What does spirituality look like for Black people on the other side of religious trauma? And what happens when the tools that bring you healing are the same ones the church told you to fear?

In this episode of Surviving the Black Church, we sit down with Brooke "Bee" Sanders — intuitive reader, self-published author, and Black empowerment advocate — for a real conversation about reclaiming your spiritual life outside of institutional religion. Drawing on Tarot, Dream Interpretation, and Ancestral Channeling, Brooke has helped countless people reconnect with themselves and their ancestors after the church told them that door was closed.

This one is for the spiritually curious, the religiously wounded, and everyone still figuring out what healing looks like on their own terms.

Surviving the Black Church — because your story doesn't end there.

What does Black religious trauma actually cost us — mentally, emotionally, spiritually? And what happens when a Black psychiatrist who studies race-based trauma turns her clinical eye toward the Black church?

In this episode of Surviving the Black Church, we sit down with Dr. Jessica Isom, MD, MPH — board-certified psychiatrist, racial justice advocate, and founder of Vision for Equity LLC — for an honest, clinical conversation about the psychological toll of Black church culture, the failure of Black leadership, and what healing actually requires.

This one is for the survivors, the still-questioning, and everyone who deserves a name for what happened to them.

Surviving the Black Church — because your story doesn't end there.

The Black church has long been the heartbeat of Black community life. But what happens when the institution built to protect and uplift becomes a source of harm — and what responsibility do Black leaders carry when the community is watching?

This week, hosts of Surviving the Black Church sit down with Rev. Dr. Darrell D. Cummings, presiding bishop of The Vine Covenant Ministerial Fellowship, for an honest conversation about Black church culture, Black leadership, and the community it was always meant to serve. Dr. Cummings speaks candidly about prophetic leadership, accountability in faith spaces, and what it means to build something new when old structures fail the people inside them.

This episode is for the survivors, the disillusioned, and everyone still figuring out what faith looks like on the other side of hurt.