On this week's episode of Surviving the Black Church Podcast, Jonathon, Hugh and Nikki are Recapping Season 1!

This episode will conclude the first season of Surviving the Black Church Podcast.

The crew discusses how the topics from season one has personally impacted them and we also give a big shout out to the listeners both domestic and international!

Please join us for the season finale of Surviving the Black Church Podcast!

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On this week's episode of Surviving the Black Church Podcast, Jonathon, Hugh and Nikki embark on a journey of navigating through a very monumental topic within our community - Mental Health Stigma & The Black Church

This topic is so vast and so needed within our communities that the crew took a shot at covering some important themes that are necessary when discussing the state of our mental health.

All of the information shared in this episode is so relevant that we decided to keep it as a whole episode. It is our longest episode to date!

We encourage you to pause and reflect as much as possible as you navigate through this challenging topic with us.

It is also our hope that this episode would encourage many within our community to take action to improve the quality of their mental health.

Please join us now for this important discussion - Mental Health Stigma & The Black Church.

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On this week's episode of Surviving the Black Church Podcast, Jonathon, Hugh, and Nikki discuss "Coping mechanisms after religious trauma".

The crew delves into what maladaptive and adaptive coping mechanisms look like within the Black Church after experiencing religious abuse and trauma.

Please join us for this important discussion!

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On this week's episode of Surviving the Black Church Podcast, Jonathon, Hugh, and Nikki continue the conversation - Has religious abuse become the norm within the Black Church? - Part 2

The normalization of religious abuse is insidious at it's core and many are suffering in silence and fear being ostracized if they speak up.

This episode goes deeper and highlights an overlooked population of religious abuse survivors within the black community - adolescents. We discuss how religious abuse has impacted then and difficult it is for them to navigate the traumatic effects.

This episode also discusses the negative effects of religious abuse on a survivor.

Please join us for the remaining portion of "Has religious abuse become the norm within the Black Church? - Part 2

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On this week's episode of Surviving the Black Church Podcast, Jonathon, Hugh, and Nikki reveal one of their most important episodes yet! The episode is entitled "Has religious abuse become the norm within the Black Church - Part 1"?

In this episode the crew doesn't hold back their sentiments regarding the normalization of abuse and religious abuse within our community and the Black Church at large.

Normalization of religious abuse is insidious at it's core and many are suffering in silence and fear being ostracized if they speak up.

This episode sounds the alarm on how religious abuse has become the norm  and how it has negatively impacted survivors.

Please join us for this very important discussion! Stay tuned for the continuation of this topic next week!

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On this week's episode of Surviving the Black Church Podcast, Jonathon, Hugh, and Nikki continue the conversation of Similarities of Narcissistic Families and Narcissistic Religious Leaders.

The crew goes even deeper, describing what narcissism looks like when it manifests in the church system.
The various roles within a narcissistic family system are expounded on and we take a deeper look at how those roles compare to various roles within the Black Church.

Check out the remaining portion of the topic Similarities of Narcissistic Families and Narcissistic Religious Leaders.

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On this week's episode of Surviving the Black Church Podcast, Jonathon, Hugh, and Nikki discuss the "Similarities of Narcissistic Families and Narcissistic Religious Leaders Part 1"

The crew delves into what a Narcissistic Family System looks like and sheds light on how Narcissistic Religious Leaders lead their churches in similar fashion.

The SBC Podcast also elaborated on the impact of being in relationship with a Narcissistic Religious Leader and this type of Family System as a whole.

You don't want to miss the first part of "Similarities of Narcissistic Families and Narcissistic Religious Leaders Part 1".

Stay tuned for next week's episode where we continue the conversation and discuss the specific roles within the Narcissistic Family System and what those roles look like manifesting within the Black Church.

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On this week's episode of Surviving the Black Church Podcast, Jonathon, Hugh, and Nikki breakdown the characteristics of abusive religious leaders within the Black Church.

The crew not only discussed these characteristics but also some of the things that attracted them to religious abusive leaders and their churches.

Some of the topics that are covered on this week's episode include:
-The love-bombing and discarding phase 
- Respectability and playing nice
-Learning to recognize abusive religious leader's patterns of behavior
-Tips on how to move forward after these experiences with abusive leadership

Get ready to dive into today's discussion! Don't forget to like, share & subscribe to our podcast!

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On this week's episode of Surviving the Black Church, Jonathon, Hugh, & Nikki dig deeper into the continuation of Church Hurt vs Religious Trauma conversation.

This episode is packed with great dialogue around themes such as abuse vs denial, defying the lie, coming to terms with the truth, religious trauma and Black grief, tips for moving forward with this new awareness and so much more!

You don't want to miss the final portion of the Church Hurt vs Religious Trauma. So, come hang out with the Surviving the Black Church crew and dive in to the conversation with us!

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On this week's episode of Surviving the Black Church Podcast, Jonathon, Hugh, and Nikki discuss a very important topic - Church Hurt vs Religious Trauma Part 1.

Within the Black Church community, the phrase "Church Hurt" is often associated with spiritual abuse and traumatic events experienced by a survivor within the church.
"Church Hurt" is often used interchangeably with religious trauma or spiritual abuse. 
On this week's episode, the Surviving the Black Church Crew makes a clear distinction that "Church Hurt" is not the same thing as religious trauma.
Is this something that you've wondered about? Have you had trouble determining if what you are experiencing may actually be religious trauma within the Black Church or church at large?
If so, you don't want to miss this week's episode! It's packed with great conversation and validation for survivors who have been on this journey alone. 
Stay tuned for part 2 next week!

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