Focus On Your Own Family

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast by subscribing to the PATREON On today's podcast Lindsey Williams. Lindsey is a very talented Hair and Make up artist located in L.A. however.. You might all know her from the Amazon Prime Docu-series "Shiny Happy People."  Lindsey and I discuss the parallels and crossover of Bill Gothard and James Dobson.  We don't talk too much  about the...

Send us Fan Mail Want to support the podcast? Here is my PATREON This is BJ, he is a doctor of Physical therapy in Colorado Springs... and yes we covered a lot of puns at the beginning and end of this pod. BJ brings a perspective that I find valid and important. in one part of the podcast he says something to the degree of "if I can come out of this with trauma, then anyone raised up in this...

Send us Fan Mail Support the podcast check out the PATREON Allow me to introduce Mal, he is "bible school black sheep" on TikTok.  Mal and I talk a deep dive into purity culture, I listen to how purity culture created a life long impact on him. We talk about how we were not allowed to have feelings and how men were trained and taught to view women as objects and have deeper intimacy with...

Send us Fan Mail Support the PATREON Here is part 2 of Zachary Heath's story. In this episode we hear a little more in detail about his escape out of the fundamentalist evangelical movement. We also discuss more in detail his upbringing that was influenced by James Dobson, Focus on the Family. Zachary attended multiple Love Won Out conventions which was James Dobson's conversion therapy...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show- PATREON Meet my friend Zachary Heath, we became instant friends a year ago. Zachary discusses conversion therapy, so as always this episode comes with a trigger warning. Zachary is someone that emulates compassion, bravery, and courage. I welcome you to listen to his experiences in conversion therapy and James Dobson's Love Won Out. Follow Zachary on socials...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show-Please visit my PATREON I am honored to sit down and have a conversation with Joanna Whaley, she is a three times conversion therapy survivor. I have mentioned before that conversion therapy is one of the worst abuses that James Dobson has personally had a hand in creating. Joanna is so gracious and talks about seeking compassion and healing for herself and others...

Send us Fan Mail Support the Podcast Join the Patreon Jess is an in real life friend. We met a few years back when she was a pastor and I was still a worship leader we have been unraveling our evangelical upbringing together ever since. Jess was born and raised inside of the evangelical movement. along with many other girls that grew up with Dobson's  "true love waits" Jess was subj...

Send us Fan Mail SUPPORT THIS PODCAST PATREON LINK The fundamentalist evangelical movement isn't the only space conversion therapy exists. I have Sam on the show today and he is a survivor of Mormon conversion therapy. Interestingly enough, in Mormon conversion therapy a lot of evangelical principals and faith tenants are part of the foundational tools of indoctrination. Sam discusses how he...

Send us Fan Mail Help support the show Here is the link to the Patreon Apologies for the audio in this show, we were having a hard time with recording. I felt Heather's message needed to get out and I did not want to wait for the audio to get fixed. Heather is an advocate for the queer and trans community. In this episode we talk about CSA and CA. please use caution while listening. if you wi...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show-  PATREON link Thank you everyone for listening to this show today! Today I have the privaledge of interviewing my friends Candace and Kate. Candace is a strong willed child and grew up a pastors kid and missionary kid. She spent her upbringing steep in purity culture and and narcissistic abuse. Kate grew up in Appalachian Ohio, and had hold a unique perspective o...

Send us Fan Mail SUPPORT THE PODCAST PATREON Please join me in welcoming Topher back for part 2 of his story. In this episode we will dive into what Topher experienced when reporting the abuse he and his siblings endured at the hands of his father. During this episode we discuss the exchange of e-mails, I will link my website which has the emails.  I mention Julie Roys of the Roys report , she is...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for Listening to the first episode of the “Focus on your family” podcast. I wanted everyone to know that I take great care and consideration with the people and content that I am sharing in this podcast. Everyone’s stories and experiences are unique, and yet we each identify with something. We survived the evil of Focus on the Family, Dr. James Dobson, along with the cul...

Send us Fan Mail Hello and thank you for listening to this short introduction about this new podcast. I am excited about this, and if I am being completely honest I am nervous. This podcast is going to be a place of healing and accountability. This podcast will be a place you hear your voices, your stories, and your past. Here we will heal loudly, and here we will begin to piece the puzzle back to...