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In this debut episode of Beloved Rising, Rachael and Mandy gently dismantle the myth of the ‘normal’ brain and explore why church can feel so exhausting, confusing, or even unsafe for neurodivergent people.

Drawing on their lived experience at Magdalene Community Church, they share how MCC has unexpectedly become a home for those on the edges, and why the accommodations that support neurodivergent folk often end up making church more spacious, humane, and life-giving for everyone.

This conversation is for anyone who has struggled to belong, for leaders who want to do better but don’t know where to start, and for communities curious about what might be possible when we stop asking people to fit and start reshaping church itself.