and to provide practical tools for awareness and safeguarding against future abuse.

© 2026 Broken to Beloved
Cristianismo Espiritualidad Higiene y Vida Saludable Ministerio y Evangelismo Psicología Psicología y Salud Mental
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  • 090: A Slow Road Toward Faith with AJ Swoboda
    Apr 7 2026

    After spiritual abuse, how do you separate the voice of Jesus from the voices that harmed you?

    In this conversation with theologian and pastor A.J. Swoboda, we explore why slowing down — not speeding up — is the key to rebuilding a durable, honest faith after spiritual harm.

    How do you trust truth again when it's been weaponized against you? This conversation explores how we can learn to trust truth again when it's been weaponized.

    There can be ways to hold strong beliefs without becoming harmful, to understand that belief is not certainty, and that genuine theological knowledge should produce humility, not arrogance.

    You'll learn:

    • Why treating faith like a commodity does long-term damage
    • How truth is often used as a power play in religious communities
    • How to hold beliefs with humility rather than certainty
    • Why fundamentalism is a mindset that can exist anywhere on the political or theological spectrum
    • How lament is a legitimate and important part of the faith journey

    Guest Spotlight ✨

    Rev. Dr. A. J. Swoboda (Ph.D., Birmingham) is the lead pastor of Faith Center in Eugene, Oregon and is the associate professor of Bible and Theology at Bushnell University. He is the lead mentor of the Doctor of Ministry program in Christian Formation and Soul Care at Friends University. He is the author of many books, including The Gift of Thorns (Zondervan), After Doubt (Brazos), and the award-winning Subversive Sabbath (Brazos). He hosts the “Slow Theology” podcast (w/ Dr. Nijay Gupta) and writes the widely read “Low-Level Theologian” Substack. A.J. lives and works on an urban farm with his wife and son in Eugene, Oregon.

    Links & Resources 🔗

    Substack | Website | Instagram

    • Slow Theology Podcast
    • Slow Theology by AJ Swoboda & Nijay Gupta | Amazon | Bookshop

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    47 m
  • 089: Reimagining Faith Through Reconstruction with Tiffany Yecke Brooks
    Mar 31 2026

    So I’ve deconstructed. What now?

    In her latest book, “To Rebehold the Stars,” author and professor Tiffany Yecke Brooks guides us into a hopeful path of reconstruction. Drawing on Dante, psychology, and spiritual formation, she invites us to reimagine faith with wonder, curiosity, and courage after spiritual abuse or disillusionment.

    Explore how naming experiences creates categories for healing and helps form a new, life-giving spiritual lexicon. Differentiate between discomfort that grows us and pain that harms us—and challenge spiritual teachings that keep us hostage to harm. Learn how to “audit” traditions, discern what aligns with the heart of God, and practice spiritual differentiation: forming your own faith while remaining in relationship if you wish.

    Guest Spotlight ✨

    Tiffany Yecke Brooks is the lead or contributing writer for more than three dozen books, including multiple New York Times bestsellers. She writes about issues facing the modern church in her latest book, To Rebehold the Stars: Reimagining Faith and Formation After Deconstruction. She has also cowritten many books and written numerous articles for publications such as Smithsonian, New York Archives Magazine, and various peer-reviewed journals.

    Tiffany holds a PhD from Florida State University, an MA in Classics from the University of Bristol (UK) and an MA in Spiritual Formation from Portland Seminary. She has taught literature and writing at Florida State University, Abilene Christian University, McMurry University, and the University of South Carolina-Beaufort and currently teaches nonfiction writing at the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma.

    Links & Resources 🔗

    Website | Instagram | Substack

    • THROUGH Cohort waitlist
    • Gaslighted by God: Reconstructing a Disillusioned Faith by Tiffany Yecke Brooks on Amazon | Bookshop
    • Episode 7: Forced Forgiveness: Misinterpreting Matthew 18 with Dr. Scot McKnight
    • Episode 36: Burning a Path to Renewal with Erin Moon

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    43 m
  • 088: Carrying the Weight of Hope with Heaviness with Shannan Martin
    Mar 24 2026

    In this episode, neighbor and author Shannan Martin shares her “counterweights” practice—how we move forward by carrying life’s heaviness with equal measures of rest, joy, and community. Together, we explore how to navigate the burdens we carry and the importance of community, grief, and hope.

    Shannan shares why we often can’t set our burdens down (and how privilege shapes who can), how grief is a counterweight to loss, and how naming both our weights and counterweights becomes a path to healing. From jailhouse church to backyard gardens, she shows how neighbors, embodied practices, and hope as a renewable resource keep us upright in a complicated and lopsided world.

    You’ll hear:

    • How grief functions as a healing counterweight to loss
    • Simple counterweights that aren’t just self care or spiritual bypassing
    • How being a neighbor can help and serve the vulnerable in your community
    • Why curiosity over certainty can be a counterweight in a changing faith—and how to rebuild belonging

    Guest Spotlight ✨

    Shannan Martin is the bestselling author of several books, including Start with Hello, The Ministry of Ordinary Places, and the popular Substack The Soup. Shannan is a wannabe gardener, a news geek, a fighter for justice, and a thrift store stalker. She and her family live as grateful neighbors in Goshen, Indiana, where Shannan is on staff at the local community kitchen.

    Links & Resources 🔗

    Website | Instagram | Substack

    • Counterweights by Shannan Martin | Amazon | Bookshop
    • Good Soil by Jeff Chu | Amazon | Bookshop

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    49 m
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