Hello and welcome to This Little Light of Mine, my name is James Powell and I'm so glad that you are able to join me for today's special episode entitled PAUSE.This episode is special to me because I'm trying on some of the things that I've

Grief, loss, hope, love

Apr 19th, 2022 32m 44s

Hello and welcome to This Little Light of Mine, my name is James Powell and I'm so glad that you are able to join me for today's story episode entitled Grief, Loss, Hope, LoveOne of the more surprising things I discovered during my time in

Coming out as a family

Mar 30th, 2022 55m 55s

In today's episode, I'm joined with the incredible mother and son team, Candace & Riley. Candace and Riley are going to share part of their journey of unconditional love, acceptance, courage, strength & hope, and how they made a decision to com

Adverse Childhood Experiences

Mar 16th, 2022 38m 30s

Your perceived challenge with addiction isn’t the problem. You are not the ‘problem’. It’s what happened to you that has caused this ‘problem’.The Adverse Childhood Experience Study (ACEs) is population-based clinical evidence that shows

Religious trauma is trauma

Mar 2nd, 2022 54m 45s

By sharing his own personal experience with religious trauma and evolution towards leaving fundamentalism behind, Andrew Pledger was fired from his campus job and expelled from Bob Jones University. Join our conversation as Andrew shares how

Trauma Response

Feb 16th, 2022 44m 40s

Hello and welcome to This Little Light of Mine, my name is James Powell and I'm so glad that you are able to join me for today's story episode entitled Complex Trauma.I need to take a deep breath as I introduce today's episode. This was one

Destruction vs. deconstruction?

Feb 2nd, 2022 54m 45s

"The sexy thing in the #exvangelical world right now is destruction. That's the easiest path, just shoot flaming arrows at the thing, tear it apart, poke holes in it. Destroying something is deeply satisfying the moment, especially when t

In treatment

Jan 19th, 2022 28m 3s

Looking back, I can now describe my time in treatment as the most difficult, most exposed, and most rewarding time of my life. I started to pull the wool back from my eyes and began to see how my approach to 'strength' hurt me, hurt others arou

Love your neighbour

Jan 5th, 2022 59m 44s

Are evangelical churches safe spaces for 2SLGBTQ humans? How can a space that may be considered 'unsafe' transform into a welcoming and affirming space? Is it possible to create a safe space for all people?In today's episode, I'm joined with

Christmas survival

Dec 22nd, 2021 17m 36s

Christmas survival tips for LGBTQ ChristiansThis year has been a doozie for so many of us. And if you're anything like me the holiday season usually amplifies any feelings of loneliness, disconnection, or otherness that I may have swirling ar

Rehab

Dec 8th, 2021 19m 1s

Hello and welcome to This Little Light of Mine, my name is James Powell and I'm so glad that you were able to join me for today's story episode entitled Rehab. In today's episode, I'm taking you on the road with me to Philadelphia where I'm a

Silence is deadly: how to talk about suicide

Nov 24th, 2021 55m 35s

Hello and Welcome to This Little Light Of Mine, my name is James Powell and I'm really glad that you are able to join me for today's interview episode.Today I'm joined with David Laskovski who is joining our conversation on mental health and

Coming out again

Nov 10th, 2021 22m 20s

Hello and welcome to This Little Light of Mine, my name is James Powell and I'm so glad that you were able to join me for today's story episode entitled Coming out again.In today's episode I walk you some of the uncomfortable yet necessary ev

Pray FOR

Oct 27th, 2021 59m 57s

I'm joined with Bonnie Violet. Bonnie is a trans femme genderqueer spiritual drag artist, digital chaplain and host of 'A Queer Chaplin' and 'Splintered Grace' podcasts. In today's interview episode Bonnie and I will be talking about the rec

JUMP! - the transformational power of travel

Oct 13th, 2021 21m 32s

In today's story episode, I'm going to take you Peru where my friend Rob from OUT Adventures helped me to experience my own outer discovery adventure and inner journey for the soul.Going into this trip, I had everything on the OUTSIDE that I

Raise a voice, hear an echo

Sep 29th, 2021 50m 34s

Hello and welcome to This Little Light Of Mine, my name is James Powell and I'm so glad that you are able to join me for the second part of my conversation with Dr. Mike Rosebush.If you haven't been introduced to Mike yet, I would encourage

Honey, I think I'm a homosexual

Sep 15th, 2021 53m 56s

Do you have any gay Christian role models or mentors?On today's episode, I'm joined with Dr. Mike Rosebush who describes himself as somewhat of a gay Christian Yoda. In this first part of our conversation, Mike will share how his wild journ

Surrounded by help

Sep 1st, 2021 26m 15s

I never considered that I might be surrounded by help. For most of my life I’ve been afraid to ask for help, because asking for help meant getting hurt. And as a kid I thought I was supposed to avoid getting hurt.What comes to your mind whe

SEASON 2 - Asking for help

Aug 18th, 2021 12m 20s

By finding the courage to ask for the help I desperately needed I slowly started to understand that I wasn’t broken. I slowly started to understand that I was not alone. I slowly started to let go of holding onto the control that I thought wa

Bonus

Pride is selfish

Jun 3rd, 2021 20m 46s

Pride is an inner journey towards ownership of self. This isn’t just an LGBTQ2S+ journey, it’s a journey for everyone. Pride is a journey inward where you ask AND go inside to listen to the internal guidance system that you have been given.Th

Bonus

The homophobic church- Bill C-6: the fight against conversion therapy

Apr 27th, 2021 39m 59s

WARNING: content in this episode contains 1) explicit homophobic and transphobic beliefs, positioning, and scripting from Evangelical and Catholic Churches.2) actual examples of conversion therapy sessions used against LGBTQ2S+ children.3)

Man Erased

Apr 7th, 2021 25m 56s

Hello and welcome to Episode 29 of This Little Light Of Mine. My name is James Powell and I’m glad that you’re able to join me for the final episode of season one! I can’t believe that it’s already been over a year since I first embarked on

Mom & Dad - part 2

Mar 24th, 2021 55m 26s

Hello and welcome to Episode 28 of This Little Light Of Mine. My name is James Powell and I’m glad that you’re able to join me for the second part of my interview with my parents.If you haven’t already listened to the first part of our conve

Mom & Dad - part 1

Mar 17th, 2021 58m 25s

Hello and welcome to Episode 27 of This Little Light Of Mine. My name is James Powell and I’m glad that you’re able to join me for today’s interview episode.Families can be some of the most complicated relationships that we have. Adding ele

All aren't welcome

Mar 3rd, 2021 31m 24s

I always dreamed that there would be peace on the other side of the rainbow. I thought that once I was fully out to my family, there would be no more secrets, and everything would be good. I had always been so terrified and fixated on comin