HeyJaredUnchurched
Where Truth Breaks Tradition.Conversations that expose the toxic systems within institutional religion and highlight the real stories of people healing from church hurt, religious trauma, and spiritual abuse while navigating faith deconstruction.
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I Didn't Join a Cult. I Joined a Church. (opens the original)
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For 28 years, I believed I was serving the Divine. I followed the rules, silenced my questions, and ignored the quiet voice inside me that kept whispering something wasn't right. This isn't a story about attacking faith. It's a story about what happens when control is mistaken for spirituality and fear replaces freedom. In this deeply personal episode of Unchurched , I share the journey I never thought I would tell publicly—the emotional, psychological, and spiritual wounds that kept me trapped
Church Hurt Changed Everything | Religious Trauma, Spiritual Abuse & Finding Freedom (opens the original)
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Have you ever questioned your faith because of church hurt? Have you experienced spiritual abuse, religious manipulation, or been used by the very people you trusted? In this episode of Unchurched , Edna White sits down with Stephanie C. Jones, who shares her powerful journey of surviving religious trauma and reclaiming her identity after years of serving in ministry. Raised in the church, Stephanie faithfully served as a youth pastor, Sunday School superintendent, and worship leader. But behind
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