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Earlier this season I had Pastor Paul on, I knew I wanted to have them back on for Pride month. During this podcast I deviated from the normal format and let the conversation go where it wanted to go. Paul and I discuss aspects of dissociative identity disorder and what it is like meeting yourself in all their forms. Join me in the beautiful conversation about the evolution of coming home to yourself.  Paul comes back for a part 2
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Please welcome my friend Noah (He/him/they/them). Noah is a transgender male and his story is about mending himself. Raised inside fundamentalist evangelicalism and under the strict parenting styles of James Dobson, Noah is reparenting himself through learning how to love himself. Join Noah and I as we discuss going no contact, breaking free of evangelicalism, and finding new paths. I am deeply honored to have Noah as my guest.
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Today I have the honor of interviewing Jason Kirk. Jason is a NYT sports editor and he took time in-between the draft to have this conversation. Aside from Jason's job at the NYT, he and his wife co-host the VBS podcast, and he authored "Hell is a world without you." This book is about a group of kids navigating their way through youth group and school. He highlights the tension points so well, there were moments I felt like I was back in youth group.
I enjoyed this conversation and I hope you all will too.
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Cait West and I had an opportunity to sit down and discuss her upcoming book "Rift" A memoir of breaking away from Christian Patriarchy. Cait West demonstrates why it is so important for survivors to both tell their stories and connect with others who survived the evangelical movement.
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I had the privilege of sitting down and talking with Sarah McCammon, New York Times best-selling author of "The Evangelicals".  Sarah and I discuss the book and some similarities from growing up evangelical. Sarah is a national political correspondent for NPR, this was truly an honor to spend some time chatting with her.
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Please welcome back Lindsey Williams! Lindsey is a survivor of the Institute of Basic Life Principals (IBLP) Bill Gothard's Cult. She was featured on Shiny Happy People- a documentary about the Duggar cult. Lindsey and I sit down to discuss Shannon Harris's book "The Woman They Wanted." This book is incredible- if you have not read it, I encourage you to.
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Joanna Whaley is back for part two. If you have not listened to part one, I highly encourage you to do so. We are talking about decolonizing binary thinking.

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Please Join me in welcoming back Joanna Whaley! Joanna is an incredible trans woman and all around badass who has become a close friend. I am so thankful to have her back to have this conversation about patriarchy and how she once benefitted from that privilege. She discusses how she did not know she held privilege until she realized she no longer held privilege. Please go check out season one of this podcast and listen to her episode about her surviving conversion therapy.
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Robert Callahan is an author, lawyer, and content creator. Raised inside evangelicalism and the military he shares his unique perspective on parenting, church, and society. Robert and I have a conversation about his upcoming book "Fire In The Whole" which I am so excited about. In this episode Robert and I talk about his use of fire as symbolism in his book. Please go check out and support him
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Paul is on the podcast today. I have been looking forward to this interview for a while. During the pandemic, I discovered the "Evangelicalish" podcast. I spent so much of my day walking because life felt so small during that time. Paul, April, and Jeremey were people that I could relate to and people that permitted me to ask tough questions. Paul is an advocate for the queer and trans communities. As a former Evangelical Pastor, he now educates people on the dangers of Christian nationalism through speaking and social media platforms. I am personally so grateful for Paul's voice and passion for human rights. please follow Paul!
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