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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.

I want this to be 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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Recent Episodes & Show Notes

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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027: Our Values: Agency over Prescription with Brian Lee Dec 10, 2024

This is the last episode in our series on what we value at Broken to Beloved. You can also listen to our previous values, Curiosity over Certainty, Goodness over Wickedness, and People over Position.

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026: Making a Difference with Brian Lee Dec 03, 2024

Broken to Beloved has been officially operating for just over a year now, and I'm proud of the way we've made a difference for thousands across the world. We've worked with individuals in 49 states an...

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025: Our Values: People over Position with Brian Lee Nov 26, 2024

We're continuing our series on what we value at Broken to Beloved. You can also listen to our previous values, Curiosity over Certainty and Goodness over Wickedness.

This week, I want to talk about h...

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024: Our Values: Goodness over Wickedness with Brian Lee Nov 19, 2024

This the second episode in a short series on our values. You can listen to our first shared value, "Curiosity over Certainty" in Episode 20 here.

By choosing goodness over wickedness, we affirm the o...

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023: Meet the Board: Becoming Aware of Our Belovedness with Brett Deal Nov 12, 2024

CW/TW: This episode includes references to some child physical abuse and to overtly Christian language.

 

How does our story and theology impact our identity? How do the stories we tell ourselves or...

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022: Creating and Validating a Spiritual Abuse Assessment with Lianna Chong Nov 05, 2024

Can you really ever know when you’ve experienced spiritual abuse by church leaders and organizations? Victims and survivors are so often manipulated and gaslit that they question their own memories an...

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021: Deconstructing Deconstruction: Finding an Invisible Jesus with Scot McKnight and Tommy Preston Phillips Oct 29, 2024

Deconstruction has become a polarized term in the past few years. Added to the arsenal of pastors and church leaders, it’s most often used to to dismiss or demean those who have walked away from their...

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020: Our Values: Curiosity over Certainty with Brian Lee Oct 22, 2024

Here’s the first in a short series on our core values. They’re a work in progress, but I want to share them so you have an idea of our guiding principles.

This week, I’m starting with our desire to s...

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