Recovering Your Identity After Leaving - S01E30

Readjusting to daily life outside the charismatic church bubble can be a struggle. How do we regain our sense of self, faith and purpose after spending years surrendering our identity to an organization? This episode provides some practical steps to rediscover our autonomy, faith and community beyond the confines of religious institutions, and to find our identity ultimately in Jesus Christ.  ‘In him we live and move and have our being’… - Acts 17:28 Chapters (00:00) Teaser (01:04) Intro (08:37) RECOGNIZING AND ACKNOWLEDGING HARMFUL BELIEFS THAT SHAPED YOU  (12:33) EDUCATE YOURSELF (18:50) ESTABLISH BOUNDARIES AND ASSERTIVENESS (27:39) DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS (34:24) RECONNECT WITH OLD FRIENDS / LOVED ONES (38:27) EXPAND SOCIAL CIRCLE  (42:37) PRIORITIZE SELF CARE (44:59) BE PATIENT WITH YOURSELF (49:20) Wrapping up with Scripture  (54:40) Outro Previous Episode:  “The Pastor” vs. Biblical Authority - S01E22 ⁠⁠Grace Escape - Video Podcast - on YouTube⁠ Show Links: Free BITE Model PDF Steven Hassan's Website Spiritual Abuse Website The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse Connect with us! ⁠⁠⁠http://graceescapepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Send us an email!⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram