# Leslie Nease

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Religious Trauma & The Nervous System: Honoring the Journey of Kallie Klug

On today's Honoring the Journey, Leslie sits down with Kallie Klug a somatic practitioner, yoga instructor, and author of Tired of Being Good, to explore the concept of "fawning" as a biological stress response rooted in people-pleasing. They discuss how growing up in religious environments can wir…

Survivor Guatemala's Brooke Struck Stephens -Reality After Show

In this episode of Beyond the Torch, hosts Todd Herzog and Leslie Nease interview Brooke Struck from Survivor: Guatemala, covering her brief but memorable four-episode run and the cult following she's developed since. Brooke shares behind-the-scenes secrets from her season, including the restrictio…

Religion & The Brain: Honoring the Journey of Dr. Shaleen Kendrick

What happens in our bodies when the beliefs we grew up with begin to unravel? In this episode of Honoring the Journey, Leslie talks with Dr. Shaleen Kendrick, author of Your Three Brains, about her experience growing up as a megachurch pastor’s daughter and how understanding the brain and nervous s…

Survivor 44's Carolyn Wiger- Reality After Show

In this episode of Beyond the Torch, hosts Todd Herzog and Leslie Nease welcome Survivor icon Carolyn Wiger for a wide-ranging, deeply personal conversation. Carolyn shares her experiences across three reality shows — Survivor, The Traitors, and The Bedrot Challenge — reflecting on how Survivor bro…

Overcoming Fear, Finding Faith: Honoring the Journey of Jason Becker

Today we welcome Jason Becker, host of the podcast “What the Hell Do I Know? with JB,” for a powerful conversation about faith, doubt, deconstruction, and spirituality. Jason shares growing up Southern Baptist, being taught fear-based salvation and repeatedly praying the salvation prayer into his 3…

Survivor Samoa's Ashley Trainer Beyond The Torch

In this episode of Beyond the Torch, hosts Leslie Nease and Todd Herzog (both from Survivor: China) interview Ashley Trainer from Survivor: Samoa (Season 19). Ashley shares how she was originally an alternate who impressed producers so much they expanded the cast to 20 players just to include her, …

Leslie Nease Returns

Leslie Nease is back!!!! This time our conversation is all about honoring where we've been while permitting ourselves to recognize when a chapter has reached its natural end. Leslie is an author, podcaster, former Christian radio host, and former contestant on Survivor: China. Her journey through …

The Power of Story Telling: Honoring Your Story with Keith Giles

In this episode of Honoring the Journey, host Leslie Nease sits down with Keith Giles — author, publisher, and co-owner of Quoir Publishing — for a wide-ranging conversation about the art of storytelling and the launch of his new science fiction imprint, Pink Beam Press. Keith shares free, practica…

The Bible and LGBTQ Inclusion: Honoring the Journey of Colby Martin

In this episode of Honoring the Journey, Leslie revisits a conversation with author and former pastor Colby Martin after a technical issue ruined their first recording at the Wild Goose Festival. Colby shares his personal journey from being raised in a Baptist family and sensing a call to ministry …

Leaving the Two-By-Two Religion: Honoring the Journey of Jared Snyder

Today on Honoring the Journey, Leslie speaks with Jared Snyder, who spent 21 years as a "worker" — an itinerant, homeless minister — in the Two by Two church, a little-known fundamentalist sect founded in Ireland in 1897 that holds meetings in homes, sends preachers out in pairs with no permanent r…