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101. The Cult-Like World of MLMs (Brandie's Story)

This week on Healed-ish, I'm joined by Brandie, who spent 10 years in an on-and-off relationship with Juice Plus, a multi-level marketing company (MLM), spending over $10

100. Ushering in the End Times at IHOP (Brittany’s Story)

What happens when you dedicate your life to preparing for the end of the world? This week on Healed-ish, I'm joined by Brittany, who discovered the International House of

99. Hell Houses: How a Church Convinced a 10-Year-Old She Was Dead

When Amanda was just 10 years old, a friend invited her to what she thought was a haunted house. Instead, she found herself inside a terrifying staged experience where sh

98. Working Under a False Prophet: Shawn Bolz (Johnny's Story)

Johnny spent more than a decade involved with Expression58, a charismatic church in Los Angeles where he thought he had found something beautiful: a creative community, a

97. Dear Daddy God.... (Hannah Beck's Story)

Comedian Hannah Beck joins me to unpack the lore behind her viral “Dear Daddy God” series, where she reads entries from her extremely religious childhood journals. From j

96. Gold Dust, Healings & Bad Evidence: Finger of God | Cringe Rewatch

This documentary literally helped convince me to go to Bethel. 😂 Finger of God follows filmmaker Darren Wilson as he searches for evidence that God is still performing su

95. Faith Over Family: Escaping Jehovah’s Witnesses: Part 2 (Ben’s Story)

CW: Conversion therapy, homophobia, suicidal ideation, religious abuse Ben was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness, where strict rules, purity culture, and the threat of shunn

94. Faith Over Family: Escaping Jehovah’s Witnesses: Part 1 (Ben’s Story)

CW: Conversion therapy, homophobia, suicidal ideation, religious abuse Ben was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness, where strict rules, purity culture, and the threat of shunn

93. Inside Campus Crusade for Christ: Cru (Rachel’s Story)

Rachel didn't grow up religious, but after being introduced to church through a friend, Christianity eventually became her entire world. In college, she joined Campus Cru

92. Captivating: Cringe Book Club

Cringe Book Club has officially arrived to Healed-ish! If you’ve seen the series on my TikTok, you know where this is going: we’re revisiting the Christian books that s

91. Growing up Seventh-Day Adventist (Melissa Duge Spiers' Story)

Melissa Duge Spiers grew up Seventh-day Adventist in a world shaped by strict rules, purity culture, and expectations of what it meant to be a good Christian woman. We ta

90. Youth Camps & Megachurches (Ellie's Story)

Youth camp was Ellie’s happy place. She made memories with friends, had powerful emotional experiences, and led worship. But after getting involved in a megachurch, she b

89. Mica Miller & the Death of the Pastor's Wife

CW: Domestic Violence, Sexual Abuse, and Discussion of Suicide After many requests to talk about Mica Miller's story and Netflix's Death of the Pastor's Wife, Rihanna (@

88. Conversion Therapy Dropout (Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez's Story)

Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez had a passion for ministry, but after a trusted youth pastor discovered his internet search history, he was shamed and forced to leave his chu

87. How Church Taught Us to Distrust Our Bodies with Samantha Redondo

What happens when you've been taught not to trust your own body? Somatic therapist Samantha (@spiritualembodiment) joins me to explore how purity culture, charismatic Chr

86. Rapture Anxiety, the Pressure to Be Pure & Starting Over (Rebecca's Story)

Rebecca grew up afraid of hell, the rapture, and stepping outside of God’s plan. From the pressure to remain pure to a pastor refusing to marry her after she “fell into s

85. Church, Hollywood & Reclaiming Intuition: Part 2 (Katie's Story)

Part 2 of 2 CW: sexual assault Katie Stone spent her teenage years trying to be the perfect Christian girl, learning to cover herself up, follow the rules, and trust sp

84. Church, Hollywood & Reclaiming Intuition: Part 1 (Katie's Story)

Part 1 of 2 CW: sexual assault Katie Stone spent her teenage years trying to be the perfect Christian girl, learning to cover herself up, follow the rules, and trust sp

83. Youth Pastors Gone Wild with Jeremy Steele

Welcome to the first Friday Drop!  Every other Friday, I'll be bringing you conversations, behind-the-scenes stories, and bonus episodes. To kick things off, I'm joined

82. Losing the God I Was Given | The Gardening Theologian: Part 2 (Ciarra's Story)

Part 2 of 2 This week, I'm joined by Ciarra, also known as The Gardening Theologian. Raised in a conservative Christian environment, Ciarra learned early to suppress he