The Faith Rehab podcast brings real talk about church hurt, healing, and rebuilding faith. We are a safe place that exists to bring comfort and community to those who have been hurt by the imperfections of the church. We create a safe space for people to experience genuine Christian acceptance and community, no matter where they are on their journey. We help people repair their relationship with Jesus and His followers, if they can. We help people find hope and experience community wherever they are on their path.
We talk openly about spiritual disappointment, church conflict, leadership failures, doubt, and the process of rebuilding trust. These conversations are not about attacking faith — they are about restoring it. We work to create a safe space to talk about church hurts and trauma without getting stuck there. We believe faith can survive questions. We believe healing takes time. And we believe honesty is healthier than pretending.
We help people answer the “now what?” questions in their spiritual journey. We work to have people tell us, and inspire us, by talking about how they got through it and found their sanity.
In short, we talk to real people and share real stories about:
— What hurt?
— What’s helped?
— Where ya headed?
Join us as we explore together, search together, scream together, cry together, and learn to live together as imperfect people. Join those of us who are just trying to be real, no matter what that looks like right now. Faith Rehab is about restoration, not rebellion. It is about transformation, not perfection.
If you’ve ever felt spiritually confused, burned out, or unsure where you belong in church culture, this space is for you.
Welcome to the conversation.
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Heidi Brandt (aka "TMI too high") is a professional Executive Coach and Corporate Trainer. She has worked for companies like Ford Motor Company, many hospitals, and Yale University. She is a wonderful mother to four boys. She is the daughter to a former pastor, was also married to a pastor and spent many years as a youth leader.
She can be seen driving around town smoking candy cigarettes. She was once named “Most Likely to Bring a Casserole to Drag Brunch.”
Steve McNitt, LCSW (aka "DUB") is a former high school teacher and coach. He is a former Teaching Pastor, Pastor of Community Care, and has led Young Life for 40 years. He has worked in the mental health field in the community for over 30 years; he has been in private practice, in non-profits, as well as public mental health in clinics, in Juvenile Hall, County Jail, and a Maximum-Security Prison. He has been married for 40 years and has two adopted sons who are better looking than anything he and his wife could have produced. He is an author who loves to play tabletop games, loves to watch sports, enjoys a good magician, and loves to mentor and encourage young leaders. At his age, most all leaders are younger than he.
CJ Mateo (aka “BMI Too High”) is the son of Filipino immigrants and a true preacher’s kid — he grew up immersed in ministry alongside his parents and sister, with a father who was both a bi-vocational pastor and church planter. That foundation never left him. CJ went on to serve on staff at a large church as a project manager, and he and his wife have spent their lives leading and serving in various capacities at their local church.
He fell in love with her the first time he heard her sing. They now share a full house with three wonderful kids and two dogs named Butter and Noodle.
A man of many talents, CJ is a founding member of a local dance crew, has taught dance for years, and but yet has not taught Steve how to moonwalk.
By day, CJ works in the field of Workers’ Compensation — and he’s still not entirely sure how he ended up doing a podcast. But here he is.