Ep. 265: From Trad Wife to TikTok Truth-Teller: Hope With Holly on Deconstruction & LGBTQ+ Allyship

She married a man she didn't love because a prophet told her to. She buried her firstborn daughter. She taught abstinence-only education in Ohio while quietly asking questions no one wanted to answer. And now, Hope With Holly has 750,000 followers across platforms — and she's burning down every lie she was handed. In this raw, funny, and deeply moving conversation, Zach sits down with Holly, a former Liberty University-educated pastor, trad wife, and Christian nationalist who spent years inside one of America's most powerful evangelical networks — and found her way out. She opens up about losing her daughter at birth, the grief that cracked her faith wide open, her joyful divorce, buying a 15-acre farm, and building a healing sanctuary for women, LGBTQ+ people, and everyone the church left behind. Holly is the mother of a bisexual daughter and a transgender son — and she'll tell you that her children educated her just as much as she's educated the world. She talks about death threats, dead animals in her driveway, the male DM phenomenon she describes perfectly, and why she still shows up on TikTok every single day. This episode covers religious trauma, nervous system healing, LGBTQ+ allyship, anti-trans legislation, the manufactured fear behind transphobia, homophobic politicians (yes, Lady G gets a mention), and what it really means to love someone unconditionally. 🌿 Find Hope With Holly: Search "Hope With Holly" on any platform or click the link in her bio for retreat info, coaching calls, workbooks, and her free 20-page love letter defending the LGBTQ+ community.  https://www.tiktok.com/@hopewithholly https://www.instagram.com/Hope_with_Holly 📲 Follow Zach: @TheRealZachRE on Instagram 🎙️ Subscribe to Everything & Anything…and a Bit Gay on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, and YouTube.   If this episode moved you — share it. Pass it to someone who needs it. That's how healing spreads. Podcast song by SIXFOOT 5: https://www.sixfoot5prod.com Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/sixfoot-5/1551774977 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rHMzoU0G0fLhaBsrQiOOY?si=laSZ5hiKTYubJJyhrzf2JQ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.