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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

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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037: Sacred Silence and Finding God Through Mystery with Liz Charlotte Grant Feb 11, 2025

Ever wondered what happens when a birth doula becomes a biblical scholar? In this episode, I chat with Liz Charlotte Grant, whose fascinating path includes helping deliver babies before diving deep in...

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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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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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