The Divorcing Religion Podcast
The Divorcing Religion Podcast was launched by professional counsellor Janice Selbie to highlight the impact of Religious Trauma Syndrome. Guests include The Thinking Atheist Seth Andrews, The Friendly Atheist Hemant Mehta, author Margaret Atwood, Godless Mom, Mandisa Thomas, Dr. Darrel Ray, Dr. Marlene Winell and more.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 58 minutes
- Episodes
- 154
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
David Smalley - Mothers, Music, & Mental Health
David C. Smalley
Divorced: Christianity
In addition to being a successful comedian and actor with over 100 million views on TikTok, David C. Smalley has also hosted his own podcast for over 12 years, m…
Matt Dillahunty - The Godfather of Atheism
Divorced: Christianity
Today’s guest is skeptic, magician, and snake-breeder Matt Dillahunty!
Raised Southern Baptist, Matt once considered becoming a minister. Eventually, he lost all belief in the te…
Jillian Aurora - Unapologetic Woman
Jillian is a women's self-worth group facilitator as well as a family mediator who practices in Boise, Idaho. Jillian has 13 years of experience working in the mental health field and has her bachelo…
Beatrice Weber - From Powerless to Powerhouse
Beatrice Weber was raised in an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community and was married off to a Rabbi in an arranged marriage before graduating high school.
She is a published Author, speaker, education adv…
Hemant Mehta - The Friendliest Atheist
HEMANT MEHTA
Divorced: Jainism
Hemant Mehta is the founder and editor of FriendlyAtheist.com, a YouTube creator, and podcast co-host. He is a former National Board Certified math teacher in the suburbs…
Courtney Heard - QAnon Victims
Today’s guest is my friend in real life, Courtney Heard. We met when I was preparing the first Conference on Religious Trauma and she offered me her marketing expertise. As two atheists, we clicked i…
Erin Louis - Wife, Mother, Stripper
Erin Louis: Wife, Mother, Author and Stripper
Divorced: Catholicism
Erin Louis was raised a soft Catholic and is a former stripper and author. She has written 3 nonfiction books about stripping:
Dirty M…
Mandisa Thomas - Black Nonbeliever, Kick-ass Leader
Today's guest is New York City native Mandisa L. Thomas, who is the founder and president of Black Nonbelievers, Inc. While Mandisa escaped religious indoctrination, today she shares candidly about o…
Dr. Bradley Onishi of SWAJ
Bradley Onishi grew up in a nonreligious home in California before his extreme conversion to evangelicalism at age 14. By age 20 he was married and leading a 200-student youth group. After 7 years in…
Marlene Winell - Coming Out
Divorced: Christianity
Dr. Marlene Winell is a psychologist and author of Leaving the Fold: A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving Their Religion. She is a pioneer in the field of relig…
Shirley Fessel - Domestic Violence, in Jesus' Name
Shirley Fessel is a religious domestic abuse survivor advocate with Masters in both Counseling and Education from Wichita State University. Raised Catholic, Shirley married a Baptist minister who suf…
Alice Greczyn - The Mindf*cks of Faith
Trigger Warning: Suicidality
Alice Greczyn is an actress, writer, and the founder of Dare to Doubt. Midwest-raised and L.A.-based, the Eurasian performer is best known for her role as Mads Rybak on Fr…
Darrel Ray - From Dogma to Dildos
Dr. Darrel Ray
Divorced: Christianity
In addition to being a successful psychologist and author, Dr. Darrel Ray is also the beloved founder of both Recovering from Religion and the Secular Therapy Pro…
Seth Andrews - On Recovering his Humanity
Seth Andrews is a former evangelical and Christian broadcaster who now hosts The Thinking Atheist…one of the most popular online atheist communities in the world. The Thinking Atheist is not a person…