Engaging Stories of Spiritual Abuse

The Allender Center Podcast

The Allender Center

Psychology, Religion & Spirituality, Mental Health, Christianity, Trauma, Health & Fitness, Theology

4.6 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Join Dan and Rachael as they continue last week’s discussion about spiritual abuse. This week, they shift their focus to the healing process, exploring the challenges of naming and reconciling our experiences with spiritual abuse, particularly the difficulty in trusting others with our stories.

Spiritual abuse casts a shadow, creating a landscape of distrust, fragmentation, and isolation, often cutting us off from the very thing that can help us heal - one another.

Drawing from years of conducting Story Workshops, Dan and Rachael underscore the transformative power found in the collective sharing of our stories. It is this understanding that has led to the creation of the Story Workshop for Spiritual Abuse & Healing, which is designed to serve as a safe space for sharing, grieving, and hopefully, discovering more of the goodness of God within your own story.

If you've felt the impact of spiritual abuse and are seeking a supportive, facilitated community to navigate the healing process, consider joining this transformative Story Workshop, happening March 15-17, 2024. You can learn more at theallendercenter.org/workshops

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0:00.0	Spiritual abuse leaves profound wounds.
0:05.0	It shapes how you trust, how you connect with others, and how you perceive yourself and the world around you.
0:11.0	At the Allender Center, we are committed to creating spaces where your stories of religious harm can not only be heard and understood, but genuinely healed.
0:19.0	Hi, I'm Rachel Clinton Chen,
0:21.5	and I wanted to personally extend an invitation for you to join me
0:24.7	for the new story workshop for spiritual abuse and healing
0:27.7	happening this March 15th through 17th.
0:30.7	This is the first story workshop of its kind,
0:33.3	and we designed it in response to the countless emails and DMs we've received,
0:37.4	expressing a need for more resources to navigate past spiritual abuse.
0:42.0	Whether the spiritual abuse is rooted in your family of origin, a church setting, or a youth or campus ministry,
0:48.7	this story workshop is designed to guide you through your stories of harm.
0:52.7	Our hope is that over this transformative three-day experience, you'll not only find strength
0:57.6	in a supportive community that truly understands, but also learn to reconnect with yourself
1:02.6	and rediscover the goodness of God.
1:05.1	If you're ready to take this step toward healing, I invite you to join me for the Story Workshop
1:09.6	for Spiritual Abuse and Healing from March 15th through 17th,
1:13.4	2024.
1:14.9	Registration is now open at the Allender Center.org slash workshops.
1:27.0	Thank you for listening to the Allender Center podcast.
1:30.0	I'm Dr. Dan Allender.
1:32.0	And I'm Rachel Clinton-Centen.
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