Season 1
Episode 4: It's OK to Talk About This!! (Deconstruction, Cults, Spiritual Abuse, & Religious Trauma)
Episode 3: Melissa's Story (Part of It)
Episode 2: Adam's Story (Part of It)
In this Episode #4, Adam & Melissa have an honest conversation about their own journey of peeling back the layers of deconstructing toxic faith years later after leaving Bethel and hyper-charismatic cultish environments. This episode will also hit on "honor" (silent) culture and the harm it causes, and Adam & Melissa's experience in recovering from it.
In this episode, Melissa shares some of her story of spiritual abuse and religious trauma that she experienced, and the journey of recovery. Trigger Warning: Spiritual Abuse, Religious Trauma, & CSA
In our 2nd Episode, Adam shares some of his story of experiencing spiritual abuse while serving as a missionary in Africa, as well as the fallout that happened with the missions organization in Kansas City. Trigger Warning: Spiritual Abuse & Religious Trauma
This episode sets the stage for our journey thru spiritual abuse, cultish orgs, religious trauma, toxic faith, deconstruction, etc. We will be sharing more from our stories in upcoming episodes! Trigger Warning for spiritual abuse. Hosts: Adam & Melissa Short