Media & Mentions
Media & Mentions
I love chatting with people on their podcasts and supporting research into Religious Trauma, especially as it applies to Australia & New Zealand. If you’d like to get in touch for a conversation you can do that here.
Podcast Appearances
The Religious Trauma Collective: understanding faith, harm and healing (Jane Kennedy, Sam Sellers & Elise Heerde)
Spiritual Misfits Podcast
Episode Description
The conversation revolves around the Religious Trauma Collective, a group formed by Jane Kennedy, Samantha Sellers and Elise Heerde. They discuss the importance of recognising and addressing religious trauma, the context of this issue in Australia and New Zealand, and the differences between healthy and unhealthy religious environments. The Collective aims to provide resources, support, and community for those affected by religious trauma. In this conversation, the group explore the complexities of community, the importance of diversity in faith spaces, and the nuances of navigating online influences and deconstruction. They discuss the journey of healing from religious trauma, the balance between public and private healing, and the significance of therapy in this space.
The Pipelines - "Jane Kennedy Must Save the World" to "She Doesn't Actually"
Unchurchable
Episode Description
In this episode of “The Pipelines” series, we meet Jane Kennedy. While she is now a religious trauma therapist and co-founder of the Religious Trauma Collective in Australia (which compiles resources and religious trauma-informed therapists for those of us who are recovering), she was once a youth leader and church planter.
Bridging the Gap - The Religious Trauma Collective
Beyond the Surface
Episode Description
Join us in this enlightening episode of Beyond the Surface as we explore the multifaceted topic of religious trauma in Australia and New Zealand.
Jane Kennedy on voice, authenticity and gender
In the Shift
Episode Description
Episode 90: This episode is a follow-up to our previous episode (89) about navigating relationships during deconstruction. We chat to Sydney based Counsellor, Jane Kennedy on voice, authenticity and gender.
The Sentimental Non-Believer
Beyond the Surface
Episode Description
This is Jane’s Story.
Who is Jane?
Jane Kennedy is a Sydney-based Counsellor. Jane has lived experience of religious trauma and is committed supporting people as they leave the church and/or faith.
