Erin Watts grew up in an evangelical Christian home, went to Bible college, worked in full-time ministry, and dedicated her whole life to the faith until she turned 30. She survived #MeTooYoungLife and she appears on the show to share her story. Conn

Mary Burkhart is a Religious Trauma Life Coach. She deeply desires to help people, who are on their journeys away from religion, or who find themselves questioning where they stand with regard to religion and doubt, to find or regain their identity, joy,

Cynthia Vacca Davis is a semi-salty adjunct English professor with a trunk full of papers and snack wrappers. She holds an MFA in creative nonfiction, leads writing workshops, and has written hundreds of feature stories, and two independently published YA

Hollyanne Simon did not grow up in the Church but made it her life beginning at age 13. She accepted Jesus in a moment of "worship" at a Summer Camp, and when coming back home, she dove head first into all things Church. She began volunteering in the Chil

Apostacie is a co-host for the Skeptic Haven show Secular Soapbox every Wednesday on YouTube at 5pm PST. Apostacie comes on the show to tell her story of publicly deconverting from Christianity and the aftermath.Connect with Apostacie Skeptic HavenInsta

Jakub Ferencik is Slovakian Canadian who lived in England, Barcelona, and Warsaw. For much of his life, he was a firm believer in Christianity but I left it after his time in Oxford. After that, he moved on to study political science and philosophy at UBC

Andrew Jasko, MDiv, MA in Counseling Psychology, Founder of Life After Dogma. As a former Princeton Seminary-educated minister, Andrew had to leave his religious faith and community because of the severe psychological trauma he experienced. After spending

Tia Levings is a writer, creator, and content specialist. Her work explores the female narrative in patriarchal spaces. She has a memoir releasing in 2024 through St. Martin's Press.Her videos on social media have millions of views. Through the

Season 2 COMING January 9, 2023.Andrew Pledger, a queer cult survivor and religion recovery coach, hosts Speaking Up w/ Andrew Pledger, a podcast that allows people to share their stories of abuse and religious trauma in various religious groups and cults

Dr. Wilson has finished his interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Comparative Studies at Florida Atlantic University. His academic work has appeared in Canadian Jewish Studies, Flannery OConnor Review, and in edited collections published by The MLA, SUNY Press, and