Trauma Recovery

Oct 228 min read

Spiritual Abuse in a Small Town Church

If anyone should have been able to recognize and call out spiritual abuse, it was us. But, as obvious as it was, it came on so slowly and...

Aug 214 min read

Sunday Service on a Spiral.

I woke up early, ready to attend the church service. I was ready in good time, prepared breakfast, and we headed to the church. As we parked

May 283 min read

From Checklists to Grace (bE+)

If you're reading this post, you most likely know what it's like to doubt your salvation. To feel fear that you might be wrong and that...

Sep 26, 20229 min read

How to Understand the Complexity of Trauma and Spiritual Abuse

Anna Kitko is a cult and new religions specialist with Ratio Christi, where she serves as the campus apologist at the University of...

Sep 10, 20229 min read

How do I Support Someone Who is Hurting From Religious Abuse?

Whether we are aware of it or not, we all more than likely know someone who has or is experiencing religious harm on one level or...

Aug 25, 20228 min read

Feeling "triggered" can be debilitating. Here's why it happens and what you can do to help yourself.

I was struggling to handle my anger well. My husband would say something to me, that while not truly the same, felt too similar to things...

Oct 17, 20214 min read

Young Life can do better, and they need to start now because tomorrow is too late.

On October 6th, The Michigan Daily published a Campus Life article entitled, “‘We will not be silenced’: UMich student survivors of Young...

Aug 15, 20214 min read

Do you feel inadequate because of lies you've been told in the past by unhealthy people?

Do you know that feeling of not being good enough? That combination of heaviness and tightness in your chest, with overwhelming sadness...

Mar 21, 20213 min read

Mentoring: the Myths and the Facts of a Mentoring Relationship

My seminary program required me to have a mentor for several semesters. I loved the idea of mentorship, but I didn’t know much about the...

Jan 25, 20213 min read

4 Steps to decisions you can feel solid about today

I had a dream last night. Many, probably, but one that I remember because something really cool happened. In it, I was struggling with...

Dec 21, 20203 min read

Your past does not condemn you, rather what you do with it can commend you.

My precious boy turned 3 today. His favorite gift was a singing Paw Patrol balloon. I made special birthday pancakes and we sang to that...

Dec 7, 20204 min read

Were you raised to believe holidays were sinful? Reclaim this loss and find freedom to celebrate

What’s your theology of celebration? Is it simply a fun time with family and friends? Is the focus on a remembrance of some kind? Or is...