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FreedHearts — Religion & Spirituality
FreedHearts

Freeing hearts to love and be loved! Love. Inclusion. Affirmation. Susan Cottrell is the Mom of two LGBTQ+ children; the founder of FreedHearts; an international speaker with a viral TEDx talk; a pastor and theologian; an acclaimed author; and a fierce advocate and ally. In her unique tender, relatable style, Susan is a prominent voice of unconditional love and lavish inclusion. Powerful, authentic, and relevant in today’s society, Susan has a lot to say. The Advocate calls her their “Favorite Affirming Matriarch.” OutSmart magazine calls her “The Mother of all MamaBears!” Reverend Ashley Harness from Auburn Seminary says, “Susan has this fierce, loving, don’t mess with me, Mom vibe.” If you have been excluded, or if someone close to you has been excluded because of who they are or who they love – or maybe you have been the one doing the excluding – the FreedHearts podcast is for you. Join Susan, along with her husband Rob, on the journey. You are not alone. Welcome home!

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Latest Episodes:

A Christmas for the Rest of Us Dec 23, 2020

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In a beautiful, very special holiday episode, we share three stories - one from Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple; one from Sandra Cisneros; and a unique retelling of the Biblical story for us outliers, the rest of us.
I hope these unwrap the way we see and celebrate this Christmas holiday season.
It is about reconstructing Christmas in the midst of a deconstructing faith.
Celebrating for the rest of us.

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False Teachings that Steal Our Love Dec 16, 2020

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Why do parents struggle with loving their LGBTQ children? The false teachings and faulty arguments that lead parents to reject their LGBTQ children.
Why do LGBTQ struggle with internalized homophobia, with loving themselves? The false teachings and faulty arguments that lead LGBTQ people to reject themselves.
Important information; and a tender, powerful message on how to respond to those who use these false teachings to hurt us.
An episode to help set your heart free!

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Answering Your Questions! Dec 09, 2020

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Our first visit to the FreedHearts Podcast Inbox!
In this special episode we answer questions we have received from our listeners. I am pretty sure you have heard them, or even asked them yourself!
Questions about supporting an LGBTQ person who is in the middle of a very non-affirming environment; talking to anti-gay pastors and church leaders; the difference between a welcoming and a truly affirming church; microaggressions; when is it time to leave a church; dealing with internalized homophobia; and more.

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What happens when your faith starts to change? Dec 02, 2020

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“My child is walking away from God!”
“I know I don’t believe what I used to but I don’t know what I believe now!”
“How can I believe in God at all anymore?”
What happens when your faith starts to change?
Deconstructing our faith is letting go of any part of whatever you believe that does NOT tell you that you are absolutely, unconditionally acceptance, included, loved and beloved.
It can be scary and feel overwhelming. But it is one of the most beautiful things you will ever do.
What remains is real and pure and celebrates who you are, without condition.

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Holidays or Helladays? When you can’t, or don’t want to go home. Nov 25, 2020

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Have you been uninvited to a holiday or family gathering?
Is that kind of event the last place you would want to be because of things that are said or just because of how you are made to feel?
Let’s talk about how to navigate difficult family situations, and also about options for when you can’t, or don’t want to go home for the holidays.

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Infuriating Family Fanatics! Love in the midst of hurt. Nov 18, 2020

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How do we deal with infuriating family fanatics?
When we are afraid, angry, and even hurt, how do we love people we don’t even like that much?
What does that mean, and what does it not mean?

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A Love Letter... to Ourselves! Nov 11, 2020

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What a time it has been! We have been through a lot, almost like going through a war together. Many of us are exhausted!
And for a lot of you, all of this is in addition to the daily rejection and hurt we receive from family and friends - just because you are LGBTQ.
Now is the perfect time for self care.
Now is the perfect time for a love letter… to ourselves.

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Stressed? Afraid? Angry? Powerful & profoundly simple ways to help. Oct 29, 2020

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Even the most optimistic people, this year is doing a number on us. It seems as if every day something else is happening – wildfires, floods, protests, politics, racial tension, and deaths and suffering on so many levels from COVID.
Our emotional and mental health is fragile. We just can’t seem to get our footing. And it just keeps piling up.
We are stressed, afraid, angry. The present is overwhelming and unbelievably painful and difficult for so so many. The future is uncertain.
In this episode, we talk about how fear is impacting us, and especially about something we can do that is powerful and profoundly simple.

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If it’s all we need, what IS love? And what is it NOT? Oct 21, 2020

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There has been so much hurt justified “in the name of love.” We all think we’re loving, so why do so many people feel unloved?
What is love, really? The answer may surprise you. We will give you the definition of love in 14 beautiful, powerful words.

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One of the deadliest teachings in all of humanity. Oct 14, 2020

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In this episode, we talk about one of the two deadliest teachings in all of humanity.
It is at the heart of our division.
It is responsible for some of history’s most brutal treatment of ethnic groups, religious groups, women, LGBTQ; and it is rampant today.
What is it and what can we do?

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