Safe Space w/ Jaxon

What if curiosity is more important than certainty? In this episode of Safe Space with Jaxon, I sit down with storyteller, creative strategist, former mental health therapist, and host of Unconventional Leaders, Heather Parady. Heather has spent years helping creators, entrepreneurs, and unconventional thinkers find their voice and communicate ideas that matter. But beneath the work is a deeper co...

What happens when the faith you inherited no longer aligns with the reality you experience? In this episode of Safe Space with Jaxon, Jaxon sits down with Tim Whitaker, founder of The New Evangelicals, co-host of The Tim & April Show, and creator of Tim Whitaker Speaks. Together, they explore the tension between faith and certainty, the personal cost of asking difficult questions, and what it mean...

n Season 4, Episode 3 of Safe Space with Jaxon, I sit down with filmmaker, photographer, spiritual director, and founder of Current Collective, Luke Bricker. Luke's story is one that many of us can relate to. Raised in the church and serving in pastoral ministry from a young age, he eventually found himself questioning many of the beliefs and assumptions he had inherited. What followed wasn't the...

In this deeply personal episode, Jaxon steps away from theory, theology, and politics to speak from a place that is far more vulnerable: fatherhood. Following the tragic death of one-year-old Kohen Wiley at the hands of Mississippi law enforcement, Jaxon reflects on a story that should have shaken the conscience of the nation but instead received only a fraction of the attention it deserved. As a...

What if the strongest argument for God isn't an argument at all? In the Season 4 premiere of Safe Space with Jaxon, I reflect on becoming a father and how witnessing the birth of my son changed the way I think about faith, certainty, and belief. For years, I listened to sermons, debates, apologetics, and competing claims about God. Yet none of them impacted me the way holding my child for the firs...

What if the moments that shaped your life didn’t begin with you? In this live audience talk at Unity by the Bay, Jaxon shares the deeply personal story behind his book Only Us, including the panic attack that changed everything, the family revelation that sent him into an existential crisis, and the unexpected journey through therapy, grief, faith, and healing that followed. Through stories, refle...

What happens when the life you were taught to trust… starts to unravel? In this episode of Safe Space w/ Jaxon, I sit down with Caitlin Pyle—known to many as The Cait Awakening—a certified coach helping people navigate religious deconstruction and reclaim their identity beyond high-control belief systems. With a growing audience of over 214K on TikTok and 246K on Instagram, Caitlin has become a vo...

In this episode of Safe Space w/ Jaxon, we sit down with Tassja Cadoch and Jaye Naomi following their viral appearance on the Dr. Daf Show, which has reached over 200,000 views on YouTube. Rather than revisiting the debate, this conversation goes deeper. We explore what it was like for them sharing that platform together, how they navigated the dialogue in real time, and what they believe was misu...

What happens when the creativity finally flows… but now you have to share it ? In this episode of Safe Space w/ Jaxon , I sit down with my friend and fellow Quoir author, Mattie Jo Cowsert, for a real and unfiltered conversation on the creative process—what it feels like to be in flow, and what it takes to keep going once the work is out in the world. We unpack the tension between creating and pro...

What if the way we experience God… isn’t just theological—but neurological? In this episode of Safe Space w/ Jaxon , we dive into the concept of the Second Axial Age —a shift in human consciousness that challenges traditional frameworks of faith and invites a more integrated, embodied, and relational understanding of spirituality. Jaxon is joined by Jonathan Foster , theologian, author, and co-fou...

What happens when the version of Jesus you were taught… isn’t the original? In this episode, Jaxon sits down with author, activist, and Freedom Road founder Lisa Sharon Harper to explore what it really means to decolonize Jesus —and how faith has been shaped, distorted, and sometimes weaponized through history. From personal upbringing to global justice work, Lisa shares her journey of wrestling w...

What if… we got it wrong? Not just small details. Not just interpretation. What if we were taught to believe we were on the right side … the right team… the ones who had truth, clarity, and certainty… But somewhere along the way, we never stopped to ask— who told us that? In this Season 3 premiere of Safe Space with Jaxon , Jaxon sits down with content creator, podcast host, and author April Ajoy...

There are moments in life where something shifts… not loudly, but deeply. That’s the ripple. In this live speaking engagement at Unity by the Bay, Jaxon explores the power of the ripple effect —how a single shift in awareness can quietly transform not just your life, but the lives you touch. We don’t always see the impact of our words, our presence, or our healing in real time. But every choice we...

What if the moment we gave God a name… we lost something? In this episode of Safe Space with Jaxon , Jaxon sits down with best-selling author, speaker, and Heretic Happy Hour co-host Keith Giles for a thought-provoking conversation on humanity’s need to define the Divine. Keith Giles is the author of the seven-part Jesus Un series and the SOLA series, and has been featured on CNN with Anderson Coo...

In this spontaneous bonus episode, Jaxon reflects on something many of us struggle with but rarely talk about openly—what happens when friendships end. Sometimes the people who once meant the most to us slowly become strangers… or even feel like enemies. But what if forgiveness isn’t pretending nothing happened? What if it’s simply acknowledging that you cared deeply—and that the hurt you carried...

In this episode of Safe Space with Jaxon , Jaxon challenges listeners to wrestle with a difficult question: what happens when faith communities begin defending power, violence, and nationalism instead of the values they claim to stand for? Drawing from the biblical story of the Golden Calf, Jaxon explores the possibility that modern believers may be tempted to worship something other than truth, c...

“Hey, how are you?” “Good… you?” We’ve all done the dance. In this episode, Jaxon reflects on why small talk can feel exhausting — especially when it becomes a mask people wear instead of showing up authentically. Why do so many of our conversations stay on the surface? And what would the world look like if we felt free to express what we’re actually feeling… without being rude, cynical, or emotio...

How many billions is enough? In this episode, Jaxon offers a raw and reflective prayer — not from a place of religious performance, but from wrestling. Wrestling with greed. With power. With money. With systems that accumulate while others struggle to breathe. At what point does success become excess? At what point does blessing become hoarding? And what does it mean to pray in a world obsessed wi...

What happens when the instructions no longer seem to align? In this episode of Safe Space w/ Jaxon , we explore the tension between “the manual” and “the Manufacturer” — between ancient writings and the Divine they point toward. Using a simple furniture-assembly analogy, we unpack what it means to follow instructions faithfully… and what happens when something just doesn’t fit. Have we elevated th...

What happens when the container you trusted cracks? In this episode, Jaxon reflects on childhood memories of soup, comfort, and safety — and how, as adults, we often mistake the bowl for the source. When belief systems collapse, when institutions fracture, when certainty falls apart… do we lose faith altogether? Or did we just lose the container that held it? This episode explores grief, systemic...

In this episode of Safe Space with Jaxon , Jaxon opens the floor for an unconventional kind of meeting—one for those who don’t claim certainty, but still choose to believe. “AA Meeting: Agnostics Anonymous” is a reflective space for people living in the tension between doubt and devotion. For believing agnostics—those honest enough to say “I don’t know,” yet observant enough to look at the world a...

Assumptions are efficient—but they’re rarely honest. In this episode, When We Assume… , Jaxon explores how unasked questions turn into false narratives, how silence gets misinterpreted as guilt, and how control often disguises itself as certainty. This is a reflection on one-sided relationships, forced forgiveness, emotional autonomy, and the quiet power of reclaiming your energy. Not every distan...

In this episode of Safe Space with Jaxon , Jaxon sits down with Tassja Cadoch —a Jewish convert, writer, and the creator of 7613: The Chosen Path . Together, they explore faith beyond performance, untangle fear-based theology, and reflect on what it means to live ethically without pressure, coercion, or the need for certainty. This conversation moves away from debate and toward lived experience—to...

Safe Space with Jaxon is a narrated, reflective podcast for those navigating the tension between being and being perceived . Each episode is a quiet journey—examining faith, morality, identity, and power through lived experience rather than doctrine. Instead of arguing beliefs, Jaxon explores what happens when we stop performing certainty, let go of validation, and focus on the fruit our lives act...

We’ve rebranded brutality. From blood-soaked arenas in ancient Rome to silent violence in modern society, the game has changed—but the hunger hasn’t. This piece dives into the evolution of human entertainment, our obsession with violence, and the role faith plays when survival and progress are at stake. This is more than commentary. It’s a mirror. A wake-up call. A challenge to move forward—togeth...