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Flying Free

Confronting Religious Trauma and Reconstructing Faith [192]

Flying Free

Natalie Hoffman

Emotional, Spiritual, Narcissism, Self-improvement, Marriage, Abuse, Religion & Spirituality, Christian, Divorce, Christianity, Education

5.01.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

“I’m going to be ninety-two next month, and I have waited my entire life for a book like this.” A woman said this to Tiffany after she spoke to a Sunday School class about her book, “Gaslighted by God: Reconstructing a Disillusioned Faith.” Many Christians are told their doubts are a sign they haven’t prayed or fasted enough. That their spiritual frustrations are an indication they’re backsliding. That they just don’t have enough faith. Do you feel a sense of futility over ever measuring up as a Christian? Ever pleasing God? Ever nailing down the formula for blessing or meeting the mark for making yourself small enough? Tiffany wrote “Gaslighted by God” to give a voice to the pain of devoted Christians whose faith is cracking under the abuse of legalism, who are desperately clinging to beliefs that are hurting them, and who need to know it’s not their fault. In this episode: - What spiritual anxiety is and how it manifests - The significance of Tiffany screaming at a church sign - Why the Christian “answer” for everything is so damaging - The similarities between a space chimp and shell-shocked WWI veterans and what we experience because of legalistic theology - How Jesus expanded the definitions of sin to protect the vulnerable, not add a bigger burden - So much more! Listen or download the transcript at flyingfreenow.com/192 FREE: I'll send you the first chapter of my book, Is It Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage. Just hop on my mailing list at flyingfreesisterhood.com/free-download. (I will NEVER spam you or sell your information.) Desperate for real help and safe people who understand what you're going through? Find out about my online education and support program for women of faith at joinflyingfree.com And, if you are an already divorced Christian woman who wants to take back her life and get healthy, have amazing relationships, build a business or career, or even find a good man - check out joinflyinghigher.com

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0:00.0

Hi, this is Natalie Hoffman of Flying Free Now, and you're listening to the Flying Free

0:10.2

podcast, a support resource for women of faith, looking for hope and healing from hidden

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emotional and spiritual abuse.

0:21.6

Welcome to episode 192 of the flying free podcast.

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Today I have with me Dr. Tiffany.

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I should have asked you before we start. Is ituck yucky it's yeti it's like the

0:35.2

abominable snowman but with a k yes so it's Dr Tiffany yucky brooks it's kind of almost sounds yucky. Do you ever get that? I did when I was

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younger but like for the most part now you say Yetti and then people just kind of go that

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Yes, yes I can totally see that being a problem in grade school.

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Yes.

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Anyways, Dr. Tiffany Yucky Brooks is the author of numerous books,

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including multiple New York Times bestsellers.

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She's also been a professor of literature and writing

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at Abilene Christian University,

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McMurray University, and the University of South Carolina

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Uffert. Welcome Tiffany.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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So the reason I wanted to have Tiffany on here

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is because she has written a brand new book that was just

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released this year which I read and love I'm going to show for people who are

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watching the video I'm going to show what it looks like also you can see the

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