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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

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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036: Burning a Path to Renewal with Erin Moon Feb 04, 2025

"Burn it all down." It's a common cry heard from many who have experienced spiritual abuse or find themselves disentailing from the disorienting process of deconstruction. And for those who have been ...

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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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010: A New Look at Fawning and our Survival Strategies with Aundi Kolber Sep 03, 2024

Most of us are familiar with fight, flight, and freeze. "Fawn"" may be a newer one for many of us. I first learned about the fawn response from Aundi’s incredible book, Try Softer. She describes it as...

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008: Identity and Integrity After Pain and Loss with Steve Carter Aug 20, 2024

What do you do when you’ve given your life to a cause and calling, to have only to find yourself walking away?

Steve Carter was named as one of two successors to Bill Hybels at Willow Creek Community...

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Episode 2: Embracing Death and the Hope of Wholeness with Lore Wilbert Jul 09, 2024

Death is not always the end.

In fact, it’s often a beginning and the doorway to a resurrection. Brian and Lore share the importance of embracing both death and life, the connection to nature, finding...

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