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When the Church Outs You and What Exclusion Costs You
Jun 24, 2026
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The Queer Christian
Jun 17, 2026
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The Grief Underneath the Rainbow
Jun 10, 2026
1h 04m 25s
When The Pastor's Kid Comes Out
Jun 3, 2026
1h 10m 53s
When Religion Teaches You Not to Recognise Abuse
May 27, 2026
1h 11m 23s
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| 6/24/26 | ![]() When the Church Outs You and What Exclusion Costs You | In this episode, Sam sits down with someone very close to home; her wife, Chrissy for an honest and personal conversation about Chrissy's journey through organised religion, from a confusing early experience of Catholicism to the demands and contradictions of Pentecostalism, and everything that unravelled along the way. Chrissy speaks candidly about navigating purity culture, the alienation that came with not fitting the mould, and the moment she was outed within her church community, an event that cost her a whole network of relationships she had relied on. It's a conversation about the very real personal toll of religious exclusion, and what therapy and self-exploration have looked like on the other side of it.ConnectYou can find out more about Sam on her website - www.anchoredcounsellingservices.com.auTo connect with Sam on Instagram - @anchoredcounsellingservicesWant to contact with Sam about the podcast or therapy? Use this contact form.Also check out The Religious Trauma Collective | — | ||||||
| 6/17/26 | ![]() The Queer Christian | Brandan joins Sam to talk about what it was like to find belonging in a fundamentalist Baptist community at twelve years old and to be a closeted gay kid inside it at the same time. He speaks honestly about the cognitive dissonance of feeling genuinely loved by a community whose theology told him who he was amounted to sin, and the anxiety and fear that slowly built underneath that. The conversation moves through his experience of conversion therapy, the point at which he realised he couldn't keep forcing the two things to fit, and what it looked like to eventually find a spirituality built on something other than fear. It's a compelling, open conversation about identity, survival, and what it actually takes to rebuild your sense of self and faith on your own terms.Who Is Brandan?Rev. Brandan Robertson is an author, activist, and public theologian working at the intersection of spirituality, sexuality, and social renewal. He serves as Pastor of Sunnyside Reformed Church in NYC and is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. Known as the "TikTok Pastor," his digital ministry reaches nearly 400,000 followers worldwide.Robertson has authored or contributed to more than twenty books on faith and justice, including True Inclusion, an INDIES Book of the Year Award finalist. His work has been featured by TIME Magazine, NBC, CNN, and The Washington Post, and he has spoken at the White House, Oxford University, and the Parliament of the World's Religions.A passionate LGBTQ+ advocate, he was named to Rolling Stone's "Hot List" and Out Magazine's 2025 OUT100. He lives in New York City and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies at Drew University.ConnectBrandons Website - https://www.brandanrobertson.comFind Brandan on social media - Facebook | Instagram | YoutubeYou can find out more about Sam on her website - www.anchoredcounsellingservices.com.auTo connect with Sam on Instagram - @anchoredcounsellingservicesWant to contact with Sam about the podcast or therapy? Use this contact form.Also check out The Religious Trauma Collective | — | ||||||
| 6/10/26 | ![]() The Grief Underneath the Rainbow✨ | griefPride Month+5 | — | The Religious Trauma Collectiveanchoredcounsellingservices.com.au | — | griefPride Month+6 | — | 1h 04m 25s | |
| 6/3/26 | ![]() When The Pastor's Kid Comes Out✨ | queernessgender identity+4 | Jay | The Religious Trauma Collectiveanchoredcounsellingservices.com.au+2 | — | pastor's kidqueer identity+5 | — | 1h 10m 53s | |
| 5/27/26 | ![]() When Religion Teaches You Not to Recognise Abuse✨ | domestic violencereligious trauma+4 | — | 1800RESPECT13YARN+4 | — | domestic violencereligion+5 | — | 1h 11m 23s | |
| 5/20/26 | ![]() Behind the Scenes at the RTC: The Event & Beyond✨ | religious traumacommunity events+3 | Elise Heerde | Religious Trauma CollectiveRTC+1 | Australia | religious traumacommunity event+6 | — | 38m 17s | |
| 5/13/26 | ![]() DID, High-Control Systems, and Plural Identity✨ | dissociative identity disorderhigh-control environments+4 | Joh Knyn | Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for DID: The Workbook | Australia | DIDplural identity+5 | — | 1h 09m 00s | |
| 5/6/26 | ![]() Cult Bride: The Traces That Don't Just Disappear✨ | cult dynamicshigh-control groups+3 | Liz Cameron | Channel 7Spotlight+1 | CanberraSouth Korea | cultrecovery+5 | — | 1h 12m 40s | |
| 4/29/26 | ![]() Different Packaging, Same Harm: The Patterns We Swore We'd Left Behind✨ | progressive communitiescontrol dynamics+3 | — | The Religious Trauma Collective | — | progressive communitiescontrol+5 | — | 38m 50s | |
| 4/22/26 | ![]() When the Cracks Start to Show and Leaving the 2x2's✨ | high-control religionidentity+4 | Alicia | We Are UnsavedThe Truth+2 | British Columbia | 2x2sThe Truth+5 | — | 1h 05m 12s | |
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| 4/8/26 | ![]() Hillsong, Queerness, and Coming Home to Yourself✨ | queernessreligion+4 | Andrew Sloan | Hillsong | SydneyGadigal Country | Hillsongqueerness+5 | — | 1h 19m 42s | |
| 4/1/26 | ![]() Hollow Sunday: Confronting the Complexity of Easter Emotions✨ | Easter emotionsreligious trauma+4 | Elise | The Religious Trauma Collectiveanchoredcounsellingservices.com.au+1 | — | Easterreligious trauma+6 | — | 1h 28m 07s | |
| 3/25/26 | ![]() From Obedience to Autonomy and Life Beyond Fundamentalism✨ | religious traumaautonomy+5 | Naomi Norton | Hope for Healing TherapyIndependent Fundamental Baptist+2 | MissouriKansas+1 | religious traumafundamentalism+5 | — | 1h 19m 23s | |
| 3/18/26 | ![]() Finding Freedom and Leaving the 2x2's✨ | religious traumahigh-control groups+4 | Tristan | The Religious Trauma Collectiveanchoredcounsellingservices.com.au | — | 2x2'sreligious abuse+4 | — | 1h 12m 20s | |
| 3/11/26 | ![]() Exploring Identity and Power: A Deep Dive into Wicked✨ | identitypower+5 | — | The Religious Trauma CollectiveAnchored Counselling Services+1 | — | WickedElphaba+8 | — | 1h 25m 27s | |
| 3/4/26 | ![]() The Complexity of Spirituality and Embodiment Beyond Religion✨ | spiritualityreligious trauma+4 | Katie Krier | The Religious Trauma CollectiveAnchored Counselling Services+1 | — | spiritual wellnessCatholic environment+5 | — | 1h 21m 49s | |
| 2/25/26 | ![]() Life After Leaving Faith And Losing Your Community Overnight✨ | religious traumacommunity loss+4 | Matt | The Religious Trauma CollectiveAnchored Counselling Services+1 | — | religious traumacommunity+5 | — | 1h 07m 49s | |
| 2/18/26 | ![]() Freedom from Fundamentalism after Four Decades✨ | fundamentalismevangelical Christianity+4 | Stacy | Anchored Counselling ServicesInstagram | — | fundamentalismevangelical Christianity+5 | — | 1h 07m 10s | |
| 2/11/26 | ![]() Coming Home To Self: Queer, Spiritual & Free✨ | queer identityspirituality+3 | Ben | Queerfully MadeReligious Trauma Collective+1 | New ZealandNaarm/Melbourne | queerspirituality+5 | — | 1h 35m 43s | |
| 2/4/26 | ![]() Purity, Shame, and Untangling a High-Control Upbringing | In this episode, Brianna shares her journey growing up in a high-control religious environment and the impact of her mother leaving a restrictive sect while pregnant. She reflects on the effects of purity culture, shame around sexuality, and years of believing she had a sex addiction. Brianna discusses reclaiming her identity, separating her beliefs from her upbringing, and finding empowerment. The episode closes with a message of hope, emphasising the importance of self-discovery and the value of personal stories.Who Is Brianna?Brianna Bell is a Canadian journalist and essayist whose work has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Globe & Mail, CBC, and more. Brianna's memoir, God Lover, will be published by Toronto's Dundurn Press in 2027. ConnectBrianna's Website - https://www.briannabellwriter.com/Connect on socials - Substack, Threads, or InstagramYou can find out more about Sam on her website - www.anchoredcounsellingservices.com.auTo connect with Sam on Instagram - @anchoredcounsellingservicesWant to contact with Sam about the podcast or therapy? Use this contact form.Also check out The Religious Trauma Collective | — | ||||||
| 1/28/26 | ![]() Behind the Curtain: The Systematic Power of Megachurches | In this episode, Sam sits down with Scott, a journalist and author, to discuss his latest book examining the rise of megachurches and their ties to Christian nationalism. Scott shares his experiences growing up in a Southern Baptist megachurch and explores the power dynamics that often leave congregants feeling voiceless. The conversation highlights systemic issues within megachurch culture, including the exploitation of members, the use of hope as a tool of control, and the consequences of silence around abuse. Scott emphasises the importance of validating the experiences of those harmed and amplifying collective voices to challenge these structures. The episode closes with reflections on accountability, transparency, and the need for communities where individuals feel seen and heard, offering validation and encouragement to anyone navigating trauma within church environments.Who Is ScottScott Latta is an award-winning journalist who has spent a decade reporting for humanitarian organizations on conflict, displacement, and climate change around the world. His essays and reporting have been featured in The Believer, CityLab, Modern Farmer, and The Southampton Review, which awarded him the Frank McCourt Memoir Prize. He lives in Oregon.ConnectScotts website - https://www.scottlatta.comConnect with Scott via Substack: Gods of the Smoke Machine, Bluesky: @scottlatta.bsky.social or Twitter: @swlattaYou can find out more about Sam on her website - www.anchoredcounsellingservices.com.auTo connect with Sam on Instagram - @anchoredcounsellingservicesWant to contact with Sam about the podcast or therapy? Use this contact form.Also check out The Religious Trauma Collective | — | ||||||
| 1/21/26 | ![]() From Faith to Freedom: Leaving an Abusive Marriage | In this episode, I’m joined by Louise for a raw and honest conversation about intimate partner abuse, faith, and the long road back to self-trust. Louise shares how love, control, and religious beliefs became tangled together, making it hard to recognise abuse while she was inside it. We talk about the ways faith and religious language can be used to justify manipulation, silence doubt, and keep people stuck in harmful relationships, as well as the deep confusion that comes from trying to reconcile pain with beliefs about love, forgiveness, and endurance. Louise reflects on the barriers she faced when seeking help, the role of community (both helpful and harmful), and what it’s taken to reclaim her sense of agency and worth. This episode offers validation for anyone navigating similar dynamics and gently names the courage it takes to leave, heal, and begin again.Who Is LouiseLouise grew up on, and lives on, Wurundjeri Country in Naarm/Melbourne Australia. Her story is about the domestic abuse she experienced in a 'Christian marriage', and the influence of Christianity and the churches she was a part of, including a cult, in enabling the abuse.ConnectYou can find out more about Sam on her website - www.anchoredcounsellingservices.com.auTo connect with Sam on Instagram - @anchoredcounsellingservicesWant to contact with Sam about the podcast or therapy? Use this contact form.Also check out The Religious Trauma Collective | — | ||||||
| 1/14/26 | ![]() The Cost of Being Queer in a Fundamental Church Part Two | In part two of Chris’s story, we explore the shift from denial to self-acceptance as a queer person shaped by faith. Chris reflects on how embracing authenticity accelerated his journey, and how connecting with others who had already walked this path made healing feel possible. We talk about the grief that comes with recognising lost time spent under shame, conversion ideologies, and trying to survive within unsafe religious systems, as well as the complexity of redefining relationships built around a false version of self.The conversation also turns toward Chris’s role in advocacy against conversion practices. He shares the emotional weight of stepping into public action, driven by responsibility rather than visibility, and the power of survivor-led movements in creating change. This episode weaves together personal healing and collective action, highlighting how community, truth-telling, and courage often go hand in hand.Connect with ChrisFor information on SOGICE - https://sogicesurvivors.com.auTo connect with Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-csabs-67152b224/Connect with Sam You can find out more about Sam on her website - www.anchoredcounsellingservices.com.auTo connect with Sam on Instagram - @anchoredcounsellingservicesWant to contact with Sam about the podcast or therapy? Use this contact form.Also check out The Religious Trauma Collective | — | ||||||
| 1/7/26 | ![]() The Cost of Being Queer in a Fundamental Church Part One | This episode explores the impact of religious trauma on personal identity, focusing on Chris’s experience as a queer person raised within fundamentalist Christianity. Chris reflects on growing up in a Charismatic Baptist church, where emotionally intense healing practices and fear-based teachings shaped his early understanding of faith and selfhood. He shares how messages about sexuality, particularly the framing of homosexuality as broken or demonic deeply affected his mental health, contributing to years of shame, anxiety, and OCD. As the conversation unfolds, Chris speaks candidly about the painful process of reconciling faith with his authentic self, and the emotional fallout of realising that the beliefs meant to save him were also causing harm. The episode highlights the complexity of healing from religious trauma and the importance of honest conversations about faith, sexuality, and recovery for those navigating similar paths.Connect with ChrisFor information on SOGICE - https://sogicesurvivors.com.auTo connect with Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-csabs-67152b224/Connect with Sam You can find out more about Sam on her website - www.anchoredcounsellingservices.com.auTo connect with Sam on Instagram - @anchoredcounsellingservicesWant to contact with Sam about the podcast or therapy? Use this contact form.Also check out The Religious Trauma Collective | — | ||||||
| 12/14/25 | ![]() Bonus - Navigating Nostalgia: A Reflection on Christmas and Religious Trauma | This episode delves into the complexities of navigating the Christmas season, particularly for individuals grappling with religious trauma. I reflect on both nostalgia and discomfort that arises during this festive period, articulating what I miss from my past experiences within a church context, alongside the burdens I no longer wish to bear. The conversation emphasises the duality of memory; acknowledging the beauty in the rituals and community while simultaneously rejecting the pressures and emotional manipulations that often accompanied them. This episode serves as a space for shared reflection, encouraging acceptance of both the joys and challenges that accompany this time of year.You can find out more about Sam on her website – www.anchoredcounsellingservices.com.auTo connect with Sam on Instagram – @anchoredcounsellingservicesWant to contact with Sam about the podcast or therapy? Use this contact form.Also check out The Religious Trauma Collective | — | ||||||
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