Kaitlin Curtice is a citizen of the Potawatomi Nation, a Christian, and a poet who speaks on faith and justice within the church as it relates to Indigenous peoples. She most recently released a book called Native. It’s a book about identity, soul searching, and the never-ending journey of finding ourselves and finding God. As both a citizen of the Potawatomi Nation and a Christian, Kaitlin shares what it means to experience her faith through the lens of her Indigenous heritage and encourages us...
May 18, 2020•38 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Brooklyn is a curious human-being in the midst of her deconstruction. Born and raised LDS, she left the church with a quick turn around and deep dive into Evangelical Christianity. Now, she has been released from any religious label and introduces herself as an Aries, enneagram 3, and sexuality advocate. Some topics we covered: What does it mean to be Mormon and what are some key principles to live by? Do Mormons really believe they become god of their own universe when they die? What exactly do...
May 11, 2020•59 min•Season 3Ep. 6
This is J. He’s another fellow creative here in Nashville. He is a writer, artist, coach, & brand developer. He is passionate about helping artists build their brand without losing their soul. He’s an enneagram 9 and an all around amazing friend. He has also gone through a deconstruction phase of his own. In our conversation with him... we discuss reframing spirituality through empathy and curiosity. @churchill.morris https://www.jchurchillmorris.com/
May 04, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 5
How did Adam become a feminist? How he responds to Lauren’s social media trolls... andddd more @laurendeleary & @adam.budnick
Apr 27, 2020•39 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Josh Scott is the lead pastor at Gracepointe church here in Nashville. Gracepointe is an affirming, progressive Christian church. WHAT IS PROGRESSIVE CHRISTIANITY?? Who is it for?? josh@gracepointe.net
Apr 20, 2020•46 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Up next on the podcast, we have Lintu Holman and we are so excited to have her on! Not only is she a great friend of ours, but she’s super talented. She’s an award winning beauty & makeup FX artist & makeup instructor. She is also a creative director and engineer. Lintu also has been involved & been a member of TST (The Satanic Temple)., AND she believes in God. Which, if you don’t know know much about TST- can sound ??? We’ve learned a lot throughout our friendship and she’s been so...
Apr 13, 2020•58 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Getting creative during quarantine? Is creative burnout a thing? To truly be appreciated for raw, “unfiltered” content... do we first need to be polished and “filtered”? What about people who are just beginning their craft?
Mar 31, 2020•41 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Allison Fallon is a a bestselling author and founder of Find Your Voice—a community that offers workshops, coaching, editing and support for anyone who wants to write a book (yes, even if you’re not a “real” writer). She has written and published 13 books and counting, coached hundreds of writers from total beginners to New York Times Bestselling authors, hosted workshops all over the country and world, and helped hundreds of thousands of people use writing as a tool for their own personal growt...
Mar 16, 2020•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 11
Brenda Marie Davies also known as GOD IS GREY is a YouTuber and Podcaster advocating for SEX POSITIVE, intellectual and affirming CHRISTIANITY. She is a very important person in my life and so many others. We are so honored to be speaking with her today.
Mar 09, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Grace Semler Baldridge is a writer and a producer and a musician. She has a docuseries on Refinery 29 called State of Grace. It is a series that explores the intersection of human rights, sexuality, and faith. Grace dives into controversial societal realities that Americans face everyday and how to navigate the modern world while remaining faithful. She’s also a really dope & fun human being. Can’t wait to share with you our episode with her next week! And sneaky sneak.... Lauren may be appe...
Mar 02, 2020•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 9
Sophia is a wife and a mother to two sweet girls Beatrice Eleanor and Elouise Lucille & a little boy on the way! She has a passion for photography and writing. Both of which shows the magic, excitement, struggle, and inspiration that life (and specifically motherhood) has to offer. She is a lifestyle and brand enthusiast on a journey to help others feels supported and loved through their own unique journey. She does Raw Topic Mondays on her instagram including topics like religion, sex &...
Feb 24, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Linda is the Founder and President of Break Free Together, a not-for-profit organization that uses story exchange to break silence and shame stemming from purity culture. The organization was born out of Linda’s 15 years of research on gender and sexuality among girls raised in conservative evangelical churches documented in her award-winning book, Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free. In this episode we hear about Linda’s background ...
Feb 17, 2020•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 7
Berry is a singer and songwriter based out of London, UK, but originally from Jacksonville Beach, Florida. She is Polish and Ethiopian but was importantly only raised by her single mom, grandma and uncle who were from Warsaw, Poland. Berry‘s perspective is unique but hardly solitary, it’s one most all mixed people can relate to. She advocates the importance of respecting those who look biracial and not asking or assuming they identify with the *culture* of the most physically presenting race and...
Feb 10, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Morgan Day Cecil is a believer, wife, mama, lover of Jesus and sexy vacations. She helps women who feel some kind of connection to the holy spirit find freedom and wholeness in the deepest layers of their body, mind and soul, so that they can experience love (and pleasure) to the full—in the bedroom and beyond. Her super power is separating women from the old shame of religious conditioning and giving them their sexy and sacred back. It starts by hearing a new story of how it could be... @morgan...
Feb 03, 2020•56 min•Season 2Ep. 5
What is worship? Who is Jesus? Madison is a life coach, speaker and worthiness mentor. Centered on radical responsibility, resilience and uncovering that authentic magic only you can bring to the table, she coaches ambitious and creative women as they reclaim their power and become the heroes of their own story. @madisonhedlund @laurendeleary @adam.budnick https://msha.ke/madisonhedlund/
Jan 27, 2020•59 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Sophia Spallino, the host of the Enlightened Podcast, shares practical, relatable, raw conversations that inspire personal growth. Her goal is to cultivate a safe space for all to bravely shed light on real-life struggles, honestly ask hard questions, and actively choose self-growth. She’s had similar deconstruction to us. But a few things that are unique to Sophia... For one, she has coined the hashtag #halfhippiehalfgucci & is in a loving relationship with someone 25 years older. @sophiasp...
Jan 20, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers is a therapist, sex educator, speaker, author, mother, and wife. She wrote the book “Sex, God, and the Conservative Church” which helps everyday people and clinicians to understand what it means to grow up with abstinence education or a faith mired in sexual shame and dysfunction. This book provides new narratives and practices for those who desire to both heal and hold on to their faith orientation. In this episode we dive into questions like why so many Christians are...
Jan 13, 2020•54 min•Season 2Ep. 2
In this episode we go into detail about how deconstruction and even our own parents’ relationships have affected our marriage. We give our advice on how to be happy single & if marriage is really worth the hype. We tell a bit more of our story & our experience dating on the road.
Jan 06, 2020•41 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Naked Pastor, David Hayward, shares the purpose behind his cartoons which challenge the status quo of religion. He reveals the meaning of deconstruction and offers hope for people of all walks. @laurendeleary @adam.budnick @nakedpastor https://www.nakedpastorstore.com
Nov 19, 2019•58 min•Season 1Ep. 8
GLOVES - Lauren DeLeary stream/download the song here: spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NygHTp apple music: https://apple.co/2WZ41rs iTunes: search “Lauren DeLeary - Gloves” youtube: https://bit.ly/2KdbNZT
Nov 12, 2019•51 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Mesa grew up non-religious and made the conscious decision to remain non-religious in her adulthood. In this episode she answers questions like... Where do you get your values and wisdom from & how do you weigh moral issues? When times are tough, who do you depend on? What gets you through at the end of the day? Do you believe in fate/destiny or anything like that? Do you think Christians hate you? Thank you for listening! @laurendeleary @adam.budnick @mesamendoza_
Oct 21, 2019•59 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Jessica is the director and producer of “I survived I kissed dating goodbye” which is a documentary about the various responses to the purity movement and models for Christian dating and relationships over the last 20 years. In early 2016, Jessica approached Joshua Harris (the author of the now UNPUBLISHED book “i kissed dating goodbye” while they were both pursuing master's degrees at Regent College in Vancouver, B.C. to discuss the idea of making such a film together. The documentary released ...
Sep 13, 2019•56 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Let’s take a look at religion.
Aug 21, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 4
This is just part ONE of our conversation with Adam Palmer. Stay tuned for more in the coming weeks. This week we talk about our Christian music bands and our experience with mental health challenges and the response of the church. @theadampalmer_
Aug 10, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 3
We don’t have answers, just experiences. Purity Culture is a HUGE topic with many varied experiences. The three of us had similar upbringings, but different journeys that lead us to where we are today. If you align with purity messages, this is not in any way condemning you - I’m happy it worked for you. For us, however, we have each had damage we’ve had to work through because of the purity messages preached at us. I hope this inspires you to look inward and potentially join us in this conversa...
Jul 29, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this episode we talk to the ever so lovely Kee Dwane. She finds her identity in her faith - through Jesus. Years ago, she came out as gay, then trans, and since then doesn’t really “identify”, as she now recognizes and finds identity in her faith through Jesus - not her appearance, gender, sexuality or preference. She shares her struggles of being pulled between a more conservative upbringing and the pressures she felt through the LGBTQ+ community. She bravely battles with dysphoria and the c...
Jul 13, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 1
So it begins. In this episode, we introduce ourselves. We open up to you about who we are and a few things that we are passionate about. In the future episodes, we will have interviewees all from different backgrounds. We open up the conversation to people from all walks of life. We will also include our own stories and share things we have been through that shaped us today. I hope you found this episode fun and somewhat insightful. Thankful for everyone who joins this conversation. Even by tuni...
Jul 04, 2019•40 min
