A podcast with a big-hearted, highly engaged audience.
Beyond the Surface is a podcast for people doing the slow, messy, often courageous work of recovering from religious and cultic harm. The audience is thoughtful, values-driven, and genuinely engaged. They're not passive listeners; they show up, they share, and they make intentional decisions about where they spend their time and money. Sponsoring this podcast isn't about mass reach. It's about the right reach.
If what you're offering would genuinely help people navigating identity, recovery, deconstruction, or life after high-control religion, this is the audience for it.
Who's Listening?
Listeners are primarily people with lived experience of religious harm, faith deconstruction, or cult recovery; along with LGBTQIA+ folks, therapists, coaches, and practitioners working in this space.
The audience spans Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada, Europe, and beyond. New listeners find the show every day.
This is not a casual-scroll audience. People come to Beyond the Surface because they need it and benefit from it.
What sponsorship looks like
Sponsored messages on Beyond the Surface are:
- 30–45 seconds of audio, pre-recorded by you and supplied as an MP3
- Placed at the beginning (pre-roll) or end (post-roll) of an episode, or both
- Clearly disclosed to listeners as a paid message – no disguising, no embedded native ads
Everything is managed directly with me with no third-party ad networks, and no automated systems. You’ll know exactly where your message is placed and when it goes out.
I provide a simple script template if you need a starting point, and light audio editing (volume levelling, silence removal) is included. Otherwise, your message goes out as supplied.
Bundle
Pre-roll + post-roll-
+ GST if applicable.
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Price for Single Episode
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Multi-episode packages available on request.
Who's a good fit?
Any practitioner or organisation advertising here must be religious-trauma informed and fully queer and trans affirming. Messages should feel invitational and clear – not urgent, coercive, or fear-based.
Sponsored messages work well for:
- Therapy, counselling, or allied health services
- Books and creative projects
- Workshops, training, or events
- Community organisations or collectives
- Trauma-informed resources or educational platforms
I don’t accept sponsorships from high-control or harmful religious organisations, non-affirming practitioners, or anything resembling conversion practices or ideology. If I have concerns about alignment, I’ll communicate them directly.
The process
- Get in touch – Email me to check availability and talk through whether this is a good fit.
- Confirm placement – We’ll agree on episode placement and audio deadline before anything is invoiced.
- Sign & pay – You’ll receive a Sponsored Message Agreement and invoice. Payment is upfront and confirms your booking.
- Send your audio – Supply your finished MP3 by the agreed deadline and you’re done.
GST applies to Australian-registered sponsors. Sponsored messages are non-refundable once payment is made.