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Episode 4: Singer-Songwriter-Seeker Amanda Hughey on Healing from Religious Trauma & Self-Acceptance
In this episode, singer-songwriter Amanda Hughey explains her process of healing from spiritual abuse and embracing her voice again after life inside two separate cults. She discusses feeling like a large part of her youth was stolen by systems & people who demanded compliance with their personal Christian ideals. After being dismissed from Teen Mania Ministries, Amanda Hughey spent time at IHOP (the house of prayer, not pancakes) in Kansas City, where she underwent conversion therapy & spent months in a program designed to "fix her from homosexuality" because she really wanted to stay in ministry.
Several years ago, she discovered the power of ayahuasca for healing and realized that the connection she had been searching for with God & the universe existed; it was just that the systems she had tried to find that connection within had harmed her in the process. After that experience, she wrote her first non-worship song since junior high. "Sure as Gold" was released in 2017, and it's a metaphor for the religious leaders who had demanded that she live *exactly* how they did; since then, she has been expressing her experiences vulnerably through her music, continuing to inspire others in the process.
My favorite message from Amanda today was that it's okay to reclaim spaces within yourself & the world that others have tried to ruin for you--sometimes successfully. Keep seeking because what you're looking for is out there -- or within your own incredible being.
Artist Bio
Amanda Hughey is a Kansas City-based Singer-Songwriter with a vulnerable and classic Americana sound. Born and raised in an Evangelical setting in Southern California, she found herself at Bible School in Texas, conversion therapy in Kansas City, and "coming out" the other side; Amanda has been singing her way around the Midwest and Greater US for almost 15 years!
She released her debut EP, "Sure As Gold," in January of 2017, and her latest release of "What That Means" is the first single off a totally stripped, acoustic EP. Keep your eyes open for some of Amanda's most vulnerable music yet, as she shares the depths of what she's been through in her songs. Be sure to follow on Spotify & social media platforms to keep up to date on the upcoming release.
Connect with Amanda!
Instagram // @amandahugh
Website // https://www.amandahughey.com/
Spotify // https://open.spotify.com/artist/5L8JhtU6MWMk3hugTQfy1n
Credits
Introduction Music - Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Episode Intro & Outro Music - Music by Daddy_s_Music from Pixabay
Contact
Instagram: @jenbuckner
E-mail me & say hi: [email protected]
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In this episode, singer-songwriter Amanda Hughey explains her process of healing from spiritual abuse and embracing her voice again after life inside two separate cults. She discusses feeling like a large part of her youth was stolen by systems & people who demanded compliance with their personal Christian ideals. After being dismissed from Teen Mania Ministries, Amanda Hughey spent time at IHOP (the house of prayer, not pancakes) in Kansas City, where she underwent conversion therapy & spent months in a program designed to "fix her from homosexuality" because she really wanted to stay in ministry.
Several years ago, she discovered the power of ayahuasca for healing and realized that the connection she had been searching for with God & the universe existed; it was just that the systems she had tried to find that connection within had harmed her in the process. After that experience, she wrote her first non-worship song since junior high. "Sure as Gold" was released in 2017, and it's a metaphor for the religious leaders who had demanded that she live *exactly* how they did; since then, she has been expressing her experiences vulnerably through her music, continuing to inspire others in the process.
My favorite message from Amanda today was that it's okay to reclaim spaces within yourself & the world that others have tried to ruin for you--sometimes successfully. Keep seeking because what you're looking for is out there -- or within your own incredible being.
Artist Bio
Amanda Hughey is a Kansas City-based Singer-Songwriter with a vulnerable and classic Americana sound. Born and raised in an Evangelical setting in Southern California, she found herself at Bible School in Texas, conversion therapy in Kansas City, and "coming out" the other side; Amanda has been singing her way around the Midwest and Greater US for almost 15 years!
She released her debut EP, "Sure As Gold," in January of 2017, and her latest release of "What That Means" is the first single off a totally stripped, acoustic EP. Keep your eyes open for some of Amanda's most vulnerable music yet, as she shares the depths of what she's been through in her songs. Be sure to follow on Spotify & social media platforms to keep up to date on the upcoming release.
Connect with Amanda!
Instagram // @amandahugh
Website // https://www.amandahughey.com/
Spotify // https://open.spotify.com/artist/5L8JhtU6MWMk3hugTQfy1n
Credits
Introduction Music - Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
Episode Intro & Outro Music - Music by Daddy_s_Music from Pixabay
Contact
Instagram: @jenbuckner
E-mail me & say hi: [email protected]