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Soul Bruises

by Christie Hodson

 As a lifelong believer in Christ, I’ve grown weary of witnessing harm within spiritual settings. I’m tired of pretending it isn’t happening or convincing myself that spiritual abuse isn’t a serious issue—one that not only plagues the church but is also spreading beyond religious institutions. This is why the Soul Bruises podcast was created. It’s dedicated to exposing, educating, and ultimately working toward the eradication of spiritual abuse in all its forms. Whether you can relate to my experiences or bring your own perspective to the table, I hope Soul Bruises offers a balanced and thorough exploration of the issue. Whether you’re a spiritual leader, a member of a church, or someone with no connection to God or religion, I challenge you to reconsider your assumptions about spiritual abuse. I encourage you to tune in.  With each episode, I hope you gain a clearer understanding of what spiritual abuse is, how it manifests in religious and non-religious settings, who it affects, and why it’s crucial to address it with honesty and purpose.

Latest episodes

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Episode 30 - "White-Knuckling the Truth: Spiritual Elitism and the Biosphere of Certainty" - Part One of #7 of 12 Spiritual Abuse Tactics & Behaviors

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast, I name how spiritual elitism turns faith into a hierarchy, distorts who God is, and quietly trains us to treat others as less than.  I

Oct 13
43 min

Episode 30 - "White-Knuckling the Truth: Spiritual Elitism and the Biosphere of Certainty" - Part One of #7 of 12 Spiritual Abuse Tactics & Behaviors

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I name how spiritual elitism turns faith into a ranking system that fuels spiritual abuse and an us-versus-them culture.  I share my o

Oct 13
43 min

Episode 29 - Cutting Off the Contaminated: The Brutal Cost of Shunning

Send us Fan Mail Shunning can feel like a death without a funeral, especially when the people you called family decide you are suddenly invisible. I name how churches an

Aug 20
34 min

Episode 28 - The Anatomy of Twisted Scripture (Spiritual Abuse Tactic & Behavior #6 of 12)

Send us Fan Mail 12 Tactics and Behaviors Used By Spiritual Abusers Deception & LiesPower Control Authority, Spiritual Authority & Distorted LoyaltyIndoctrination, Thou

Aug 7
1 h 19 min

Episode 27 - Grace Is Not A Background Check: What We Can Learn & Do Better By What Happened At Pawley's Island Community Church & School

Send us Fan Mail Video of Pastor Don Williams exchange with law enforcement: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/P7J5N05Wu7s Video of Pastor Don Williams speaking to his con

Jul 27
31 min

Episode 26 - Interview with Former 2x2 Church Member Darlene Hegyi - A Survivors Guide to Leaving a Highly Controlled Church

Send us Fan Mail A religion can look peaceful from the outside while quietly training you to disappear on the inside. My friend Darlene Hegyi joins me to tell the story

Jul 6
2 h 13 min

Episode 25 - Interview with Former 2x2 Member Steve Hegyi - The Church With No Name But Plenty of Rules

Send us Fan Mail The Two Books mentioned in the interview: "Preserving the Truth: The Church without a Name and Its Founder, William Irvine"  by Cherie Kropp-Ehrig  "T

May 14
1 h 47 min

Episode 24 - Interview with Artist & Author David Hayward (The Naked Pastor) - Capturing Truth in a Single Frame

Send us Fan Mail FYI: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS A SMALL SECTION OF EXPLICIT CONTENT IN REGARDS TO SEXUAL ABUSE. *FOR VIEWING PODCAST - YOUTUBE VIDEO LINK (Advantages: Art

Jan 24
1 h 08 min

Episode 23 - My Response to the Documentary: "Evil Influencer - The Jodi Hildebrandt Story"

Send us Fan Mail SHOW NOTES: Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMjsVQIepZw Dark Truth Behind Netflix’s ‘Evil Influe

Jan 4
17 min

Episode 22 - Your Nervous System Is Not Sinning; It Is Protecting You! - Understanding Fight, Flight, Freeze and Fawn through Spiritual Abuse

Send us Fan Mail FREEZE YouTube Video of Bobi Gephart confronting Pastor John Lowe II  (13:39) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Sh2-Peefo FIGHT YouTube Video of "Remem

Nov 29 2025
56 min

Episode 21 - Interview with Pastor Kayleigh Clark - Restoring the Flock: God’s Blueprint for Healing After Collective Trauma

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast episode with our guest, Pastor & scholar Kayleigh Clark we  explore how collective trauma reshapes churches, why language and listening

Oct 12 2025
1 h 47 min

Episode 20 - Interview with Pastor/Chaplain Kristy Hodson - Breaking Out Of The Cage: Rebellion, Misplaced Loyalty and Authentic Faith - Part 3 of 3

Send us Fan Mail What happens when your spirituality becomes a battleground? When your voice, appearance, and very humanity are treated as problems to be fixed rather th

Sep 12 2025
1 h 11 min

Episode 19 - Interview with Pastor/Chaplain Kristy Hodson - Breaking Out Of The Cage: Rebellion, Misplaced Loyalty and Authentic Faith - Part 2 of 3

Send us Fan Mail What parts of yourself have you cut off to fit into someone else's spiritual mold? In this raw and revealing conversation, Pastor Kristy Hodson sha

Aug 22 2025
1 h 45 min

Episode 18 - Interview with Pastor/Chaplain Kristy Hodson - Breaking Out Of The Cage: Rebellion, Misplaced Loyalty and Authentic Faith - Part 1 of 3

Send us Fan Mail "Be Human,  Be Kind,  Be Both."

Jul 30 2025
1 h 20 min

Episode 17- Soul Cuffs: How Churches Turn Devotion Into Chains (Distorted Loyalty)

Send us Fan Mail What happens when your loyalty to God becomes twisted into a weapon against your own soul? In this deeply insightful exploration of distorted loyalty, w

Jul 1 2025
35 min

Episode 16 - Misplaced Loyalty: Are We Loyal to Christ, or Our Tribe?

Send us Fan Mail Misplaced loyalty in religious settings occurs when commitment to institutions trumps truth, justice, and human dignity. This harmful dynamic enables sp

Jun 1 2025
38 min

Episode 15 - Your Mind Is Not Their Property: How High Controlled Groups Manipulate Thought - Spiritual Abuse Tactics & Behaviors 5 of 12 (Part 2)

Send us Fan Mail Show Note Links: Allender Center: https://theallendercenter.org/ Allender Center Podcast: https://theallendercenter.org/category/podcast/ Restore Confer

Apr 18 2025
1 h 09 min

Episode 14 - Interview with Dr. Janja Lalich - Understanding Cults & Bounded Choice

Send us Fan Mail "Be Human,  Be Kind,  Be Both."

Mar 21 2025
1 h 12 min

Episode 13 - Breaking the Chains of Indoctrination & Thought Suppression - Spiritual Abuse Tactic & Behavior 5 of 12 (Part 1) - Indoctrination & Thought Suppression

Send us Fan Mail This episode explores: * The troubling dynamics of indoctrination, thought suppression, and mind         control within spiritual communities. * We em

Jan 6 2025
41 min

Episode 12 - DARVO - The Manipulative Tactics Abusers Use To Avoid Responsibility

Send us Fan Mail Wade Mullen's RESTORE 2022 conference talk that mentions DARVO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I-w6rPMy5M&t=1933s Rachel Denhollander's tri

Nov 1 2024
43 min

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