Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse

Throughout the month of December, we've been counting down the most downloaded episodes of the Untangled Faith Podcast. Today I share the most downloaded episode of 2023.Episode 71- Why You Should Reconsider Taking A Job At Ramsey Solutions has been downloaded over 4400 times since it was released last February. Melissa Hogan joined me to talk about our concerns about our understanding of a new employee agreement Ramsey Solutions was requiring of all employees.Note: Amy will be taking off the month of January to make plans for 2024. Make sure you're following of subscribed to the podcast on your favorite listening app to make sure you don't miss the next episode when it drops!P.S. To access the bonus audio Amy mentioned in this episode, you can find that at patreon.com/untangledfaithTranscriptEpisodes you might enjoy:https://untangledfaithpodcast.com/2023/09/06/94-lawsuit-update-hypocrisy-and-double-standards-at-ramsey-solutions/https://untangledfaithpodcast.com/2022/07/20/48-former-ramsey-solutions-employees-reflect-on-their-experience-with-ramsey-meetings/ Support the show:Subscribe to my newsletter: https://untangledfaith.substack.comJoin us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/untangledfaithThis podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. For more information and for 10% off your first month, visit Faithful Counseling- https://faithfulcounseling.com/untangledWhere you can find me:Youtube channel- https://youtube.com/channel/UCPfFk-I6QShXXvEpSFaJOvghttps://untangledfaithpodcast.comhttps://instagram.com/untangledfaith https://instagram.com/amyhenningfritz Host/Creator: Amy FritzProducers:Michele PjanicPhil and Susan PerduePam ForsytheChelle Taylor

I'm counting down the most downloaded episodes of 2023 and sharing them with you this month. This episode was the 2nd most downloaded.Kristina Kallman and JJ Merrick join Amy to share their thoughts about Shiny Happy People and how the IBLP and Bill Gothard world intersected with their lives.Resources: Episodes you might enjoy:https://untangledfaithpodcast.com/2023/06/29/87audio-fix-shiny-happy-people-the-impact-of-iblp-and-bill-gothard-on-the-evangelical-church-guests-kristina-kallman-and-jj-merrick/https://untangledfaithpodcast.com/2023/10/04/98-what-you-need-to-know-about-domestic-violence-guest-naghmeh-panahi/ Support the show:Subscribe to my newsletter: https://untangledfaith.substack.comJoin us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/untangledfaithThis podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. For more information and for 10% off your first month, visit Faithful Counseling- https://faithfulcounseling.com/untangledWhere you can find me:Youtube channel- https://youtube.com/channel/UCPfFk-I6QShXXvEpSFaJOvghttps://untangledfaithpodcast.comhttps://instagram.com/untangledfaith https://instagram.com/amyhenningfritz Host/Creator: Amy FritzProducers:Michele PjanicPhil and Susan PerduePam ForsytheChelle TaylorLaura Boyd

I'm counting down the most downloaded episodes of 2023!In this episode Pete Singer, Executive Director of GRACE joins Amy to talk about third party assessments and how we should respond to those "over sensitive" to abuse.Resources: Episodes you might enjoy:https://untangledfaithpodcast.com/2023/06/14/84-boz-tchividjian-on-fighting-against-abuse-in-the-church/https://untangledfaithpodcast.com/2023/04/12/75-surviving-healing-the-pitfalls-of-advocacy-guest-lori-anne-thompson/ Support the show:Subscribe to my newsletter: https://untangledfaith.substack.comJoin us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/untangledfaithThis podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. For more information and for 10% off your first month, visit Faithful Counseling- https://faithfulcounseling.com/untangledWhere you can find me:Youtube channel- https://youtube.com/channel/UCPfFk-I6QShXXvEpSFaJOvghttps://untangledfaithpodcast.comhttps://instagram.com/untangledfaith https://instagram.com/amyhenningfritz Host/Creator: Amy FritzProducers:Michele PjanicPhil and Susan PerduePam ForsytheChelle TaylorLaura Boyd

I'm counting down the most downloaded episodes of 2023.This episode with Amber Cullum came in as the 4th most downloaded episode. She and I sat down and talked about what it's like to reckon with problems in our own faith communities.Resources: Episodes you might enjoy:https://untangledfaithpodcast.com/2023/09/20/96-the-reshaping-of-the-american-church-guest-bob-smietana/https://untangledfaithpodcast.com2023/09/13/95-untwisting-scripture-does-god-really-want-to-break-us-guest-rebecca-davis/ Support the show:Subscribe to my newsletter: https://untangledfaith.substack.comJoin us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/untangledfaithThis podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. For more information and for 10% off your first month, visit Faithful Counseling- https://faithfulcounseling.com/untangledWhere you can find me:Youtube channel- https://youtube.com/channel/UCPfFk-I6QShXXvEpSFaJOvghttps://untangledfaithpodcast.comhttps://instagram.com/untangledfaith https://instagram.com/amyhenningfritz Host/Creator: Amy FritzProducers:Michele PjanicPhil and Susan PerduePam ForsytheChelle TaylorLaura Boyd

"I think there's so many people that are hurting quietly and feel like they're not good Christians or they don't measure up or they're not good enough. And, you know, if God could just use my story, even , to just comfort somebody else, then that's a good thing. And I know that he'll redeem it somehow. "- Ashley PritchardBo and Ashley Pritchard sit down with Amy to share where there are now after a painful church implosion.Resources:A master list of books, movies, videos, and podcasts that might help you with recovering from and making sense of spiritual abuse: Spiritual Abuse Recovery Starter Pack – Untangled Faith Podcast Episodes you might enjoy:https://untangledfaithpodcast.com/2023/03/01/72-unraveling-abuse-in-the-church-pete-singer-on-third-party-investigations-trauma-informed-practices/https://untangledfaithpodcast.com/2022/11/16/61-deep-wide-finding-a-faith-thats-richer-better-than-you-hoped-guest-traci-rhoades/ Support the show:Subscribe to my newsletter: https://untangledfaith.substack.comJoin us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/untangledfaithThis podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. For more information and for 10% off your first month, visit Faithful Counseling- https://faithfulcounseling.com/untangledWhere you can find me:Youtube channel- https://youtube.com/channel/UCPfFk-I6QShXXvEpSFaJOvghttps://untangledfaithpodcast.comhttps://instagram.com/untangledfaith https://instagram.com/amyhenningfritz Host/Creator: Amy FritzProducers:Michele PjanicPhil and Susan PerduePam ForsytheChelle TaylorMentioned in this episode:Faithful CounselingVisit https://www.faithfulcounseling.com/untangled for 10% your first month.

"The sustained influence of an abusive leadership structure sinks its tentacles very deep, and you are not extracted from it without great harm." - Bo PritchardBo Pritchard continues to share his story with the Untangled Faith podcast. This is the fourth part of this story. You can catch them all by starting with episode 103 here: Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse (pod.link) Episodes you might enjoy:Colby and Kat Wilkins’ Story – Untangled Faith PodcastSupport the show:Subscribe to my newsletter: https://untangledfaith.substack.comJoin us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/untangledfaithThis podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. For more information and for 10% off your first month, visit Faithful Counseling- https://faithfulcounseling.com/untangledWhere you can find me:Youtube channel- https://youtube.com/channel/UCPfFk-I6QShXXvEpSFaJOvghttps://untangledfaithpodcast.comhttps://instagram.com/untangledfaith https://instagram.com/amyhenningfritz Host/Creator: Amy FritzProducers:Michele PjanicPhil and Susan PerduePam ForsytheChelle Taylor

"We're not trying to bring any system down. We're not trying to embarrass anyone. But how do we say things in such a way that they can see what apparently they're just not seeing right now?"- Bo PritchardThis is part 3 of Bo Pritchard's story.Resources:Bully Pulpit Book: https://amzn.to/3uxHpTO (affiliate link) Episodes you might enjoy:https://untangledfaithpodcast.com/2022/12/21/colby-and-kat-wilkins-story/https://untangledfaithpodcast.com/2023/11/08/103-sensemaking-painful-church-experiences-guest-bo-pritchard/ Support the show:Subscribe to my newsletter: https://untangledfaith.substack.comJoin us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/untangledfaithThis podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. For more information and for 10% off your first month, visit Faithful Counseling- https://faithfulcounseling.com/untangledWhere you can find me:Youtube channel- https://youtube.com/channel/UCPfFk-I6QShXXvEpSFaJOvghttps://untangledfaithpodcast.comhttps://instagram.com/untangledfaith https://instagram.com/amyhenningfritz Host/Creator: Amy FritzProducers:Michele PjanicPhil and Susan PerduePam ForsytheChelle Taylor

Bo Pritchard continues to share his story with the Untangled Faith podcast.This is part 2 of Bo's story. Don't miss the first part in episode 103 here: 103: Sensemaking Painful Church Experiences. Guest: Bo Pritchard – Untangled Faith PodcastBo Pritchard sits down with Amy Fritz to share his story of longing to be an "us" in a church community and learning the hard way what happens when a community values transactions over relationships.Stay tuned because this account overlaps with the story the Kat and Colby Wilkins shared on the Untangled Faith podcast in 2022.Resources:Leave a message for Amy sharing about an episode you enjoyed or something you appreciate about the podcast: Hello! – Untangled Faith Podcast Episodes you might enjoy:The Wilkins' story: Colby and Kat Wilkins’ Story – Untangled Faith PodcastDeep & Wide, Finding a Faith that is Deeper and Richer than you Hoped.Support the show:Subscribe to my newsletter: https://untangledfaith.substack.comJoin us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/untangledfaithThis podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. For more information and for 10% off your first month, visit Faithful Counseling- https://faithfulcounseling.com/untangledWhere you can find me:Youtube channel- https://youtube.com/channel/UCPfFk-I6QShXXvEpSFaJOvghttps://untangledfaithpodcast.comhttps://instagram.com/untangledfaith https://instagram.com/amyhenningfritz Host/Creator: Amy FritzProducers:Michele PjanicPhil and Susan PerduePam ForsytheChelle Taylor

The meta narrative around the story is relationships versus transactions. The things I remember are not events, they're relationships. - Bo PritchardBo Pritchard sits down with Amy Fritz to share his story of longing to be an "us" in a church community and learning the hard way what happens when a community values transactions over relationships.Stay tuned because this account overlaps with the story the Kat and Colby Wilkins shared on the Untangled Faith podcast in 2022.Resources:Leave a message for Amy sharing about an episode you enjoyed or something you appreciate about the podcast: Hello! – Untangled Faith Podcast Episodes you might enjoy:The Wilkins' story: Colby and Kat Wilkins’ Story – Untangled Faith PodcastDeep & Wide, Finding a Faith that is Deeper and Richer than you Hoped.Support the show:Subscribe to my newsletter: https://untangledfaith.substack.comJoin us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/untangledfaithThis podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. For more information and for 10% off your first month, visit Faithful Counseling- https://faithfulcounseling.com/untangledWhere you can find me:Youtube channel- https://youtube.com/channel/UCPfFk-I6QShXXvEpSFaJOvghttps://untangledfaithpodcast.comhttps://instagram.com/untangledfaith https://instagram.com/amyhenningfritz Host/Creator: Amy FritzProducers:Michele PjanicPhil and Susan PerduePam ForsytheChelle Taylor

If you're going to act like your neighbor or love your neighbor and act like good global neighbors in the world, there will be a cost to it... it's just going to come with a cost. - Emily SmithDr. Emily Smith, author and epidemiologist joins Amy Fritz on the Untangled Faith podcast to talk about the cost of speaking out the science of being a good SamaritanResources: https://emilysmith.substack.comEmily's new book The Science of the Good Samaritan https://amzn.to/46O8Ua0Episodes you might enjoy:https://untangledfaithpodcast.com/2023/08/16/91-navigating-the-intersection-of-faith-politics-guest-kaitlyn-schiess/https://untangledfaithpodcast.com/2023/05/24/81-prophetic-presence-lyndsey-medford-on-trusting-god-through-chronic-illness/ Support the show:Subscribe to my newsletter: https://untangledfaith.substack.comJoin us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/untangledfaithThis podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. For more information and for 10% off your first month, visit Faithful Counseling- https://faithfulcounseling.com/untangledWhere you can find me:Youtube channel- https://youtube.com/channel/UCPfFk-I6QShXXvEpSFaJOvghttps://untangledfaithpodcast.comhttps://instagram.com/untangledfaith https://instagram.com/amyhenningfritz Host/Creator: Amy FritzProducers:Michele PjanicPhil and Susan PerduePam ForsytheChelle Taylor