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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

049: Confronting Clergy Abuse and Institutional Betrayal with David Pooler May 06, 2025

CW/TW: This episode is centered largely around the topic of Clergy Sexual Abuse (CSA) and its effects. Please be gentle with yourself. If it feels like too much at any point, please feel free to stop,...

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048: Holding Space for The Spiritually Wounded with Amy Fritz Apr 29, 2025

Ever wonder what it’s like to run a community solely focused on spiritual abuse?

From dealing with the regular stream of scandals and stories to the practicalities of managing the business, it helps ...

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046: Unity in Diversity and the Work of Healing with the Religious Trauma Network Apr 15, 2025

Are there communities that support survivors of religious trauma without being…religious? Spiritual abuse doesn’t only happen in churches. It can happen anywhere and to anyone, but there’s rarely spac...

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045: Finding Christ in the Faces of Others with Aimee Byrd Apr 08, 2025

When your true face has been hidden for so long, what is it like to finally reveal it?

In this episode, we dive into connection, community, relationships, and what happens when it all falls apart. Ho...

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043: Finding Hope and Healing in our Scars with Dr. Diane Langberg Mar 25, 2025

How can the Church transform from a place of harm to a sanctuary of healing and truth? How do we learn to recognize the wolves among the sheep when it's hard to tell the difference? How can anyone hol...

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041: Ordinary Women of Faith and Ministry with Beth Allison Barr Mar 11, 2025

What if the church has been telling women the wrong story about their spiritual gifts for centuries? Historian and author Beth Allison Barr and I dive deep into the forgotten narratives of women's min...

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034: Annual Summit Q&A Session Jan 28, 2025

The 2025 Annual Summit is over!

This episode is part of our live Q&A session from Wednesday, January 22 with Amy Fritz and Colby Wilkins, hosted on YouTube Live. We responded to emails sent in with the...

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032: Annual Summit Preview Jan 14, 2025

Our third Annual Summit is happening next week from January 21–25, 2025, and I can't wait to share it with you.

Today, I'm sharing a sneak peek at some of our incredible sessions, including excerpts ...

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028: Why Do Churches Do More Harm Than Good? with Brian Lee Dec 17, 2024

Join us for a special episode swap with my friends at the Why God Why podcast. This episode was originally released in February 2024.

In this raw and poignant episode of Why God Why, we delve into th...

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