Beyond The Surface

Hillsong, Queerness, and Coming Home to Yourself


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Andrew joins Sam for a conversation that is as honest as it is moving, reflecting on his journey out of a fundamentalist environment and the particular complexity of navigating that path as a queer person. Together they explore the painful dissonance between the safety and belonging religious communities can offer and the alienation that can follow when your identity no longer fits the mould and what it takes to begin rebuilding from that place. Andrew speaks to the role therapy and genuine human connection have played in reclaiming his sense of self, and the two dig into grief not as something to push through, but as a teacher in its own right. It's a rich, layered conversation that gently challenges listeners to consider what spirituality, healing, and self-acceptance might look like when they're finally on your own terms.

Who Is Andrew?

ANDREW SLOAN is a practising psychotherapist and leadership coach, working with people across diverse communities, multiple industries and unique businesses and circumstances. He is a Gallup® Certified CliftonStrengths® Coach and a Registered Clinical member of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA).

Andrew is a self-confessed lifelong work in progress, constantly being reshaped by new learnings and practices, as well as the wisdom of others. He is on his journey toward a better world, one small change at a time.

Andrew is based in Sydney, Australia, on Gadigal Country.

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  • You can connect with Andrew via his website & his Instagram

  • You can find out more about Sam on her website - www.anchoredcounsellingservices.com.au
  • To connect with Sam on Instagram - @anchoredcounsellingservices
  • Want to contact with Sam about the podcast or therapy? Use this contact form.
  • Also check out The Religious Trauma Collective 

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