The Divorcing Religion Podcast

Scott Okamoto - Asian American Apostate

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Ryan Hernandez - Escaping the Alliance of the Holy Family Cult

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Jessica Robin - Recovering from Islamic Oppression

TW: Child abuse, religious abuse

Today’s guest is Jessica Robin, a program creator and group facilitator with Free Hearts, Free Minds (FHFM) - the cha…

Brett Harper - Exposing the Troubled Teen Industry (TTI)
Divorced: Baptist Christianity

Trigger Warning: CSA, kidnapping, abuse

Today’s guest is troubled teen industry survivor and activist Brett Harper…

Dr. Gillie Jenkinson - Post-Cult Counselling
Divorced: Fundamentalist Christian cult

Gillie Jenkinson, PhD, is a cult survivor, accredited psychotherapist, international speaker, and Director of Hope V…

Today’s guest is Marie Lerch. I started following Marie when she made social media posts about her own deconstruction - while remaining married to a current pastor.

Marie was raised by her grandmother…

Jimmy Snow was Born in the Dirt

Guest: Jimmy Snow

Divorced: Mormonism

Today’s guest is internet personality Jimmy Snow, formerly known as Dear Mr. Atheist and Mr. Atheist. Jimmy is now the executive pro…

Dr. Coco Owen - The Courage to Doubt

Divorced: Seventh Day Adventism
Dr. Coco Owen is a licensed psychologist who has a private practice working with people recovering from religious trauma and in vari…

Chris Shelton - Scientology Survivor

Divorced: Church of Scientology

My guest today is author, consultant, anti-cult activist, podcaster, YouTuber, and former Scientologist Chris Shelton. A member of S…

Connie Baker - Christian Codependency
Divorced: Fundamentalist Christianity

CW: Sexual abuse, Christianity

Connie A. Baker, MA, LPC is a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in recovery from …

Seth Andrews 
Magical Thinking & Misinformation
Divorced: Christianity
 
CW: U.S. politics
 
Seth Andrews is a former evangelical and Christian broadcaster who now hosts The Thinking Atheist…one of the mos…

Mahrs Schoppman - The Colonization of our Bodies
Divorced: Evangelical Christianity

Mahrs Schoppman is a queer & trans somatic psychotherapist with a private practice based out of his home office in th…

Jessica Barksdale - Family Secrets

CW: CSA, sexual coercion

Author JESSICA BARKSDALE has written 16 books, including novels and poetry, with a short story collection coming out this year. She currently…

Isaiah Bell - From Cult Survivor to Composer
Divorced: Evangelical cult “The Move”

CW: CSA is mentioned in this episode.

Isaiah Bell is a Canadian tenor, writer, composer, and artist who grew up in Cana…

Jena Miyu is the co-owner of a YouTube channel called The Atheist Network Group “The Flavor” with her boyfriend, Oz. Jena was raised a Baptist Christian and has been an atheist for nearly 4 years. Sh…

Daniella Mestyanek Young - Sex Cult Survivor

Divorced: The Children of God cult

TW: Discussion of CSA and military sexual assault

DANIELLA MESTYANEK YOUNG is an American author and speaker who was raise…

Dr. Ling Lam - Spiritual Refugee
Divorced: Fundamentalist Christianity

Dr. Ling Lam is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a part-time practice in Palo Alto and San Francisco. He is also a Le…

Erica Smith - Sex After Purity Culture

Erica Smith is an award-winning sexuality educator and consultant with over 20 years of experience. She has provided comprehensive sex education and advocacy to …

Angel De Santis - Surviving God’s Twisted Love 
Divorced: The Children of God cult

CW: CSA

ANGEL DeSANTIS 

Angel grew up in the apocalyptic Christian cult known as The Children of God. She managed to lea…

Tatyana Russell-Chipp
Divorced: Christianity

CW: Adoption, sexual assault 

Today on the Divorcing Religion Podcast we will be exploring adoption – particularly religious adoption – with all of its stick…