When a Minister Crosses the Line: Guilt, Shame, and the Fear of Not Being Believed
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Brooke Walker shares her traumatic experience of inappropriate advances from her minister and the resulting feelings of guilt and shame.
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I share a harrowing experience where my minister crossed the line, touching me inappropriately and making suggestive advances. I talk about the overwhelming guilt and shame I felt, believing it was my fault, and how this abuse affected my emotional well-being for years. What made it even harder was the fear that no one would believe me—after all, he was a trusted figure. The trauma of this experience is just one piece of the bigger picture. Growing up in a cu...
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