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Episode 1
Summer Reading Series
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In this powerful Summer Reading Series conversation, Safe to Hope host Julia Fillnow and Help[H]er Executive Director Ann Maree Goudzwaard sit down with therapist, author, and advocate Tabitha Westbrook to explore the sacred journey of healing after trauma. Drawing from her book, Body & Soul, Healed & Whole, Tabitha speaks candidly about sexuality, consent, coercive control, embodiment, and the intersection of theology and trauma recovery.
Together, they discuss how survivors can reconnect with their bodies, challenge internalized shame, and discern the difference between biblical teaching and spiritual manipulation. Tabitha’s clinical wisdom and personal vulnerability offer a compassionate, truth-filled roadmap for women navigating abuse, recovery, and intimacy.
Season 6 Episode 8
Bearing Witness
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In Episode 8, neurotheologian Dr. Jim Wilder joins us to explore the spiritual, psychological, and relational dynamics of ritual abuse and recovery. With gentle clarity, he unpacks the logic of evil, the power of gratitude, and the vital role of community in healing. This conversation offers profound insight for anyone seeking to walk with others through unspeakable trauma—without losing sight of who God created us to be.
- Episode 4 Self-Care
- Episode 6 Dr Heather Evans
- Armies of Enablers by Amos N. Guiora
Dr Jim Wilder Resources:
- Thrive conference. https://thrivetoday.org/
- The Red Dragon Cast Down: A Redemptive Approach to the Occult and Satanism
- Pandora Problem: Facing Narcissism in Leaders & Ourselves
- The Other Half of Church: Christian Community, Brain Science, and Overcoming Spiritual Stagnation
- Escaping Enemy Mode: How Our Brains Unit and Divide Us
Self-Care Resources:
- Christian Trauma Healing Network, Tools and Handouts
- Self-Regulation for Daily Triggers
- The Essential Skill to Regulate Your Nervous System
- Therapy in a Nutshell
- Justice From the Victim’s Perspective by Judith Herman
- Honoring the Truth: A Response to the Backlash by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis
Informational Resources:
- Serving SRA Survivors: Satanic Ritual Abuse Recovery by Kay Elise Tolman
- Lalich Center on Cults and Coercion
- RAINN.org – Informational Support for sexual abuse survivors
- On the Threshold of Hope by Diane Langberg
- Escaping High-Control Religious Groups
Season 6 Episode 7
Bearing Witness
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In one of the most difficult episodes of the season, Carya shares how ritual abuse and satanic worship were not only part of her story—but were carried out under the cover of Christian institutions. With clarity and courage, she invites listeners to reckon with the reality that evil can flourish where it should be most opposed. Her story confronts us with questions about spiritual deception, trauma, and the sacred call to protect the vulnerable. This episode bears witness to truth many would prefer to ignore.
SHOW NOTES:
- Episode 4 Self-Care
- Episode 6 Dr Heather Evans
- In Our First Lives by Diane Langberg
- Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices by Thomas Brooks
- When Home Hurts: A Guide for Responding Wisely to Domestic Abuse in Your Church by Jeremy Pierre and Greg Wilson
- The Red Dragon Cast Down: A Redemptive Approach to the Occult and Satanism by Jim Wilder
- Shattered No More by Heather Gingrich
- Predators: Pedophiles, Rapists, And Other Sex Offenders by Anna Salter
- The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis
Self-Care Resources:
- Christian Trauma Healing Network, Tools and Handouts
- Self-Regulation for Daily Triggers
- The Essential Skill to Regulate Your Nervous System
- Therapy in a Nutshell
- Justice From the Victim’s Perspective by Judith Herman
- Honoring the Truth: A Response to the Backlash by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis
- Escaping Enemy Mode by Dr Jim Wilder
Informational Resources:
- Serving SRA Survivors: Satanic Ritual Abuse Recovery by Kay Elise Tolman
- Lalich Center on Cults and Coercion
- RAINN.org – Informational Support for sexual abuse survivors
- On the Threshold of Hope by Diane Langberg
- Escaping High-Control Religious Groups
Season 6 Episode 6
Bearing Witness
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With insight, compassion, and conviction, Dr Evans reminds us that change begins not with a rescue, but with relationship—and that listening is an act of justice.
- Understanding Complex Trauma and Post-Traumatic Growth in Survivors of Sex Trafficking: Foregrounding Women’s Voices for Effective Care and Prevention (Routledge Research in Women’s Mental Health) by Heather Evans
- In Our First Lives by Diane Langberg
- Voices of Survivors Project
Self-Care Resources:
- Christian Trauma Healing Network, Tools and Handouts
- Self-Regulation for Daily Triggers
- The Essential Skill to Regulate Your Nervous System
- Therapy in a Nutshell
- Justice From the Victim’s Perspective by Judith Herman
- Honoring the Truth: A Response to the Backlash by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis
- Escaping Enemy Mode by Dr Jim Wilder
Informational Resources:
- Lalich Center on Cults and Coercion
- RAINN.org – Informational Support for sexual abuse survivors
- On the Threshold of Hope by Diane Langberg
- Escaping High-Control Religious Groups
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