About this episode

Michelle shares her experience of serving in a church in Indiana, revealing issues of control and manipulation.

Michelle shares her story of serving on staff at a church in Indiana, where subtle control, blurred pastoral authority, financial pressure, and spiritual manipulation slowly became clear over time. Her story names the confusion of being labeled, silenced, and pushed to question herself while navigating deep personal and family crisis. Through telling the truth, Michelle begins reclaiming the voice she was told to bury. Support the show

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Host: Bodies Behind The Bus

Guest: Michelle

Topics covered

• spiritual manipulation
• church authority
• personal crisis
• identity
• reclaiming voice

Keywords

• church
• spirituality
• manipulation
• identity
• personal story

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Places: Indiana

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