Elizabeth Hogsten

The Things I See and Dare to Believe

Spiritual Abuse: My Healing Journey

January 27, 2023.Reading time 19 minutes.

Eight months after my former pastors were removed because of spiritual abuse, I left that church. In fact, I moved countries. I realized I needed separation in order to gain clarity. After over seven years of living in South Korea, I returned to the States, hoping to leave my traumatic experiences behind me. But I […]

More than My Trauma

May 20, 2020.Reading time 13 minutes.

The past year and a half, it has been hard for me not to define myself by my trauma. I have been through some things. I have had some long, complicated experiences that have been arduous to process. Years worth of mess to sort through. And it has been hard not to stay stuck. I’m […]