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The Broken to Beloved Podcast is for anyone who’s been affected by spiritual abuse, religious trauma, or church hurt and is looking for practical resources to move toward healing and wholeness.

I’m your host, Brian Lee, and I’m so excited to share these conversations with you.

This is a place for deep and meaningful conversations around spiritual abuse and religious trauma. I want to provide you with language to name your experiences and validate your stories, and to give you practical tools that move you toward healing and wholeness.

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All Episodes & Show Notes

090: A Slow Road Toward Faith with AJ Swoboda Apr 07, 2026

After spiritual abuse, how do you separate the voice of Jesus from the voices that harmed you? 

In this conversation with theologian and pastor A.J. Swoboda, we explore why slowing down — not speedin...

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089: Reimagining Faith through Reconstruction Mar 31, 2026

So I’ve deconstructed. What now?

In her latest book, “To Rebehold the Stars,” author and professor Tiffany Yecke Brooks guides us into a hopeful path of reconstruction. Drawing on Dante, psychology, ...

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087: Identifying, Addressing, and Healing from Misogyny with Dorothy Greco Mar 17, 2026

Have you ever heard people using a word that sounds important and like something you should already know about?

Misogyny can feel like one of those words, and this week, we’re talking with author and...

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084: The Consequences of Christian Parenting "By the Book" with Marissa Burt, Kelsey McGinnis, and Meaghan Hampton Dec 09, 2025

Were you raised (and maybe harmed) in a Christian household that did parenting "by the book?"

Maybe you were a parent who was looking for resources to parent "the right way," Regardless of intent, re...

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080: The Harm of Spiritual Bypassing with Peridot Reed Nov 11, 2025

Have you ever needed a hug but got a spiritual platitude instead?

In this episode, we discuss spiritual bypassing—what it is, how to identify it, and what to do when we’ve experienced it. I am joined...

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076: Healing From a Thousand Tiny Paper Cuts with Katherine Spearing Oct 14, 2025

Has it become clear how deeply you've been hurt?

Spiritual abuse can be so subtle, you don't even know that it's happened...until it's too late. In this episode, I talk with Katherine Spearing, the f...

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071: Unearthing Buried Truths and Confronting our Culture with Chanchal Garg Sep 09, 2025

Could spiritual abuse be more universal than we think?

In this eye-opening conversation with author and speaker Chanchal Garg, she shows that it doesn't matter what faith background you find yourself...

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067: Renewing Your Relationship With Scripture with Zach Lambert Aug 12, 2025

Is reading Scripture hard for you?

Understandably, weaponized scripture makes it hard to want to pick up the bible ever again. But if you are at a place where you want to renew your relationship with...

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066: Integrating Theology and Psychology in Parenting with Meaghan Hampton Aug 05, 2025

Did you know that much of the advice Christian parents have been taught over the years doesn’t align with what we know about child development?

In this episode, I speak with therapist and author Meag...

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