Gloria Masters is a Survivor, Author and Advocate of all things CSA and speaks from 16 years of lived experience. She has managed to turn the final corner of healing into giving back, through highlighting the issue of child sexual abuse to help other surv

Elizabeth Endara is a writer living in Chicago with her husband and their dog and two cats. She has a Masters in International Educational Development from Columbia University and is also trained as a trauma-informed yoga teacher, full-spectrum doula, and

Morgan Chantelle is a mom, trauma-informed life coach, breathwork practioner in Northern California. She works with many people healing from spiritual abuse and is also an exvangelical and purity culture survivor. When not working you can usually find Mor

Heather Heath is the author of Lovingly Abused and she tells her story of growing up in toxic religion. She was homeschooled using Bill Gothard's ATI (Advanced Training Institute) program which doesn't provide any sort of diploma or accreditation. She w

Jane Ridley is a lawyer focusing on getting justice for religious abuse victims.(LLM International Human Rights Law and Practice.) Previously worked for Sound Choices Coalition based in Utah which is now closed. She comes on the show to discuss how the le

Janice Selbie was raised evangelical and turned to closed Mennonite (Holdeman/Church of God in Christ Mennonite) during her husband's bible college years. She homeschooled her children, wore a head covering, and was very conservative. Her marriage was dif

Leaving the Toxic Religion I was Groomed For

Jenny Fleming talks about the pressures of being a pastors kid. She recounts her childhood of growing up in the church and the negative impact it had on her. Sunday was the worst day of the week for her and she was finally able to escape religion. She co

TRIGGER WARNING - This episode mentions trauma, sexual abuse, and other hard topics.Isami Daehn was born in Japan and eventually moved to the US. She was raised by fake missionaries who stole money from churches under the guise of “missionary” work. Isami

This is a DISCUSSION episode where I interview a professional on a specific subject. Julia Capizzi is an engagement journalist looking to serve the informational needs of the deconstruction community. She comes on the show to discuss her mission and the i