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Season 6 Episode 17
Bearing Witness
In this bonus and final episode of Safe to Hope Season 6, Dr. Dan Allender joins our storyteller, Carya, for a profoundly moving conversation about trauma, faith, and the goodness of God. Together, they explore what it means to bear the image of God after unthinkable evil—and to rediscover delight, gentleness, and hope along the way.
As Ann Maree closes the Bearing Witness series, she reflects on how this season revealed not only the depth of human suffering but also the depth of God’s mercy and presence. Evil is real—but not final.
SHOW NOTES:
Dr Allender resources
- The Wounded Heart
- The Healing Path
- To Be Told
- God Loves Sex
- Intimate Allies
- The Cry of the Soul,
- Bold Love
- Bold Purpose
- Redeeming Heartache
- The Deep-Rooted Marriage
Season 6 Episode 16
Bearing Witness
In her final story episode, Carya reflects on what it means for God to be with her—not only through rescue, but in the long, quiet ache that follows. Through Scripture, images, and honest wrestling, she shares how comfort can coexist with agony, and how the Word that once felt distant has become both balm and challenge. Explore what healing looks like when it isn’t finished yet—when faith must hold steady between lament and hope.
SHOW NOTES:
- Episode 4 Self-Care
- Episode 6 Dr Heather Evans
- Restoring the Shattered Self by Dr. Heather Gingrich
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
- The Other Half of Church, Escaping Enemy Mode and The Red Dragon Cast Down 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
Scripture quotations are from the ESV®Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright© 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Season 6 Episode 15
Bearing Witness
Dr. Dan Allender joins Ann Maree to discuss trauma, faith, and the work of story. Together they wrestle with how believers can live in the tension between death and resurrection—where hope and heartache coexist.
SHOW NOTES:
- Shattered No More by Dr. Heather Gingrich
- Restoring the Shattered Self by Dr. Heather Gingrich
- Treating Trauma and Christian Counseling by Dr. Heather Gingrich
- Graduate Certificate in Trauma Therapy
- The Other Half of Church by Jim Wilder
- Self-Regulation for Daily Triggers
- 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
- Serving SRA Survivors: Satanic Ritual Abuse Recovery by Kay Elise Tolman
- On the Threshold of Hope by Diane Langberg
Season 6 Episode 14
Bearing Witness
Carya’s rescue didn’t begin with a manual—it began with love, prayer, and a community willing to bear witness. In this conversation, “Lynn,” the trusted friend who helped orchestrate Carya’s exit from harm, shares how faith, patience, wise counsel, and practical safeguards came together to make safety possible. This is not a how-to guide; it’s a testimony of God’s steady care through ordinary people who chose to stay.
SHOW NOTES:
- Episode 4 Self-Care
- Episode 6 Dr Heather Evans
- Restoring the Shattered Self by Dr. Heather Gingrich
- Treating Trauma and Christian Counseling by Dr. Heather Gingrich
- Graduate Certificate in Trauma Therapy
- The Other Half of Church by Jim Wilder
- Self-Regulation for Daily Triggers
- 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 and The Red Dragon Cast Down by Dr Jim Wilder
- Serving SRA Survivors: Satanic Ritual Abuse Recovery by Kay Elise Tolman
- On the Threshold of Hope by Diane Langberg
