The Desert Sanctuary

Author: Karl Forehand

September 6, 2024

How I Became a Republican
September 3, 2024

Small Towns and Red Counties
September 2, 2024

The Mistakes God Made
September 2, 2024

357 – Ex-Pastor’s Wives – Angie Kuiper
August 26, 2024

356 – Attachment and Trauma Network – Julie Beem & Ginger Healy
August 23, 2024

355 – Jennifer Knapp – Love, Just Do It!
August 23, 2024

How Religion Lowers our Expectations
August 22, 2024

The World I Want to Live In
August 19, 2024

354 – Rick Pidcock – Be Present & Love Yourself
August 18, 2024

What I Like About Nebraska and Tim Walz
August 12, 2024

352 – Anonymous Andrew & Melody Post – Cultimatum
August 9, 2024

351 – Brady Hardin – Put Your God on Trial
August 4, 2024

350 – JoBeth Roberts – It’s Always Okay to be Curious
July 29, 2024

349 – Liz Jenkins – Patriarchy Harms Everyone
July 26, 2024

348 – Becky Garrison – Tune into your Body and find the Spirit
July 22, 2024

347 – Marla Taviano – I am Committed to your Wholeness
July 18, 2024

What Kind of Father is the Christian God?
July 15, 2024

346 – Sheri Pallas – Only Connect
July 14, 2024

My First Pride
July 12, 2024

345 – Chris Morehouse – Wisdom of African Traditions
July 11, 2024

An Open Letter to Christians
July 8, 2024

344 – Tiffany Yecke Brooks – Holy Ghosted
July 7, 2024

In Honor of my Friend
July 5, 2024

343 – Christa Brown – You Matter
July 4, 2024

Recommended Reading for The Days We Live In
July 1, 2024

342 – Brittney Hartley – we Seem to be Bad at This
June 26, 2024

341 – Karl & Laura – Pride Month Wrap-up
June 26, 2024

Parenting in the Desert – Part 2 of 2
June 24, 2024

A Prescription for Healing
June 24, 2024

Parenting in the Desert – Part 1 of 2 – Karl
June 23, 2024

340 – Susan and Rob Cottrell – Upstander or Bystander
June 17, 2024

Thriving Outside Religion
June 16, 2024

339 – Derek Webb – Kindness Is More Important Than Rightness
June 15, 2024

Why Taylor is Better than Trump
June 12, 2024

Darkness and Shadow – Part 2 of 2 – Laura
June 10, 2024

338 – Flamy Grant – Make Space to Celebrate
June 10, 2024

Darkness and Shadow – Part 1 of 2 – Karl
June 6, 2024

A Book Banning Gone Good
June 5, 2024

Going Inside & Trusting Myself – Part 2 of 2 – Laura
June 4, 2024

Book Release
June 3, 2024

Going Inside & Trusting Myself – Part 1 of 2 – Karl
June 3, 2024

337 – Rick Gregory
June 1, 2024

Why Trump is in Our Deconstruction Stories
May 29, 2024

Being and Becoming – Part 2 of 2 – Laura
May 27, 2024

336 – What is Trauma?
May 27, 2024

Being and Becoming – Part 1 of 2 – Karl
May 23, 2024

A Plan for Us
May 21, 2024

New Resource – Evolving from Religious Trauma
May 20, 2024

Listening
May 20, 2024

334 – Blondes and Boos
May 19, 2024

Episode 329 – Ghost Hunters Come to Our House
May 17, 2024

Special – The Lighter Side of the Desert – Man vs Bear & Mega Pastors vs Mental Health
May 15, 2024

In Search of a Grown-up
May 13, 2024

333 – Kiersten Hathcock – Little Voices 2
May 9, 2024

The Four Existential Concerns
May 6, 2024

332 – Paul Anthony – The Paranormal Among Us
May 6, 2024

What is Trauma?
May 1, 2024

It’s Going to be Okay
April 29, 2024

331 – Karl & Laura – What NOT to DO in Deconstruction
April 26, 2024

330 – Karl & Laura – Going Inside / Trusting Yourself
April 23, 2024

The Jezebel Scapegoat Shuffle
April 22, 2024

Special – The Lighter Side of the Desert – Stronger Men & Narcissistic Toddlers
April 19, 2024

328 – Karl & Laura – What’s Wrong with God’s Plan?
April 19, 2024

My Top 10 Suggestions for Theologians
April 17, 2024

Special – The Lighter Side of the Desert – Influencers and Project 2025
April 15, 2024

327 – Karl & Laura – The Bible
April 14, 2024

Was Jesus well-known in the 1st Century?
April 13, 2024

Colosseum and Cathedral
April 12, 2024

326 – Karl & Laura – What’s Wrong with Prayer?
April 10, 2024

The Fools Gold of a Misogynistic Narcissist, Josh Howerton
April 8, 2024

Some Things I Didn’t Understand
April 8, 2024

325 – Karl & Laura – Mercy and Compassion
April 5, 2024

324 – Leaning Forward: Why Worship with Karl & Laura
April 4, 2024

An Open Letter to Pastors for Consideration
April 1, 2024

323 – Leaning Forward: Letters from the Desert
March 31, 2024

Special – The Lighter Side of the Desert – Community and Beliefs
March 29, 2024

Evolving From Religious Trauma
March 29, 2024

Focusing on Somatic Healing
March 25, 2024

321 – Karl & Laura – ATN and Trauma Sensitive Schools
March 25, 2024

Religion and the Hypnotic Trance
March 24, 2024

Top 10 Reasons NOT to Join a Church
March 22, 2024

320 – Music Release – Adaline “Hymnal”
March 20, 2024

Healing From Trauma 2 – Going Inside & Trusting Ourselves
March 20, 2024

Healing from Trauma 1 – Being and Becoming
March 20, 2024

Returning Home to Heal Trauma
March 18, 2024

319 – Empowering Survivors of Religious Trauma & Holding Churches Accountable – Boz Tchividjian
March 15, 2024

318 – Pete Singer – The Heart of God for Children and the Vulnerable
March 13, 2024

Special – The Lighter Side of the Desert – Super Bowl Special
March 8, 2024

316 – Rachael Peach – IFB Abuse Survivor
March 4, 2024

315 – Emma Wise – Unraveling Religious and Sexual Abuse
February 28, 2024

313 – Usurping Women’s Voices from the Patriarchy – Sherri Bothwell
February 28, 2024

God Treats Me Like a Christian
February 26, 2024

312 – Trauma and the Pastor’s Wife – Laura Forehand
February 23, 2024

311 – Reclaiming Married Sex from Purity Culture – Megan South Benninger
February 22, 2024

Returning Home to Heal Trauma
February 19, 2024

310 – Susan Cottrell – How to Speak Women
February 16, 2024

309 – Trauma in the Black Community – NikkiG
February 12, 2024

308 – The Intersection of Patriarchy and Abuse – Ashley Easter
February 9, 2024

307 – As a Woman – Paula Stone Williams
February 6, 2024

Special – The Lighter Side of the Desert – Barbie Gets Revenge