Slutty Grace | Deconstruction, Christian Universalism, & Faith Beyond Fear Jesus in the Psych Ward—Religious trauma and mental health recovery (Kristi Williams)
Mar 3, 2026
Kristi (Christy) Williams, a coach and storyteller who moved from a high-control Seventh-day Adventist upbringing through psychiatric hospitalization to somatic trauma healing. She speaks about religious trauma meeting mental health crisis. Short segments cover psych ward care that changed everything, why belief changes alone do not heal, and body-based practices for nervous system repair and reclaiming inner authority.
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Psych Ward Became A Deep Healing Space
- Christy Williams went into a psych ward during COVID after postpartum stress and accumulated trauma, and found unexpected deep healing through patient-to-patient love.
- She describes unfiltered care from fellow patients, prophetic moments (Mark telling her to drop religious rigidity), and a near-exorcism that led to real change.
Jesus-Like Patient Told Her To Drop Religious Bullshit
- In the ward Christy met Mark who looked like Jesus and told her she would change the world through love if she 'knocked off this religious bullshit.'
- That unexpected prophetic bulletin from a homeless alcoholic shocked her and shifted her trajectory.
Faith Collapse Followed By Curious Reconstruction
- Christy’s faith “died” after the psych ward and she tried CPR on her old beliefs for two years before leaning into doubt and investigation.
- She left Seventh-day Adventism in 2023, researched Ellen White, and shifted toward following Jesus without denominational dogma.