Podcast Episodes

How to Build a Healthier Relationship with Technology with Dawn Wible

We've all been there. When quickly a "just checking something" moment turns into 20 minutes lost scrolling. How hard it is to stay present with the p…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

"Reclaiming Your Life From Medical Trauma" with Dr. James Jackson

Nearly everyone has a story of medical trauma, whether it's a surgery, a frightening diagnosis, chronic pain, a difficult birth, a long wait for answ…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

"Healthy Sexuality After Abuse" with Tabitha Westbrook, LMFT, LCMHC, LPC

This week, Dan and Rachael sit down with therapist, trauma care specialist, and NFTC® Alumni Tabitha Westbrook for a tender and important conversatio…

3 months ago

Reframing Good Friday: From Scapegoating to Restoration with Mako Nagasawa

We all know what it feels like to scapegoat—or to be scapegoated. To shift blame, protect ourselves, and make someone else carry what feels too heavy…

3 months, 1 week ago

Rediscovering the Gospel with Rev. Rob Schenck

For decades, Rev. Rob Schenck was a leading voice in the religious right, shaping policy and influencing power from the halls of Washington, D.C. But…

3 months, 1 week ago

Neurodivergence, Trauma, and Story with Stephanie Isbell, MA, LCPC

Many listeners of the Allender Center Podcast have asked us to explore neurodivergence—especially what it means to parent neurodivergent children or …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Narrative Focused Trauma Care® with Becky Allender

Have you been living within a role for years—only to wonder if there is more of you still waiting to be known?

For decades, Becky Allender stood fait…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

"Growing Up Pure" with Lauren D. Sawyer, PhD

What if healing from purity culture requires more than naming how you were hurt? What if it also means asking how you participated?

In this episode, …

4 months ago

"Eucontamination: Disgust Theology and the Christian Life" with Paul Hoard, PhD, and Billie Hoard

How often do we think about disgust? Yet it shapes our choices, relationships, and even our faith every day in ways we rarely notice. 

In this episod…

4 months, 1 week ago

Black History Month & the Power of Story with Pastor James A. White

Who gets to tell the story? This week, Pastor James A. White returns to the Allender Center Podcast to explore why that question sits at the heart of…

4 months, 2 weeks ago