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Season 6 Episode 12
Bearing Witness
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.
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 11
Bearing Witness
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.
SHOW NOTES:
- Episode 4 Self-Care
- Episode 6 Dr Heather Evans
- Shattered No More 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
- 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 10
Bearing Witness
In this compelling expert segment, attorney and advocate Rachael Denhollander offers deep insight into the role of theology in abuse prevention and response. She helps us understand why survivors struggle to be believed and what it takes to build churches that are safe, discerning, and equipped to care well.
SHOW NOTES:
- What Is A Girl Worth? By Rachael Denhollander
- Redeeming Power by Diane Langberg
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 9
Bearing Witness
In Story 3, Carya begins to tell how her abuse continued even after she left home. She exposes the hidden lives of men in ministry who used their power for evil while cloaked in Christian leadership. With courage and sorrow, she shares a part of her story she’s never spoken aloud—her children.
SHOW NOTES:
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
