Shea’s Mic Drop Moment: “Performance culture is the thing that creeps up over and over. If you’re an employee, you’re rated on job performance. If you’re a mom, you’re rated on how your KIDS perform. And it’s always based on the ‘do’. And while the ‘do’ is important, it’s more important the foundation from which it comes out of .” – Shea Jackson

In this compassionate episode, I sit down with Shea Jackson, a loving mother who allows the Mother heart of God to spill over ever so beautifully into this episode. Shea talks intimately about the troubles of pledging allegiance to Performance Culture - the insidious measurement for approval mindset - and how she dewormed it from her spiritual foundation. You’ll hear of how she radically stopped doing everything that the church approved of and found out that God still loved her anyway.

What You’ll Hear:

• The moment that broke Shea’s entire theology and family pattern
• What to do when you’ve done all the right things and you still fail
• How to experience and accept the love of God without striving
• How to keep the main thing the main thing in your relationship with God

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Mike’s Mic Drop Moment: “Why do we try to find evil in everything, when God called everything good?” – Mike Jackson

What if everything you were taught to fear was actually God trying to free you?

In this boundary-pushing episode, I sit down with Mike Jackson, a Native American prophetic voice who unlearned colonized Christianity and rediscovered God in places the church called demonic. From hiding his identity to survive religious racism, to giving “readings” at Burning Man, to experiencing literal open-heaven moments, Mike exposes the control-based systems that tried to strip him—and all of us—of divine inheritance.

We go deep into Native American culture, energy healing, crystals, sound frequency, and why most of what we call “witchcraft” is just creation waiting to be redeemed.

Warning: This episode will shake your theology, stretch your spirit, and spark a fire in your bones.

Key Takeaways:

• Religion teaches fear. Kingdom releases freedom. If your “God” demands conformity, it might be time to check who you're really worshiping.
• Spiritual suppression is a colonizer tactic. Erasing cultures, languages, and bodies of wisdom is how control is enforced—Mike’s story proves it.
• Crystals, energy, and frequency aren't evil—they're created. God breathed into every atom, so stop demonizing what He called good.
• You don’t need to convert to be loved. Whether you’re Native, Hindu, gay, or growing—you’re not a project. You’re a child.

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🎧 Episode Description

You’ve heard the lie before: “You can’t be a true Christian and have depression.”

But what if that lie is doing more damage than the depression itself?

In this powerful follow-up to Episode 19 with Isaac Chambers, I crack open the truth that religion has tried to bury: You can love Jesus deeply and still feel broken. You can pray and still feel low. And you can walk with God while working through your pain.

This Rundown isn’t just commentary—it’s a call to arms for every believer battling in silence. I’m sharing the 3 bold steps that helped me overcome clinical depression, and how you can too.

We’re not band-aiding brokenness anymore—we’re burning the lies at the root.

• Depression is not a disqualification—it's an invitation for deeper healing.

• One of the root causes of depression? Suppressed anger. And that rage needs space to rise and be released.

• Healing begins when you stop apologizing for your emotions and start validating your story.

• Behind every wave of depression is a lie you’ve unknowingly agreed with—find it, face it, and replace it.

• You are not “too much,” “too emotional,” or “too far gone.” You’re exactly who God wants to draw close to.

If this episode hit home, don’t let it sit in your downloads—do something with it.
✅ Share it with someone who’s fighting in silence.
✅ Journal through the three steps I gave you.
✅ DM me if you need support or deeper guidance on your healing journey.

🖤 You’re not just rebelling against religion—you’re reclaiming your wholeness.

An intimate and sacred conversation on what the mother/daughter dynamic looks like between generations within a tumultous time period and a culture.

Cynthia’s Mic Drop Moment: “What’s more heinous than being physically abused in church? Being lied to about eternity.” – Cynthia Rhue

What happens when you've spent your whole childhood in church… and no one ever told you how to be saved?

In this jaw-dropping episode, Cynthia Rhue peels back the stained-glass lies of generational religion and exposes the rot beneath the rituals. From shouting "embezzlement!" at pastors to watching entire congregations live unsaved under the guise of church membership—Cynthia’s story is not just personal, it’s generational warfare. We talk deception, abuse, control, and the unspoken rule that says: “Sit down, shut up, and don’t ask questions.”

Cynthia didn’t obey—and thank God for it. If you've ever felt like the church forgot to give you the truth, this episode will light your fire and give language to the rebellion already stirring in your spirit.

Key Takeaways:

~ “Church” does not equal salvation.

~ Questioning the system is not rebellion—it’s revelation.

~ Spiritual abuse isn’t always loud—it’s systemic.

~ You can be churched and still lost.

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Isaac’s Mic Drop Moment: ”I was like, ‘Okay, I'm loving God. I'm doing everything right according to the Bible and I'm still ending up in mental hospitals. So something's not checking out. I'm not a genius, but I don't think that this is how this is supposed to go. And so that's when I began to deconstruct.” – Isaac

What happens when you’ve done everything right—followed the rules, checked the religious boxes, stayed inside the lines—and you still end up suicidal, broken, and abandoned? In this raw, no-holds-barred episode, Isaac Chambers walks us through the depths of legalism, depression, spiritual abuse, and near-death moments… and how God didn’t just show up—He invaded the darkness.

From being handcuffed and hospitalized, to meeting a man who just might’ve been heaven-sent, to rebuilding his life after losing his marriage, business, and health, this is more than a testimony. It’s a divine dismantling of the lies religion told us—and a prophetic call to rebuild on truth.

This one is for every listener who's ever wondered: “Does God actually like me... or is He just stuck with me?” Isaac’s story proves what religion tries to erase: God doesn’t tolerate you—He chooses you.

Key Takeaways:

~ Depression isn’t a flaw in your faith.

~ Legalism teaches perfection. God teaches connection.

~ Deconstruction isn’t destruction.

~ God doesn’t show up with lightning bolts—He shows up in bunkmates with pushups.

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A quick recap of a poignant moment from Episode 17 with Nannette Foster with practical steps that you can apply to your relationship with God right now.