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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

091: A Survivor's Guide to Recovery and Hope After Religious Trauma with Tia Levings May 05, 2026

What does it mean to own yourself after years of being told your body, voice, and choices belonged to someone else?

Join us for a conversation with New York Times bestselling author Tia Levings as sh...

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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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088: Carrying the Weight of Hope with Heaviness with Shannan Martin Mar 24, 2026

What can we do when the world just feels so heavy?

In this episode, neighbor and author Shannan Martin shares her “counterweights” practice—how we move forward by carrying life’s heaviness with equal...

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073: Rediscovering Identity through Enneagram Virtues with Hunter Mobley Sep 23, 2025

Has spiritual abuse caused you to feel like you've lost part of your identity?

One of the most common things I hear from the spiritual abuse community is that they feel like they don't know who they ...

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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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056: Deconstruction and Reconstruction with Suzanne Stabile (Summit Sessions) Jun 13, 2025

This conversation is from our 2024 Annual Summit.

Get 30% OFF an All Access Pass from any of our Annual Summits now through the end of August. Use code PODCAST30 to take advantage of this offer today...

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047: Reframing the Meaning of “Good Soil” with Jeff Chu Apr 22, 2025

Many people who have read The Parable of the Sower interpret it as: You have to be the “good soil,” or else.

However, in my conversation with Jeff Chu, he reframes what good soil actually means and h...

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