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Sherri Bothwell was introduced to Christianity as an 11-year-old child. As a result of the trauma she endured as a woman, she began working with abused

I still remember where I was when terrorists attacked the World Trade Centers on September 11, 2001. I was a pastor at my first church and sitting in the

Laura Forehand is a third-grade teacher and former pastor’s wife. She is an advocate for trauma-informed classrooms and an executive board member for

Megan Benninger has survived spiritual abuse in a variety of institutional settings, including a religious cult and a Southern Baptist church. She and her

Susan Cottrell is an international speaker whose TEDx talk has 1.6 million views. OutSmart magazine called her “The Mother of All MamaBears.” The Advocate

Worship was important to me in fundamentalist, evangelicalism. My congregations considered the worship service primary. As you know, it included public

Nikki G. is a Life Coach and Advanced Certified Trauma Recovery Coach (in training) who helps survivors recover and thrive after Narcissistic Abuse,

Ashley Easter is a trained victim advocate, an author, a founder of an internationally attended abuse survivor conference, CEO of Courage 365, a

1973-July-Joey, Karla, Monty, & Kenneth Forehand-Cindy Rains(Extracted from our book: Leaning Forward) The first time I remember understanding

Paula Stone Williams is an internationally-known speaker on issues of gender equity, LGBTQ advocacy, and religious tolerance. She has been featured in