Latest Episodes
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Season 2, Episode 1: Strongwilled And Not Mourning James Dobson
We’re talking with Krispin and D.L. Mayfield about their project over on Substack called Strongwilled. James Dobson and Focus on the Family have impacted millions of people with their teachings about corporal punishment and breaking the will of children. Many of these children have grown up to speak out about how traumatic their upbringing was.…
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Episode 7: International House of Prayer Kansas City – a pseudo-church in scandal
Nikki G is back with us to talk about International House of Prayer, Kansas City—otherwise known as IHOPKC—and all the fallout of abuse that has been happening since Jo from @_bytheirfruit is also joining us as she’s been doing the work of educating about spiritual abuse in this community for a long time. What has…
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Episode 6: Cults – Their leaders, their methods, their damage
Today on the podcast, we’re talking all things cults and cult recovery! Experts Janja Lalich and Nikki G join us to share their experience with political and religious cults and how they now work with others who are processing the aftermath of leaving high-control groups. We cover why people join cults (hint: it’s not because…
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Episode 5: CPTSD: The Great Parting Gift Of Toxic Religion
Therapist Dr. Laura Anderson and faith deconstruction coach Angela Herrington join Shari and Cait to discuss Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD). So many survivors experience CPTSD, particularly when we’ve grown up in high-demand religions and/or abusive homes. Healing isn’t easy, but it is possible! We talk about different ways to get support through trauma-informed therapy…
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Episode 4: Christianity, Race and White Supremacy – The lived experience and the road to anti-racism
We have the honor of interviewing LaToya Thompson, Naiomi Gonzalez, and R. Scott Okamoto as our guests for this episode to talk about racism in evangelicalism, decolonizing faith, intersectionality, and what it means to be an anti-racist as we move forward. White supremacy has deep roots in evangelicalism, and all too often, racist ideas and…
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Episode 3: Purity Culture
On this episode, we’re with embodiment coach Tara Teng and author Rebecca Lindenbach in a conversation all about female empowerment and sexuality. Tara and Rebecca understand the devastating impacts of purity culture and are here to help us find a better way to be embodied, whole people by leaving the lies of the patriarchy behind.…
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Episode 2: The Way We Were
Clare, Shari, and Cait share their own journeys to healing after growing up in toxic fundamentalist Christianity. From mental health struggles and PTSD, to losing family and friends, leaving can mean the upheaval of our lives, but it can also be a way to connect back with our intuition, learn to trust ourselves again, and…
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Episode 1: Shiny Happy People With Tia Levings
The inaugural episode of Survivors Discuss with hosts Cait West, Clare Heath-McIvor, Shari A Smith is a conversation with our guest Tia Levings. Together we unpack the powerful documentary that examines life in the IBLP culture. Where To Listen: Spotify Audible Alexa Podbean Find Tia Levings online: Read The Transcript:
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