Episodes 609
Avg. Duration 32m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.7 (637)
Since Oct 2014
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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The Allender Center Podcast features Dr. Dan Allender and his team engaging topics on healing and restoration through the unique intersection of theology and psychology. Through questions submitted by listeners, stories, interviews, and conversations, we engage the deep places of heartache and hope that are rarely addressed so candidly in our culture today. Join us to gain refreshing insight into understanding your story, handling relational struggles, recovering from trauma and abuse, and more. The mission of The Allender Center is to help people tell their stories with awareness and integrity, and to train them to listen to the stories of others with care, artistry, and skill so that they may foster redemption and healing in their lives. The Allender Center is a pioneering organization committed to boldly engaging the impact of trauma and abuse, providing healing and teaching to individuals, couples, and communities, and training professionals to listen and enter into stories in a way that facilitates transformation and hope. For information on all our programs and live events, visit theallendercenter.org

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Recent Episodes

Is There Still More To Your Story?

Jun 05, 2026 39m

Is there still more to your story? It's a question that can feel surprising, especially if you've spent years reflecting on your past, pursuing healing, or engaging your story. Yet in this…

Trauma, Shame, and Contempt

May 29, 2026 47m

What happens when shame takes root in a story? And how does contempt become one of the ways we learn to survive it? Dr. Dan Allender and Rachael Clinton Chen explore the complicated relationship…

Feeling Far From Home with Esperansita Bejnarowicz

May 22, 2026 44m

Have you ever felt like you were living between worlds? Maybe you've moved across countries or cultures. Maybe your family story carries immigration, missionary work, military life, trauma, loss, or…

Story Wars and the Search for Truth with Pastor James A. White

May 15, 2026 51m

How do we live faithfully in a world where stories no longer seem to anchor us to a shared reality? Returning to the Allender Center Podcast, Pastor James A. White joins Dan and Rachael to wrestle…

The Disruptive Power of Desire with Jay Stringer

May 08, 2026 51m

Welcome back to the second half of this powerful conversation with Jay Stringer. Building on the foundation of his book, "Desire,"Jay moves us deeper into one of the most provocative ideas of the…

What Our Desires Reveal with Jay Stringer

May 01, 2026 48m

What if desire isn't something to suppress or fear, but something to honor and steward? In this two-part conversation, therapist and author Jay Stringer joins Dan Allender and Rachael Clinton Chen to…

How to Build a Healthier Relationship with Technology with Dawn Wible

Apr 24, 2026 48m

We've all been there. When quickly a "just checking something" moment turns into 20 minutes lost scrolling. How hard it is to stay present with the people right in front of us. And how confusing it…

"Reclaiming Your Life From Medical Trauma" with Dr. James Jackson

Apr 17, 2026 51m

Nearly everyone has a story of medical trauma, whether it's a surgery, a frightening diagnosis, chronic pain, a difficult birth, a long wait for answers, or even the seemingly-subtle experience of…

"Healthy Sexuality After Abuse" with Tabitha Westbrook, LMFT, LCMHC, LPC

Apr 10, 2026 51m

This week, Dan and Rachael sit down with therapist, trauma care specialist, and NFTC® Alumni Tabitha Westbrook for a tender and important conversation on healthy sexuality after abuse. In a space…

Reframing Good Friday: From Scapegoating to Restoration with Mako Nagasawa

Apr 03, 2026 50m

We all know what it feels like to scapegoat—or to be scapegoated. To shift blame, protect ourselves, and make someone else carry what feels too heavy to hold. So what does that have to do with Good…

Rediscovering the Gospel with Rev. Rob Schenck

Mar 27, 2026 53m

For decades, Rev. Rob Schenck was a leading voice in the religious right, shaping policy and influencing power from the halls of Washington, D.C. But over time, he began to see that the gospel he was…

Neurodivergence, Trauma, and Story with Stephanie Isbell, MA, LCPC

Mar 20, 2026 49m

Many listeners of the Allender Center Podcast have asked us to explore neurodivergence—especially what it means to parent neurodivergent children or to make sense of a diagnosis in adulthood. We're…

Narrative Focused Trauma Care® with Becky Allender

Mar 13, 2026 49m

Have you been living within a role for years—only to wonder if there is more of you still waiting to be known? For decades, Becky Allender stood faithfully behind the scenes, supporting Dan's work,…

"Growing Up Pure" with Lauren D. Sawyer, PhD

Mar 06, 2026 47m

What if healing from purity culture requires more than naming how you were hurt? What if it also means asking how you participated? In this episode, Dr. Dan Allender and Rachael Clinton Chen sit down…

"Eucontamination: Disgust Theology and the Christian Life" with Paul Hoard, PhD, and Billie Hoard

Feb 27, 2026 50m

How often do we think about disgust? Yet it shapes our choices, relationships, and even our faith every day in ways we rarely notice. In this episode of the Allender Center Podcast, Dr. Paul Hoard…

Black History Month & the Power of Story with Pastor James A. White

Feb 20, 2026 54m

Who gets to tell the story? This week, Pastor James A. White returns to the Allender Center Podcast to explore why that question sits at the heart of Black History Month. Marking 100 years since…

Men, Vulnerability, and the Path to Connection with Jamie Haigh and Blake Roberts

Feb 13, 2026 51m

What if the freedom you long for is hidden in that final 3% of the truth you're afraid to share? This week, Dan and Rachael are joined by therapists Blake Roberts and Jamie Haigh of the Three Percent…

"Raising Wise Kids in a Sexually Broken World" with Laurie Krieg

Feb 06, 2026 46m

Talking with kids about sex, pornography, and sexuality can stir up fear, shame, and a deep sense of inadequacy for many parents. In this episode, Dan and Rachael sit down with author and…

"Liturgies for Resisting Empire" with Kat Armas

Jan 31, 2026 54m

In a country that is hurting and fractured by deep division, many of us are wondering how to remain rooted in love. As followers of Jesus, the question before us is not simply what do we think, but…

Reclaiming Faith, Hope, and Love after Spiritual Abuse

Jan 23, 2026 54m

Faith, hope, and love are beautiful words—but for many of us, they don't feel simple or safe. When they've been wielded to control, silence, or shame, these core concepts can carry weight, confusion,…

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