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Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome

Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome on The Sitting Room Radio

Last updated on: June 5, 2015 at 12:16 pm   by Reba Riley

Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome on The Sitting Room Radio 2015-06-05T12:16:51-04:00 Reba Riley

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A couple months ago, I had the privilege of talking with Kathy Chiero on The Sitting Room; a radio show that is*– a place of no judgement; a place where mistakes, healing, and …restoration are accepted as the reality of life and part of God’s plan. Unconventional Christianity in a refreshing hour of talk, laughter, and honesty.*

 

In the interview I share my story as Kathy Chiero put it – “as an insider who came out.” I share how I was told that I had to buy it all or I wasn’t allowed to have any of it.  (It being God, Jesus, Church, Christianity)  I divulge how I felt that I had to walk away because I was told it was better to be hot or cold but not look warm.  I tell the story of being in a spiritual desert wondering “Who am I without Christ?” and how when I walked away, I lost everything.

 

I invite you to listen here.

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZW9xHI7HAk

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