The Desert Sanctuary

Tag: deconstruction

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 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 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

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 5, 2024

Going Inside & Trusting Myself – Part 2 of 2 – Laura
June 5, 2024

Being and Becoming – Part 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 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 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 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 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

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 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
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 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 6, 2024

Special – The Lighter Side of the Desert – Barbie Gets Revenge
February 5, 2024

306 – Women as Advocates for Healing and Change – Janyne McConnaughey
February 3, 2024

A Treasure Trove of Trauma Resources
February 1, 2024

314 – Unmasking Patriarchy: Diagnosing Narcissism & Abuse With David Hayward
January 29, 2024

What Happens When We Go on a Journey of Discovery?
January 29, 2024

305 – Tending the Wounds of Religious Trauma – Rebekah Drumsta
January 22, 2024

304 – Karl & Laura – New Lenses / Karl’s Story
January 19, 2024

Barbies’s Revenge on Greg Locke
January 19, 2024

What’s Wrong with God’s Plan and Purpose
January 14, 2024

303 – NikkiG – Trauma and the Black Community – Deeper Dive
January 10, 2024

Leaning Forward – Let’s Get Real About Prayer
January 7, 2024

Stop, Drop, and Heal
January 7, 2024

302 – Brigette Gildemaster – Being Worthy, Surviving Abuse
January 5, 2024

Usurping Women’s Voices from the Patriarchy – Sherri Bothwell
January 3, 2024

Trauma and the Pastor’s Wife with Laura Forehand
January 2, 2024

Something Better Than Mercy
December 31, 2023

301 – Brad Sargent & Becky Garrison – Narciccism and Religious Trauma
December 30, 2023

300 – Karl & Laura – Celebrating #300
December 27, 2023

Why worship is NOT Necessary
December 25, 2023

Trauma and the Black Community with NikkiG
December 23, 2023

299 – Dr. Bob Minor – Are We Listening to Each Other?
December 22, 2023

Deconstructing the Holidays
December 19, 2023

New Lenses – My Story
December 18, 2023

As a Woman with Paula Stone Williams
December 16, 2023

298 – Noah Allen – You are Loved
December 13, 2023

What I Learned from Women about Religious Trauma
December 11, 2023

Tending the Wounds of Religious Trauma with Rebekah Drumsta