REST: Recovering from Spiritual Trauma

Guest Interview | Poet & Author Brittany Hart

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2299097/open_sms] Welcome to Season 3! In this kickoff episode I welcome poet Brittany Hart as she shares excerpts from her new book, Surviving Wonderland: A Journey Beyond Control. [https://a.co/d/3RoYJMq]  > She is an author and poet who writes at the intersection of spiritual trauma, recovery, and the slow rebuilding of a liberated self. Her debut collection, Surviving Wonderland: A Journey Beyond Control, transforms her lived experience in a high-control religious group into art that speaks to anyone reclaiming their voice after harm. She now supports fellow survivors through creative writing, online guides, and spaces of gentle, grounded healing.  Her journey has been as chaotic as Alice's fall down the rabbit hole. Brittany follows the White Rabbit of the IHOPKC movement into a spiritually traumatic world, making herself small in order to fit their prescribed formulas.  You can follow her work here: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/brittanyhartwrites/] Substack [https://brittanyhartwrites.substack.com/] Be sure to follow the NEW RE.S.T. Facebook page here [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585844586125] as well as Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/the.rest.podcast/]. As always, we welcome all feedback. Reach out to us at the.rest.podcast.info@gmail.com

Guest Interview | Mike and Susan Adams : Part 2

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2299097/open_sms] In this episode I continue my conversation with the husband and wife grace team, Mike and Susan Adams, hosts of the podcasts The UnSunday Show [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unsunday-show/id1451285749] and The Grace Café [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grace-cafe-podcast/id1695491826]. In the last episode, they each shared their stories of how they met Jesus and why they started their podcasts. In this episode we focus our conversation on the covenants found in the Bible.  We will be discussing the way certain churches have created a whole belief system called covenant theology. This system is an unbiblical way that they control believers by convincing them that they are bound to keep part of the Old Covenant law. You can find all of Mike and Susan's resources here:  Grace Cafe Podcast website [https://www.gracecafepodcast.com/] The UnSunday Show website [https://www.unsunday.com/twisting-the-truth-headship-and-submission/] The UnSunday Show Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/unsundayshow] The UnSunday show TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@unsunday.mike] The UnSunday Show YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/c/TheUnSundayShow] The Grace Cafe YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@GraceCafePodcast] Reach us at: the.rest.podcast.info@gmail.com [the.rest.podcast.info@gmail.com]

Guest Interview | Mike and Susan Adams

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2299097/open_sms] I’m thrilled to welcome guests Mike and Susan Adams, who self- identify as the husband and wife grace team. They are the creators and hosts of 2 podcasts: The UnSunday Show [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unsunday-show/id1451285749], which asks honest questions about the origin and validity of institutional church rules, traditions, and practices. They engage in conversations around the freedom we’ve been given apart from empty religious obligation. The other podcast is called The Grace Cafe [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grace-cafe-podcast/id1695491826], where they both share more about their own journey toward the full freedom that is ours in Christ under His new covenant of grace.  Grace Cafe Podcast website [https://www.gracecafepodcast.com] The UnSunday Show website [https://www.unsunday.com/twisting-the-truth-headship-and-submission/] The UnSunday Show Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/unsundayshow] The UnSunday show TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@unsunday.mike] The UnSunday Show YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/c/TheUnSundayShow] The Grace Cafe YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@GraceCafePodcast] Reach us at: the.rest.podcast.info@gmail.com

Mother/Daughter discussion of the Andrew Bauman interview

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2299097/open_sms] In this episode I’m joined again by my daughter as we discuss the interview I recently posted in S2E4 with Dr. Andrew Bauman, author of Safe Church: How to Guard Against Sexism and Abuse in Christian Communities. You can find all of Dr.Bauman’s resources here: Andrew's website [https://andrewjbauman.com/] Follow him on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/AndrewJamesBauman/] and here on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/drandrewjbauman/] Buy the Safe Church book here [https://www.amazon.com/Safe-Church-against-Christian-Communities/dp/1540903974] Other abuse support: Outreach Inc- a resource to support spiritual abuse survivors [http://www.outreachidaho.org] OPC Presbyterian Advocacy Coalition [https://www.presbyterianadvocacycoalition.org] Presbyterian Pew (PCA abuse support) [https://presbyterianpew.org/] The RE.S.T. podcast email [the.rest.podcast.info@gmail.com] To all our local listeners in the Charlotte, NC area: My husband and I are considering opening our home for weekly informal drop-ins. These would be spaces where we can continue the conversation around the issues in the podcast. If you would be interested, please send me an email ( above) and I will send you the details.

Guest Interview | Dr. Andrew Bauman, author of Safe Church

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2299097/open_sms] I’m thrilled to welcome to this episode Dr. Andrew Bauman. A therapist and author, he is Founder & Director of the Christian Counseling Center For Sexual Health & Trauma alongside his wife Dr. Christy Bauman.  Andrew is the author of 7 books including The Sexually Healthy Man,  Stumbling Toward Wholeness, and The Psychology of Porn. We will be discussing his newest book Safe Church, which is an honest look at how misogyny masquerades as biblical truth. It is meant to be a vital resource for pastors, church leaders, and anyone who wants to guard against sexism and abuse in Christian communities. Andrew's website [https://andrewjbauman.com] Follow him on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/AndrewJamesBauman/] and here on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/drandrewjbauman/] Buy the Safe Church book here [https://www.amazon.com/Safe-Church-against-Christian-Communities/dp/1540903974] Reach us at the.rest.podcast.info@gmail.com