Episodios

  • 427 – Becky Garrison – Gaslighting for God

    427 – Becky Garrison – Gaslighting for God
    Nov 19 2025
    Gaslighting for God is a no-BS survival guide to dodging narcissistic gurus and reclaiming your spiritual sanity—with wit, wisdom, and a whole lot of side-eye. With the sharpness of a court jester’s wit, Garrison uncovers the tactics of narcissistic gurus who weaponize faith to build empires—whether they’re celebrity pastors pushing prosperity gospel or retreat leaders draped in faux humility. […]
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    1 h y 12 m
  • 426 – Melody Post – Cultimatum

    426 – Melody Post – Cultimatum
    Nov 12 2025
    The Cultimatum Podcast A deep dive into the dark world of cults, coercive control, and trauma recovery. Hosted by survivor and producer Melody Post, Cultimatum gives voice to those who’ve escaped — and educates those who never saw it coming. Are you serious about deconstruction and asking bigger questions? If that’s the case, this book […]
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    1 h y 17 m
  • 425 – A Chat with Tia Levings

    425 – A Chat with Tia Levings
    Oct 22 2025
    Recruited into the fundamentalist Quiverfull movement as a young wife, Tia Levings learned that being a good Christian meant following a list of additional life principles––a series of secret, special rules to obey. Being a godly and submissive wife in Christian Patriarchy included strict discipline, isolation, and an alternative lifestyle that appeared wholesome to outsiders. […]
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    48 m
  • 424 – Karl & Laura – Why we Don’t Need Religion

    424 – Karl & Laura – Why we Don’t Need Religion
    Oct 16 2025
    I am fully convinced that connection is essential for us as human beings. It begins early in life when we form an attachment to our mother or caregiver. If we don’t receive proper care during childhood, we can face issues later on. The quality of that care is essential and significantly affects us. We need […]
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    41 m
  • 423 – Survivor Stories – Dr. Leona Stucky

    423 – Survivor Stories – Dr. Leona Stucky
    Oct 1 2025
    A couple of years ago, a group of women encouraged me to read women’s stories. They echoed each other’s sentiments that men, especially pastors, tend to read theology and leadership books, but ignore stories about women’s experience. Instead of reading the stories, Laura and I interviewed and listened to women who had experienced toxic religion, […]
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    1 h y 28 m
  • 422 – Steve & Dorthy Halley – The River of Cruelty

    422 – Steve & Dorthy Halley – The River of Cruelty
    Sep 24 2025
    The Family Peace Initiative (FPI) is a certified battering intervention program operated by Halley Counseling Services, P.A. Presently, FPI operates more than 25+ groups in communities throughout the state of Kansas. Along with direct service, the staff of the FPI conducts training through workshops and conferences focusing on battering intervention facilitation and battering motivation. FPI […]
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    1 h y 2 m
  • 421 – The Religious Trauma Collective

    421 – The Religious Trauma Collective
    Sep 18 2025
    Australia and New Zealand The Religious Trauma Collective We are therapists who have personal and professional experience with religious harm and the trauma that can come from losing your worldview and identity, where it was once found in faith. We see a significant gap in understanding of this harm and this particular trauma, there is […]
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    57 m
  • 420 – Deconstruction Questions – 10-15

    420 – Deconstruction Questions – 10-15
    Sep 10 2025
    Finding Truth starts with asking good questions Are you serious about deconstruction and asking bigger questions? If that’s the case, this book was created for you. As a former pastor, I made the mistake of deconstructing a bit and then trying to start something new, as I was trained to do. The problem with that […]
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    53 m