#EmptyThePews (Spiritual Abuse x Deconstruction Movement) with Chrissy Stroop

Homeschooled to Homewrecked (Divorce x Christian Homeschooling) with Marnie K.: Hosts, Brady Hardin and Chuck Parson, interview Marnie K., a former member of the same church Brady was kicked out of. Marnie retells her experience of discovering homeschool as an option for her daughter that needed a one-on-one approach to education. E... by The Life After Podcast

66 min listen

Get Out of My Head (Inner Dialog x Sexual Discovery) with Renée: NSFW Warning: The episode ends with two, wonderfully NSFW stories from Renée’s deconstruction story archives about her exploration of sexuality. Our hilarious, mutual friend, Renée, joins us in the studio to reflect on the indoctrination she experienced ... by The Life After Podcast

94 min listen

Out of Control (Church Control x Personal Autonomy) with Kristen H.: Kristen retells her story of moving across the nation to join a religious community that eroded away her freedoms. After bouncing back from rock bottom, Kristen tells of how she got her life back. Also, Brady and Kristen reflect on their horrible date fr... by The Life After Podcast

85 min listen

What the Hell? (Toxic Religion x Mysticism) with Chuck Parson: Listen to the first episode of The Life After Podcast. Brady Hardin describes his exit from a toxic, religious environment. He interviews Chuck Parson, a friend he had while a practicing Christian. Chuck, like Brady, had left his faith. Together, they di... by The Life After Podcast

79 min listen

Facing Death Without Faith or Fear (Death x Secular Strength) with Zach B.: Zach B. joins the show to talk about his two close encounters with death. The first was of a friend. The second was his own. Zach discusses his appreciation for his Christian mother’s willingness to sacrifice in order to save his life. Coming face-to-fa... by The Life After Podcast

78 min listen

Unbuckling The Bible Belt (Intuition x Purity Culture) with Jamie Lee Finch: Brady Hardin and Chuck Parson take the show on the road to Nashville, TN to interview Jamie Lee Finch on the subjects of sexuality, the dangers of Purity Culture, and the downfalls of Patriarchy. Jamie describes how much of her journey after leaving reli... by The Life After Podcast

96 min listen

God’s Only Forgotten Son (Family Trauma x Queer) with Brady Hardin: Instead of a regular guest, Chuck interviews Brady, host and founder of The Life After, about his childhood and exit from religion. Brady opens up about his difficult childhood, growing up gay in church, and the spiritual abuse that eventually led to his... by The Life After Podcast

102 min listen

The Breakfast Church (Rebellion x Community) with Jessie W.: TW: This episode mentions a suicide attempt, birth trauma She started off Southern Baptist. Then she was Charismatic. And now, she’s with the Breakfast Church, a weekly group at her house of other people deconstructing their faith (their only doctrine is... by The Life After Podcast

87 min listen

Black and White Thinking (Evangelicalism x Racism) with Prisca Jebet Kendagor: Prisca was brought up in white, Christian suburbia. At times, her skin contrasted with the world around her. Chuck and Brady talk to Prisca about her experiences in church and how those events made the way for her exit from evangelical Christianity. The ... by The Life After Podcast

86 min listen

It’s Okay Not to Believe (Normalizing Questioning x Personal Evolution) with Caleb Doyle: Caleb Doyle joins Brady and Chuck. Brady was Caleb’s church camp counselor as a kid. The three discuss their shift in politics after leaving the church, and Caleb describes life without a father. Caleb proves that not all exits have to be traumatic to be... by The Life After Podcast

70 min listen

#EmptyThePews (Spiritual Abuse x Deconstruction Movement) with Chrissy Stroop: *Chrissy has since transitioned since this episode and the description has been updated to reflect it. Chrissy Stroop, PhD created the #EmptyThePews Movement to ask Evangelicals to examine the fruits of their religion and walk away from its grip. Chrissy... by The Life After Podcast

76 min listen

Professional Help (Church Counseling Dangers x Licensed Therapy) with Ari Holtz, PhD: What makes counseling good or bad? What ethical laws are in place to protect people from harmful counselors? Are pastors and “church counselors” held to the same standard? How can you know if you’ve been treated fairly by a pastor, church counselor, or t... by The Life After Podcast

77 min listen

Enough (Domestic Violence x Mental Health) with Ashley Adams: Trigger warning: Episode touches on domestic abuse (and begins with a John Piper audio clip). Ashley Adams is a strong woman. She has overcome a lot including growing up with Brady, navigating youth group with undiagnosed depression and anxiety, the loss... by The Life After Podcast

91 min listen

Humanism (Ethics x Secular Community) with James Croft, Ed.D.: While most of the episodes focus on deconstruction, this episode tackles reconstruction. James Croft, Ed.D., the outreach director of The Ethical Society of Saint Louis, joins Brady and Chuck to answer the extremely important question of what to do after... by The Life After Podcast

85 min listen

Prey (Consent x #ChurchToo) with Kyla Bauer and Jamie Lee Finch: TW: This episode contains stories of sexual, physical, and spiritual abuse (not in great detail). The episode that kept growing! What started as a mini-project to release while Chuck worked on a more complex episode kept putting itself in our view as the... by The Life After Podcast

65 min listen

Cults Inside Out (Deprogramming x High Pressure Communities) with Rick Alan Ross: Renowned cult deprogrammer and expert Rick Alan Ross Ross joins Chuck, Brady and special guest host Corey Pigg (Season 1, Episode 20, host of Failed Missionary) to discuss the everything related to harmful cult communities. From how to define a cult and ... by The Life After Podcast

81 min listen

Failed Missionary (YWAM x Abuse of Power) with Corey Pigg: Corey Pigg joins Brady and Chuck to discuss his experiences as a full-time missionary with YWAM (Youth With A Mission) that made way for his exit from toxic religion. Corey has started his own podcast, which focuses on the dark underbelly of modern missi... by The Life After Podcast

70 min listen

Conversion Therapy 2: Going Gay (Ex-Gay Movement x Finding Yourself) with Tim Rymel: Last season, Chuck and Brady spoke with Curtis, who lived through gay conversion therapy. This season, a former leader of Love in Action (gay conversion therapy) and author, Tim Rymel, tells his experience. TW: This episode can be triggering for those wh... by The Life After Podcast

85 min listen

The Airing of Grief and Unbelief (Beliefs x Authenticity) with Derek Webb: Derek Webb was the lead vocalist for Caemond's Call, a folk/rock band that was wildly popular within Evangelicalism in the early 2000's, before recording solo albums. Known for pushing against the status quo of Christian culture, Derek created a large fa... by The Life After Podcast

88 min listen

Pushing Beyond (Being Othered x Theology) with Verdell Wright: On this episode of The Life After, we are talking with our friend, Verdell Wright. Verdell is a theology nerd in the purest sense. Boasting theology degrees from Rutgers, Howard and Wesley Theological Seminary. Verdell is also black, and gay. Put all tho... by The Life After Podcast

97 min listen

Recovery (Queer x Addiction) with Kendal: Have you recovered what oppressive religion took from you? When Kendal came out as a lesbian, her life never could be the same again. She was once heavily involved in her church’s youth group, but she was banned from being alone with teenagers because of... by The Life After Podcast

88 min listen

Indoctrination (Social Pressure x Questioning) with Tim Warzel and Jamie Lee Finch: Indoctrination is one very essential topic that permeates everything we talk about on this show, but so far we haven’t really addressed it directly. It is so pervasive within religious systems that its almost impossible to talk about anything on this sho... by The Life After Podcast

79 min listen

You Are Your Own (Embodied Trauma x Healing) with Jamie Lee Finch: Fan-favorite Jamie Lee Finch returns to the show! She joins Chuck and Brady to discuss her new book on Religious Trauma Syndrome from Christian Evangelicalism, "You are Your Own." They discuss her experience writing, the unresolved trauma held by our bod... by The Life After Podcast

100 min listen

I Thought I was the Only One Season One Finale (Belonging x Deconstruction) with Joey Hill: Chuck and Brady interview a new friend they met purely because of the show, Joey Hill. Joey shares his story of overcoming a gauntlet of obstacles after leaving harmful religion. Determined to keep going, Joey found a unique way to shape his future… but ... by The Life After Podcast

80 min listen

Deliver Us From Your People (Spiritual Abuse x Therapy) with Angie Jay: TW: This episode includes mentions of sexual abuse, extreme spiritual abuse, and a suicide attempt. Angie Jay, spiritual abuse survivor and political activist, joins Chuck and Brady to share her horrifying Evangelical experience when she served as a miss... by The Life After Podcast

96 min listen

The Way I Am (Liberal Christianity x Musical Expression) with Jennifer Knapp by The Life After Podcast

81 min listen

Parenting Forward (Raising Kids x Ethical Values) with Cindy Wang Brandt: Cindy Wang Brandt, author of Parenting Forward, joins the show to discuss how deconstructing parents can pass values to their children without relying on fear and indoctrination. Find out more about Cindy's work, including her book and podcast, on her we... by The Life After Podcast

65 min listen

Contact Evangelism (Childhood Religious OCD x Intention Communities) with Nikki Mayeux: Guest Nikki Mayeux joins Chuck and Brady to dish on reality house dramas?, childhood religious OCD and anxiety?, intrusive thoughts?, contact evangelism?, inner voice♾️, faith deconstructing while married?, and intentional communities ?️ (Crust Punks for... by The Life After Podcast

90 min listen

Leaving the Fold (Religious Trauma x Breaking Free) with Marlene Winell, PhD: Dr. Marlene Winell (human development consultant, educator, and writer) joins Chuck and Brady to discuss her life-changing book, "Leaving the Fold," and her ground-breaking research on Religious Trauma Syndrome. They discuss how and why people are often ... by The Life After Podcast

74 min listen

Exvangelical with Blake Chastain (Season 2 Premiere): Blake Chastain of #Exvangelical Podcast joins Chuck and Brady to discuss his life after. Find links for The Life After Community (our secret Facebook group), subscribing, rating, and/or reviewing on iTunes here: linkin.bio/thelifeafterorg by The Life After Podcast

105 min listen

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