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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:

Don’t You Dare Deny the Beauty of Being Transgender! Apr 23, 2025

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Today, we continue to focus on the transgender community with an encore broadcast of a very popular FreedHearts Podcast episode from January 2022.

Our trans children, family members and friends are beautiful. And beloved. Living their authentic lives.

Oh my goodness, that is an amazing truth. Amazing stories. Amazing beauty.

False teachings, binary thinking, denial can cause us to miss it all – and cause great harm to those we love.

With all that has been going on, it is the perfect time for this episode. “Don’t Deny the Beauty of Being Transgender!”

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How the Bible AFFIRMS Transgender & Nonbinary People! Apr 16, 2025

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Christians mistakenly suggest that if you take the Bible seriously, you must stand against the existence – as well as the health and even humanity of transgender people.

Actually, the OPPOSITE is true!

In this episode, we talk about how the Bible AFFIRMS transgender and gender non-conforming people. And, how misinterpretations and binary thinking cause people to follow false teachings that are causing so much harm, especially today!

A special encore presentation of one of our most popular episodes ever about the transgender community.

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It's Okay to Hold a Grudge! Apr 09, 2025

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These past few months have resulted in some deep wounds – often from people that are, or used to be very close to us. We have been told that we should not hold a grudge, that we should let go of everything. But I think we are missing a bigger truth. Could it be that it’s good to hold a grudge?
We don’t want to walk around with resentment, or unforgiveness, because that only hurts us, as we know. So, how could holding a grudge be a positive thing?
Maybe it’s about remembering what someone did to you, or did to someone you love—versus pretending nothing happened. For the purpose of protecting yourself in the future. The idea is that you don’t just forget harmful things people do.
Beloved, there’s deep wisdom in that. There is a real balance in all of this and in today’s powerful episode, we talk all about it.

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The UnChristian Jesus & The UnChristlike Church! Apr 02, 2025

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Jesus and Christianity and Church. We link those three together but the truth is that to do so has no basis in history, no basis in theology, certainly no basis in today’s non-affirming, rules-based, behavior-focused, hyper-political religion.
Jesus is a great mascot. But Beloved, it’s a bait and switch!
Jesus would be considered unChristian by the Christian church. And the church would be considered unChristlike by Jesus.

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Why Posting on Social Media Might Not Change Things Mar 26, 2025

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We get caught up in social media. Doomscrolling, fear scrolling, just scrolling to find a glimmer of hope and good news.
We all know the feeling: you see something infuriating and, before you can stop yourself, you’re pounding the keys, firing off a post that will change the world, or at least change someone’s mind.
Anyone else do that?
But, honestly, here’s the thing: posting on social media probably won’t change things as much as we hope.
So, why doesn’t it work, and what can we do instead?

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Can We Be Certain About Our Beliefs? Mar 19, 2025

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On this deconstruction journey, we have unclobbered the Scripture that is falsely taught to condemn LGBTQ+ and same-sex relationships.
We have exposed false teachings that are used for religious manipulation.
And we recently addressed the big one: the myth and false teaching of hell!

It’s a lot, and it rattles the core of our theology – but in the most wonderful way. We opened the box we had God in and all heaven broke loose!
Beloved, have you ever wondered… Are we sure?? Can we be certain about our beliefs?

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Triage the Chaos So We Can Be Prepared & Effective Mar 12, 2025

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Has the world gone crazy? Has this country gone crazy? Feels like it for sure.
Do you feel like maybe you’re crazy busy, stressed and overwhelmed? Yeah, me too.
We talked about everything that is happening – the news and developments we are being bombarded with. Coming at us so fast it’s hard to process it all. Which we pointed out is by design.
And all the gaslighting when we confront things out and fight back. Maddening.
Let’s talk about how to handle so much happening so fast -- how to process it and how to best deal with it as much as possible, so we can be more effective in our resistance and our response, while not losing our hope and joy.

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Responding to All This Gaslighting Mar 05, 2025

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Beloved, hear me: You are not imagining things!
When you see executive orders, policies, rollbacks, hate-filled rhetoric, & you feel that gut-punch of fear — it’s real. When your heart aches because you see rights stripped away, protections dismantled, & lives put at risk — it’s not in your head.
And yet, when we speak up, we are dismissed, laughed at, and told that we are overreacting. It’s a deliberate attempt to make you doubt what you know to be true, to keep you silent, to stop you from resisting.
It’s gaslighting. Pure and simple. We are recognizing it and naming it – and we will not be discouraged or impacted by it!

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How Not to be Overwhelmed! Feb 26, 2025

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We wake up to news, breaking stories happen throughout the day, the barrage of executive orders and developments seem never-ending.
It can easily be overwhelming. Anybody feel that way?
Beloved, that actually may be their goal.
Today, we talk about what is happening in our country right now, how it’s making us feel, and what we can do about all of this to not lose hope, to care for ourselves and to care for those we love.

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Can You Uninvite People to Your Wedding & Special Event? Feb 19, 2025

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We recently came through the holidays. Has anyone ever been uninvited to a family gathering? We have.
Well, Spring is coming, maybe you have a wedding on the calendar?
So, today, we flip the script and talk about YOUR special events… a birthday celebration, wedding, family reunion, graduation.
And we ask the questions: Are there people we HAVE to invite? How do we handle that and how do we balance it all with selfcare?

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