MindShift Podcast
Latest Episodes
When Family Hurts: Finding Wholeness and Healing (with Rebekah Drumsta)
This episode features returning guest, Rebekah Drumsta, author of a brand-new book entitled When Family Hurts: 30 Days to Finding Healing and Clarity. Have you had to cut off relationships with family
Beyond Belief: Inside the Rise of Global Pentecostalism (with Elle Hardy)
This inaugural episode of 2022 features a fascinating conversation with Australian-born author and investigative journalist, Elle Hardy. She’s the author of a brand-new book entitled Beyond Belief: Ho
Deconstructing Your Former Beliefs (with David Hayward, The Naked Pastor)
This final episode of 2021 features another returning guest and good friend from Canada–David Hayward, “The Naked Pastor.” A former evangelical pastor like me, David and I go way back and share a lot
Deconstructing: When Your Authentic Self Breaks Through (with Dr Josie McSkimming)
This week’s guest is another returning friend–Dr Josie McSkimming from Sydney, Australia. I reached out to her recently because I was interested in speaking with her about not only her backstory in C
Re-Release! Surviving a Fundamentalist Upbringing (with Valerie Cunningham)
This episode is something I’ve wanted to do for a very long time–a re-release of an old recording I did with my sister Valerie way back in 2017 when she came to visit me in North Wales. We sat down ..
#TexasTaliban: Inside the Texas Abortion Law (with Peter Montgomery)
This week’s episode couldn’t be more timely–discussing the draconian and hugely controversial Texas abortion law, Senate Bill 8 (SB8). Now that it is finally being argued at the Supreme Court, we have
Bonus Episode: Divorcing Religion Workshop (with Janice Selbie)
This special bonus episode features a conversation with my very good friend, Religious Recovery Consultant Janice Selbie! Starting the 7th of November, she is running another one of her amazing “Divor
Bonus Episode: Is Evangelicalism a Cult? Dr Robert Jay Lifton’s 8 Markers of Cults
This bonus episode is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time–compare evangelicalism with cult psychology and tactics. I’ve done a lot of research and reading on this subject, and have reflected o
Inside the Dominionist Agenda of The Family (with Jonathan Larsen)
This week’s guest is Jonathan Larsen, managing editor over at The Young Turks (TYT) Network. Ever since he and his colleagues obtained the formerly-secret invitation list to the yearly National Praye
Bonus Episode: How Religion Affects Our Mental Health (with Rachel Bernstein)
In this special bonus episode, which I’ve long been promising is indeed coming, I was able to interview therapist Rachel Bernstein of the IndoctriNation Podcast. This is actually Part 2 of two episode