The Recovering Radical

The Recovering Radical Podcast is for people like you, who left high-control churches… but still feel the guilt, fear, or pressure echoing inside. Hosted by coach and recovering charismatic Allison Rose , this show helps you: unwind internalized rules and shame rebuild deep, steady self-trust reconnect with your intuition explore a spirituality rooted in freedom, love, and presence regulate your nervous system and feel safe in your own body step into a life where you get to choose what’s true for you No doctrines. No agendas. No pressure to “believe the right thing.” Just honest conversations, lived experience, and grounded tools to help you come home to yourself again. If you’ve ever thought: “I left the church, but the church didn’t leave me,” this is your space — your exhale — your next chapter. New episodes regularly.

The Recovering Radical is a education podcast hosted by Allison Rose, with 12 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Allison Rose hosts The Recovering Radical, a education show with 12 episodes published.

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  Episode #9

  From Bible Bowl to Body Work: Finding Healing After Deconstruction with Caleb Tipple

  Aug 4, 202655 minS1

  Just because you’re out of church doesn’t mean church is out of you. Growing up in a fear-based, high-control religion leaves scars on the body, mind, and heart. In a world where holiness means losing yourself and community means isolation, coming out the other side is a frightening and disorienting experience. For many of us deconstructing, we know these feelings all too well. The fear when you try something “impure”. Or the trigger when you hear spiritual lingo. The body knows, and remembers. Caleb Tipple is a therapist and counselor, a survivor of fear based Chrisitanity. From being “on fire for God” to deconstructing and becoming a therapist in college, Caleb knows what it means for the body to leave such a restrictive worldview. In this episode, we dive from topic to topic, whether it’s how personality can affect your religious experience or how psychedelics can help in your deconstruction journey. Forgiveness, curiosity, agency, and freedom are the heart and soul of this conversation. If you’re on your deconstruction path, feeling lost, anxious, or just curious, this episode is for you. We hope you enjoy. Topics discussed: Caleb’s path to becoming a therapist after deconstructing Exploring trauma with cannabis and psychedelics The importance of talking about trauma Growing up scared, fear-based teachings How personality affects your experience with religion Giving ourselves grace for being part of systems that harmed us Developing a sense of self after leaving What it means to hold space for yourself and the things that matter to you Realizing why indoctrination and sheltering were so needed to stay trapped Reimagining Christianity in new frames The Psychedelic Gospels Creating meaning for ourselves How psychedelics can help a deconstruction journey The trauma that comes from deconstruction, and finding an anchor in the body The importance of connection with other humans, and how Christianity can block us from that Follow Caleb! Instagram- @somatictherapy.with.c Website- calebtipple.com Follow more of Allison! Instagram- @real_allison_rose TikTok- @real_allison_rose YouTube- @real_allison_rose #deconstruction #somatictherapy #mentalhealth #healing #exvangelical

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  The Recovering Radical

  What Purity Culture Did to Men: LIVE with Kate Johnson and Jacob Goodin

  Jul 24, 20261h 49m

  What happens when purity culture doesn't just shame women—but also teaches men they're inherently dangerous? In this live episode recording, we explore the hidden ways purity culture wounds everyone. Joined by Jacob Goodin of The Ex-Homeschoolers Club and Kate Johnson of Quips and Confessionals, we unpack the messages many of us grew up hearing: men can't control themselves, women are responsible for men's thoughts, and sexuality is something to fear rather than understand. Together, we discuss the emotional consequences of growing up in evangelical culture—from shame, secrecy, and "accountability groups" to the impossible switch from "sex is sinful" to "sex is holy" after marriage. We examine how these teachings distort masculinity, create unhealthy relationship dynamics, fuel entitlement and shame, and leave many people disconnected from themselves and their partners. Rather than comparing who suffered more, this conversation asks a different question: What if purity culture dehumanized all of us in different ways? If you're untangling religious conditioning, recovering from sexual shame, redefining masculinity or femininity, or simply trying to build healthier relationships after faith, this episode offers an honest, compassionate conversation about what healing can actually look like. How purity culture uniquely impacts men The "apple pie" analogy and other damaging purity lessons Why shame is mistaken for sexual addiction The emotional cost of accountability culture Deconstructing harmful ideas about masculinity How purity culture dehumanizes both men and women The impossible transition from "sex is bad" to "sex is good" after marriage Sexual shame, pornography, and secrecy Why curiosity and sexual development are normal The connection between purity culture and unhealthy marriages Emotional vulnerability as a healthier model of masculinity Breaking the shame cycle through connection Healthy sexuality versus entitlement Reclaiming identity beyond sexuality Resources that helped deconstruct purity culture If you've asked yourself, Why do so many men experience shame around sexuality? Why is it so difficult to enjoy sex after growing up in purity culture? How does purity culture enable entitlement and abuse? How can men develop a healthier understanding of masculinity? What does healthy sexuality actually look like after deconstruction? ...this episode might just be for you Follow more of Allison! Instagram- @real_allison_rose TikTok- @real_allison_rose YouTube- @real_allison_rose Follow Kate and Jacob! Instagram @katejohnsonwrites @thejacobgooden

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  Episode #8

  Feminist Scum- finding your intuition and creativity after trauma deconstruction (with Kate Johnson)

  Jul 13, 202647 minS1

  “Women can be the most competent person in the room and still get told they’re not good enough to speak.” Church trauma is real. The wounds left from abuse stay with us in our bodies, minds, and spirits. From purity culture to patriarchy, from burnout to backlash, there are endless reasons why so many of us take a step back from those environments. But the abuse doesn’t have to define our story. Kate Johnson is a writer, advocate, and survivor who is using her voice and creativity to bring light to the deconstruction community. She knows what it was like to experience trauma and come out on the other side. She knows what it means for the body to hold on to pain, and to learn how to find her voice again. In this episode, we dive deep into the struggles, triumphs, and messiness of deconstructing and finding yourself again. We talk about the systems that harmed us, the moments of quiet transformation, and how to find your own inner intuition and creativity. If you’re a survivor looking for support, if you love God but hate the corruption of the church, or if you’re simply in for a good story, this episode is for you. Content warning timestamps: Corporal punishment: 16:05-17:43 Child SA and sex offender registry discussion: 20:43-34:36 Topics covered- Misogynistic hate on social media Communal societies vs individualist ones Why women’s voices matter Trusting your intuition Shame from corporal punishment Finding God in the moments of peace Living in an isolated and ostracized family The flaws of the current sex offender registry The importance of social safety nets for victims How the body holds on to grief and shame Practices to reconnect to yourself Using creativity to move through shame Follow Kate and her work! Everywhere- @katejohnsonwrites Substack- katejohnsonwrites.substack.com Follow more of Allison! Instagram- @real_allison_rose TikTok- @real_allison_rose YouTube- @real_allison_rose #ReligiousTrauma #Deconstruction #PurityCulture #ChurchTrauma #SomaticHealing #Exvangelical #FeministTheology #SpiritualAbuse #TraumaHealing #RecoveringRadical #Embodiment #HealingJourney #ReligiousDeconstruction #WomenHealing #TraumaRecovery

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  Episode #7

  Surviving the IHOP cult: how devotion was used for control (with survivor Brittany Hart)

  Jun 22, 20261h 5mS1

  “They made burnout feel like spirituality.” Most people would never know that some of the biggest and most influential cults are just as prevalent as your local church. Brittany Hart is a survivor of one of the most infamous groups of the 2000s Christian culture. Poverty, unpaid labor, spiritual manipulation, cultic practices, and all-night prayer rooms are what shaped her adolescence and young adulthood. After breaking free, she is now an author, advocate, and religious-trauma coach who is helping people recover from the pain and abuse that high-control religion gives so many people. In this episode, we dive deep into just what made this group so toxic and how to find healing after leaving. If you experienced any kind of high-control charismatic church, if you’re learning to forgive yourself for ever being a part of it, or you simply want to hear the story of a fellow survivor, this episode is for you. Follow more of Allison! Instagram- @real_allison_rose TikTok- @real_allison_rose YouTube- @real_allison_rose Follow Brittany! Instagram- @brittanyhartwrites End-times healing course Surviving Wonderland book Topics covered: Converting from Catholicism to evangelicalism How cults give you a framework for your whole life How IHOP operated as a cult Working in the prayer room all night long How cults give you acceptance and love like nowhere else Defending the place that’s traumatizing you Guilt associated with non-spiritual activities How the body and mind try to protect us Lack of pastoral care around fasting practices Financial struggles and poverty How end times theology leaves communities self-centered Mike Bickle’s SA charges Resources for people coming out of high-control religion Signs of cultic behaviour: Love bombing and elevating your purpose, meaning, or calling Creating an “us versus them” mentality Isolation from family members, friends, or the outside world Inability to disagree with leadership without consequences #ReligiousTrauma #CultRecovery #IHOPKC #SpiritualAbuse #Deconstruction #FaithHealing #ReligiousTraumaRecovery #ChurchAbuseAwareness #Exvangelical #TraumaHealing

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  Episode #6

  I’m Sorry for What I Said as an Evangelical Teenager (with Layne Watkins of the Sinful Sticker Shop)

  Jun 1, 20261h 12mS1

  “Tell me that’s not a cult.” Altar calls. Hell House. Covenant ceremonies. After years of growing up within ultra-evangelical churches, exclusive theology, and sexy Jesus, Layne Watkins has made a full 180 and left all the charismatic BS behind her. Now she runs the Sinful Sticker Shop, her way of atoning for the embarrassing stories from her past, something that many of us in the exvangelical space can relate to. In this episode we dive deep into the traumas, the brainwashing, the grief, and yes, even the laguhter that comes after deconstructing and leaving it all behind. We discuss how the church jacked up our bodies, from our drives to our nervous system, and how to find healing on the journey out. If you were apart of a system and feel embarrassed about your past self, if you still feel the consequences that high-control religion had on you, or if you simply need a laugh, this episode is for you. Join us in a conversation that is both rich and cathartic. Content warning timestamps: 9:04- 12:33 Domestic violence Suicide Hell/afterlife torture Abortion/teen pregnancy 43:19 Miscarriage Topics in this episode: Starting a business in the deconstruction niche space Assemblies of God church community Hell houses for Christ Exvangelical community and healing Ego and pride in evangelicalism Loyd Ziegler and Master’s Commission USA cult The culture of financial issues as a young adult Realizing the exclusivity of the church Having relationships and perspective outside of your bubble Captivating by Lisa Bevere and “Jesus is my boyfriend” relationships Sexual suppresion from the church What healthy conversations about sex with your kids actually looks like Trauma gained within high control religion Regulating the nervous system Follow more of Allison! Instagram- @real_allison_rose TikTok- @real_allison_rose YouTube- @real_allison_rose Connect with Layne! Shop the Sinful Sticker collection Instagram and TikTok- @sinfulstickershop #TheRecoveringRadical #Exvangelical #ReligiousTrauma #PurityCultureRecovery #DeconstructionJourney #NervousSystemHealing #ChurchTrauma #RecoveringEvangelical #SpiritualAbuseRecovery

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