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?
\nIf that all sounds a little too familiar, take a deep breath. You’ve found a place to land.
\nHealing Religious Trauma for Christian Women is a podcast made to help you:
\nHi, I’m Debra.
\nA 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.
\nLike 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.
\nWhat changed?
\nI 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.
\nI 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.
\nIf 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.
\nEach 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.
\nYou can’t heal what you can’t name.
\nTake 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.
\nJoin 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.
\nNo 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.
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