Rebuilding
After Religious Abuse

A beEmboldened Online Course

What is it?

A seven-week guided course for understanding what happened, learning practical tools for what comes next, and rebuilding at a pace that gives you room to process.

Full Access includes one new course module each week plus a live 60-minute Q&A with a beEmboldened mentor every Thursday from 12:00–1:00 PM Eastern Time, beginning October 8.

Registration open only through Sunday, October 4
• Course Begins: Monday, October 5
• Final module releases: Monday, November 16

WE WEREN'T PLANNING TO OFFER THIS AGAIN THIS YEAR

But we kept hearing the question: When will the course be available again?

We hadn't planned another guided offering in 2026. As requests continued to come in, we decided to make room for one more seven-week experience—timed so the final module releases before the holiday season gets underway.

If you've been waiting for a structured place to begin—or continue—rebuilding after religious abuse, this is that opportunity.

WHAT is it?

Religious abuse can leave you trying to make sense of far more than the environment you left. Grief, nervous-system responses, boundaries, identity, trust, relationships, and your ability to recognize what is healthy can all be affected.

This foundational seven-week course brings those pieces into a manageable progression. Each week focuses on one area, combining education with practical tools you can consider and apply in your own life.

The course was intentionally recorded with group engagement rather than teaching alone. Alongside Naomi, you'll hear from Jordan, Kelsea, and Zoe—three people with lived experience of high-control religious abuse—whose perspectives make room for more than one story or way of processing.

BONUS: With Full Access...

the recorded course is paired with a LIVE 60-minute Q&A with a
beEmboldened mentor each Thursday from 12:00–1:00 PM (EST), beginning October 8.

When a module raises a question,
you have a place to bring it while that week's material is still fresh.

"Thank you for giving me tools I can apply to my daily life. This information is something practical I can use. It isn't just concepts and good ideas I'm not sure what to do with. It is concrete. Applicable. Measurable. Doable. The people involved truly care."

Amy

THE 7-WEEK PATH

Week 1 • October 5
Allowing Grief: The Losses Suffered

Recognize the losses connected with religious abuse and begin making room for grief rather than struggling with the false belief that it is something you should already be “over.”

Week 2 • October 12
Science of Trauma: The Why to the What

Understand more about how trauma can affect the body and why your responses make sense.

Week 3 • October 19
Triggers: Being Patient with Yourself

Learn to recognize signs that you've been triggered and explore tools that can help you return to a calmer state before responding with agency.

Week 4 • October 26
Boundaries: A New Way of Life

Consider boundaries around resources such as time, money, and belongings, along with healthier approaches to boundaries in communication.

Week 5 • November 2
Authentic Self: Finding Your Design

Explore who you are apart from controlling expectations and begin identifying your own preferences, values, and design.

Week 6 • November 9
Trusting Again: The Possibility of Relationships

Re-examine trust in relationships with others and with yourself, and consider patterns that may support safe connection.

Week 7 • November 16
Identifying Healthy Community: The Seemingly Impossible

Develop tools for evaluating individuals and groups for indicators of health and safety.

WHAT
full access
includes:

Seven recorded course modules, released one at a time each Monday for seven weeks.
Approximately 1–1.5 hours each week of recorded content.
A PDF guide for each week's material.
A LIVE, weekly 60-minute Q&A with a beEmboldened mentor every Thursday from 12:00–1:00 PM Eastern Time, beginning October 8.*
Continued access to all previously released modules if you need to slow down or catch up.
One-year access to the recorded course content from the seven-week release period.

*The weekly Q&As are intentionally not recorded in order to protect the confidential, secure environment of the live gathering. Because of this, there are no recordings or makeup Q&A sessions. Attendance is optional. You are welcome to come and go from week-to-week as you choose, keeping your camera on or off.

WHY
weekly?

We don't want to hand you seven modules at once and create another thing to manage.

One module releases each Monday so you can focus on a single area, give yourself time to absorb it, and begin noticing how it connects with your own life. We recommend allowing roughly 2–3 hours during the week for the recorded material, reflection or note-taking if helpful, and initial application of the tools.

Full Access adds the weekly mentor Q&A because questions often emerge after you've had time to sit with what you've learned. Rather than saving those questions for one session at the end, you'll have an opportunity to bring them each week. These live gatherings are intentionally not recorded. We see that as an important part of the experience: protecting confidentiality helps create a more secure environment for those who attend. Because the conversations stay in the room, recordings and makeup Q&A sessions are not available.

WHO
is this for?

This course may be a useful next step if you have experienced spiritual or religious abuse and are trying to understand its impact and rebuild. That may include experiences in a cult, high-control religious group, unhealthy church or ministry environment, or situations where verbal, emotional, sexual, or physical abuse occurred in the name of religion.

It may also be helpful if you have been moving forward for some time but feel stuck in one or more areas of your healing and rebuilding.

WHAT this course is designed to help you do:

Identify grief and better understand how to honor it as part of moving forward.
Understand how trauma can affect your body and responses.
Recognize triggers and practice ways of returning to a calmer state.
Develop more practical approaches to boundaries in your resources and communication.
Explore your identity apart from controlling expectations.
Re-evaluate trust in yourself and in relationships with others.
Use clearer indicators when evaluating people and groups for health and safety.

“The work done for this course has been very useful, informative, and to the point. I have strongly appreciated the presence and contribution of the participants too. It has been a very positive experience, both in learning needed information and also because of the moral support that came through the participants sharing bits of their experiences. I am grateful to have been part of it, and I warmly recommend it.”

Brandon

WHO created this course?

Naomi Wright created this course from the intersection of lived experience, professional training, and years of walking alongside people rebuilding after religious abuse.

Naomi is the daughter of a pseudo-Christian cult leader and did not fully understand the environment in which she had been raised until adulthood. Her own rebuilding required her to question what she had been taught, seek accurate information, grieve significant losses, and learn new ways of understanding herself, relationships, faith, and trust.

Her professional work has reinforced the value of one person walking alongside another with care rather than control. The topics in this course are not abstract to her; they were significant in her own rebuilding and continue to arise in beEmboldened's work with survivors.

Naomi holds a Master of Social Work from SUNY Buffalo and a Master of Arts in Christian Studies from Denver Seminary. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Why
Naomi created it...

“I created this program because I'm not sure how someone journeys forward well without this information and these tools. These topics were pivotal for me, and continue to prove necessary for those we serve at beEmboldened. I was fortunate to be educated in these areas, so I could apply what I was learning professionally to my own life. Not everyone has that alignment, so I wanted to offer an accessible way for others, like me, to become better equipped to heal.”

–Naomi

If you’re not sure you’re ready…

If you've sought support before and been disappointed, hesitation makes sense.

Maybe someone didn't know what to say. Maybe your experience was minimized, wrongly spiritualized, or met with an easy answer before anyone took time to understand. Maybe you felt studied rather than cared for. Experiences like those can make another resource—or another person offering help—feel difficult to trust.

This course does not require you to adopt someone else's timeline or tell your whole story. The recorded material gives you information and tools to consider for yourself. The survivor conversations offer multiple perspectives rather than one prescribed experience. And Full Access gives you a weekly opportunity to ask questions of a beEmboldened mentor as you work through the material.

You can move through the course at your own pace. If you miss a week, the modules you've already received remain available to you for a full year.

Impact Story

Effie & Max

“My husband and I found beEmboldened to be a God-send on our journey toward healing from our very painful experience of being spiritually abused by our ex-pastor during the most difficult time of our life; our daughter's battle with stage 4 cancer and grieving the loss of her life. When we first began this 7- week course we were in a lot of pain from a horrific experience of covert narcissistic spiritual abuse by our ex-pastor. This experience felt enormously hurtful and painful. My husband had been on staff at the church for over 10 years and did not have another ministry opportunity to go to. When the pastor's spiritual abuse continued while mourning our daughter's death, my husband decided to resign anyway. This was a step of faith, and we walked in that faith while praying for God's direction for healing. We soon found beEmboldened and began this course. It was very informative and helpful in our healing journey. We just ended and are feeling much better about our life going forward. We extend our deepest appreciation to everyone at beEmboldened for all your dedication in making this opportunity for our healing possible.”

Course Details

Course begins:
Monday, October 5, 2026

New modules
Every Monday for seven weeks

Weekly recorded content
Approximately 1–1.5 hours

Weekly live support
60-minute Q&A with a beEmboldened mentor every Thursday, 12:00–1:00 PM Eastern Time, beginning October 8

Course guides downloads
One PDF and one weekly summary guide per module

Recorded course access
Full year access after purchase

Full Access price
$349

Weekly Q&A schedule
Thursdays, 12:00–1:00 PM Eastern Time, beginning October 8

Q&A recording / makeups
Not recorded in order to protect confidentiality; no makeup Q&A sessions

Price +
Access Options

Full Access: $349

This price reflects the complete seven-week experience: the recorded course, weekly PDF guides, full year access to the recorded curriculum, and seven live 60-minute Q&A sessions with a beEmboldened mentor.

Payment plan: 2 payments of $175.

Need financial assistance? Financial limitations should not automatically prevent someone from accessing support. A limited number of reduced-cost spaces may be available. Please email us at hello@beemboldened.com for more information.

FAQ's

Can I buy this course at any time?

No. This Full Access offering is open for registration through Sunday, October 4. The course begins Monday, October 5.

How much time should I plan for each week?

The recorded content is approximately 1–1.5 hours each week. We recommend allowing 2–3 hours total if you would also like time to pause, take notes, reflect, or begin applying a tool. Full Access also includes an optional 60-minute live mentor Q&A each Thursday from 12:00–1:00 PM Eastern Time, beginning October 8.

Do I receive all seven modules at once?

No. One module releases each Monday. The pacing is intentional: it gives you one area to focus on at a time rather than asking you to absorb the entire course at once.

What if I miss a week or fall behind?

You will continue to have access to all modules that have already been released for a full year, so you can return to them when you're able. You do not need to stay perfectly caught up to benefit from the course.

Do I keep the recorded course content?

Yes. After purchase, the recorded course content remains available to you for a full year so you can revisit it in the future. Please do not share paid course materials with people who have not purchased access.

Do I need to buy anything else?

No. Both a guide and weekly summary sheet is included as PDFs with each week's module.

What is the weekly Q&A?

Full Access includes a live 60-minute Q&A with a beEmboldened mentor each Thursday from 12:00–1:00 PM Eastern Time, beginning October 8. It is a place to bring questions that arise from that week's material and hear additional context as you process what you're learning. Attendance is optional. You are welcome to come and go from week-to-week as you prefer, keeping your camera on or off.

Do I have to attend the weekly Q&A?

No. The Q&A is available to you as part of Full Access, but attendance is not required. Should you choose to attend, you are welcome to come and go from week-to-week as you prefer, keeping your camera on or off.

What if I can't attend a Q&A?

Because confidentiality is part of how we protect the live environment, weekly Q&As are intentionally not recorded. This means there are no recordings or makeup Q&A sessions. We know that may mean you cannot attend every week; we believe keeping the conversation confidential is an important part of creating a more secure space for everyone who is able to join live.

Do you offer a payment plan?

Yes, a payment plan is available for 2 monthly payments of $175.

Is sponsorship assistance available?

Financial limitations should not automatically prevent someone from accessing support. A limited number of reduced-cost spaces may be available. Please email us at hello@beemboldened.com for more information.

What is the refund policy?

No refunds are available. If you are truly dissatisfied with the course, we can discuss how to apply the funds you've spent to our sponsorship program for individuals who have financial need and would benefit from beEmboldened’s support services.