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The Art of Saying No: Setting Boundaries When You've Been Trained to Say Yes - Emotional Abuse 101 | Part 2 [357]

Episode 357

Have you ever been told that saying "no" makes you selfish? That good Christian women never rock the boat, always serve with a smile, and definitely …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

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The 10 Most Subtle Signs of Emotional Abuse in a Christian Marriage - Emotional Abuse 101 | Part 1 [356]

Episode 356

Welcome to part one of a brand-new series I’m calling “Emotional Abuse 101: Everything You Need to Know,” because, let’s face it, the church didn’t e…

9 months ago

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Do You Need Someone to Rescue You? [355]

Episode 355

In this episode, I get down and dirty with a topic that triggers all the rule-followers and religious gatekeepers: salvation. Not the flannelgraph-Je…

9 months, 1 week ago

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Breaking the Cycle of Fear, Obligation, and Guilt: Gwendoline’s Story [354]

Episode 354

Ever wonder why you keep getting stuck in the same soul-sucking relational merry-go-round and can’t get off? Why you feel like you're starring in a n…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

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Why Some People Change and Others Don't [353]

Episode 353

It’s time to talk about the two kinds of people in this world: the seekers and the stuck.

In this episode, I dive deep into the real reasons why some …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Subtle, Insidious Nature of Spiritual Abuse [352]

Episode 352

What if the very place you went for safety, love, and divine wisdom turned out to be the scene of the crime? Today we’re diving headfirst into the wo…

10 months ago

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Responding to Abusive Word Salad (the master game player strategy) [351]

Episode 351

Has your inbox turned into a dumpster fire of accusatory texts from your abuser?

In this episode, I hand you a step-by-step strategy to shut down the …

10 months, 1 week ago

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Understanding Coercive Control and the Harms Inflicted on to Adult and Child Victims [350]

Episode 350

“He doesn’t hit you, so it must not be abuse.” Yeah, no. That tired old line needs to die.

This week, I sat down with Dr. Christine Cocchiola, a power…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

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Toxic Beliefs That Keep Christian Women From Their True Identity (A Story about a Runner) [349]

Episode 349

Have you ever felt like life has you wearing a 200-pound emotional backpack labeled “Christian womanhood”? In this episode, I unpack (literally) the …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

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Beautiful Prisons and Golden Lies [348]

Episode 348

What if that golden cage you're sitting in was never locked? What if all that “God’s will” rhetoric was just fear cosplaying as holiness? In this epi…

10 months, 4 weeks ago

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