#37- Interview with Andrew Pledger: Healing from Religious Trauma

Today's Guest: Andrew Pledger
Bio

Andrew Pledger is a survivor, creator, and activist who uses social media to share his story and inspire others. He is a religious trauma survivor homeschooled K-12 and raised in a fundamentalist Christian cult (Independent Fundamental Baptist movement). He brings awareness to spiritual and religious abuse. Being a part of the LGBTQ+ community and experiencing religious trauma has inspired him to pursue psychology to help survivors. After being homeschooled, he found his way to Bob Jones University. He attended the fundamentalist Christian college for over three years until he was expelled in his last semester for sharing his story and denouncing fundamentalist teachings. He has a limited podcast premiering soon called "Surviving Bob Jones University: A Christian Cult." This podcast explores the school's history, the psychology of fundamentalism, the criteria for cults, and survivors' experiences. He also hosts his regular podcast, "Speaking Up w/ Andrew Pledger" which features interviews with experts and survivors of cults and high-control religions.

Andrew's Links:
Linktree: https://andrewpledger.mypixieset.com/links
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/4ndrewpledger/
Speaking Up Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/speaking-up-with-andrew-pledger/about
Surviving BJU Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/surviving-bob-jones-university-a-christian-cult/about

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