Episodes
Trailer - Leaving My Echo Chamber
Who is Suzanne, and what is Leaving My Echo Chamber about?
Episode 1: “They Came to My Job, Threw Bibles at Me, and I Got Fired for Being Gay”
In Episode 1 of Leaving My Echo Chamber, I sit down with Alex, a trans man whose story of faith, identity, and survival will stay with you long after the credits roll.
Episode 4: Strapped to a Bed in a Russian Orphanage: A Story of Gratitude & Faith
In this raw conversation, Connor shares how gratitude—not victimhood—reshaped his story, transformed his faith, and redefined his understanding of God. Decades later, the boy who once felt forgotten is helping rescue his own family from war, proving that redemption can come full circle.
Episode 7: A Mexican American Calls Out Church & Politics in America
Growing up in Los Angeles with very little, Ed learned early what it meant to work hard, stay grounded, and not take opportunity for granted. As a Mexican American whose parents came to the United States to build a better life, his story is shaped by sacrifice, resilience, and a deep sense of gratitude.
Episode 10: From Preacher’s Kid to Optimistic Agnostic
Jon Michael grew up in the Church of Christ in Dixon, Tennessee, where his dad was a preacher and church was his entire world. He shares what it was like growing up in that environment, the beauty of it, and also the pressure that came with not having space to openly wrestle with struggles or questions.
Episode 2: Is Race a ‘Fiction’? A Black Christian Attorney Explains CRT (Part 1)
I sat down with my dear friend Jaz—now a Black Christian attorney—and our conversation honestly stretched my mind in the best way. He explained what Critical Race Theory actually is (not the internet version), and why he calls race a “fiction” that the American legal system has helped keep alive.
Episode 5: I Died at 19 and Lived to Tell the Tale
During her freshman year of college, Sara was in a devastating car crash that changed everything. The accident left her with multiple broken bones, a punctured lung, and a stroke. In this conversation, Sara shares what it looked like to rebuild her life after trauma and spend years finding a new sense of normal.
Episode 8: She Doesn’t Fit Either Party; She’s Running for Governor and She's Raw and Real
I sat down with Lauren Pinkston, an independent candidate for governor of Tennessee, and found her so refreshing!
Episode 11: A Transgender Hospice Chaplain's Story
In this episode, I sit down with Dahron, a chaplain who has spent years walking with people through grief, hospice care, and some of life’s most tender moments.
Episode 3: Is Race a ‘Fiction’? A Black Christian Attorney Explains CRT (Part 2)
I sat down with my dear friend Jaz—now a Black Christian attorney—and our conversation honestly stretched my mind in the best way. He explained what Critical Race Theory actually is (not the internet version), and why he calls race a “fiction” that the American legal system has helped keep alive.
Episode 6: I Died at 19 and Lived to Tell the Tale (Part 2)
In this conversation, Sara dives deeper into her journey after the accident that changed her life at 19. She reflects on the four phases of trauma—denial, anger, depression, and acceptance—and how allowing herself to feel the pain was necessary to begin truly healing.
Episode 9: Chaotic Childhood Meets Bad Theology
Tausha grew up in Oregon in a single mom household, experiencing homelessness and instability at a young age, and feeling like she had to protect her brother. She shares what it was like navigating church while life at home felt chaotic, and how by middle school she was already drinking and smoking weed as a way send this to cope and feel in control.