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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

019: Podcast Update Oct 15, 2024

Broken to Beloved is officially one year old!

This week, I’m taking a few minutes to reflect on what we’ve seen in the last year, and to provide a brief update on the podcast.

I can’t begin to tell ...

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018: Recovering from Purity Culture with Dr. Camden Morgante Oct 08, 2024

If you grew up in church in the 90s and through the 2000s, it’s highly likely you were brought up in purity culture. If you’re here, it’s likely you’ve found yourself deconstructing and disentangling ...

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017: Experiencing the THROUGH Cohort Oct 03, 2024

Surprise! We have a little bonus episode to share from the personal experiences of a few cohort alumni.

If you’ve experienced spiritual abuse, religious trauma, or church hurt/harm and are looking for ...

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016: Christian Nationalism and Finding Hope in the Margins with Andrew Whitehead Oct 01, 2024

How many of us know someone who talk about holiness and righteousness, then in the same breath can be found cursing out their opposing political party or candidate?

For many of us, the disconnect of ...

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015: Healing What's Within through Curiosity and Connection with Chuck DeGroat Sep 24, 2024

Trauma fundamentally disconnects us.

It can disconnect our brains from our bodies. It can sever relationships and entire communities. Those of us familiar with trauma know it can have a real impact o...

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014: Meet the Board: Healing and Hope after Spiritual Abuse with Kat Wilkins Sep 17, 2024

In this short series, you’ll get to meet each of our board members.

Listen to their stories and backgrounds, and why they chose to serve on the board and support the work at Broken to Beloved.

This ...

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013: Finding Hope in the Goodness (tov) of God with Laura Barringer Sep 10, 2024

In this short series, you’ll get to meet each of our board members.

Listen to their stories and backgrounds, and why they chose to serve on the board and support the work at Broken to Beloved.

This ...

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012: Gathering Invitation for the Wounded and their Advocates Sep 06, 2024

If you’ve experienced any amount of spiritual abuse or religious trauma, you know just how confusing, painful and isolating it can be. It can be hard to put into words just how devastating the impact ...

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011: Conference Invitation for Pastors and Church Leaders Sep 05, 2024

Being a pastor or leader in ministry can feel like an impossible job at times.

The job includes not just spiritual direction and discipleship, but management, finances, counseling, and lots more.  As...

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