200th Episode Celebration: The State of the Christian Survivor and Advocate Community [200]

Is abuse more widespread than ever before or are we more aware of it? Are churches listening to the cries of abused women? Is anything getting better?

I’m joined by advocates Sarah McDugal, Ngina Otiende, and Gretchen Baskerville, and my former podcast sidekick Rachel Harden as we celebrate the 200th Flying Free podcast episode and discuss the incredible support and awareness that’s growing in the Christian survivor community. 

We believe the tide is changing, and every single survivor is part of a growing wave of truth tellers, critical thinkers, and courageous voices.

Our take on the past decade:

• What advocates are supposed to be doing (it ain’t “telling you what to do”)
• Why civil wars are never started by the people in power
• The real reason “theo bros” are running scared
• How the data showing divorce saves lives is making a difference (even in conservative circles)
• Why airing dirty laundry is a good thing (including getting rid of stinkiness)
• The incredible things we’ve observed about younger generations
• Why we have a lot of hope for the church, abused women, and the future

Access the transcript, read the show notes, and/or ask Natalie a question here

Related Resources:

• Sarah McDugal is co-founder of Wilderness to WILD and the TraumaMAMAs mobile app.
• Ngina Otiende is a certified marriage coach, author, and blogger. Check out her website at Intentional Today.
• Gretchen Baskerville is a legend in the survivor community. Her book blows the lid off the lies most Christian women are told about divorce, and her website is a perpetual explosion of truth bombs. Check out The Life-Saving Divorce.
• My newest book, All the Scary Little Gods, is a spiritual memoir about healing from religious trauma and toxic programming. 
• Are you wondering what is happening inside your own painful and confusing marriage? I wrote another book just for you called Is It Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage: A Christian Woman’s Guide to Hidden Emotional and Spiritual Abuse. 
• Flying Free is my online membership program designed for Christian women in emotionally abusive marriages. Whether you want to stay well in your marriage or leave, we want to equip and support you through this program.
• Flying Higher is my online membership program for divorced Christian women. Come rebuild your life after divorce with women just like you!
• Support the Flying Free podcast AND get in on monthly deep-dive discussions with podcast guests by joining the Flying Free Podcast Club for a $5 monthly donation HERE. (Members of Flying Free and Flying Higher can join these discussions FREE. Just reach out to me, [email protected], and we'll get you set up!)