Burning Butterflies
Two women share their story of escaping spiritual abuse and toxicity while finding hope in Christ!
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Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
In the moment, it just seemed like they really liked her and wanted her to be a part of what they were doing. She thought she had found community and belonging. In hindsight, she was being love bombed to ensure she would become an all in member. In this week's episode of Burning Butterflies, Amanda shares her love bombing phase at "Come As You Are." Burning Butterflies is a listener supported podcast. Please check out our Patreon to learn more about how you too can support what we are doing!Please help us share our story with others! Follow us on FB, Insta or TikTok. Subscribe so you won't miss new episodes and don't forget to leave us a rating!
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
I have a deficit. I am inadequate. There is something wrong with me. Why can't I get it together? Is there something wrong with my faith?Having ADHD can be difficult enough to navigate, but what happens when you throw God into the mix and sprinkle a little trauma on top? Burning Butterflies is a listener supported podcast. Please check out our Patreon to learn more about how you too can support what we are doing!Please help us share our story with others! Follow us on FB, Insta or TikTok. Subscribe so you won't miss new episodes and don't forget to leave us a rating!
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Why is mental health dismissed by the evangelical movement as nothing more than a lack of faith or the result of a poor prayer life. Perhaps if you spent more time in the Word or repented from your sinful living? Could we interest you a meeting over coffee with a pastor who has received no mental health training (we aren't even sure if he has gone through seminary) but we will call it counseling because he has the title of "pastor." This week, Melissa and Amanda pause their story in order to look at how the church's view of mental health effected them in their time at Come as You Are. Burning Butterflies is a listener supported podcast. Please check out our Patreon to learn more about how you too can support what we are doing!Please help us share our story with others! Follow us on FB, Insta or TikTok. Subscribe so you won't miss new episodes and don't forget to leave us a rating!
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Chapter One, Episode 3So Melissa and her two children have packed up and moved back to Colorado. But how does her husband feel about that? Today we pick up for the second half of Melissa's Origin Story and what lead her to walk into Come as You Are Church for the first time! Burning Butterflies is a listener supported podcast. Please check out our Patreon to learn more about how you too can support what we are doing!Please help us share our story with others! Follow us on FB, Insta or TikTok. Subscribe so you won't miss new episodes and don't forget to leave us a rating!
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Episode 2Have you ever stopped to think of what lead you up to making a decision? Why did I do that? What lead me to feel this way? Well, we did! In this episode of Burning Butterflies, Melissa shares the first half of her origin story and gives insight into the person she was when she walked in the doors of "Come As You Are Church.". Burning Butterflies is a listener supported podcast. Please check out our Patreon to learn more about how you too can support what we are doing!Please help us share our story with others! Follow us on FB, Insta or TikTok. Subscribe so you won't miss new episodes and don't forget to leave us a rating!
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Have you ever stopped to think of what lead you up to making a decision? Why did I do that? What lead me to feel this way? Well, we did! In this episode of Burning Butterflies, Amanda shares her origin story and gives insight into what would lead to her deep connection to "Come As You Are Church" and why she became as invested as she did. Burning Butterflies is a listener supported podcast. Please check out our Patreon to learn more about how you too can support what we are doing!Please help us share our story with others! Follow us on FB, Insta or TikTok. Subscribe so you won't miss new episodes and don't forget to leave us a rating!
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Welcome to our very first mini episode! In this first minisode, Melissa and Amanda share a little sneak peek into what they will be discussing in Chapter One of their journey! Burning Butterflies is a listener supported podcast. Please check out our Patreon to learn more about how you too can support what we are doing!Please help us share our story with others! Follow us on FB, Insta or TikTok. Subscribe so you won't miss new episodes and don't forget to leave us a rating!
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
If you are new here, we encourage you to begin your Burning Butterflies journey here!In this Prologue episode, Melissa and Amanda share their story telling process, define some terminology they will be using throughout the podcast and share why they felt this was a story worth telling. Burning Butterflies is a listener supported podcast. Please check out our Patreon to learn more about how you too can support what we are doing!Please help us share our story with others! Follow us on FB, Insta or TikTok. Subscribe so you won't miss new episodes and don't forget to leave us a rating!
Faith can feel like hearts and butterflies...
Until someone lights a match and burns it all to the ground!
Far too often as Christian women we are put into a pretty little box. We are to be sweet, meek and, above all else, submissive! But what happens when the system that you have tried so hard to conform to is toxic? What if it is less about spiritual transformation than it is about spiritual abuse? What happens when everything you have worked so hard to become goes up in flames? This is our story of escaping a toxic church, questioning everything, healing from abuse and rebuilding our faith. We know by telling our story, we are lighting a match. We aren't here to tear down one pastor or one church - we're here to burn the whole system to the ground!