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A podcast for women who’ve left high control, high demand religions. In every 15min episode, we deconstruct one specific rule you were taught, so you can let go of the harmful conditioning and live an amazing life on your own terms. Overcome spiritual abuse and religious trauma! Episodes drop on Sundays and Wednesdays.
If you’ve quit a high control group, high demand religion, or cult after suffering spiritual abuse and religious trauma, then YOU know, just like I know, how super frustrating it can be to realize that – although we’re physically free – that old psychological conditioning still echoes in our minds over and over, sometimes for years or even decades after leaving. This insidious training encouraged us to keep our true selves repressed, it told us we weren’t good enough, and stopped us from living authentically. Well, this podcast is about BUSTING OUT of that whole paradigm! So whether you’re an exvangelical, exmormon, recovering Catholic, former Jehovah’s witness or somethin’ else, welcome! Subscribe or follow so you don’t miss anything!
Clare Corado leads a podcast for women who have left high control religions or other high demand groups. We tackle religious trauma and spiritual abuse through deconstruction of harmful teachings.
Topics: Religious trauma, spiritual abuse, deconstruction, exmormon, exmo, exvangelical, recovering catholic, excatholic, former jehovah's witness, women's empowerment, feminism, leaving religion, self-worth, high demand religions, high control groups, high control religion, cult, cult recovery, brainwashed, high demand religion, spiritual trauma, church abuse
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What if letting go of the need to be 100 percent certain is the very thing that finally gives you peace? If you grew up in a high demand religion repeating statements like “I know this church is true,” you were trained to prize certainty over curiosity. This episode helps you recognize how that conditioning can fuel anxiety, people-pleasing, and black-and-white thinking—and how to replace it with grounded self-trust. • Understand why formulaic public declarations create pressure, cognitive di...
After you left your high-control group, do you secretly worry that leaving may have made you a 'bad' person? Spiritual abuse, religious trauma, and shame from high demand religions can impact our lives long after leaving. This episode speaks to that lingering fear by separating your personal morality from church attendance, so you can stop second-guessing yourself and start living by your own conscience with confidence. Recognize the common control tactics that tie 'goodness' to membership an...
Have you ever been told to “submit to your husband”? This episode of Brainwash Be Gone unpacks one of the most damaging and normalized teachings from high-control, high demand religions and reveals how it impacts women’s autonomy, self-worth, and relationships even after leaving religion. If you’ve ever struggled with people-pleasing, self-censorship, or guilt when standing up for yourself, this episode helps you understand where that conditioning came from—and how to release it. Clare explo...
Have you ever been told “your body is a temple” in a way that left you feeling ashamed, restricted, or disconnected from yourself? For many of us, this is part of our religious trauma. If you’re healing from high-control religion, rules about modesty, purity, and appearance can linger as anxiety, scrupulosity, and disconnection from your own desires. This episode reframes the metaphor so you can reclaim autonomy, rebuild trust with your body, and express yourself on your own terms. What you’l...
What if your worth has nothing to do with whether you become a mother, how many children you have, or how perfectly you parent? If you were taught that motherhood is your highest purpose, you might still feel pressure, guilt, or confusion when your real life does not match that script. This episode helps you untangle those messages so you can build a life that fits your values, whether that includes children, includes them later, or not at all. Three things you will gain from this episode: • ...
High demand religions don't tolerate questions. This episode explores spiritual abuse in high demand religions and the importance of reclaiming your curiosity. Were you ever told to stop asking questions about your faith, and did it make you doubt your own judgment? If you've grown up in or left a high-control religion, you may still feel a tug-of-war between your natural curiosity and the old rule to be quiet and compliant. This episode explores how discouraging inquiry erodes confiden...
Explore the impact of rigid beliefs on personal freedom as we discuss the ‘marriage is forever’ doctrine. Have you ever felt trapped by the belief that a promise, especially one about marriage, must be kept no matter the cost? If you grew up in a high-control religion, you were likely taught that breaking vows is sinful or shameful. But what if that belief has been quietly shaping how you handle commitments, guilt, or even your sense of freedom? This episode helps you question the rule t...
If you’ve quit a high control, high demand religion, or cult after suffering spiritual abuse and religious trauma, then YOU know, just like I know, how super frustrating it can be to realize that – although we’re physically free – that old psychological conditioning still echoes in our minds over and over, sometimes for years or even decades after leaving. This insidious training encouraged us to keep our true selves repressed, it told us we weren’t good enough, and stopped us from livi...
Personal development can focus a lot on our own boundaries, our own self care, our own desires... but we can learn so much from observing, recognizing, and respecting the sovereignty of the people around us. Topics: Religious trauma, spiritual abuse, deconstruction, exmormon, exvangelical, recovering catholic, former jehovah's witness, women's empowerment, feminism, leaving religion, self-worth, high demand religions, high control groups Support the show Contact: Hugs@BrainwashBeGone.co...
Maybe the answer to one of life's greatest questions is not a snappy elevator pitch. This episode is about following the clues from the universe to find your next step. Topics: Religious trauma, spiritual abuse, deconstruction, exmormon, exvangelical, recovering catholic, former jehovah's witness, women's empowerment, feminism, leaving religion, self-worth, high demand religions, high control groups Support the show Contact: Hugs@BrainwashBeGone.com Instagram: @brainwashbegone
Silly-seeming memes can be surprisingly insidious in their impact on how we live. In this episode, we break down how online humor about women often surreptitiously conveys social rules we are expected to follow but that's not in our best interests. We'll talk about being "Basic," being a "Karen," and "Resting Bitch Face." Topics: Religious trauma, spiritual abuse, deconstruction, exmormon, exvangelical, recovering catholic, former jehovah's witness, women's empowerment, feminism, leaving reli...
Growing and changing can feel new and uncomfortable. This episode talks about one important thing to keep in mind as you're trying to embody new ways of being. Topics: Religious trauma, spiritual abuse, deconstruction, exmormon, exvangelical, recovering catholic, former jehovah's witness, women's empowerment, feminism, leaving religion, self-worth, high demand religions, high control groups Support the show Contact: Hugs@BrainwashBeGone.com Instagram: @brainwashbegone
Scheduling your life based on the rhythms of your menstrual cycle can be magical. Each phase of our cycles can be a gift in its own way! Resources mentioned in the episode: https://floliving.com for info about hormone science, MyFlo app, and founder Alisa Vittiwww.theroyalshaman.com for info about spiritual teacher Makhosi, aka The Royal Shaman*(I'm not affiliated with either of these companies; I've personally found them to be helpful though.) Topics: Religious trauma, spiritual abuse, decon...
Naivety in women has historically been celebrated, but there is so much more awesomeness that awaits us when we transition into true, mature womanhood. This episode is about observing how we may have been conditioned to show up in various life scenarios, and what a wise and discerning grown ass adult woman would ideally do instead. Topics: Religious trauma, spiritual abuse, deconstruction, exmormon, exvangelical, recovering catholic, former jehovah's witness, women's empowerment, feminism, le...
Why is it so much harder to make close friends as an adult? This episode is about acting intentionally to recruit some awesome friends in this era of your life. Topics: Religious trauma, spiritual abuse, deconstruction, exmormon, exvangelical, recovering catholic, former jehovah's witness, women's empowerment, feminism, leaving religion, self-worth, high demand religions, high control groups Support the show Contact: Hugs@BrainwashBeGone.com Instagram: @brainwashbegone
So many of us have been taught that to be a good girl or a polite woman, we have to be physically small and demure. and modest, and just really fold ourselves into the smallest space possible. We learn to shrink ourselves in both physical and more metaphorical ways. And the effect of having been conditioned to do that really holds back our true essence. This episode is about some of the ways we might be inadvertently making ourselves small, how we can overcome it, and the idea of taking...
Yep, you are going to need to increase your tolerance for accepting all the good things in your life! Topics: Religious trauma, spiritual abuse, deconstruction, exmormon, exvangelical, recovering catholic, former jehovah's witness, women's empowerment, feminism, leaving religion, self-worth, high demand religions, high control groups Support the show Contact: Hugs@BrainwashBeGone.com Instagram: @brainwashbegone
Recognizing your self-authority is the foundation of living an authentic life. In this episode, we talk about why this is an inescapable truth, what self-authority means, and how to still accept advice in certain contexts. Topics: Religious trauma, spiritual abuse, deconstruction, exmormon, exvangelical, recovering catholic, former jehovah's witness, women's empowerment, feminism, leaving religion, self-worth, high demand religions, high control groups Support the show Contact: Hugs@Brainwash...
Our culture teaches women to believe that we are supposed to have a limited role in society. In this introductory episode, I tell the story of how I went from being a girl in a conservative religious community to a liberated woman living life on my own terms, and why I started this podcast. Topics: Religious trauma, spiritual abuse, deconstruction, exmormon, exvangelical, recovering catholic, former jehovah's witness, women's empowerment, feminism, leaving religion, self-worth, high demand re...
So often when we think about feminism, we think about the process of trying to change the patriarchal social and political structures that are outside of us that are impacting our experience. However, we're overlooking completely the realm where we actually have the most power and the most authority to make changes: within ourselves. We can free ourselves from within. Are you the kind of woman who is committed to identifying and letting go of conditioning within yourself that limits wh...
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