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Snatched from the Flames: Nathan Reynolds on Dissociative Identity Disorder, Ritual Abuse, and the Church's Blind Spot - best of
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In perhaps the most raw and vulnerable episode of Conversations with Joshua T. Berglan, Joshua sits down with Nathan Reynolds, author of Snatched from the Flames. Both men peel back the layers of their own battles with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), sharing a level of honesty rarely heard in public discourse. Joshua opens up about his own "switches" and the terrifying reality of not being "fully healed" despite a deep walk with God.
Nathan, a survivor of multi-generational ritual abuse, provides a masterclass on the mechanics of trauma, explaining how DID serves as a brilliant survival mechanism rather than a defect. They discuss the specific, crushing shame of male sexual abuse, the church's often catastrophic failure to support survivors, and the practical realities of parenting while navigating a fractured mind. From the "spiritual transmitted diseases" of trauma to the nervous-system-resetting power of cold water immersion, this conversation is a lifeline for anyone who has ever felt too broken to belong.
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