Cheers To Leaving!

Welcome to "Cheers to Leaving," the podcast that's all about expanding our horizons and embracing diverse perspectives. Join your hosts, Rachael and Cameron, as they embark on a new journey of understanding and connection.

In this revamped season, Rachael and Cameron, both who left their evangelical Christian backgrounds, are shifting the spotlight to illuminate stories that exist beyond the realm of Christianity. With an open heart and a commitment to fostering dialogue, they explore the narratives of individuals who bring unique experiences, beliefs, and perspectives to the table.

"Cheers to Leaving" is not just a departure from religion and the familiar; it's an invitation to explore the rich tapestry of human stories that may lie outside our comfort zones. Through thoughtful conversations, the hosts aim to bridge the gap between different worlds, fostering empathy, understanding, and unity.

Whether you identify with a specific faith, philosophy, or are still finding your path, this podcast invites you to pull up a chair, grab a metaphorical drink, and join the conversation. It's time to raise our glasses to leaving behind Christianity, preconceptions, embracing diversity, and celebrating the multitude of voices that make up the human experience. 

Get ready for insightful conversations, eye-opening revelations, and a journey that promises to challenge, inspire, and leave you with a deeper appreciation for the vast tapestry of beliefs that shape our world. Welcome to the new era of "Cheers to Leaving" - where everyone's story is not just heard but celebrated. Cheers! 🥂

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Recent Episodes
  • Ep 94 Relationships, Faith and Hot Takes
    Mar 27, 2025 – 01:13:17
  • Ep 93 Christian Nationalism’s Endgame: Trump, Elon, and Project 2025 (with Tia Levings)
    Feb 20, 2025 – 46:45
  • Ep 92 Jesus was a Socialist
    Feb 6, 2025 – 01:09:02
  • Ep 91 We Die at the End of This
    Jan 23, 2025 – 01:07:05
  • Ep 90 Project 2025: A Blueprint for the Future of America
    Dec 19, 2024 – 01:28:19
  • Ep 89 Was Everyone in my Church Experiencing Religious Psychosis?
    Sep 17, 2024 – 01:07:28
  • Ep 88 The Infinite Self: Bubbles, Minds, and the Cosmic Connection
    Aug 29, 2024 – 01:33:03
  • Ep 87 White Guy Thinks He's Japanese After 2 Weeks In Japan
    Aug 15, 2024 – 01:00:12
  • Ep 86 Persecution, The Paris Olympics, and a Greek God.
    Aug 1, 2024 – 46:12
  • Ep 85 Are We Alone in the Universe?
    Jul 18, 2024 – 01:36:32
  • Ep 84 Holy Copycats: Did Christianity Borrow from Zoroastrianism?
    Jun 20, 2024 – 59:02
  • Ep 83 Educatin' with Satan
    Jun 6, 2024 – 01:14:19
  • Ep 82 Susan Is Getting the Toaster - A Wiccan Tale.
    May 23, 2024 – 01:20:03
  • Ep 81 Burning Books and Eating Babies? What Were the Early Century Christians Hiding?
    May 9, 2024 – 01:03:00
  • Ep 80 God, Sex & Rich People: A Pastor's Kid's Journey in the Big Apple
    Apr 25, 2024 – 01:22:45
  • Ep 79 Devastating Sex and the Aftermath of Purity Culture
    Apr 11, 2024 – 01:09:44
  • Ep 78 True Love Waits
    Mar 28, 2024 – 01:24:35
  • Ep 77 Insulting Squirrels and Pagan Deities
    Mar 14, 2024 – 01:23:46
  • Hiatus Ep Born Sinful (with Phil Drysdale)
    Feb 1, 2024 – 01:03:02
  • Hiatus Ep Purity Culture, Non Denominational Churches, and Porn, Oh My! (With Deconversion Therapy)
    Jan 18, 2024 – 01:34:59
  • Hiatus Ep Christian Weddings (Thanks, We Hate It)
    Jan 4, 2024 – 01:11:54
  • Ep 76 Cheers to Another Year!
    Dec 21, 2023 – 01:38:08
  • Ep 75 I Am a Walking Sin (with The Burning Eden Podcast)
    Dec 7, 2023 – 01:17:30
  • Ep 74 Jezebel Spirit
    Nov 23, 2023 – 01:07:48
  • Ep 73 See You On the Other Side
    Nov 9, 2023 – 01:47:45
  • Ep 72 Grease Up These Nations for Christ (with Jonathan Logerstedt)
    Oct 26, 2023 – 01:45:22
  • Ep 71 Noah's Ark-pocalypse
    Oct 12, 2023 – 01:13:01
  • Ep 70 The Holy Dip: A Baptism Saga (with MindShift Podcast)
    Sep 28, 2023 – 53:14
  • (Bonus Ep) Sound of Freedom Deep Dive with Cynane Shay
    Sep 25, 2023 – 01:28:32
  • Ep 68 Befriending Your Inner Critic with Catherine Quiring
    Sep 14, 2023 – 01:42:44
  • Ep 67 Spiritual Orgasms with Feet of Clay - Confessions of Cult Sisters
    Aug 31, 2023 – 01:38:09
  • Ep 66 From Fundamentalism to Priesthood: The Transformative Power of Story with Shannon TL Kearns (Part 2)
    Aug 17, 2023 – 01:02:08
  • Ep 65 From Fundamentalism to Priesthood: The Transformative Power of Story with Shannon TL Kearns (Part 1)
    Aug 3, 2023 – 01:03:03
  • Ep 64 Jaded - with Marla Taviano
    Jul 20, 2023 – 01:09:01
  • Ep 63 We Made Our Own Vacation Bible School
    Jul 6, 2023 – 01:08:16
  • Ep 62 Trauma Doesn't Live in Our Minds (with Dr. Laura Anderson) Part 2
    Jun 22, 2023 – 50:33
  • Ep 61 Trauma Doesn't Live in Our Minds (with Dr. Laura Anderson) Part 1
    Jun 8, 2023 – 01:06:54
  • Ep 60 The Hidden Reality of Christian Fundamentalism Part 2 (with Tia Levings)
    May 25, 2023 – 57:17
  • Ep 59 The Hidden Reality of Christian Fundamentalism Part 1 (with Tia Levings)
    May 11, 2023 – 01:02:26
  • Ep 58 IndoctriNation with Rachel Bernstein
    Apr 27, 2023 – 01:05:36
  • Ep 57 RachaelTales
    Apr 13, 2023 – 01:58:02
  • Ep 56 Taking Off the Tin Foil Hat (Part 2)
    Mar 30, 2023 – 01:00:38
  • Ep 55 Taking Off the Tin Foil Hat (Part 1)
    Mar 16, 2023 – 01:13:22
  • Ep 54 Asbury Revival
    Mar 2, 2023 – 01:11:46
  • Ep 53 - A Year of Growth
    Dec 29, 2022 – 01:01:57
  • Ep 52 MollyTales
    Dec 15, 2022 – 01:35:04
  • (Bonus Ep) Therapy vs Coaching: What You Keed to Know
    Dec 8, 2022 – 41:10
  • Ep 50 Christian Weddings (Thanks, We Hate It)
    Dec 1, 2022 – 01:11:18
  • Ep 49 I Was a Teenage Fundamentalist with Brian & Troy
    Nov 17, 2022 – 01:25:58
  • Ep 48 The Parallel Between Religion and Disordered Eating (with Rebecca Hambright)
    Nov 3, 2022 – 01:13:49
Recent Reviews
  • #iwillfollowChrist
    Rambling and boring.
    I wanted to listen to Rachel’s views of psychosis but she kept whining about her mother and rambling. I was saying my head, “just get to it.” Clearly experiencing ptsd. I’ll listen to another podcast instead.
  • SamNash01
    Heartfelt and hilarious!
    One of the best exvangelical podcasts
  • 1221mds
    I like the show but….
    I like the show, but the constant use of vulgar language seems so unnecessary. You have some great guests and important topics but the show is diminished by the language and talking over your guests.
  • BenTheFolksinger
    Thanks for sharing
    Religious indoctrination is very embarrassing - it means a ton to hear you both share so much. Thank you.
  • whos idea was this
    thank you
    i love this podcast!! thank you all for doing what you’re doing❤️😚
  • Danea Males
    Beautiful work!
    This has been the most helpful exvangelical podcast I have heard. Thank you for focusing on healing and seeking professional opinions from a variety of folks. Cheers, y’all!
  • ErinK21
    So nice to find people who know!!
    Wow!! Just listened to Rachel’s story, and holy cow, could half be mine. I’m currently on a deconstruction journey I guess, first time calling it that. More than that I am working on my 25 years of chronic pain, which very much has roots in childhood trauma and indoctrination. I was SOO glad to hear Molly talk about trauma’s physical effects, as that is what I have essentially. Would love to chat about that angle sometime.
  • ntreezy
    It’s Like Happy Hour with Your BFFs
    Your podcast has been amazing. As a 31 year old who grew up in the same environment with purity culture, DC Talk, raised by Keith Green loving parents, in a revivalist church (duh with the connected school). Y’all talk about things that NO ONE else in my life understands. I turn this podcast on and walk around the neighborhood cracking up out loud. THANK YOU
  • UFGrad2010
    Grateful for this show
    Rachael and Molly are my deconstruction friends. I always feel validated when I listen to this podcast. I don’t have a physical community to drink wine with and process religious trauma… but this is pretty close. Thank you, ladies!
  • Deconstruction manatee
    Finding similar experiences
    Deconstruction can be super lonely. I am thankful for people like this who share their stories.
  • Canterbury Grl
    Jesus - not so great
    Was just listening to one of the podcasts where you state your admiration for Jesus. Used to be my views too . I’d recommend the book The Bad Jesus by religious studies professor Hector Avalos (& former evangelical). Really opened my eyes to the huge problem of the ethics of Jesus throughout the NT accounts—treatment of his mother, advice to not plan for the future, capitalist story of the talents, weeping and gnashing of teeth dogma, his words on his setting family members against one another, not coming to bring peace but a sword, disrespect of the Syri-Phoenician woman etc. No longer a fan of Jesus. (Was indoctrinated from birth in evangelicalism, in for decades, now ten years happily and serenely out.) Thanks for your podcast.
  • Justin Mederich
    Not alone
    The stories help validate all the long term trauma from church It’s great to know you’re not alone
  • bmc121389
    Very Enjoyable...
    But could use some tighter editing and better structure. There could be more history and context to the conversation topics. I like the raw convos, but they have vocal fry and sometimes get lost in their thoughts in a way that can drain momentum and energy. Even with that I am liking it a lot. I am still in early episodes so I hope it fully comes together.
  • a.vee11
    So healing for an ex Christian kid!
    This podcast is one of the best I’ve come across for just totally validating all the crazy experiences you ever had growing up in a fundamentalist/ Christian community. There can be so much existential dread, anxiety, guilt, and isolation that comes from leaving, but hearing these amazing women talk about their experiences let’s me know I wasn’t alone in experiencing what I did. These ladies are down to earth and easy to listen to. Please give this podcast a try!
  • LBJ1973
    What an honest gem of a podcast
    To answer your questions, Rachel, yes, we listen! Please Continue! I love the honesty of this podcast and the real, raw talk and emotions and topics. There are so many of us out there drifting in this Deconstructionist boat, it’s refreshing to hear this. Also per the boat analogy we should just become deconstruction pirates 😂. Keep up the good pod.
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