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I Was Groomed to Die for God

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I Was Groomed to Die for God

Cults to Consciousness

Jul 17
Cults to Consciousness

Cults to Consciousness

Jul 17
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Liz Dieatrick grew up in an intensely fundamentalist Assemblies of God household, where she was told from childhood that God had uniquely called her to become a missionary. Raised by a pastor father and a deeply controlling, highly religious mother, she de...

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In this episode, Liz Dieatrick shares her harrowing journey from being groomed for missionary work in a fundamentalist Assemblies of God household to her eventual deconstruction and healing. She opens up about the psychological control, dangerous mission work, family scandal, and the slow, painful process of rebuilding her identity outside of high-control religion.
03:20
Groomed from birth to be a missionary, I suppressed my true self.
15:23
Childhood fears shaped my missionary calling.
31:52
I viewed my father's failure as Satan's attack, not a leadership flaw.
51:09
Financial struggles and restrictive rules led to burnout and a suicide attempt.
1:01:18
Devout believers leave due to research, not a desire to sin.
1:20:01
Teaching children about hell is child abuse.

Chapters

A Childhood Built on Fear and a Divine Calling
00:00
From Missionary Training to a Family's Public Shame
15:23
Red Flags and Dangerous Deceptions in the Mission Field
22:16
The Breaking Point: Burnout, a Suicide Attempt, and the Start of Healing
34:51
The Long, Painful Road to Leaving Christianity Behind
54:22
Reclaiming Life, Family, and a New Identity After the Cult
1:07:34

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Liz Dieatrick: We fell on the very, very devout side. My dad was a pastor most of my life, until he was arrested in a sex trafficking sting, which he would always be a pastor at small churches. So he would have to work another job in order to support our f...