Foundations: Episode 3: Who Told You You Were Broken?

🎙️ Episode 3 — Who Told You You Were Broken?

Subtitle: Unlearning the Shame-Based Faith We Inherited

Episode Summary

What if the most damaging thing you ever believed… wasn’t about God, but about yourself?

In this episode of Real Without Religion, James Kiger takes a raw and liberating look at the shame-based programming so many of us grew up with. From the tearful altar calls to the idea that we’re all “wretches” who need saving, we explore how modern religion often hijacked our spiritual self-image—and how to finally reclaim it.

James unpacks how this message of brokenness wasn’t just a passing phrase—it became a business model. He shows how this mindset has shaped our sense of worth, our relationships, and even how we see the Divine. And he  ...