Did the Church Groom Me for Abuse? When Spiritual Leadership Becomes Toxic

Breaking Free from Narcissistic Abuse

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Have you been a victim of spiritual abuse? It's not just interpersonal relationships that can be toxic, but also group systems and leaders. Many are stepping forward to expose toxic church leadership and oppressive and abusive spiritual belief systems.
This week, Natalie Hoffman, author of Is it Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage: A Christian Woman's Guide to Hidden Emotional and Spiritual Abuse and her latest book, All the Scary Little Gods: a Memoir, joins me to discuss this sensitive topic.
To learn more about Natalie, you can find her on
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flyingfreesisterhood/
And she's also the hold of the Flying Free podcast: https://www.flyingfreenow.com/flying-free-podcast/
Her books:
Is it Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage: A Christian Woman's Guide to Hidden Emotional and Spiritual Abuse: https://www.flyingfreenow.com/is-it-me/
All the Scary Little Gods: a Memoir: https://www.flyingfreenow.com/all-the-scary-little-gods/
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Kerry Kerr McAvoy, Ph.D., a mental health specialist and author, is an expert on cultivating healthy relationships, deconstructing narcissism, and understanding various other mental health-related issues. Her memoir, Love You More: The Harrowing Tale of Lies, Sex Addiction, & Double Cross, gives an uncensored glimpse into the dynamics of narcissistic abuse.

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1. Did the Church Groom Me for Abuse? When Spiritual Leadership Becomes Toxic (00:00:00)

2. [Ad] Power in Chaos (00:17:50)

3. (Cont.) Did the Church Groom Me for Abuse? When Spiritual Leadership Becomes Toxic (00:18:29)