ReligiosiTea
ReligiosiTea is where sacred storytelling meets critical inquiry—an exploration of how religion, spirituality, and health collide, converge, and co-heal. Hosted by Adren, a doctoral student in Health Equity Sciences with a Master of Public Health and a background in anthropology, this podcast bridges the gap between lived experience and academic insight. With deep roots in qualitative research and a passion for testimony, Adren invites listeners into the spaces where belief systems meet bodies, where healing is both clinical and cosmic, and where the divine shows up in diagnosis, doubt, and deliverance. The name ReligiosiTea is a portmanteau of religiosity—a measure of religious participation—and tea, a term from queer and AAVE dialects meaning truth, gossip, and revelation. This isn’t just a show about religion or health—it’s about the stories we whisper, the rituals we survive, and the questions we dare to ask when the stakes are spiritual and embodied. Episodes vary in format—from interviews with people of diverse faiths and spiritual identities, to solo reflections, to commentary on the politics of faith and wellness. Whether you’re devout, deconstructing, or somewhere in between, ReligiosiTea offers a grounded, generous space for complexity, clarity, and connection.
Episodes
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Content Note:
This episode touches on mental health, religious disaffiliation, family stress, and folk healing practices, including a brief discussion of an attempted exorcism.
Ever wonder what happens when a devout Catholic upbringing meets a restless, science-first mind? In this episode, we sit down with Isela—a self-described fronter...
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In this Long Steep, we brew gratitude slowly and intentionally—through theology, psychology, and lived experience. No buzzwords, no toxic positivity, no “be grateful for your trauma” energy. Just real tea.
We start with what gratitude actually is: a state, a trait, an act of reciprocity shaped by context and choice. From there, we trac...
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Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of parental death, grief, childhood emotional hardship, spiritual disappointment/anger toward God, anxiety, depression, and references to ghosts/hauntings and spirit work. Please listen with care and step away if you need to.
In this episode of ReligiosiTea, Adren sits down with his lif...
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Content Warning: This episode discusses symptoms and impacts of psychosis, including hallucinations, delusions, cult dynamics, moral panics, religious trauma, and references to mass suicides and violence. It also touches on stress, trauma, and contemporary political upheaval. Please listen with care, and step away if you need.
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What happens when traditional religious spaces no longer feel authentic? Marie's spiritual journey takes us from Catholic pews and saint cards to a deeply personal practice centered on finding the divine within herself.
The tension between our need for connection and our need for authenticity drives this conversation. Ma...
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This episode discusses heavy themes related to war and religion, including:
- Graphic descriptions of mental health impacts such as PTSD, depression, moral injury, and substance use
- Mentions of death, grief, and suicide
- Discussion of bombings, displacement, and healthcare collapse
- References to Christian nationalism, Zionism, and r...
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In this Long Steep episode, Adren Warling unpacks the legacy of Francis, the chaos of Trump’s papal cosplay, the rise of Pope Leo XIV, and what it all means for public health, queer dignity, climate collapse, and the politics of salvation. From ordo amoris to holy smoke, this is where theology meets theory, and faith meets fire. Wheth...
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Content Warnings:
This episode contains discussions of:
- Mental health struggles, including depression and anxiety
- Religious trauma and themes of spiritual disconnection
- Paranormal experiences and supernatural encounters
- Death and illness, including family health crises
- Guns and references to firearm use
- Sexual and sensual content, includ...
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In this episode of ReligiosiTea, host Adren dives into the complex relationship between prayer, cognitive processes, and health outcomes. From its mental benefits to the potential for stress reduction, prayer can shape how we process emotions and handle challenges—even in clinical settings. Adren also explores the intersection of reli...
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Lucy's faith journey unfolds like many roads less traveled—winding, marked with detours, yet always finding its way back to a divine center. As a Christian attending a Baptist church, she describes herself as "more spiritual than anything," embodying a relationship with God that transcends religious formality.
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(Content Warnings)
This episode touches on themes of homosexuality, brief mention of sexual assault, and religious trauma. These themes might be difficult for some listeners to hear. Please be advised.
(Description)
This episode was actually the first episode ever recorded for ReligiosiTea! Even before the introduction. This episode is ...
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This episode introduces your host for the ReligiosiTea Podcast Adren Warling. This episode gives an overview of Adren's own religious history, the motivations for stating this podcast, the origination of the name, and what to expect as the podcast rolls out.
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Welcome to the first Quick Tea Spill episode.
This episode discusses recent executive orders from President Donald Trump in February of 2025. Particularly the executive orders on the establishment of a White House Office of Faith and on the Eradication of anti-Christian Bias.
These orders leave a lot of questions about how religion wi...
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