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Healing, trauma release, and sailing a ship to freedom. Follow Clearly Unfiltered on Instagram · Clearly Unfiltered · Podcast Branding By Mikaela Collins
Worth, hurt people, solace, and meaning. Follow Clearly Unfiltered on Instagram · Clearly Unfiltered · Podcast Branding By Mikaela Collins
Decision, admission, fear, stigma, and relief.
CONTENT WARNING: This episode deals with mental health challenges and some associated conditions.
For context, listen to the trailer for this mini series first (Episode 029) Follow Clearly Unfiltered on Instagram · Clearly Unfiltered · Podcast Branding By Mikaela Collins
A trailer to a short series about my admission to a psychiatric facility. Follow Clearly Unfiltered on Instagram · Clearly Unfiltered · Podcast Branding By Mikaela Collins
Use your voice, speak up, don't remain silent. Don't be a bystander as the world falls apart. Don't let history repeat itself. Follow Clearly Unfiltered on Instagram · Clearly Unfiltered · Podcast Branding By Mikaela Collins
Drawing a line under what has come before. Follow Clearly Unfiltered on Instagram · Clearly Unfiltered · Podcast Branding By Mikaela Collins
Docs, lollipops, Team Durex, and a tale about soulmates. Follow Clearly Unfiltered on Instagram · Clearly Unfiltered
unsolicited / unfiltered / unapologetic / uninspiring Follow Clearly Unfiltered on Instagram · Clearly Unfiltered
Questions, regrets and making a difference? Follow Clearly Unfiltered on Instagram · Clearly Unfiltered
Hidden conditions, societal judgement and safe authenticity. Follow Clearly Unfiltered on Instagram · Clearly Unfiltered
Unfiltered thoughts about how schools might face the challenges of preparing a diversity of kids for a meaningful future. Follow Clearly Unfiltered on Instagram · Clearly Unfiltered
Season 3 is here, and so is this trailer Follow Clearly Unfiltered on Instagram · Clearly Unfiltered
Unbecoming, Choice, Spiritual Guilt, and Online Rage Follow Clearly Unfiltered on Instagram
Troublemaking, Reimagination, and Losing Religion. Follow Clearly Unfiltered on Instagram
Season 2 is coming your way in January 2023. A fresh look, a new format, and hopefully more messy authenticity. Here's the trailer.
This is the final part of my three-part mini-series about sex ed. with my friend Ashley. If you haven’t yet listened to the rest, find Episodes 7 and 8, and listen to them first.
In this last instalment, Ashley and I focus on inclusivity. In a world where marginalised folk have historically had to hide their identities, good sexual citizenship includes celebrating everyone for who they are.
This is the second of a three-part mini-series about sex ed. If you haven’t yet listened to part one, find Episode 7 and listen to that first.
In this episode, Ashley and I pick up where we left off, and speak about misconceptions about sex ed, how good sexual citizenship education can protect children, important insights about consent and boundaries, the value of teaching empathy, and the importance of inclusive sexual citizenship education.
Against the backdrop of gender-based violence, hook-up culture, a wholly inadequate understanding of consent by many, sexual abuse, rampant sexism and misogyny, and a lack of sexual and gender inclusivity – which leads to real harm for LGBTQIA folk – I have come to believe that a prudish approach to sex ed is damaging, and we must do better. We need to help children and teenagers understand what it means to be good sexual citizens. My Canadian friend, Ashley joins me for part one of this conversation.
In part two of “Supremacy”, Ayanda Zaca and Bruce continue their conversation about how historical power dynamics still have an impact on people's perception of their position and worth in comparison to others who don't look like them.
In part one of “Supremacy”, Ayanda Zaca and Bruce talk about the power of friendship, supremacy in the context of race, and false narratives that support supremacy. Ayanda shares vulnerably about some of his own experiences and challenges the presumption that, based on skin colour, some people hold more value than others.
Music extracts in this episode:
Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika - The South African national anthem
Somlandela Luthuli - A hymn, Somlandela uJesu (We will follow Jesus) changed into the struggle song, Somlandela Luthuli (We will follow Luthuli)
I unpack the privilege I embody through the many intersections of my identity and highlight how I’ve had to confront the ways in which supremacy has raised its head in my journey.
I can easily give the impression that I’m simply burning everything to the ground. Still, the truth is, in all of the deconstructing, I am looking to build again – I might not be sure of what that looks like, but I do desire spiritual connection and practice. My friend, Stanley Biggs, offers an alternative perspective on faith deconstruction that has me thinking. Meghan Crozier's Open Letter · The Practice Co · IG: The Practice Co · IG: Stanley Biggs · IG: Paul Henning
Joy Vetterlein speaks with me about being a spiritual misfit. We cover deconstruction and the evangelical response to those leaving the church, church red flags, reconstructing faith, and more. Joy Vetterlein · IG: Joy Vetterlein
A mini-episode to give Clearly Unfiltered listeners context for my conversation with Joy Vetterlein (in Episode 3), in which we discuss being a spiritual misfit. IG: Joy Vetterlein · Joy Vetterlein
My journey to solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community against the backdrop of a conservative evangelical upbringing.
CONTENT WARNING: While I don't go into detail, I do mention self-harm, suicidal ideation, and harm caused to those in the LGBTQIA+ community.
People and resources that have helped me on my journey:
On Instagram, I’ve appreciated – amongst others – the insights I’ve gained from Olivia Meeks (@livmeeks), Jericho Fyfe (@jericho_fyfe), Kevin Garcia (@thekevingarcia), Jo Luehmann (@joleuhmann), Rocky Roggio, producer of 1946 The Movie (follow @1946themovie on Instagram), Justine Ang Fonte (@justineaf), Ty Deran (@mx.deran) and Blair Imani (@blairimani), @queertheology, @unchangedmvmt, and @qchristianorg.
If you’re looking for some amazing music, search for Semler on your favourite streaming platform (@gracebaldridge on Instagram). On the album, Preacher's Kid, Semler explores faith and church life through a queer lens. As RNS quipped, “this is not your mother’s Christian contemporary music.” I dare you – give it a listen (and, she recently toured with Relient K - IYKYK).
Also, Google 'The Reformation Project', Sarah Bessey’s “Penny in the Air,” and '1946 The Movie.' 1946 - The Movie · Sarah Bessey · The Reformation Project
A messy and vulnerable reflection on mental health and the sacred cows of masculine stoicism and spiritual gaslighting.
CONTENT WARNING: This episode deals with mental health and references depression, anxiety, OCD, and suicide statistics. It also includes a clip of an insensitive evangelical pastor gaslighting those of us who can’t simply control our thoughts.
Clearly Unfiltered is a short-form podcast that will offer clear, concise, unfiltered (and undoubtedly flawed) thoughts on how (and why) I’m butchering some of my own sacred cows. In each episode, I’m going to let those steaks sizzle, and serve them up medium-rare, or blue, and now and again, well done, or charred.