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68. When Everything Stopped Being Black and White (Stephanie Stalvey's Story)

In this episode, I’m joined by author and artist Stephanie Stalvey to talk about growing up in the church, navigating purity culture, and what it looks like to begin questioning the beliefs you were taught. We also talk about how becoming a mother shifted her perspective on God, identity, and love, and why some of those beliefs no longer felt aligned with the life she was living. Stephanie’s graphic novel Everything in Color explores her journey of healing and finding herself again. - Stephanie’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/stephanie.stalvey.artist/ [https://www.instagram.com/stephanie.stalvey.artist/] Stephanie’s Website: https://stephaniestalvey.com/ [https://stephaniestalvey.com/] - Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Healedish⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/c/Healedish] Follow for more:   Jubilee’s TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@jubileedawns⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@jubileedawns]  Jubilee’s IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jubileedawns⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/jubileedawns]  Healed-ish TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@healedishpodcast⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@healedishpodcast]  Healed-ish IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/healedishpodcast⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/healedishpodcast]  Apply To Share Your Story: ⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/23f8SPBX1VntsqUU8⁠ [https://forms.gle/23f8SPBX1VntsqUU8]

67. From Megachurch Pastor to Skeptic Pastor (Jeremy Steele's Story)

When Jeremy Steele was a growing up, a woman at church told him God wanted him to become a pastor. From that moment on, he devoted his life to Christianity, eventually attending seminary, becoming a youth pastor, and spending 12 years working inside a megachurch system. In this episode, Jeremy shares the bizarre and harmful youth group culture he witnessed, including a game involving frozen spoons passed underneath teenagers’ clothes that he immediately shut down. He also opens up about the financial practices inside megachurches that deeply troubled him and the questions that slowly led him to reevaluate his beliefs. Now known online as “Skeptic Pastor,” Jeremy joins us to unpack and challenge some of Christianity’s most debated ideas, including hell, the rapture, and whether being gay is actually a sin. We also talk about curiosity, uncertainty, and creating space for people reexamining their faith without fear. - Jeremy’s Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skeptic.pastor [https://www.tiktok.com/@skeptic.pastor] Jeremy’s Book: https://jeremy-steele.com/rituals [https://jeremy-steele.com/rituals] Jeremy’s podcast: https://unbeliefpodcast.com/ [https://unbeliefpodcast.com/] Jeremy’s linktree: https://jeremy-steele.com/links [https://jeremy-steele.com/links] - Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Healedish⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/c/Healedish] Follow for more:   Jubilee’s TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@jubileedawns⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@jubileedawns]  Jubilee’s IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jubileedawns⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/jubileedawns]  Healed-ish TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@healedishpodcast⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@healedishpodcast]  Healed-ish IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/healedishpodcast⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/healedishpodcast]  Apply To Share Your Story: ⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/23f8SPBX1VntsqUU8⁠ [https://forms.gle/23f8SPBX1VntsqUU8]

66. Racism, Grief, and My Experience at Bethel: Part 2 (Krys' Story)

Part 2 of 2 Krys shares her experience attending Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry, where she and her brother were deeply involved in the community and on the worship team. What began as a calling eventually became something much more complicated. In this episode, she opens up about the moments that didn’t sit right, including being discouraged from speaking about racism and social issues, and navigating situations that were often downplayed or dismissed. During her third year, everything shifted as her mom battled stage 4 breast cancer. As Kry chose to step away to be by her side, she was made to feel like she was doing something wrong. After her mom passed away, she was met with silence from leadership. This is a conversation about grief, identity, boundaries, and what it looks like to walk away and rebuild your beliefs in a way that feels true to you. - Krystal’s Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thequeen.krys [https://www.tiktok.com/@thequeen.krys] Krystal’s podcast: https://tr.ee/HhQtrD3IE0 [https://tr.ee/HhQtrD3IE0] - Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Healedish⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/c/Healedish] Follow for more:   Jubilee’s TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@jubileedawns⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@jubileedawns]  Jubilee’s IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jubileedawns⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/jubileedawns]  Healed-ish TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@healedishpodcast⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@healedishpodcast]  Healed-ish IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/healedishpodcast⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/healedishpodcast]  Apply To Share Your Story: ⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/23f8SPBX1VntsqUU8⁠ [https://forms.gle/23f8SPBX1VntsqUU8]

65. Racism, Grief, and My Experience at Bethel: Part 1 (Krys' Story)

Part 1 of 2 Krys shares her experience attending Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry, where she and her brother were deeply involved in the community and on the worship team. What began as a calling eventually became something much more complicated. In this episode, she opens up about the moments that didn’t sit right, including being discouraged from speaking about racism and social issues, and navigating situations that were often downplayed or dismissed. During her third year, everything shifted as her mom battled stage 4 breast cancer. As Kry chose to step away to be by her side, she was made to feel like she was doing something wrong. After her mom passed away, she was met with silence from leadership. This is a conversation about grief, identity, boundaries, and what it looks like to walk away and rebuild your beliefs in a way that feels true to you. - Krystal’s Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thequeen.krys [https://www.tiktok.com/@thequeen.krys] Krystal’s podcast: https://tr.ee/HhQtrD3IE0 [https://tr.ee/HhQtrD3IE0] - Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Healedish⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/c/Healedish] Follow for more:   Jubilee’s TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@jubileedawns⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@jubileedawns]  Jubilee’s IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jubileedawns⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/jubileedawns]  Healed-ish TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@healedishpodcast⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@healedishpodcast]  Healed-ish IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/healedishpodcast⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/healedishpodcast]  Apply To Share Your Story: ⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/23f8SPBX1VntsqUU8⁠ [https://forms.gle/23f8SPBX1VntsqUU8]

64. Ex-Christian Nationalist: When 2016 Changed Everything (April Ajoy's Story)

April Ajoy joins me to talk about growing up in Christian nationalism, where fear of the rapture, politics, and faith were deeply intertwined. She shares what it was like to be raised believing the end of the world was always around the corner, including a moment where she thought she had been left behind. We talk about her experience singing on conservative TV, making campaign videos, and the turning point that led her to start questioning everything. April now uses humor and satire to process it all, and we get into what deconstruction looked like for her and how she rebuilt her faith on her own terms. - April Ajoy’s Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aprilajoy?lang=en [https://www.tiktok.com/@aprilajoy?lang=en] April Ajoy’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/aprilajoy/ [https://www.instagram.com/aprilajoy/] - Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Healedish⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/c/Healedish] Follow for more:   Jubilee’s TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@jubileedawns⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@jubileedawns]  Jubilee’s IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jubileedawns⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/jubileedawns]  Healed-ish TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@healedishpodcast⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@healedishpodcast]  Healed-ish IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/healedishpodcast⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/healedishpodcast]  Apply To Share Your Story: ⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/23f8SPBX1VntsqUU8⁠ [https://forms.gle/23f8SPBX1VntsqUU8]