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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

043: Finding Hope and Healing in our Scars with Dr. Diane Langberg Mar 25, 2025

How can the Church transform from a place of harm to a sanctuary of healing and truth? How do we learn to recognize the wolves among the sheep when it's hard to tell the difference? How can anyone hol...

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040: Making Sense of Your Story by Engaging Past Pain with Adam Young Mar 04, 2025

What if the key to understanding your present lies buried in the stories of your past?

In this episode, I talk with Adam Young about his new book Make Sense of Your Story and the transformative power...

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039: Compassionate Awareness and Soft Words for Hard Days with Aundi Kolber Feb 25, 2025

What if pushing harder isn't the answer? Author and trauma therapist Aundi Kolber shares how the surprising path to healing often means doing the opposite of what we've been taught.

In our conversati...

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032: Annual Summit Preview Jan 14, 2025

Our third Annual Summit is happening next week from January 21–25, 2025, and I can't wait to share it with you.

Today, I'm sharing a sneak peek at some of our incredible sessions, including excerpts ...

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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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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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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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009: Exploring the Four Landscapes of Attachment with Geoff & Cyd Holsclaw Aug 27, 2024

Have you heard of Attachment Theory? Have you ever found yourself lost in the language and terminology? Have you wondered if your less-than-perfect childhood and history of abuse or trauma means you'r...

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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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