Christie Love
@christielove.bsky.social
Rev. Dr. Religious Trauma Researcher and Theologian. Trauma-Informed Church Advocate, Co-Founder of The Faith and Trauma Center, Ministry Innovation Leader, Author, Ordained Disciples of Christ Progressive Pastor in the PNW.
I am excited about this event today!
August 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I am excited about this event today!
Compassion. Empathy. Kindness. Care. Concern. Love.
August 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Compassion. Empathy. Kindness. Care. Concern. Love.
Brought some of my favorite coffee mugs to the NAMI WALK today to help raise awareness for mental health and share religious trauma resources.
Including my table flipping Jesus mug from the @nakedpastor.bsky.social !!!
Including my table flipping Jesus mug from the @nakedpastor.bsky.social !!!
May 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Brought some of my favorite coffee mugs to the NAMI WALK today to help raise awareness for mental health and share religious trauma resources.
Including my table flipping Jesus mug from the @nakedpastor.bsky.social !!!
Including my table flipping Jesus mug from the @nakedpastor.bsky.social !!!
“Numbing the pain for a while will only make it worse when you finally feel it.” — Albus Dumbledore
May 29, 2025 at 4:16 AM
“Numbing the pain for a while will only make it worse when you finally feel it.” — Albus Dumbledore
New water bottle for Pride month! 🏳️🌈
May 24, 2025 at 2:24 AM
New water bottle for Pride month! 🏳️🌈
Toxic perfectionism is often a byproduct of high control religious environments and religious trauma. Never feeling good enough can have longterm impacts on our inner dialog and our self esteem.
Here is a list of symptoms of toxic perfectionism that I use to talk about this issue.
Here is a list of symptoms of toxic perfectionism that I use to talk about this issue.
May 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Toxic perfectionism is often a byproduct of high control religious environments and religious trauma. Never feeling good enough can have longterm impacts on our inner dialog and our self esteem.
Here is a list of symptoms of toxic perfectionism that I use to talk about this issue.
Here is a list of symptoms of toxic perfectionism that I use to talk about this issue.
I am looking for research captains to help me with my national Negative Religious Experience research project that is ongoing. You can learn more about how you can participate on the @flippedtablecollective.com www.flippedtablecollective.com/religious-tr...
May 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I am looking for research captains to help me with my national Negative Religious Experience research project that is ongoing. You can learn more about how you can participate on the @flippedtablecollective.com www.flippedtablecollective.com/religious-tr...
I stay in church ministry not because I agree with what they have become, but because I believe in what they are supposed to be. I am working to be part of the change to challenge systems, structures, and local practices that we may be places of wide welcomes and inclusive love for all.
May 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I stay in church ministry not because I agree with what they have become, but because I believe in what they are supposed to be. I am working to be part of the change to challenge systems, structures, and local practices that we may be places of wide welcomes and inclusive love for all.
Spending the weekend with my best friend and co-creator at @flippedtablecollective! We are dreaming, planning, creating, and catching up. All of my favorite things! ❤️
May 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Spending the weekend with my best friend and co-creator at @flippedtablecollective! We are dreaming, planning, creating, and catching up. All of my favorite things! ❤️
This. It is hard to love others as you love yourself... if you don't love yourself enough to vote in the interests of your own health.
May 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This. It is hard to love others as you love yourself... if you don't love yourself enough to vote in the interests of your own health.
I pulled my favorite hoodie out today. May we respond with courage, love, and a commitment to work for change!
April 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I pulled my favorite hoodie out today. May we respond with courage, love, and a commitment to work for change!
Listening to Jane Goodall speak at the National Faith + Climate Forum 2025 live stream:
"We must roll our sleeves up and climb over, go under, and get around all the obstacles we face to make progress towards hope."
#FaithandClimate
"We must roll our sleeves up and climb over, go under, and get around all the obstacles we face to make progress towards hope."
#FaithandClimate
March 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Listening to Jane Goodall speak at the National Faith + Climate Forum 2025 live stream:
"We must roll our sleeves up and climb over, go under, and get around all the obstacles we face to make progress towards hope."
#FaithandClimate
"We must roll our sleeves up and climb over, go under, and get around all the obstacles we face to make progress towards hope."
#FaithandClimate
Kicking off the National Faith+Climate Forum Live Stream at Englewood Christian Church this morning! Excited to see many from our community here to engage in national and local level conversations around environmental justice!
#FaithandClimate
#FaithandClimate
March 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Kicking off the National Faith+Climate Forum Live Stream at Englewood Christian Church this morning! Excited to see many from our community here to engage in national and local level conversations around environmental justice!
#FaithandClimate
#FaithandClimate
Our newest @flippedtabletheology.com podcast released today. It is a conversation about deconstructing gender and understanding the importance of honoring individual’s pronouns. I invite you to listen on your favorite podcasting platform or at this link: www.flippedtablecollective.com/ftt-podcast
March 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Our newest @flippedtabletheology.com podcast released today. It is a conversation about deconstructing gender and understanding the importance of honoring individual’s pronouns. I invite you to listen on your favorite podcasting platform or at this link: www.flippedtablecollective.com/ftt-podcast
Our VolunTeens group worked at the Pulling of the Greens event today at the Yakima Arboretum. Great to see so many out serving on a Saturday! Love out Loud! ❤️
March 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Our VolunTeens group worked at the Pulling of the Greens event today at the Yakima Arboretum. Great to see so many out serving on a Saturday! Love out Loud! ❤️
Great training opportunity for those in the Yakima, WA area.
March 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Great training opportunity for those in the Yakima, WA area.
Hosted a Religious Trauma Support Group tonight. I used the Power and Control wheel to help us process last night’s Trump speech and many of the actions of the last few weeks to see the abusive patterns of Christian Nationalism.
March 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Hosted a Religious Trauma Support Group tonight. I used the Power and Control wheel to help us process last night’s Trump speech and many of the actions of the last few weeks to see the abusive patterns of Christian Nationalism.
This is our church sign for the week.
February 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This is our church sign for the week.
Food for thought.
February 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Food for thought.
I hit a milestone tonight. I added my 50th plant to my collection. She is a pretty moth orchid that my hubby got me for Valentine’s Day.
This is one of the ways I’m coping with the world right now.
This is one of the ways I’m coping with the world right now.
February 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I hit a milestone tonight. I added my 50th plant to my collection. She is a pretty moth orchid that my hubby got me for Valentine’s Day.
This is one of the ways I’m coping with the world right now.
This is one of the ways I’m coping with the world right now.
Headlines that make my blood pressure rise. 🤦🏻♀️
February 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Headlines that make my blood pressure rise. 🤦🏻♀️
I sum up the call of scripture with three simple words: Love Out Loud.
February 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I sum up the call of scripture with three simple words: Love Out Loud.