Oct 14, 2021
Your hosts, Tara Hedman and Diane Thompson welcome Christina Conrad to today’s episode. Christina shares her story of spiritual abuse, finding safety, the process of deconstruction and healing. She shares about taking responsibility, finding value in her truest self, developing healthy boundaries, and her shifting relationship with spirituality and faith.
Life really can suck less, so examine your head, man!
Key Takeaways:
[3:26] Christina shares about what life looks like today.
[5:27] Christina talks about her family structure and her early connection to the church.
[8:15] As a girl Christina felt lonely and confused.
[9:30] In her parents’ eyes Christina was “ok.”
[11:02] Christina shares about codependency in her family.
[15:06] What did codependency look like for Christina growing up?
[18:43] Christina talks about religion growing up.
[20:10] How leaving home impacted her mother.
[26:26] Christina talks about the internship she did.
[30:53] Christina shares about an inappropriate situation with someone she babysat for.
[33:45] Christina shares about her discomfort/struggle confronting him with 2 of her pastors.
[38:22] Christina shares about a dating relationship she had in church.
[41:13] When boundaries are violated but you haven’t learned it’s ok to say ‘no’.
[47:44] Christina shares about her dating experience and the time she dissociated and felt used.
[51:31] Christina shares about feeling like God would require her to marry him.
[53:29] Christina shares about a mission trip she co-led with him and the struggles she had.
Mentioned in this episode:
Visit Examine Your Hedman
Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love, Pia Mellody
Facing Codependency: What It Is, Where It Comes from, How It Sabotages Our Lives, Pia Mellody
This podcast is not a substitute for a therapeutic relationship with a mental health professional