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Hosted by Christie Hodson · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 28 episodes
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As a lifelong believer in Christ, I’ve grown weary of witnessing harm within spiritual settings. I’m tired of pretending it isn’t happening or convincing myself that spiritual abuse isn’t a serious issue—one that not only plagues the church but is also spreading beyond religious institutions. This is why the Soul Bruises podcast was created. It’s dedicated to exposing, educating, and ultimately working toward the eradication of spiritual abuse in all its forms. Whether you can relate to my experiences or bring your own perspective to the table, I hope Soul Bruises offers a balanced and thorough exploration of the issue. Whether you’re a spiritual leader, a member of a church, or someone with no connection to God or religion, I challenge you to reconsider your assumptions about spiritual abuse. I encourage you to tune in. With each episode, I hope you gain a clearer understanding of what spiritual abuse is, how
Christie Hodson hosts Soul Bruises, a religion show with 28 episodes published.
Send us Fan Mail 12 Tactics and Behaviors Used By Spiritual Abusers Deception & Lies Power Control Authority, Spiritual Authority & Distorted Loyalty Indoctrination, Thought Suppression, Bounded Choice & Mind Control Twi
Send us Fan Mail A religion can look peaceful from the outside while quietly training you to disappear on the inside. My friend Darlene Hegyi joins me to tell the story of growing up in the Two by Two church, a secretive
Send us Fan Mail The Two Books mentioned in the interview: "Preserving the Truth: The Church without a Name and Its Founder, William Irvine" by Cherie Kropp-Ehrig "The Truth About The Truth" by Mary Ann Schoeff *********
Send us Fan Mail FYI: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS A SMALL SECTION OF EXPLICIT CONTENT IN REGARDS TO SEXUAL ABUSE. * FOR VIEWING PODCAST - YOUTUBE VIDEO LINK (Advantages: Artwork is shown when it is being described) https://you
Send us Fan Mail SHOW NOTES: Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMjsVQIepZw Dark Truth Behind Netflix’s ‘Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story Law & Crime Network h
Send us Fan Mail FREEZE YouTube Video of Bobi Gephart confronting Pastor John Lowe II (13:39) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Sh2-Peefo FIGHT YouTube Video of "Remembering Jennifer Lyell" (5:37) https://www.youtube.com
Send us Fan Mail In this podcast episode with our guest, Pastor & scholar Kayleigh Clark we explore how collective trauma reshapes churches, why language and listening matter, how sometimes the first step of finding heal
Send us Fan Mail What happens when your spirituality becomes a battleground? When your voice, appearance, and very humanity are treated as problems to be fixed rather than gifts to be celebrated? Pastor and Chaplain, Kri
Send us Fan Mail What parts of yourself have you cut off to fit into someone else's spiritual mold? In this raw and revealing conversation, Pastor Kristy Hodson shares her journey through a high-control religious environ
Send us Fan Mail "Be Human, Be Kind, Be Both."
Send us Fan Mail What happens when your loyalty to God becomes twisted into a weapon against your own soul? In this deeply insightful exploration of distorted loyalty, we unravel how spiritual abuse manipulates our noble
Send us Fan Mail Misplaced loyalty in religious settings occurs when commitment to institutions trumps truth, justice, and human dignity. This harmful dynamic enables spiritual abuse by silencing those who recognize prob
Send us Fan Mail Show Note Links: Allender Center: https://theallendercenter.org/ Allender Center Podcast: https://theallendercenter.org/category/podcast/ Restore Conference: https://julieroys.com/restore/ "The Roys Repo
Send us Fan Mail "Be Human, Be Kind, Be Both."
Send us Fan Mail This episode explores: * The troubling dynamics of indoctrination, thought suppression, and mind control within spiritual communities. * We emphasize the importance of nurturing critical thinking and per
Send us Fan Mail Wade Mullen's RESTORE 2022 conference talk that mentions DARVO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I-w6rPMy5M&t=1933s Rachel Denhollander's trial transcript & verbal testimony Transcript: https://www.cnn.co
Send us Fan Mail Spiritual abuse can shatter faith and trust in devastating ways. Imagine an environment where authority becomes a tool for manipulation rather than guidance. In this episode of Soul Bruises, we tackle th
Send us Fan Mail What if the pain you thought was just "church hurt" was actually something much more severe? Today on the Soul Bruises podcast, we return from our hiatus to confront the unsettling reality of spiritual a
Send us Fan Mail Ever felt the discomfort of a conversation that doesn't seem right in a spiritual setting? I, Christie, pull back the curtain on the darker side of faith communities, spotlighting the fine line between s
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever considered the profound impact of power within your spiritual community? This episode pulls back the curtain on the often-invisible abuse of power, where control and authority can distort f
David Hayward
former pastor turned artist · The Naked Pastor
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Janja Lalich
Professor Emerita of Sociology
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Amanda Montell
New York Times Bestselling author and podcaster · unclear
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Dr. Diane Langberg
Ph.D.
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John Harvey Kellogg
originator of corn flakes
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Darlene Hegyi
Two by Two church
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