Podcast Episodes

Loneliness, Isolation, and Presence

Loneliness is a human experience, but it's one we don't always acknowledge honestly. In this deeply personal conversation, Dan and Rachael open up ab…

7 months, 1 week ago

How to Not Be Consumed at Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is right around the corner. It can be a day of tradition, family, and connection. It can also bring tension, exhaustion, grief, or even …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Marriage in the Midst of Difficult Seasons

Marriage always carries both joy and challenge… but what happens when life pushes you to the edge? When trauma, illness, loss, stress, or sheer exhau…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trauma & Emotional Dysregulation

Ever have a day where everything goes sideways and your body just won't calm down? In this episode, Dan Allender and Rachael Clinton Chen explore emo…

8 months ago

Psalm 13, Erin Brockovich, and the Debris of Sexual Abuse

If you've ever wrestled with the long, uneven work of healing, we hope today's conversation offers courage for the journey. 

Dan shares his recent re…

8 months, 1 week ago

"Holy Hurt" with Hillary L. McBride, PhD

Healing from spiritual abuse and religious trauma is not a simple, linear journey. In this week's episode of the Allender Center Podcast, Rachael Cli…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

"Sacred Attachment" with Michael John Cusick

In this week's wise and profoundly human conversation, Dr. Dan Allender sits down with longtime friend and former student Michael John Cusick, founde…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

"Surrendered Sexuality" with Dr. Juli Slattery

When you hear the words "surrendered sexuality," what comes to mind—loss, shame, control? In this conversation, you'll hear a different vision.

In th…

9 months ago

Church & Mental Health with Laura Howe

What does it look like for the Church to become a true place of hope, healing, and care when it comes to mental health? In this week's conversation, …

9 months, 1 week ago

Living Theology

For many, theology brings to mind dusty bookshelves, abstract arguments, and rigid dogmas. But what if theology wasn't static? What if it could move,…

9 months, 2 weeks ago