I will also send you a free PDF copy of the first chapter of my book, Is It Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage as well as the first chapter of the brand new companion workbook. It’s like a super-charged therapy session!In this episode we continue our discussion with Pastor Dave Orrison, author of the book Narcissism in the Church.
The Link Between Narcissism and Legalism in the Church
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Healing from Spiritual Abuse
How Abusers Groom Their Victims (and Everyone Else)
What happens when a victim finally gets up the nerve to expose her abuser? She gets put on the rack and grilled. Here’s how her abuser pulls this off.
Can Christians be Narcissists?
Natalie interviews Pastor Dave Orrison about how legalism breeds narcissism and vice versa. If you’ve been part of a religious organization that powers over and lays heavy burdens on its constituents, then you’ve experienced this pathological combination and the spiritual and emotional trauma it causes.
When “Dying to Self” Isn’t Spiritual or Healthy
Self-denial sounds so unselfish, but is it? Learn how self-denial can be self-preserving and destroy healthy relationships.
Exchanging an Abusive Faith for a True and Simple Faith
Learn how to heal your faith after abuse. Discover the prize for wrestling the truth out of lies you once believed.
Episode 53 – The Underlying Beliefs That Keep Women of Faith Stuck in Emotional Abuse
Today we look at a survivor’s journals to discover the exact thinking that keeps women of faith stuck in abusive marriages.
Episode 52 – Low-Cost Ways to Heal, Responding to “Two Sides to Every Story,” And More
Join Natalie and Becky as they answer questions from followers of the Flying Free Facebook page including low-cost ways a survivor can move forward in the healing process. Plus, how should you respond if a pastor or someone else says there’s “two sides to every story?”
Episode 50-When Abuse and Our Faith are Tangled Up Together
Abuse damages our connection with God and strips us of our faith in a God who cares. Join Natalie for a lesson that will help untangle you from lies and renew your trust in Jesus, a God who doesn’t abuse people.
The Abuser God is the Ultimate Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
It’s been said that we become like the god we worship. If that’s true, we have to ask ourselves why abuse is prevalent in some church denominations. Jesus is not abusive, so who are they worshipping?
