Welcome to the invisible competition nobody asked to join.

In this episode of Saved & Slightly Unhinged, we talk about the pressure to perform as Christians. Looking put together. Saying the “right” things. Being the most disciplined, most spiritual, most serving, most healed version of ourselves… while secretly feeling exhausted trying to keep up.

Somewhere along the way, many of us turned our relationship with God into a scoreboard.
But Jesus never asked us to perform for Him.

He said: come as you are.

We reflect on:

• The pressure to look like a “good Christian” to other people
• How performance can quietly replace intimacy with God
• Heart posture vs outward appearance

• The uncomfortable realization that we may be idolizing ourselves, our image, or how we’re perceived spiritually

This episode is an honest conversation about taking off the costume, stepping off the stage, and realizing God was never asking for perfection in the first place.

Just presence.

Questions we reflect on during this episode:

“Maybe being a ‘good Christian’ isn’t about doing everything right… maybe it’s about actually knowing Him.”

“Do you feel like you’re in a relationship with God… or performing for Him?”

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A shorter episode… but a big conversation.

In this episode of Saved & Slightly Unhinged, we unpack the ways we unknowingly limit God based on our past pain, disappointments, fears, and trauma.

Sometimes we say we trust Him… but deep down, we’ve already decided what He probably won’t do.
What prayers feel too impossible.
What situations feel too far gone.
What parts of ourselves could never truly heal.

But maybe God was never the One inside the box.

Maybe we are.

We talk about:

• How trauma can distort our view of God
• Limiting beliefs that quietly shape our faith
• Expecting less from God to protect ourselves from disappointment
• Learning to trust Him beyond logic, fear, and control
• Unlearning survival-mode faith

This episode is for anyone trying to rebuild trust with God while healing from the things life taught them to fear.

A quick conversation with a question that might stay with you long after it ends:
Is God really limited… or have we limited what we believe He can do?

Ever feel like God handed you a compass with no map attached?
Yeah… same.

In this episode of Saved & Slightly Unhinged, we unpack the weird, stretching, beautiful tension of being in a season where God is clearly moving… but you still have absolutely no idea what He’s doing half the time.

We talk about:

• Learning to obey before having all the answers
• Trusting God while feeling uncertain, uncomfortable, and slightly feral
• Outgrowing old versions of ourselves
• What it looks like to surrender control when the future feels blurry
• Feeling called into something deeper while still asking, “Lord… respectfully… what is happening?”

This is a conversation for anyone in a transition season, a waiting season, a pruning season, or a “I know God said move but I don’t even know where I’m walking to” season.

We’re sharing real-time revelation, honest struggles, and the comfort of knowing that faith was never about having the full plan. It was always about trusting the One who does.

So if you’ve been feeling stretched, confused, refined, hopeful, emotional, expectant, or all of the above at the same time… welcome.

You’re probably right where God wants you. 🤍

⚠️ Content Warning / Listener Discretion Advised ⚠️

This episode contains discussions surrounding childhood trauma, grief, death, relationship struggles, emotional pain, and mental health. Please take care while listening. If you feel this episode may be triggering for you, we encourage you to pause and come back when you feel ready. 🤍

If you or someone you know needs support:

• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

  Call or text 988 anytime in the U.S.

  988 Lifeline
• RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline

  Call 800-656-4673

  RAINN Support Services

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In this deeply personal episode, Kathy shares her testimony from the very beginning. From navigating early childhood trauma and experiencing death at a young age on such a personal level, to wrestling through heartbreak, relationship struggles, and searching for purpose through the pain.

She opens up about the moments where life felt heavy, confusing, and uncertain, while also reflecting on the quiet ways God was always “nuggeting” Himself into her story... even before she fully recognized it. ✨

Kathy shares how those seasons slowly led her toward Jesus, healing, and ultimately finding her church home at CyLife Church.

This episode is raw, honest, emotional, and full of reminders that God can meet us in the middle of grief, brokenness, confusion, and rebuilding. Sometimes faith doesn’t arrive like fireworks. Sometimes it arrives like a small light flickering in the middle of survival mode. 🕊️

If you’ve ever wondered where God was during your hardest seasons, this conversation is for you.

⚠️ Content Warning / Listener Disclaimer

This episode contains discussions surrounding suicide, sexual abuse, trauma, addiction, mental health struggles, and other sensitive topics that may be triggering for some listeners.

Please use wisdom and discernment while listening. If you feel this episode may negatively affect your mental or emotional well-being, we encourage you to skip this episode and join us again for Episode 4. Your healing and safety matter deeply to us. 🤍

If you or someone you know needs immediate support:

• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988

Website: https://988lifeline.org

• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)

24/7 Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673

Website: https://www.rainn.org

You are not alone, and there is help available.

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In this deeply vulnerable episode, Sara shares her testimony for the very first time. All of the trauma, and the battles she never thought she’d survive, to the healing and redemption only Jesus could bring, this conversation is raw, emotional, and incredibly honest.

Sara opens up about the weight of her past, the struggles she still walks through today, and what it looked like to slowly find her way back to God after feeling lost for so long. She shares how the Lord met her in her darkest places, restored her heart piece by piece, and ultimately led her to a church family at CyLife Church that helped reignite her relationship with Jesus.

This episode isn’t about having it all figured out. It’s about what happens when God steps into brokenness and begins rebuilding from the inside out.

If you’ve ever felt too far gone, too ashamed, too hurt, or too unworthy to come back to God, this conversation is for you.

Welcome to the unfiltered side of healing. 🤍

Today marks the beginning of something we’ve prayed over for a long time.

In our very first episode, we’re introducing Saved and Slightly Unhinged by sharing the meaning behind our launch day, the heart behind this podcast, and snippets of our stories that brought us here.

We’re Kathy and Sara, two imperfect people learning to walk with Jesus while navigating life, growth, discipline, healing, and all the in-between moments. We’re so excited to have you here for the journey!