214. Holy Ghosted and Gaslighted by God // Tiffany Yecke Brooks, PhD

Tiffany Yecke Brooks, PhD shares her personal journey of growing up in a fundamentalist faith tradition. She discusses the moment she realized something was wrong and how it led her to write a book called Holy Ghosted. She also explains the concept of spiritual anxiety and religious trauma and how churches use them to indoctrinate us. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Background 03:00 Growing Up in a Fundamentalist Faith Tradition 06:00 Questioning Gender Roles and Church Leadership 13:00 Writing a Book Speaking Out 20:00 Understanding Spiritual Anxiety and Religious Trauma 25:00 Setting Boundaries vs. Manipulation and Control 35:00 The Importance of Clarity and Authenticity in Churches 36:13 Exclusion of the Queer Community 37:31 Linguistical Whiplash in Churches 44:30 Building a Healthy Church Community 48:13 The Big Picture and Context Read Holy Ghosted by Tiffany Yecke Brooks Learn more about The Summit For Religious Freedom Follow Us On Instagram @thenewevangelicals  Subscribe On YouTube Support Our Work Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices