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Katherine brought up that classic line:
“God doesn’t want your happiness. He wants your holiness.”
And then she named what’s underneath it:
A culture that rewards suppression, martyrdom, and self-abandonment, especially for women.
It’s so baked into high-control Christianity, we don’t even question it.
It’s just... “the way things are.”
Want to watch the rest of today's episode of the Flying Free Podcast? Head over to youtu.be/xcVyo6ltDzg
#flyingfreepodcast #spiritualabuse #purityculture #highcontrolreligion #christianity #womeninthechurch #deconstruction #religiousconditioning
Katherine brought up that classic line:
“God doesn’t want your happiness. He wants your holiness.”
And then she named what’s underneath it:
A culture that rewards suppression, martyrdom, and self-abandonment, especially for women.
It’s so baked into high-control Christianity, we don’t even question it.
It’s just... “the way things are.”
Want to watch the rest of today's episode of the Flying Free Podcast? Head over to youtu.be/xcVyo6ltDzg
#flyingfreepodcast #spiritualabuse #purityculture #highcontrolreligion #christianity #womeninthechurch #deconstruction #religiousconditioning
![Is Emotional Neglect Abusive? [384]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QunZ15M3sKI/mqdefault.jpg "Is Emotional Neglect Abusive? [384]
Let’s talk about emotional neglect. Can we really categorize this as “abuse?”
I say we can, and in today’s episode, I’m going to tell you why.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
* Five specific ways emotional neglect shows up in a marriage
* Why silence can be more controlling than yelling
* What your nervous system does when someone ignores you
* The question every neglected wife asks herself over and over again, and why she needs to stop asking that question
Get Today’s Free Resource:
📒 Take a free Emotional Abuse Assessment by going to emotionalabusequiz.com
I will also send you my weekly Hope Letters for Christian women still in or healing from emotionally and spiritually abusive marriages.
Flying Free
Episode 384
August 18, 2026
★ Episode details: https://share.transistor.fm/s/f7023925
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