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Brainwash Be Gone! | Break free of religious trauma as women leaving high demand religions [Deconstruction of spiritual abuse for Exvangelicals, Exmormons, Recovering Catholics, Former Jehovah’s Witnesses]
A podcast for women who’ve left high control, high demand religions. In every 15min episode, we deconstruct one specific rule you were taught, so you can let go of the harmful conditioning and live an amazing life on your own terms. Overcome spiritual abuse and religious trauma! Episodes drop on Sundays and Wednesdays.
If you’ve quit a high control group, high demand religion, or cult after suffering spiritual abuse and religious trauma, then YOU know, just like I know, how super frustrating it can be to realize that – although we’re physically free – that old psychological conditioning still echoes in our minds over and over, sometimes for years or even decades after leaving. This insidious training encouraged us to keep our true selves repressed, it told us we weren’t good enough, and stopped us from living authentically. Well, this podcast is about BUSTING OUT of that whole paradigm! So whether you’re an exvangelical, exmormon, recovering Catholic, former Jehovah’s witness or somethin’ else, welcome! Subscribe or follow so you don’t miss anything!
Clare Corado leads a podcast for women who have left high control religions or other high demand groups. We tackle religious trauma and spiritual abuse through deconstruction of harmful teachings.
Topics: Religious trauma, spiritual abuse, deconstruction, exmormon, exmo, exvangelical, recovering catholic, excatholic, former jehovah's witness, women's empowerment, feminism, leaving religion, self-worth, high demand religions, high control groups, high control religion, cult, cult recovery, brainwashed, high demand religion, spiritual trauma, church abuse
Episodes
28 episodes
The "One True Religion" Claim: Deconstructing Spiritual Abuse and Religious Trauma in High Demand Faiths
Explore how the claim to be the “one true religion” often fuels religious trauma and spiritual abuse within high demand and high control faith communities. In this episode, we dive deep into how such exclusivity fosters fear, silence, and psych...
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Gratitude for life as an excatholic, exmormon, exvangelical, ex jehovah's witness | Religious trauma & spiritual abuse recovery
Have you ever wondered what life could look like after walking away from a high control group or high demand religion? Are you struggling with spiritual trauma, religious abuse, or confusion about leaving your faith? This episode offers hope an...
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Spiritual Trauma in Relationships | Freeing ourselves as Exvangelical, Exmormon, ExCatholic, Ex JW women
What if the messages high control religions taught about sex and relationships were never truly about love? This episode dives deep into how high demand religions contribute to spiritual trauma and religious abuse, shaping harmful b...
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Parenting After Leaving High-Demand Religions: Why It’s Harder but Healthier
Are you worried about how leaving a high-control or high-demand religion might affect your children's upbringing? Many parents fear that without the strict structure of their former faith, their kids may struggle or become "rebellious." This ep...
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"You'll only need your degree if your husband dies" | Deconstructing spiritual trauma from high control groups
Have you ever been told that your education only matters if your husband dies, and felt something inside you recoil even while you tried to believe it was "godly wisdom"? This episode explores the spiritual trauma women face in high control rel...
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Breaking the Rule to Always Say Yes: Reclaiming Intuition from Religious Trauma
Why were women taught to always say yes, even when their intuition screamed no? In this episode, we dive deep into how religious trauma and spiritual abuse in high control and high demand religions train women to ignore their inner voice, often...
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Religious Trauma and the Pressure to Have Many Children: Healing Spiritual Abuse from High-Control Religions
If you were raised in a high-control faith and still feel guilt around having fewer or no children, this episode offers healing for religious trauma and spiritual abuse pressures. Many women learn to prove their worth through unlimited childbir...
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Deconstructing "Men are the head, but women are the neck" | Reclaiming your voice after spiritual abuse and leaving a high-demand religion
If you grew up in a high-control religion and are recovering from abuse, you might still find yourself self-censoring or managing others subtly instead of expressing your true needs. This episode deconstructs the "men are the head, women are th...
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“I know this church is true” deconstructed. | The role of blind faith in religious trauma and spiritual abuse in high demand religions
What if letting go of the need to be 100 percent certain is the very thing that finally gives you peace?If you grew up in a high demand religion repeating statements like “I know this church is true,” you were trained to prize certainty ...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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15:48
Am I Still a Good Person After Leaving Religion? Heal Spiritual Abuse, Trauma, and Shame from High Demand Religion
After you left your high-control group, do you secretly worry that leaving may have made you a 'bad' person? Spiritual abuse, religious trauma, and shame from high demand religions can impact our lives long after leaving.This episode spe...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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15:32
Deconstructing “Submit to Your Husband” | Women’s empowerment as an antidote to spiritual abuse after leaving high-demand religions
Have you ever been told to “submit to your husband”? This episode of Brainwash Be Gone unpacks one of the most damaging and normalized teachings from high-control, high demand religions and reveals how it impacts women’s autonomy, self-worth, a...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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16:34
Heck yeah, “My Body is a Temple” | What women exvangelicals, exmormons, recovering catholics, and former jehovah’s witnesses need to recover from religious trauma and fully enjoy our bodies
Have you ever been told “your body is a temple” in a way that left you feeling ashamed, restricted, or disconnected from yourself? For many of us, this is part of our religious trauma.If you’re healing from high-control religion, rules a...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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12:59
“Motherhood is your highest purpose” can lead to low self-worth and religious trauma. How exvangelicals, excatholics, and exmormon women can choose an authentic life whether they have kids or not.
What if your worth has nothing to do with whether you become a mother, how many children you have, or how perfectly you parent?If you were taught that motherhood is your highest purpose, you might still feel pressure, guilt, or confusion...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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15:32
“Don’t Ask Questions” is a tool of spiritual abuse used by high demand religions; bring back your curious side to heal religious trauma!
High demand religions don't tolerate questions. This episode explores spiritual abuse in high demand religions and the importance of reclaiming your curiosity. Were you ever told to stop asking questions about your faith, a...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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14:05
Deconstructing “Marriage is forever” [Women overcoming religious trauma as an exvangelical, exmormon, recovering catholic, or former jehovah’s witness]
Explore the impact of rigid beliefs on personal freedom as we discuss the ‘marriage is forever’ doctrine. Have you ever felt trapped by the belief that a promise, especially one about marriage, must be kept no matter the cost?...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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18:51
Season 2 Trailer: Deconstructing religious trauma and spiritual abuse for exvangelicals, exmormons, excatholics, former jehovah's witness
If you’ve quit a high control, high demand religion, or cult after suffering spiritual abuse and religious trauma, then YOU know, just like I know, how super frustrating it can be to realize that – although we’re physically free – that old psyc...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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0:59
The Mirror of Sovereignty
Personal development can focus a lot on our own boundaries, our own self care, our own desires... but we can learn so much from observing, recognizing, and respecting the sovereignty of the people around us. Topics: Religious trauma...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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10:21
A Stress-Less Way to Discover your Life's Purpose
Maybe the answer to one of life's greatest questions is not a snappy elevator pitch. This episode is about following the clues from the universe to find your next step.Topics: Religious trauma, spiritual abuse, deconstruction, exmormon, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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9:29
I'm a basic Karen with RBF and ... IDGAF
Silly-seeming memes can be surprisingly insidious in their impact on how we live. In this episode, we break down how online humor about women often surreptitiously conveys social rules we are expected to follow but that's not in our best intere...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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9:03
Why You Need to Go "Too Far"
Growing and changing can feel new and uncomfortable. This episode talks about one important thing to keep in mind as you're trying to embody new ways of being. Topics: Religious trauma, spiritual abuse, deconstruction, exmormon, exv...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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11:07
How to Go with "The Flow"
Scheduling your life based on the rhythms of your menstrual cycle can be magical. Each phase of our cycles can be a gift in its own way!Resources mentioned in the episode:https://floliving.com...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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15:28
From Naive Girl to Wise Woman
Naivety in women has historically been celebrated, but there is so much more awesomeness that awaits us when we transition into true, mature womanhood.This episode is about observing how we may have been conditioned to show up in various...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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19:02
Making Friends as an Adult
Why is it so much harder to make close friends as an adult? This episode is about acting intentionally to recruit some awesome friends in this era of your life.Topics: Religious trauma, spiritual abuse, deconstruction, exmormon, exvangel...
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Episode 5
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7:29
The Art of Taking Up Space
So many of us have been taught that to be a good girl or a polite woman, we have to be physically small and demure. and modest, and just really fold ourselves into the smallest space possible. We learn to shrink ourselves in both physical...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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13:09
Spoiler Alert: You deserve good things!
Yep, you are going to need to increase your tolerance for accepting all the good things in your life!Topics: Religious trauma, spiritual abuse, deconstruction, exmormon, exvangelical, recovering catholic, former jehovah's witness, women'...
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Episode 3
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