Martyr, She Wrote

This interview is with certified life coach, Kalyela Josephs, who discusses her history of coming out, accepting her sexuality in an unaccepting environment, and current focus on helping members of the LGBTQ+ community embrace their identities. https://www.kalyelaj.com/

I'm interviewing a licensed therapist who specializes in religious trauma, Aleesa Schlup, LPC. about anxiety and OCD related disorders (aka. Scrupulosity) that can come from religious trauma.

This episode features the shocking story of Daliana May, a former missionary, and how her family was traumatized and then fired by their missions agency. Dalaina is now the founder of Dark Bali , an anti-sex-trafficking organization.

In this episode I'm interviewing Rev. Jenna Sullivan, the current senior pastor of Life in Deep Ellum church and we'll be talking about how and why some religious leaders show narcissistic traits and how we can help decrease the celebrity treatment of clergy.

My first episode will focus on defining Religious Trauma and where it comes from. I'll be interviewing a religious trauma specialist, Dr. Kathryn Keller, co-founder of Dallas Therapy Collective.