HEALING RELIGIOUS TRAUMA for Christian Women | Inner Peace, Trust God, Spiritual Healing, God’s Love, True Connection, Generational Trauma

Do you ever catch yourself walking on spiritual eggshells—even in spaces that should feel safe?

Maybe you find yourself scanning the room before you speak, wondering if your question will be received well, or if your honesty might be labeled as having "the wrong spirit." Maybe you've learned to adapt, to become whoever the room needs you to be, because authenticity feels dangerous. If you're a Christian woman who loves God deeply b...

What if your "character flaws" were actually brilliant survival strategies?

Maybe you've been looking at your people-pleasing, perfectionism, or emotional sensitivity and thinking, "Something is really wrong with me." Maybe you carry quiet shame about the ways you learned to cope, believing they prove you're selfish, manipulative, or fundamentally flawed. But what if you weren't bad - you were surviving? And what if you were brilli...

Have you been giving until you disappeared, believing that's what God wants from you?

Maybe you've spent years believing your worth is tied to your output - constantly proving yourself through spiritual performance, serving until you're empty, trying to earn God's love through perfect behavior. But here's a revolutionary truth: God never required your exhaustion. He asked for your presence - not your performance.

If you've been liv...

Have you ever felt that tension between the God you personally sense and the religious expectations around you?

Maybe you've spent years making yourself small to keep everyone else comfortable, while your true self remains hidden even from those closest to you. You've perfected what I call "helpful invisibility"—being indispensable but somehow still unseen. People notice your service, your put-together life, your ability to care fo...

"What if I told you that you have permission to rewrite your story—your faith story, your relationship with God, even your understanding of who you're meant to be—without losing the God who loves you?"

If that sounds impossible because you've been taught that questioning anything means losing everything, this episode will set you free.

God isn't threatened by your growth. He's actually been waiting for you to step into the fullness...

"What if I'm being deceived? What if I can't tell the difference between truth and trauma?"

If you've ever been terrified to trust what might be God's voice because of spiritual harm, this episode will change everything.

When you've experienced religious trauma, every spiritual voice starts to sound suspicious. But here's the beautiful truth Debra discovered: God's real voice sounds nothing like the voices that caused harm. Nothing...

HEALING PILLAR #1 OF A 3-PART SERIES

"Oh, but I wouldn't call it that. It wasn't that bad. I don't want to be dramatic." Sound familiar?   Even when you're describing feeling anxious around God, exhausted from trying to be "good enough," or confused about why your faith feels so heavy—something in you immediately pulls back from the words "religious trauma."   In this first episode of our three-part healing pillars series, Debra sh...

Have you ever walked away from church feeling heavy and confused—then immediately told yourself, "I'm probably just being too sensitive?"

If you've ever felt that spiritual discomfort but didn't have words for it, this episode is your gentle awakening call.

In this foundational conversation, Debra shares her own powerful story of finally finding language for her experience—that life-changing moment when her daughter sent a video th...

Have you ever felt like healing made you the problem?

Like setting a boundary, asking a question, or even just taking a breath for yourself meant you were somehow being disloyal—to your church, your family, or even to God?

If so, this episode was made for you.

In today’s conversation, Debra shares a personal story of what it felt like to begin healing in an environment that didn’t make space for her needs, her grief, or her voice—a...

What do you do when the very place that taught you to trust God… is also the place that made you afraid of Him?

If you’ve ever felt torn between your love for God and your fear of being hurt again — this episode is for you.

In today’s conversation, we’re stepping into one of the most tender questions:  Can I trust God again… after what happened?

You’ll hear a deeply personal moment from my own journey — a time when I couldn’t pray,...

You love God. You've stayed faithful. But something inside still feels broken, heavy… or lost. And no one ever told you why.

In this episode, we're naming it.

This is the conversation so many Christian women never knew they needed — the one that finally gives you language for the silent struggles shaping your faith, your voice, and your sense of self.

You'll hear a raw, honest story about what happens when the life you built around...

Have you ever walked out of a church service feeling anxious, heavy, or deeply unsettled—then immediately told yourself, “Maybe I’m just too sensitive?”

In this very first episode, I share a tender piece of my own story—about being shamed for my God-given enthusiasm—and the moment I finally realized I didn’t need to become smaller… I needed a bigger container.

We’ll unpack how spiritual sensitivity can actually be a sign of past re...

Do you love God… but still feel anxious, disconnected, or confused around your faith? Are you a Christian woman who’s stayed faithful—but deep down, something still feels off?

You’re not alone.

In this heartfelt introduction to Healing Religious Trauma, spiritual healing coach Debra Shafer shares why this podcast was created—and what it means to begin healing without walking away from your faith.

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