The Desert Sanctuary

Author: Karl Forehand

January 2, 2026

428 – Stuart Delony -The Tribulation Survival Guide
November 19, 2025

427 – Becky Garrison – Gaslighting for God
November 12, 2025

426 – Melody Post – Cultimatum
October 22, 2025

425 – A Chat with Tia Levings
October 16, 2025

424 – Karl & Laura – Why we Don’t Need Religion
October 1, 2025

423 – Survivor Stories – Dr. Leona Stucky
September 24, 2025

422 – Steve & Dorthy Halley – The River of Cruelty
September 18, 2025

421 – The Religious Trauma Collective
September 11, 2025

Campfires in the Desert
September 10, 2025

420 – Deconstruction Questions – 10-15
September 3, 2025

419 – Deconstruction Questions – 1-9
August 28, 2025

418 – Learning to Celebrate Yourself
August 20, 2025

417 – Learning to Trust Yourself
August 13, 2025

416 – Learning From Survivors
August 1, 2025

Special – Rick Pidcock – Ethics Violations of Dr. Laura Anderson
July 30, 2025

415 – Be Where You Are (Presence)
July 30, 2025

414 – Be Who You Are (Authenticity)
July 23, 2025

413 – Getting Into Your Body
July 16, 2025

412 – Getting Some New Friends
July 9, 2025

411 – Getting Away From Your Trauma
July 2, 2025

410 – Getting Out of Survival Mode
June 25, 2025

408 – Moving from Punishment to Discipline – Rebecca Lewis-Pankratz
June 23, 2025

407 – An Invitation to Feel – Rebecca Lewis-Pankratz
June 18, 2025

406 – Larry & Jill Jordan – Zen Experiences
June 11, 2025

405 – Larry & Jill Jordan – Quantum Physics
June 4, 2025

404 – Larry & Jill Jordan – Eastern Religions
May 28, 2025

403 – Larry & Jill Jordan – Mysticism
May 21, 2025

400 – Bruce Epperly – Jesus: Mystic, Healer, Prophet
May 14, 2025

399 – Bruce Epperly – Religion and Spirituality
May 13, 2025

Campfires in the Desert
May 7, 2025

398 – Bruce Epperly – Calm in Troubled Times
May 5, 2025

Special – Derek Webb – Survival Songs
April 30, 2025

397 – Bruce Epperly – Homegrown Mystics
April 26, 2025

Why Campfires are Essential in Deconstruction
April 23, 2025

396 – Religious Addiction – Questions for Enablers 5-7
April 16, 2025

395 – Religious Addiction – Questions for Enablers 1-4
April 9, 2025

394 – Religious Addiction – The Challenges of Addiction
April 4, 2025

402 – Tim Whitaker & TNE – Part 2 – How We Enable Abusers
April 4, 2025

401 – Tim Whitaker & TNE – Part 1 – Not Getting It Still
April 2, 2025

393 – Religious Addiction – The High of Righteousness
March 26, 2025

392 – Campfires in the Desert
March 25, 2025

Getting Out of Survival Mode
March 20, 2025

The Organization Comes First
March 19, 2025

391 – Good Questions – Am I Getting Better?
March 12, 2025

390 – Good Questions – Who am I?
March 5, 2025

389 – Good Questions – What Do I Feel?
March 5, 2025

388 – Good Questions – Why Do We Fear?
February 25, 2025

Finding Comfort in Solitude
February 23, 2025

“Like a Fish, Standing on the Beach”
February 19, 2025

387 – Good Questions – Why Worship?
February 12, 2025

386 – Good Questions – Are We Addicted to Religion?
February 7, 2025

Good Questions – Does God Change?
February 5, 2025

385 – Good Questions – Why is God’s Punishment So Extreme?
February 2, 2025

Good Questions – Is God Retribute or Restorative?
January 29, 2025

Good Questions – Are Patriarchal Systems Effective?
January 29, 2025

384 – Good Questions – Did My Tradition Get it Right?
January 17, 2025

383 – Good Questions – Shouldn’t the Word Be Better?
January 15, 2025

382 – Good Questions – Is Church Necessary?
January 14, 2025

Good Questions – Am I Getting Better?
January 12, 2025

Good Questions – Who am I?
January 11, 2025

Good Questions – What Do I Feel?
January 10, 2025

Good Questions – What Do I Fear?
January 8, 2025

381 – Good Questions – Get Rid of Satan?
January 6, 2025

Good Questions – Are we Addicted to Religion?
January 2, 2025

Good Questions – Why is God’s Punishment So Extreme?
January 1, 2025

Good Questions – Did My Tradition Get it Right?
January 1, 2025

380 – Good Questions – A Good Father?
December 31, 2024

Good Questions – Does the Word Communicate Well?
December 30, 2024

Good Questions – Get Rid of Satan?
December 30, 2024

Good Questions – Is Church Necessary?
December 30, 2024

379 – Karl and Laura – 2024 in Review
December 28, 2024

Good Questions – Is God a Good Father?
December 23, 2024

Travel Tips for the Desert – Part 3
December 23, 2024

378 – Ginger Healy – Trauma Sensitive Organizations
December 21, 2024

Travel Tips for the Desert – Part 2
December 20, 2024

Travel Tips for the Desert – Part 1
December 18, 2024

373 – Evolving From Religious Trauma – Somatic Therapies
December 17, 2024

How to Survive a Stroke
December 16, 2024

377 – Guy Stephens – Doing Better than Seclusion & Restraint
December 11, 2024

372 – Evolving From Religious Trauma – Parenting in the Desert
December 9, 2024

376 – Rebecca Lewis-Pankratz – Poverty and Trauma
December 4, 2024

Evolving From Religious Trauma Course – Lesson 8 – Thriving Outside Religion
December 2, 2024

375 – Joe Brummer – Becoming a Trauma-Informed Restorative Educator
November 30, 2024

370 – Evolving From Religious Trauma Course – Lesson 7 – Darkness and Shadow
November 24, 2024

369 – Evolving From Religious Trauma Course – Lesson 6 – Going Inside & Trusting Myself
November 18, 2024

Probing the Paranormal – Part 2
November 18, 2024

368 – Evolving From Religious Trauma Course – Lesson 5 – Being and Becoming
November 12, 2024

Veterans Day and Violence
November 7, 2024

367 – Evolving From Religious Trauma Course – Lesson 4 – A Plan for Us?
November 1, 2024

Positive Vibes for Kamala and Tim
October 28, 2024

366 – Evolving From Religious Trauma Course – Lesson 3 – Four Existential Concerns
October 21, 2024

365 – Evolving From Religious Trauma Course – Lesson 2 – What is Trauma?
October 14, 2024

364 – Evolving From Religious Trauma Course – Lesson 1 – It’s Going to be Okay
October 7, 2024

363 – Evolving From Religious Trauma – Intro
October 4, 2024

362 – Karl and Laura – Elections
September 30, 2024

361 – Ex-Pastor’s Daughter – Bex
September 23, 2024

360 – Ex-Pastor’s Daughter – Sarah Caton
September 19, 2024

What His Co-Workers Say
September 16, 2024

359 – Ex-Pastor’s Wives – Jessica Jane
September 9, 2024

358- Ex-Pastor’s Wives – Karen Mathson