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The Life After Podcast

The Life After Podcast, Brady Hardin

The podcast hosts, Chuck Parson and Brady Hardin, interview special guests with diverse, life-changing exoduses away from oppressive forms of Christianity.

Episodes

20 of 61 episodes

What if I’m Thought of That Way? (Fatphobia x Embodiment) with Erin H.

In this episode, Brady and guest Erin discuss fatphobia, eating disorder recovery, and embodiment. If you'd like to donate to Brady's GoFund...

91:43Aug 9, 2023

Deconstructing Yourself (Neurodiversity x Eating Disorder Recovery) with Michelle

After a break lasting over a year and a half, Michelle joins Brady to discuss deconstructing neurodiversity and eating disorder recovery. If...

70:54Jul 24, 2023

Don’t Dis My Ability (Differently-Abled x Trans) with Dustin VanDyke (HBO’s We’re Here)

CW: Spiritual, emotional, and physical abuse toward someone who is differently-abled and mention of suicide attempt Dustin VanDyke (featured...

116:32Dec 25, 2021

Unbuckling The Bible Belt (Classic Episode Re-Release) with Jamie Lee Finch

With one more new episode left in 2021, here's a classic episode with Jamie Lee Finch and my former co-host Chuck Parson. Before the new epi...

97:12Dec 10, 2021

Focus on Our Chosen Family (Coming Out x Coparenting) with my ex-wife, Jessi McCracken

For this very special Thanksgiving episode, my ex-wife Jessi McCracken joins the show to deconstruct her high-pressure charismatic upbringin...

105:07Nov 25, 2021

Know Better (Reason x Mental Health) with Vi La Bianca

Vi La Bianca (Skeptic Generation co-host) joins Brady to deconstruct reason's relationship with mental health, rapture anxiety, being neurod...

80:23Nov 11, 2021

What Can Be (Queer Theology x Sci-Fi) with Taj M. Smith

Spiritual and leadership coach Taj M. Smith joins Brady to deconstruct Queer Theology, transitioning, and how his love for sci-fi shapes his...

67:23Oct 28, 2021

The Wrong Kind of Woman (Outsider x Spiritual Abuse) with Julianne King

Julianne King (Poet and old friend of Brady) deconstructs her LIFE AFTER spiritual abuse with intensely manipulative church leaders. A major...

75:54Oct 14, 2021

You Gotta Let It Flow (Courage x Queerness) with Jamar Rogers

Singer, Activist Jamar Rogers joins Brady to deconstruct his radiant LIFE AFTER repressing his queerness, receiving a positive HIV diagnosis...

66:33Oct 1, 2021

Bonus Episode: The Importance of Storytelling (From Fireside Creators YT Channel) with Rev. Dr. Sheri Pallas and Catherine Wilcox

Sheri invited me to be on her YouTube Channel, FireSide Creators , alongside Catherine Wilcox, who has an M.A. in English Rhetoric and has r...

59:47Sep 23, 2021

Don‘t Be a Dick (Ethics x Real Life) with Rev. Dr. Sheri Pallas

Rev. Dr. Sheri Pallas (activist, ally) joins the show to discuss "God" (and why she uses quotes), how an injustice done by a church toward h...

91:54Sep 16, 2021

The RED Flags of Ted Dekker (Christian Celebrity x Grooming) with Emily Dukes

Content Warning: This episode includes mentions of sexually predatory behavior and the retelling of a racial, anti-fatness comment Emily Duk...

74:06Sep 2, 2021

Chuck‘s Goodbye (Reflection x Show‘s Future) with Chuck Parson

Welcome to The Life After Podcast Season 3! Chuck Parson joins the show one last time as co-host to catch up, announce his departure, and te...

94:56Aug 19, 2021

Bonus Catch-Up Conversation: Alice Grecyzn

Alice Grecyzn (actress and upcoming author) re-joins Chuck and Brady to update her life since the recording of the last episode months and m...

26:42Oct 9, 2020

Dare to Doubt (Courage x Self-Discovery) with Alice Grecyzn

Alice Grecyzn (actress and upcoming author) joins Chuck and Brady to discuss her life after homeschooling as a PK, the Toronto Blessing (a c...

123:29Sep 25, 2020

We Were Sanctified Holy Rollers (Trauma-Informed x Forgiveness) with Suandria Hall

Denver-based counselor and coach, Suandria Hall, joins Chuck and Brady to unpack her Life After. Suandaria's father was a preacher. So much...

79:44Apr 30, 2020

Distanced Socializing (COVID x Meaning-Making) with Chuck and Brady

The Life After Podcast Hosts, Chuck Parson (R) and Brady Hardin (L), take a pause on their backlog of upcoming episodes to have a special, n...

99:35Mar 21, 2020

Sheltered and Exposed (Sexual Discovery x Trusting Yourself) with Victoria Lynn Myers

Victoria Lynn Myers (model) joins Chuck and Brady to unpack her life after! She grew up in a very strict, Independent Baptist home with many...

107:12Feb 15, 2020

Growing Smaller (Disordered Eating x Therapy) with Laura M.

CW: Anorexia Chuck and Brady are joined by Laura M, who opens up about her childhood struggling in silence with a Fundamentalism-fueled eati...

100:20Feb 5, 2020

Bye Jesus (Post-Christian Spirituality x Spiritual Abuse) with Carrie Maya

CW: This episode includes mentions of race-based physical abuse, racial slurs, sexual abuse, and mention of childhood violence. Carrie Maya,...

87:08Jan 24, 2020