Hello Holiday Hos! We wanted to give y’all a special bonus episode as we enter into the Holiday Season.

As much as we love the Holidays, and damn we love them - we know it can be a very difficult time for people. And one of the reasons we know it can be challenging is for those who struggle with sobriety or struggle to know how to support your people who are sober.

So we wanted to take some time and talk about that. In this episode you will hear Zachary interviewing a friend of the podcast and both of them discuss their experience with substance abuse, their journey into sobriety, and where they are now. 

So to everyone who is trying to get sober

To those who are sober

To those supporting others who are sober

Or supporting people who want to get sober

We leave space for all of you in this episode 🖤

Shoutout to our guest Monika

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It’s the LAST EPISODE of Season One!!!!! And let’s be real, if you’re still listening to us drone on and on about religious trauma, then you’ve probably been through some shitty things in your life. We know this path has been painful and long and it feels like there is no hope. But as we talk about in this final episode, we PROMISE you there is hope. You don’t have to live in fear anymore. You don’t have to be stuck anymore. Give yourself permission to be courageous and let yourself hope. Let yourself dream. Let yourself live fully again. We love you all 🖤 XOXO Dirty Sinners

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Welcome to our episode on church bullshit!!! There’s definitely NO hypocrisy in the church…none at all…but guess what?? We know it’s crazy, but did you know you don’t HAVE to go to church??? You don’t HAVE to give everything to ministry or to other people?? You don’t HAVE to buy into the church’s fear tactics??? NOPE!!! So tune in to this super fun critique of how the church indoctrinated fear into us as children, and don’t miss out on an amazing cringy evangelical story from Zachary’s childhood!!!

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Mention of Sexual Abuse: 36min 29sec - 36min 54sec

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What were the verses you grew up with that people used to harm you? Well we gather together today to call BULLSHIT!!! Join us for a surprisingly wholesome episode where we start off nerdy (Michelle showing off that fancy Communication Degree) and end talking about genuine authentic love. And know that with these two sassy and silly hosts, we love and accept you exactly as you are. Let's all love like Jesus loved and show kindess like he did too, sound good? Let's do it. Let's be fruitful and multiply in a revolutionary way, not through indoctrination, but through unconditional love.

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Who you sleep with is nobody’s fucking business! Sex is a normal and beautiful human experience that we should be celebrating and be open about! So let’s be real, is there a perfect way to date? HELL NO!!! Is there ONE WAY to enjoy sex? HELL NO!!! God wants each of us to experience every sexual experience and all of our queerness. And if you disagree, then go ahead and be the first one to cast a stone. We dare you.

Discussing Sexual Abuse with an Intimate Partner: 40min 40sec - 4min 30sec

Discussion of Rape as a Sexual Fantasy: 58min - 59min 38sec

Mention of Sexual Abuse: 59min 38sec - 1hr 12sec

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Let's take a deep dive into the bullshit the church taught us about how to view sex (cause ya know, nothing screams Christian like controlling your sexuality and sex life...). In this episode we get into the Christian ideal "man" and "woman" as well as the big one...purity culture.

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Allude to Sexual Abuse: 15min 55sec - 16min 5sec

Mention of Conversion Therapy: 22min - 22min 55sec

Discussion of King David Raping Bathsheba: 45min 30sec - 47min 7sec

Sexual Abuse: 56min 20sec - 58min 26sec

Discussion of Rape: 1hr 7min 5sec - 1hr 8min 52sec

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Guess what fun we have in store today? Spiritual Abuse!! In this episode we will explore all the thrilling moments we had in the church when the congregation went out of their way to ignore people's mental health and make them feel small and unimportant. From alter call to worship music, we feel you and meet you in that hurt in this episode. And when it really comes down to it, let's all just maybe not be a dick to people!!

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Gather round the cauldron for Michelle & Zachary's deep dive into fear and shame. The church LOVES to use fear and shame to keep us in our our nice neat boxes. So what happens when we start to get curious and ask questions about all the things THEY say we should stay away from? What if MAYBE we each have our own journey and explanation with say...witchcraft? Or with substances like alcohol? Let's talk about it together.

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As much as we would all like it to be easy, healing is no walk in the park. There is blame and anger and confusion that may or may not lead to a redemptive ending. So is it worth it to still seek out healing and to maybe even allow forgiveness along the way? Join Michelle & Zachary as they talk about the space of feeling “stuck after religious trauma” and discuss how they had to give themselves permission to start a new journey with no right or wrong answers.

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Mention of Sexual Abuse: 29min 53sec - 30min

Mention of Rape: 32min 53sec - 34min - 40sec

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Hitting rock bottom is ugly no matter who is experiencing it. In this episode, we welcome you to share space with Michelle and Zachary as they deep dive into the hard and bitter truths behind the religion Zachary found himself surrounded by in his life. From extreme hurt to extreme hurt, this episode is a bit of a whirlwind. But despite all the odds stacked against him, through some level of Divine intervention, Zachary managed to find hope as he stepped into a renewed and refreshed life.

TRIGGER WARNINGS

Sexual Assault: 8min 38sec - 11min 26sec

Forcibly Outed and Conversion Therapy: 12min 15sec - 13min 45sec

Suicidal Tendencies and Drunk Driving: 33min 30sec - 34min 53sec

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