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Do you love God, but feel like you’re slowly drifting away from Him, and you don’t know why? Are you scared that questioning your church, or your faith, might mean losing everything you love? Do you second-guess your emotions, your voice, even your own intuition, wondering if you’re the problem? Are you tired from trying to be good enough, faithful enough, spiritual enough, and still feeling like you fall short? Do you feel spiritually homeless, longing for a safe space where you can be honest, messy, and still welcomed?
If that all sounds a little too familiar, take a deep breath. You’ve found a place to land.
Healing Religious Trauma for Christian Women is a podcast made to help you:
- Rebuild your relationship with a safe, loving God.
- Feel emotionally and spiritually safe enough to ask honest questions.
- Hear God’s voice for yourself, without fear, shame, or outside filters.
- Lay down false guilt and come back to your voice, your worth, and your peace.
- Find a gentle, supportive space where spiritual healing is real, and faith still matters.
Hi, I’m Debra.
A woman of faith who spent decades trying to earn God’s love by doing everything “right.” I was the helper, the volunteer, the spiritual overachiever. Underneath all the striving, I felt disconnected, from God, from myself, and from the woman I longed to be.
Like so many of the women I now serve, I kept trying to pray harder, serve more, and fix myself, hoping the fog would lift, the guilt would fade, and I’d finally feel close to God’s love again. None of it worked.
What changed?
I finally realized it wasn’t my faith that was failing. It was the version of it I’d been handed. The one rooted in fear, control, and silence. So I started to untangle the lies, listen for God’s true voice, and walk in the kind of healing that leads to spiritual freedom, not fear.
I built the kind of compassionate, honest, Spirit-led healing journey I couldn’t find anywhere else. One that doesn’t ask you to throw everything away, just to lay down what was never yours to carry. That’s why this podcast exists.
If you’re ready to untangle what’s been keeping you stuck, and find real spiritual healing that doesn’t ask you to lose your faith in the process, this podcast is for you.
Each episode will help you rebuild your trust in God, rest from spiritual performance, and find the voice you were never meant to silence. You’ll hear real stories, soul-grounded teaching, and healing truths rooted in compassion and true connection.
You can’t heal what you can’t name.
Take the Quiz at ReligiousTraumaQuiz.com to find which of the 12 Hidden Aftershocks of Religious Trauma™ are keeping you stuck, and get your free Essentials Starter Kit: my book, mini-course, reading circle, and a community of women who get it.
Join the Coming Home Journey™ at TheComingHomeJourney.com. Six months of group coaching through the 5 Phases of Spiritual Healing. From stuck to free, from exile to home. Find your voice, heal your faith, and feel close to God again.
No perfection required. Just bring your questions and your favorite tea. This space was made to feel like home.
ABOUT
Debra Shafer is a spiritual healing coach for Christian women and the creator of the Coming Home Journey™, a gentle, soul-level path that helps women untangle religious trauma, rebuild trust in God, and find peace without walking away from their faith. She is the founder of the Healing Religious Trauma Circle and brings together decades of personal ministry, biblical psychology, and trauma-informed mentoring. She knows what it’s like to love God deeply while wrestling with fear, shame, and silence, and she now walks women home to the God they always hoped was real. Around here, the tea is hot, the wisdom is hard-won, and no question is off limits.
Episodes
Thursday Jul 10, 2025
Thursday Jul 10, 2025
Have you ever walked out of a church service feeling anxious, heavy, or deeply unsettled—then immediately told yourself, “Maybe I’m just too sensitive?”
In this very first episode, I share a tender piece of my own story—about being shamed for my God-given enthusiasm—and the moment I finally realized I didn’t need to become smaller… I needed a bigger container.
We’ll unpack how spiritual sensitivity can actually be a sign of past religious trauma—not a flaw in your faith. I’ll walk you through 3 subtle but powerful signs that what you’re carrying may be more than just overreacting:
– When your emotions feel too big, even in “safe” spiritual spaces
– When you blame yourself for not having enough faith
– When rest, boundaries, or honest questions trigger fear or shame
By the end, you’ll understand the difference between spiritual conviction and internalized shame—and begin to gently name what’s been hurting underneath it all.
Journal Prompt: What have I been blaming on my sensitivity… that might actually be a wound?
Healing Truth: You are held, seen, and protected by a God who never needed you to shrink.
Grab your copy of He Is Enough — my redemptive memoir and workbook-style healing guide for Christian women recovering from religious trauma: HeIsEnoughBook.com
Take the free From Pain to Possibility Quiz and discover your personalized healing path (plus get a bonus 3-part audio series): ReligiousTraumaQuiz.com
This isn’t surface-level faith advice.
It’s soul-level restoration—designed for Christian women healing from religious trauma who long for inner peace, true connection, and a safe, loving relationship with God.
Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Do you love God… but still feel anxious, disconnected, or confused around your faith? Are you a Christian woman who’s stayed faithful—but deep down, something still feels off?
You’re not alone.
In this heartfelt introduction to Healing Religious Trauma, spiritual healing coach Debra Shafer shares why this podcast was created—and what it means to begin healing without walking away from your faith.
This trailer isn’t just a preview. It’s a personal welcome. A soft place to land. A reminder that you're not crazy, not rebellious, and not broken for wanting more from your relationship with God.
Debra shares her own story of feeling spiritually homeless, holding it all together on the outside while unraveling on the inside—and what helped her finally begin to heal.
She also introduces some of the powerful tools you’ll hear more about in future episodes, including:
→ The 12 Hidden Barriers of Religious Trauma that keep even the most faithful women stuck
→ The 3 Healing Pillars and 12 Milestones of the Coming Home Journey
→ The 5 Stages of Spiritual Healing—from safety and self-awareness to breakthrough and wholeness
→ And a compassionate path forward rooted in Scripture, trauma-informed coaching, and embodied grace
Take a deep breath. You don’t have to figure this out alone.
Start Here →Take the free quiz: From Pain to Possibility – Unraveling Religious Trauma Quiz
or go to RELIGIOUSTRAUMAQUIZ.COM
Discover how religious trauma may be affecting your life—and receive your personalized healing blueprint + bonus 3-part audio series.
Want to go deeper?
Do you want to unravel your trauma, instill the real truth, and create a new story for your life—one that finally brings peace with God, yourself, and your faith?
He Is Enough is my transformational memoir and spiritual healing workbook, created for Christian women who are tired of pretending, shrinking, or performing their way to peace.
Inside, I share my own story of healing from religious trauma and spiritual abuse—while gently guiding you through your own.
This 168-page full-color book includes:
→ Reflective journal prompts to help you process what you’re feeling
→ Personal self-assessments to uncover how trauma has shaped your faith
→ Real-life case studies from other women on the path to restoration
→ And a tender but powerful invitation to begin healing, one layer at a time
You’ll also learn about the 12 Hidden Barriers of Religious Trauma that kept me stuck for years—and how God led me step-by-step to reclaim truth, peace, and a deeper relationship with Him.
🎁 For just $17, you’ll receive:
→ He is Enough Digital E-Book
→ The complete audiobook (read by me)
→ A 3-part mini-course: Truth Over Tradition
→ Live Reading Circle invites + bonus healing tools
→ Access to the Healing Religious Trauma Circle—a private community of women walking this journey together
Get the book & bonuses for $17
or go to: HEISENOUGHBOOK.COM
You don’t have to heal alone.
This is a safe place to begin.
This isn’t surface-level faith advice.
It’s soul-level restoration—designed for Christian women healing from religious trauma who long for inner peace, true connection, and a safe, loving relationship with God.