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Beyond The Surface — 123 episodes

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1

DID, High-Control Systems, and Plural Identity

2

Cult Bride: The Traces That Don't Just Disappear

3

Different Packaging, Same Harm: The Patterns We Swore We'd Left Behind

4

When the Cracks Start to Show and Leaving the 2x2's

5

Hillsong, Queerness, and Coming Home to Yourself

6

Hollow Sunday: Confronting the Complexity of Easter Emotions

7

From Obedience to Autonomy and Life Beyond Fundamentalism

8

Finding Freedom and Leaving the 2x2's

9

Exploring Identity and Power: A Deep Dive into Wicked

10

The Complexity of Spirituality and Embodiment Beyond Religion

11

Life After Leaving Faith And Losing Your Community Overnight

12

Freedom from Fundamentalism after Four Decades

13

Coming Home To Self: Queer, Spiritual & Free

14

Purity, Shame, and Untangling a High-Control Upbringing

15

Behind the Curtain: The Systematic Power of Megachurches

16

From Faith to Freedom: Leaving an Abusive Marriage

17

The Cost of Being Queer in a Fundamental Church Part Two

18

The Cost of Being Queer in a Fundamental Church Part One

19

Bonus - Navigating Nostalgia: A Reflection on Christmas and Religious Trauma

20

What 'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' Reveals About Trauma

21

The Ones Deconstructing Faith & Parenting - Liz & Jesse Part 2

22

The Ones Who Deconstructed While Married - Liz & Jesse Part 1

23

The One Bringing An AuDHD Lens to Deconstruction

24

The MLM Cult Survivor

25

The Cult Survivor Who Wont Be Silenced

26

The Ex-Mormon Therapist

27

The One Who Went From Being A Blessing To Being Shunned

28

The One Who Went From Golden Child To Scapegoat

29

The Suburban Witch

30

The One Who Survived IBLP

31

The Asian American Apostate

32

The One Who Escaped Providence

33

The Sufi Cult Survivor

34

The One Who Divorced Religion

35

The One Saved So Hard She Needed Therapy

36

The One Moving From Shame To Self-Compassion

37

The One Who Went From Mormonism To Writing Spicy Novels

38

The One Who Went From Liberty To Liberation

39

The One Who Challenged Purity Culture & Reclaimed Asexuality

40

The One Raised In A Non-Traditional Southern Baptist Home

41

The One Who Chose Holy Disobedience

42

The Ex-Mormon Stripper

43

The One Who Went From Conservative To Contemplative

44

The One Healing From Spiritual Abuse

45

The One Navigating The Intersection Of Faith, Sexuality And Gender

46

The One Who Stumbled Out Of Evangelicalism

47

The One Who Walked The Tightrope Of Belief And Resistance

48

The One Who Went From Mormonism To Polyamory

49

The One Who Went From Conservative Baptist To Affirming Pastor

50

Bonus - Deconstructing Monogamy & Exploring Polyamory with Ann Russo

51

The One Who Chose Freedom Over Certainty

52

The Ex-JW Creative

53

The One Who Went From Martyrdom To Choosing Herself

54

The One Who Deconstructed By Reading A Thousand Books

55

Bonus - How To Be Okay Over Easter

56

The One Who Is Finding Spirituality Within The Grey

57

The Spicy Book Author

58

The Heretical Poet

59

The One Who Went In Search Of Authenticity

60

The One Who Chose Love Over Dogma

61

Understanding Cult Dynamics: Insights from a Survivor and Expert

62

The One Who Went From The Bible Belt To Liberation

63

The Apostate Barbie

64

The Loving Heretic

65

The One Who Found The Divine In The Forest

66

Understanding Spiritual Coercive Control with Bethany Jantzi

67

The One Who Radiates Queer Joy

68

The One Who Went From Missionary Kid to Spiritual Nomad

69

The Deconstructing Mormon

70

The One Who Went From Born-Again Christian to Agnostic Atheist

71

The Religious Abuse & Academic Sabotage Survivor (Part Two)

72

The Religious Abuse & Academic Sabotage Survivor (Part One)

73

How To Be Okay Over Christmas

74

The Body Whisperer

75

The One Who Was Excommunicated - Part Two

76

The One Who Was Excommunicated - Part One

77

The One Who Was Lied To About God

78

The Whistleblower of a Dominionist Cult

79

Recovering From Purity Culture As A Person Of Faith with Dr Camden Morgante

80

The Holy Runaway

81

The Former Fundamentalist

82

Bridging the Gap - The Religious Trauma Collective

83

The Descendant of Joseph Smith

84

The Exvangelical Parent

85

Purity Culture 101 with Meg Cowan

86

The Former 'Good Christian Girl'

87

The One Who Reclaimed Her Body Post Purity Culture

88

The One Who Found Life After Religion

89

The One Who Went From Church Leader To Sex Coach

90

The One Who Escaped Catholic Institutional Abuse

91

The Conversion Practice Survivor

92

Religious Trauma & The Body with Liz Milani & Erica Webb

93

The Domestic Violence Survivor

94

The One Who Survived An Unnamed Cult

95

The One Who Gave Up God

96

The Deconstructing Feminist

97

The Deconstruction Podcaster

98

The Mysterious Christian

99

The Drag Queen Minister

100

The NeuroQueer Advocate

101

Cognitive Dissonance in Queer Lives

102

The Unbound Lesbian

103

The Gay Ex-Pastor

104

The Inclusive Composer

105

The Multi-Cult Survivor

106

The Intuitive Spirit

107

The Courageous Storyteller

108

The Sentimental Non-Believer

109

Prosper: Drama or Reality?

110

The Truth Seeker

111

The Questioning Ex-Pastor

112

Me, Myself & I

113

The Deconstructing Damsel

114

The Nature Seeker - Part 2

115

The Nature Seeker - Part 1

116

The Deconstructing Mama

117

The Deconstruction Journey

118

The Evolving Creative

119

The Naked Pastor

120

The Curiosity Chaser

121

The Thoughtful Poet

122

The Nomadic Soul

123

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