When the Church Outs You and What Exclusion Costs You
About this episode
Samantha Sellers and her wife Chrissy discuss the personal toll of religious exclusion and the journey through organized religion.
In this episode, Sam sits down with someone very close to home; her wife, Chrissy for an honest and personal conversation about Chrissy's journey through organised religion, from a confusing early experience of Catholicism to the demands and contradictions of Pentecostalism, and everything that unravelled along the way. Chrissy speaks candidly about navigating purity culture, the alienation that came with not fitting the mould, and the moment she was outed within her church community, an event that cost her a whole network of relationships she had relied on. It's a conversation about the very real personal toll of religious exclusion, and what therapy and self-exploration have looked like on the other side of it. Connect You can find out more about Sam on her website - www.anchoredcounsellingservices.com.au To connect with Sam on Instagram - @anchoredcounsellingservices Want to contact with Sam about the podcast or therapy? Use this contact form. Also check out The Religious Trauma Collective
People in this episode
Host: Samantha Sellers
Guest: Chrissy
Topics covered
- religious exclusion
- personal journey
- purity culture
- therapy
- relationship dynamics
- organized religion
Keywords
- Catholicism
- Pentecostalism
- purity culture
- religious trauma
- self-exploration
- alienation
- relationships
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Religious Trauma Collective, anchoredcounsellingservices.com.au, Instagram
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