Carya’s Story – Part 5

In this pivotal chapter of her story, Carya shares how her long nightmare began to shift—when the years of abuse finally gave way to rescue. Yet safety was not something she could walk into alone. This episode highlights the crucial role of people-helpers—those who step in, stand beside, and walk with survivors through the fear, uncertainty, and fragile beginnings of healing.

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Dr. Heather Gingrich – Expert Contributor

This week on Safe to Hope, Dr. Heather Davediuk Gingrich joins us for a conversation that blends deep clinical insight with years of walking alongside survivors of extreme abuse. From dissociative identity disorder (DID) to ritual abuse, she helps us understand how evil distorts, how the church can cause further harm—even unintentionally—and how to become truly safe people for those who are healing. This is a sobering yet hope-filled episode, equipping us to listen well, care wisely, and respond with both truth and compassion.

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Carya’s Story – Part 4

Through language rarely spoken in Christian spaces, Carya explains the difference between grooming and training, and how dissociation became the means of survival when life became unbearable. Carya invites listeners to see not only the trauma, but the mercy that allowed her to endure it. Her words call us, the Church to deeper understanding, and to become a place where stories like hers can be known and safely held.

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Festivals of Remembrance Journal Series!

Volume I:

Remember My Affliction

Finding language for suffering, and courage to lament before the God who remembers.

Volume II:

Remember His Benefits

A sacred rhythm of remembering, reframing, and requesting — anchoring your heart in God’s truth.

Looking Forward
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  • Safe to Hope 2026 Season: Spiritual Abuse
  • Your Story Matters: Theology of Story I self-paced course