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Unchurching: Healing Religious Trauma & Owning Your Soul Identity 3 main show benefits: Reconstructing your faith Owning your sexual identity Healing religious trauma & spiritual abuse to step into your authentic self A podcast for black sheep who want to reconnect with their faith outside of the church and step into their *authentic self* Have you ever found yourself in a dark place questioning God, sexuality & your purpose? If so, that’s exactly where I, Titus Glenn, found myself 2 years a ...
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This Little Light of Mine is an LGBTQ+ tale of terror (growing up as a closeted Gay Christian in the Evangelical church) that led to trauma (cPTSD, religious trauma, spiritual abuse, sexual abuse, addiction) to what I intend to become triumph. Join me on my healing and recovery journey towards mental health, spiritual health and emotional health as I find my voice by sharing what happened in my life as a Queer Christian where I was taught that I was not allowed to love.
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Healing Religious Trauma Triggers: My Personal Journey and Three Essential Tools In this deeply personal and inspiring episode of "Unchurching: Healing Religious Trauma and Owning Your Spiritual Identity," I share my own journey of healing from religious triggers that stem from childhood faith. Join me as I recount my experiences, struggles, and tr…
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In this week's deeply introspective episode of "Unchurching: Healing Religious Trauma and Owning Your Spiritual Identity," we delve into the profound topic of religious trauma and provide essential insights on recognizing its symptoms and navigating the path to healing. Join us as we explore the following key themes: 1. Symptoms of Religious Trauma…
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In this highly anticipated follow-up episode of "Unchurching: Healing Religious Trauma and Owning Your Spiritual Identity," we continue our profound conversation with licensed therapist Chant Virden. In this installment, we dive deeper into the transformative world of personal development, with a dedicated focus on two vital aspects - self-love and…
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In this week's enlightening episode of "Unchurching: Healing Religious Trauma and Owning Your Spiritual Identity," we are joined by a special guest, licensed therapist Chant Virden. Together, we embark on an exploratory journey into the realms of personal development, unraveling its essence, significance, and transformative potential. Join us as we…
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Episode Title: Navigating Healing: Conversations with Parents, Empathy, Boundaries, Support Systems, and Forgiveness In this week's enlightening episode of "Unchurching: Healing Religious Trauma and Owning Your Spiritual Identity," we delve into a powerful toolkit for healing from childhood and religious trauma. Building upon the enlightening conve…
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Navigating Childhood and Religious Trauma: A Conversation with Tyonna Smith In this week's emotionally compelling episode of "Unchurching: Healing Religious Trauma and Owning Your Spiritual Identity," join us for a heartfelt conversation with a dear childhood friend, Tyonna Smith. Together, we delve deep into Tyonna's remarkable journey of resilien…
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Welcome to "Unchurching," the podcast designed for black sheep who seek to reconnect with their faith outside of traditional church structures and embrace their authentic selves. In this transformative episode, we delve into the stages of grief and explore practical strategies for processing the grief associated with questioning and grieving religi…
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Episode 1: The Start of My Deconstruction of Faith From the Christian Church Welcome to the inaugural episode of the "Unchurching: Healing Religious Trauma and Owning Your Spiritual Identity" podcast. In this deeply introspective and thought-provoking episode, your host Titus Glenn takes you on a personal journey - a journey of unraveling, question…
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Welcome to "Unchurching," the podcast dedicated to providing a safe haven for black sheep seeking to reconnect with their faith outside of traditional church structures and embrace their authentic selves. In this empowering episode, we delve into the topic of emotional overload stemming from religious trauma, offering practical insights and strateg…
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Welcome to "Safe Place," the podcast dedicated to creating a supportive environment where we navigate the complexities of religious trauma and explore pathways to healing and growth. In each episode, we delve into the various symptoms and effects of religious trauma, offering insights, strategies, and personal stories to support listeners on their …
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Welcome to "Safe Place," the podcast where we create a nurturing space for individuals to find themselves, be themselves, and encourage others to do the same. In this episode, we dive into the important topic of religious trauma, shedding light on its impact and offering guidance on how to initiate the healing process. Join us as we embark on a com…
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Welcome to "Unchurching," the podcast designed to support and empower black sheep on their journey to reconnect with their faith outside of traditional church structures and embrace their authentic selves. In this transformative episode, we explore the power of affirmations as a tool to assist and facilitate the healing process from religious traum…
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Welcome to "Safe Place," the podcast where we create a nurturing space for conversations around sensitive and deeply personal subjects. In this particular show, we delve into the profound topic of grief, exploring its complexities and offering insights on how to navigate the healing process. Join us as we embark on compassionate conversations cente…
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Welcome to "Safe Place," the podcast dedicated to providing a nurturing and empowering space for millennials healing from religious trauma. In this transformative episode, we delve into the essential topic of finding confidence in oneself throughout the healing journey. Join us as we are honored to have a special guest, Madam Secretary, who brings …
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Welcome to "Safe Place," where we create a safe place to find ourselves be our selves and then let others do the same. In this episode, we dive deep into three key strategies for managing these difficult experiences and finding your path forward. Join us as we discuss practical tips and insights to help you navigate through the maze of emotions, re…
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Join us in Part 2 In this episode, we dive into the art of forgiveness and how it can lead to healing and freedom after divorce. As a divorced man on a spiritual journey, learning to forgive your ex and yourself can be one of the most challenging but transformative experiences. We discuss how taking ownership of your role in the divorce, changing y…
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In this episode, we dive into the art of forgiveness and how it can lead to healing and freedom after divorce. As a divorced man on a spiritual journey, learning to forgive your ex and yourself can be one of the most challenging but transformative experiences. We discuss how taking ownership of your role in the divorce, changing your perspective on…
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In this continuation of our series on Navigating Life After Divorce, we dive deeper into healing the ripple effects on family, faith, and community. As someone who has experienced the challenges of divorce firsthand, I share my own journey of healing and growth, and offer practical tips and insights for managing the aftermath of divorce. In Part 2,…
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Join us as we explore the ripple effects of divorce on Family, Faith, and community. As a divorcee, I understand the challenges of navigating these areas, and I want to share my experience and stories with you. Through our conversations, we'll examine ways to manage the emotional, social, and spiritual effects of divorce, and how to build a new lif…
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In this episode, host Titus Glenn continues his story of divorce and personal growth, sharing his insights on how to move forward after the end of a marriage. Titus offers practical advice for those navigating the challenges of divorce, including tips for managing emotions, setting healthy boundaries, and seeking support from friends, family, or a …
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Join host Titus Glenn as he shares his personal story of divorce and how it challenged his faith and personal growth. Titus opens up about how he met his former partner, the challenges they faced as a couple, and the decision to end their marriage. He discusses the role that spirituality played in his marriage and divorce, and shares his observatio…
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In this episode Titus tells the story of the heart beat of this podcast. Through stories from his life he narrates how he got to the point to offer this Safe Place. Check out the Facebook Community https://www.facebook.com/imsafehereעל ידי Titus Glenn
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Hello and welcome to This Little Light of Mine, my name is James Powell and I'm so glad that you are able to join me for today's special episode entitled PAUSE. This episode is special to me because I'm trying on some of the things that I've been the learning and sharing this season. I'm taking time to listen to my body, being gentle with myself, a…
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Hello and welcome to This Little Light of Mine, my name is James Powell and I'm so glad that you are able to join me for today's story episode entitled Grief, Loss, Hope, Love One of the more surprising things I discovered during my time in rehab was the duality of recovery. Yes, recovery is learning to stop or let go of behaviours and actions that…
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In today's episode, I'm joined with the incredible mother and son team, Candace & Riley. Candace and Riley are going to share part of their journey of unconditional love, acceptance, courage, strength & hope, and how they made a decision to come out as a family in the middle of the pandemic. It is conversations like this and humans like Riley and C…
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Your perceived challenge with addiction isn’t the problem. You are not the ‘problem’. It’s what happened to you that has caused this ‘problem’. The Adverse Childhood Experience Study (ACEs) is population-based clinical evidence that shows that the major factor underlying addiction in adults is childhood trauma. It is proven that those who suffer fr…
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By sharing his own personal experience with religious trauma and evolution towards leaving fundamentalism behind, Andrew Pledger was fired from his campus job and expelled from Bob Jones University. Join our conversation as Andrew shares how his art gave him a unique opportunity to explore how religious trauma has impact his life and how he started…
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Hello and welcome to This Little Light of Mine, my name is James Powell and I'm so glad that you are able to join me for today's story episode entitled Complex Trauma. I need to take a deep breath as I introduce today's episode. This was one of the hardest episodes that I've had to write in the last year. As I took the time to go back through my jo…
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"The sexy thing in the #exvangelical world right now is destruction. That's the easiest path, just shoot flaming arrows at the thing, tear it apart, poke holes in it. Destroying something is deeply satisfying the moment, especially when there is a lot of hurt. Deconstruction has a lot more intention behind it, it's much more careful in its explorat…
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Looking back, I can now describe my time in treatment as the most difficult, most exposed, and most rewarding time of my life. I started to pull the wool back from my eyes and began to see how my approach to 'strength' hurt me, hurt others around me, and nearly cost me my life. While in treatment I learned how many of my addictive behaviours and an…
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Are evangelical churches safe spaces for 2SLGBTQ humans? How can a space that may be considered 'unsafe' transform into a welcoming and affirming space? Is it possible to create a safe space for all people? In today's episode, I'm joined with James Sholl, my personal friend and Senior Pastor of Wellspring Worship Centre in Toronto. James helps us e…
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Christmas survival tips for LGBTQ Christians This year has been a doozie for so many of us. And if you're anything like me the holiday season usually amplifies any feelings of loneliness, disconnection, or otherness that I may have swirling around in my head. I know that I'm not alone on this one. For many Queer people of faith, the holiday season …
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Hello and welcome to This Little Light of Mine, my name is James Powell and I'm so glad that you were able to join me for today's story episode entitled Rehab. In today's episode, I'm taking you on the road with me to Philadelphia where I'm about to check into the trauma-informed rehab facility where I will be living for the next 30 days. Parts of …
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Hello and Welcome to This Little Light Of Mine, my name is James Powell and I'm really glad that you are able to join me for today's interview episode. Today I'm joined with David Laskovski who is joining our conversation on mental health and will be helping us delve a little deeper into the topic of suicide. David developed the HELP model, that pr…
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Hello and welcome to This Little Light of Mine, my name is James Powell and I'm so glad that you were able to join me for today's story episode entitled Coming out again. In today's episode I walk you some of the uncomfortable yet necessary events that followed my big decision to JUMP! from S02E05. I'm putting my decision to attend an in-patient tr…
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I'm joined with Bonnie Violet. Bonnie is a trans femme genderqueer spiritual drag artist, digital chaplain and host of 'A Queer Chaplin' and 'Splintered Grace' podcasts. In today's interview episode Bonnie and I will be talking about the recent Netflix conversation therapy documentary, titled 'Pray Away'. We'll be talking what we found, helpful, hu…
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In today's story episode, I'm going to take you Peru where my friend Rob from OUT Adventures helped me to experience my own outer discovery adventure and inner journey for the soul. Going into this trip, I had everything on the OUTSIDE that I thought should make me happy, but I wasn't. I was in desperate need of an inner transformation. I needed to…
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Hello and welcome to This Little Light Of Mine, my name is James Powell and I'm so glad that you are able to join me for the second part of my conversation with Dr. Mike Rosebush. If you haven't been introduced to Mike yet, I would encourage you to skip back to S02E03, Honey, I think I'm a homosexual. In today's episode Mike will share what happene…
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Do you have any gay Christian role models or mentors? On today's episode, I'm joined with Dr. Mike Rosebush who describes himself as somewhat of a gay Christian Yoda. In this first part of our conversation, Mike will share how his wild journey of his 'most unusual gay Christian life' got started. In Part 1 of our conversation Mike talks about: grow…
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I never considered that I might be surrounded by help. For most of my life I’ve been afraid to ask for help, because asking for help meant getting hurt. And as a kid I thought I was supposed to avoid getting hurt. What comes to your mind when the topic of 'asking for help' comes up? Is asking for help something that comes easy for you? Is asking fo…
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By finding the courage to ask for the help I desperately needed I slowly started to understand that I wasn’t broken. I slowly started to understand that I was not alone. I slowly started to let go of holding onto the control that I thought was keeping me safe. I slowly started to understand that childhood trauma doesn’t simply disappear. Trauma mor…
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Pride is an inner journey towards ownership of self. This isn’t just an LGBTQ2S+ journey, it’s a journey for everyone. Pride is a journey inward where you ask AND go inside to listen to the internal guidance system that you have been given. The journey inwards toward ownership of self and the outward evolution towards actual diversity and inclusion…
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WARNING: content in this episode contains 1) explicit homophobic and transphobic beliefs, positioning, and scripting from Evangelical and Catholic Churches. 2) actual examples of conversion therapy sessions used against LGBTQ2S+ children. 3) politicians promoting the use of conversion therapy. Welcome to a special topic episode on our current fight…
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Hello and welcome to Episode 29 of This Little Light Of Mine. My name is James Powell and I’m glad that you’re able to join me for the final episode of season one! I can’t believe that it’s already been over a year since I first embarked on this soul-searching journey of healing, forgiveness, and recovery! In today’s final story episode for season …
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Hello and welcome to Episode 28 of This Little Light Of Mine. My name is James Powell and I’m glad that you’re able to join me for the second part of my interview with my parents. If you haven’t already listened to the first part of our conversation, I would encourage you to hop back one episode so that you have the chance to catch our full convers…
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Hello and welcome to Episode 27 of This Little Light Of Mine. My name is James Powell and I’m glad that you’re able to join me for today’s interview episode. Families can be some of the most complicated relationships that we have. Adding elements of religion and queerness can be like adding fuel to an already roaring fire. On today’s episode I’m jo…
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I always dreamed that there would be peace on the other side of the rainbow. I thought that once I was fully out to my family, there would be no more secrets, and everything would be good. I had always been so terrified and fixated on coming out to my family, that I never really looked beyond that point. The years that followed were some of the lon…
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Hello and welcome to Episode 25 of This Little Light Of Mine. My name is James Powell and I’m glad that you’re able to join me for today’s interview episode, ‘Not defining’. On today’s episode I’m joined with orientation advocate Mark Smith and his wife Victoria. Mark runs a support site for anyone struggling with their orientation. He has an expan…
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I sat in a chair facing my parents who sat on opposite ends of a sofa on the other side of the room. With one glance at my mom’s already watering eyes I knew that I was about to be devastated. My father started out with the words, ‘We have reasons to believe that you may be struggling with same-sex attraction’. This is the start of my toxic outing.…
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