You're Not Broken. You Were Taught Harmful Theology!

You’re not broken.But a lot of us were taught to believe we were.Hi, I’m Lauren Howard. You can call me L2. Like other people do. And in this episode of Different, Not Broken, I’m talking with Libby Alders, a pastoral chaplain who works at the intersection of faith, trauma, and identity, about what happens when religion stops being a source of comfort and starts quietly doing damage.We get into how harmful theology gets lodged in your nervous system, why so many neurodivergent and LGBTQIA people grow up feeling fundamentally wrong, and how community can heal or harm depending on who’s allowed to show up fully.This isn’t a debate about belief. It’s a conversation about safety. About moral injury. About certainty being weaponised. And about finding ways to make meaning without being told who you’re allowed to be.There’s swearing. There’s honesty. There’s a surprising amount of warmth for a conversation that doesn’t pull its punches.Once you’ve been inspired to brag, here’s where you can do it!https://differentnotbrokenpodcast.com/voicemailUseful stuffStuff that helps you become awesome even if you’re different: https://stan.store/elletwoMy grown up job: https://lbeehealth.com/Timestamped summary00:00 “You’re Not Broken. You Were Taught Harmful Theology”04:18 Certainty, faith, and why curiosity matters09:32 Religion, trauma, and moral injury14:41 Neurodivergence, queerness, and conditional belonging20:06 Losing faith without losing yourself26:55 Finding safer community and meaningMentioned in this episode:Build Your Better courseBuild your better course - https://stan.store/elletwo/p/build-your-betterWanna sponsor this podcasthttp://differentnotbrokenpodcast.com/sponsorsSponsor Different Not Broken