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What if the most damaging lie we inherited from religion was that we don’t deserve love?

In this episode, Jeromy and Religious Trauma Coach Kristi Williams unravel how shame-based theology shaped us, and how grace tells a different story.

First, Jeromy unravels the theology that taught us we were born depraved, unworthy, and in need of fixing before love could find us. Through the lens of grace, Jesus’ encounters with the “undeserving,” and the wounds left by shame-based religion, this episode reframes our worth from the ground up. This episode unpacks how shame-based Christianity, original sin theology, and fear-based definitions of grace shape our identity, attachment, and mental health.

Then, Religious Trauma Coach Kristi Williams joins Jeromy for a raw, off-the-cuff reaction to the episode, sharing her own experience growing up Seventh-day Adventist, how doctrines of sin and judgment shaped her attachment style, and why trauma, neurobiology, and faith deconstruction often collide in powerful ways. She explores how beliefs like “you don’t deserve love” fracture the psyche, activate the amygdala, and disconnect us from intuition, compassion, and connection.

If you’ve ever wrestled with religious trauma, Christian deconstruction, or the question of whether you are worthy of love—this episode offers a new, healing story.

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