{"podcast":{"title":"Religion on the Mind","slug":"religion-on-the-mind-698478","podcast_index_feed_id":698478,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ALHT9909178333","website_url":"https://www.religiononthemind.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/6423ff80-74fd-11ed-8beb-cbfae0fad605/image/9e01ca0389cd3c05197dfd2d606afe40.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Religion on the Mind","episode_count":428,"summary":"Interviews with experts, writers, psychologists and more on the intersection between psychology, religion and spirituality… with a little bit of cussing. dan@religiononthemind.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T22:21:06.458923+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/religion-on-the-mind-698478"},"episode":{"title":"The Many Faces of Fundamentalism with Trauma Therapist Ryan Kuja (#402)","slug":"the-many-faces-of-fundamentalism-with-trauma-therapist-ryan-kuja-402","published_at":"2026-05-25T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/religion-on-the-mind-698478/the-many-faces-of-fundamentalism-with-trauma-therapist-ryan-kuja-402","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/religion-on-the-mind-698478","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TOREC5155252358.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TOREC5155252358.mp3","summary":"Licensed therapist and trauma specialist Ryan Kuja joins me to examine the surprising parallels between Christian fundamentalism and new age spirituality — particularly how both can enable spiritual bypassing, discourage authentic questioning, and ultimately fail to hold space for the full complexity of human pain and experience. Ryan's Link Tree ___________________________________________ Follow Dan on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/dancoke/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/DanKoch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Faith deconstruction resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soyouredeconstructing.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/dankoch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email about the \"sliding scale\" for the Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YHP Patron-only FB group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.dankochwords.com/yhp.html⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join Dan's email list: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.dankochwords.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Artwork by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nickryanluevano.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Licensed therapist and trauma specialist Ryan Kuja joins me to examine the surprising parallels between Christian fundamentalism and new age spirituality…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4784,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/religion-on-the-mind-698478/episodes/the-many-faces-of-fundamentalism-with-trauma-therapist-ryan-kuja-402/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/religion-on-the-mind-698478/the-many-faces-of-fundamentalism-with-trauma-therapist-ryan-kuja-402.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}