
The Deeper Pulse with Candice Schutter
Hi. I'm Candice Schutter. I started this podcast during the pandemic, repackaging personal stories as self-help epiphanies because old habits die hard and turning pain into profit was at the heart of what I had long bought and sold as a new-age grifter. Eventually, I began to look more critically at two decades spent in spirituality and wellness circles. Sharing about those years publicly for the first time (See Episode 33) led me into the world of cult recovery, and I soon after became a wellness cult whistleblower. The Deeper Pulse offers cultural commentary alongside in-real-time recovery as my guests and I grapple with moral injuries in the aftermath of spiritual abuse and the toxic positivity that silenced us. Finally free(ish) from the myopia of self-help 'cult'ure, the pod now focuses primarily on current events, social justice, and ongoing critiques of leadership that disrupt the hierarchical frameworks that live inside and around us.
Episodes
#94 - Doctrine Over Person: A Convo on Cult Recovery, Anti-Vax Denialism, & Being ‘Gay Again’ | T Brown

#93 - The End of Aliases + Liberation Is Free | Solo Episode

Trauma & Control: How Authoritarianism Shows Up In Wellness Culture & In Our Bodies | Magdalena Weinstein (ENCORE)

#92 - 'Mean Girl': Parasocial Influence, Spilling the Tea, & Red-Flag Reminders for 'Org' Apostates

#91 - Beyond The Binary: A Critical Look at Gender Essentialism

#90 - Miss Nature LLC: Uniting Rural Communities & Demystifying Drag | Christopher Jay Hall

#89 - The Penny Peace Project: Rural Organizing & Bridging Culture War Divides | Julie Fernatt & Llama Habern

#88 - Power To The People: Decolonizing Our Psyches & Reimagining Leadership | Nikki G

Follow The Leader - Myth or Inevitability? (Patreon Preview)

Bully Backlash & Tinderbox Truths - Speaking Up When It Matters Most (ENCORE)

#87 - Resistance For Beginners: 4 Questions to Jumpstart Everyday Activism | Susan McCulley

Gaslighting, Victim Blaming, & Tone Policing for Social Control (ENCORE)

#86 - Hive Mind Paralysis & How We Break Free

#85 - Hope Is A Verb: Surviving Anxiety & Restoring Agency (#GOTV)

Patreon Preview - Losing My Religion + Is Social Media Radicalizing Us?
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#84 - Q Her A: The 'Cult'ure Series Finale

#83 - Power Trip: Psychedelic Therapy & The Ethics of High-Minded Healing | Lily Kay Ross & David Nickles
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#82 - Smokescreen: Christian Dominionism & The 'Pro-Life' March on Washington | Nikki G - Part 2 of 2

#81 - Trojan Horse: The NAR Movement, Christian Nationalism, & The Cult of Trump | Nikki G - Part 1 of 2

#80 - Bully Backlash & Tinderbox Truths: Speaking Up When It Matters Most

#79 - The Flying Monkey 'High Road' & Sugar-Coated Shame

#78 - P.S. Paper Tigers, Embodied Activism, Spiritual Gaslighting, & A Whistleblower 'Reality' Check | w/ Special Guests

Patreon Preview - Spiritual Capitalism: The Trouble w/ Turning Meaning Into Money
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#77 - Spiritual & Religious Abuse: Raising Awareness & Supporting Black Survivors | Nikki G

#76 - When Did I Start Hating My Body? 'Snapshots From The Body Image Brink' | Susan McCulley
