What The Church?

By: Jacqui Cousins
  • Summary

  • Introducing the What The Church? podcast, I’m the host Jacqui Cousins. I’m a Public Health Practitioner specialising in institutional harm.


    This podcast is focused on improving health and spiritual care for people who have experienced religious harm. I interview people with a lived experience, and health and spiritual care providers who are committed to religious trauma recovery. Each person’s story improves our understanding of religious trauma, and their insights will empower us to deliver health and spiritual care in a safe and trauma-informed way.


    What The Church? believes breaking free from coercive religious practices is essential to improving the health and wellbeing of church communities. Join us for the conversation.



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    Jacqui Cousins
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Episodes
  • BONUS EPISODE - Christmas with the Youngests!
    Dec 10 2024

    Disclaimer

    This podcast represents the opinions of myself, Jacqui Cousins, and each interviewed guest. Our opinions do not represent organisations we are affiliated with. The content in each podcast is for informational purposes only. Please consult your local health professional for healthcare specific to your needs.


    Acknowledgement of Country

    I'd like to begin by acknowledging the Bunurong people, who are the traditional owners of the land of which I sit and record this podcast. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging who are helping their community recover from religious trauma due to the forced removal of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children, often facilitated by religious leaders of the day. I also want to thank my Aboriginal clients for sharing your stories with me. Each of you has reminded me how freedom is fundamental for people to thrive in this life. Your stories have helped shape my practice.


    In this episode:

    I am delighted to share this conversation with my dear friends Ben, Leng & Eugene. We laugh, we go deep and we take the piss! Join us in a reflection of the meaning of Christmas.

    Resources discussed in today's episode:

    • Vietnamese restaurant Bun Bo Hue Chu Le
    • Desserts By Night Springvale
    • 11 Holidays the World Celebrates in December

    Need support?

    If you want to connect with me, contact me here.

    If you are looking for a religious trauma therapist in your local area, see The Religious Trauma Collective website.

    For urgent care support in Australia, you can contact:

    • Blue Knot Foundation
    • Lifeline
    • Or 000.

    A BIG thank you!

    Thank you to Leng Te for permission to use music from your song Safety House. It is from her album Garden of Delights which is available here.

    Thank you to Jarred Doueal from Four4ty Recording Studio for editing the podcast.

    Thanks to Jo Adams Creative for What The Church's artwork.


    Until next time, let's love and learn,

    Jacqui


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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Safety House
    Nov 5 2024

    Disclaimer

    This podcast represents the opinions of myself, Jacqui Cousins, and each interviewed guest. Our opinions do not represent organisations we are affiliated with. The content in each podcast is for informational purposes only. Please consult your local health professional for healthcare specific to your needs.


    Acknowledgement of Country

    I'd like to begin by acknowledging the Bunurong people, who are the traditional owners of the land of which I sit and record this podcast. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging who are helping their community recover from religious trauma due to the forced removal of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children, often facilitated by religious leaders of the day. I also want to thank my Aboriginal clients for sharing your stories with me. Each of you has reminded me how freedom is fundamental for people to thrive in this life. Your stories have helped shape my practice.


    In this episode:

    I am delighted to share my interview with Leng Te, the musician behind this pod's theme song Safety House. We discuss a range of topics including the meaning behind her music, how we define ourselves, what’s our posture for caring for people, and the importance of scope of practice and clinical and spiritual practice supervision in trauma informed care. Join us for the conversation.

    Resources discussed in today's episode:

    • Garden of Delights is available on Spotify and Apple Music
    • Australian Clinical Supervision Association (ACSA)

    Need support?

    If you want to connect with me, contact me here.

    If you are looking for a religious trauma therapist in your local area, see The Religious Trauma Collective website.

    For urgent care support in Australia, you can contact:

    • Blue Knot Foundation
    • Lifeline
    • Or 000.

    A BIG thank you!

    Thank you to Leng Te for permission to use music from your song Safety House. It is from her album Garden of Delights which is available here.

    Thank you to Jarred Doueal from Four4ty Recording Studio for editing the podcast.

    Thanks to Jo Adams Creative for What The Church's artwork.


    Until next time, let's love and learn,

    Jacqui


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    56 mins
  • Decluttering Religious Beliefs - Pt 2
    Oct 29 2024

    Disclaimer

    This podcast represents the opinions of myself, Jacqui Cousins, and each interviewed guest. Our opinions do not represent organisations we are affiliated with. The content in each podcast is for informational purposes only. Please consult your local health professional for healthcare specific to your needs.


    Acknowledgement of Country

    I'd like to begin by acknowledging the Bunurong people, who are the traditional owners of the land of which I sit and record this podcast. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging who are helping their community recover from religious trauma due to the forced removal of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children, often facilitated by religious leaders of the day. I also want to thank my Aboriginal clients for sharing your stories with me. Each of you has reminded me how freedom is fundamental for people to thrive in this life. Your stories have helped shape my practice.


    In this two-part episode:

    I welcome back Anne Altamore to reflect on Amy Revell's episode Decluttering for Mental Health. We discuss the importance of establishing safety in religious trauma recovery, how agendas can drive our practice and care and principles for decluttering religious beliefs.

    Resources discussed in today's episode:

    - Trauma informed principles

    - Inside Out 1 and 2

    - Compassion Melbourne with Dr Peter Goh (AU)

    - Mindful Self Compassion with Dr Kristin Neff (US)

    - The Religious Trauma Collective

    Need support?

    If you want to connect with me, contact me here.

    If you are looking for a religious trauma therapist in your local area, see The Religious Trauma Collective website.

    For urgent care support in Australia, you can contact:

    • Blue Knot Foundation
    • Lifeline
    • Or 000.

    A BIG thank you!

    Thank you to Leng Te for permission to use music from your song Safety House. It is from her album Garden of Delights which is available here.

    Thank you to Jarred Doueal from Four4ty Recording Studio for editing the podcast.

    Thanks to Jo Adams Creative for What The Church's artwork.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    36 mins

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