Jaime Simpson
@jaimesimpson.bsky.social
Australian Counsellor in the domestic violence and religious trauma space
Researcher Thesis: Broken, Shattered & Spiritually Battered. Groomed: Pastors who prey on adult congregation members. #churchtoo
Children’s Book author: A monster named zee
Researcher Thesis: Broken, Shattered & Spiritually Battered. Groomed: Pastors who prey on adult congregation members. #churchtoo
Children’s Book author: A monster named zee
July 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Out today: Baptistland & A Culture of Clergy Impunity
I ask Christa:
What is the Southern Baptist Convention, and why do they hold so much power?
What advice does she have for survivors who want to speak out?
What can faith leaders do who want to move from complicity to courage?
I ask Christa:
What is the Southern Baptist Convention, and why do they hold so much power?
What advice does she have for survivors who want to speak out?
What can faith leaders do who want to move from complicity to courage?
June 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Out today: Baptistland & A Culture of Clergy Impunity
I ask Christa:
What is the Southern Baptist Convention, and why do they hold so much power?
What advice does she have for survivors who want to speak out?
What can faith leaders do who want to move from complicity to courage?
I ask Christa:
What is the Southern Baptist Convention, and why do they hold so much power?
What advice does she have for survivors who want to speak out?
What can faith leaders do who want to move from complicity to courage?
insightful episode, I sit down with @dkpooler to discuss the often-overlooked issue of adult clergy sexual abuse. We explore the dynamics of grooming, coercion, boundary violations, & the misuse of pastoral power, drawing from Dr Pooler’s research insights.
jaimesimpson.substack.com/p/misuse-of-...
jaimesimpson.substack.com/p/misuse-of-...
June 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
insightful episode, I sit down with @dkpooler to discuss the often-overlooked issue of adult clergy sexual abuse. We explore the dynamics of grooming, coercion, boundary violations, & the misuse of pastoral power, drawing from Dr Pooler’s research insights.
jaimesimpson.substack.com/p/misuse-of-...
jaimesimpson.substack.com/p/misuse-of-...
Perpetrator pastors target qualities in congregation members that they themselves lack, such as innocence, compassion, empathy, and sincerity.
They exploit the kindness and trust of others to mask their own spiritual, moral, and emotional deficits.
They exploit the kindness and trust of others to mask their own spiritual, moral, and emotional deficits.
January 31, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Perpetrator pastors target qualities in congregation members that they themselves lack, such as innocence, compassion, empathy, and sincerity.
They exploit the kindness and trust of others to mask their own spiritual, moral, and emotional deficits.
They exploit the kindness and trust of others to mask their own spiritual, moral, and emotional deficits.
Guess what teachers …. Teenagers grow up and realise your sexual pursuit of them at school was not ok!
www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
January 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Guess what teachers …. Teenagers grow up and realise your sexual pursuit of them at school was not ok!
www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
Freedom of speech … is that only for those who conform to the new leaderships way of thinking… sounds like the church I know… you need to think like us, act like us to be accepted as us!
Thank you Bishop for showing me otherwise
Thank you Bishop for showing me otherwise
January 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Freedom of speech … is that only for those who conform to the new leaderships way of thinking… sounds like the church I know… you need to think like us, act like us to be accepted as us!
Thank you Bishop for showing me otherwise
Thank you Bishop for showing me otherwise
Clergy sexual abuse is the rape of your soul - sexual penetration by a member of the clergy pierces and permeates every part of your being.
It’s deeper than spiritual abuse that results in religious trauma.
Clergy sexual abuse is sexual violence!
It’s deeper than spiritual abuse that results in religious trauma.
Clergy sexual abuse is sexual violence!
December 16, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Clergy sexual abuse is the rape of your soul - sexual penetration by a member of the clergy pierces and permeates every part of your being.
It’s deeper than spiritual abuse that results in religious trauma.
Clergy sexual abuse is sexual violence!
It’s deeper than spiritual abuse that results in religious trauma.
Clergy sexual abuse is sexual violence!
Fixed it @heavenbentpod.bsky.social
December 12, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Fixed it @heavenbentpod.bsky.social
I’ve had people reach out to me since reading my thesis and say
“I feel less alone”
Diane Langberg says “when you turn on the lights the rats run”….
I also like to think “when you turn on the lights it gives others an illuminated path to walk on”
Keep turning on lights
“I feel less alone”
Diane Langberg says “when you turn on the lights the rats run”….
I also like to think “when you turn on the lights it gives others an illuminated path to walk on”
Keep turning on lights
December 12, 2024 at 11:27 AM
I’ve had people reach out to me since reading my thesis and say
“I feel less alone”
Diane Langberg says “when you turn on the lights the rats run”….
I also like to think “when you turn on the lights it gives others an illuminated path to walk on”
Keep turning on lights
“I feel less alone”
Diane Langberg says “when you turn on the lights the rats run”….
I also like to think “when you turn on the lights it gives others an illuminated path to walk on”
Keep turning on lights
Some more feedback on my thesis …. Thank you for sharing with me… yes - I agree! Let’s just see!!! There is a lot more to come!
December 12, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Some more feedback on my thesis …. Thank you for sharing with me… yes - I agree! Let’s just see!!! There is a lot more to come!
Ask the courageous questions
December 10, 2024 at 5:58 AM
Ask the courageous questions
love everyone to get involved and call on the @waynealcorn and the @acc.national to end gender based violence by addressing the abuse of power perpetrated by their pastors by updating their codes of conduct to use updated language that states consent can not be given when there is a power imbalance
December 3, 2024 at 10:09 PM
love everyone to get involved and call on the @waynealcorn and the @acc.national to end gender based violence by addressing the abuse of power perpetrated by their pastors by updating their codes of conduct to use updated language that states consent can not be given when there is a power imbalance
1/4 Just stop. If you have never experienced sexual harm perpetrated by the ones who say they represent Jesus and added to that betrayal they lie about it - you’ll never truly understand the enmeshment, the betrayal, the confusion that results.
November 30, 2024 at 5:58 AM
1/4 Just stop. If you have never experienced sexual harm perpetrated by the ones who say they represent Jesus and added to that betrayal they lie about it - you’ll never truly understand the enmeshment, the betrayal, the confusion that results.
November 28, 2024 at 10:49 AM
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Oh no don’t think this image is a constellation of beautiful stars! It’s a relationship conflict of interest constellation that should be presented and disclosed to you when you make a complaint to a governing body about one of their own (aka Australian Christian Churches)
Oh no don’t think this image is a constellation of beautiful stars! It’s a relationship conflict of interest constellation that should be presented and disclosed to you when you make a complaint to a governing body about one of their own (aka Australian Christian Churches)
November 28, 2024 at 9:10 AM
1/2
Oh no don’t think this image is a constellation of beautiful stars! It’s a relationship conflict of interest constellation that should be presented and disclosed to you when you make a complaint to a governing body about one of their own (aka Australian Christian Churches)
Oh no don’t think this image is a constellation of beautiful stars! It’s a relationship conflict of interest constellation that should be presented and disclosed to you when you make a complaint to a governing body about one of their own (aka Australian Christian Churches)
16days of activism
To end gender based violence
No - it is not ok
To end gender based violence
No - it is not ok
November 26, 2024 at 10:13 PM
16days of activism
To end gender based violence
No - it is not ok
To end gender based violence
No - it is not ok
16 days if activism to end gender based violence
It’s not ok!
It’s not ok!
November 26, 2024 at 7:37 AM
16 days if activism to end gender based violence
It’s not ok!
It’s not ok!
Whenever you turn in the lights the rats run!
Keep turning on the light….
The “rats” don’t only run… they hide and don’t make a noise!
They are cowards who once had no problem taking the platform and preaching week in and week out but as soon as they are exposed they somehow lose their voice!
Keep turning on the light….
The “rats” don’t only run… they hide and don’t make a noise!
They are cowards who once had no problem taking the platform and preaching week in and week out but as soon as they are exposed they somehow lose their voice!
November 18, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Whenever you turn in the lights the rats run!
Keep turning on the light….
The “rats” don’t only run… they hide and don’t make a noise!
They are cowards who once had no problem taking the platform and preaching week in and week out but as soon as they are exposed they somehow lose their voice!
Keep turning on the light….
The “rats” don’t only run… they hide and don’t make a noise!
They are cowards who once had no problem taking the platform and preaching week in and week out but as soon as they are exposed they somehow lose their voice!
Why do we need safer governance in the counselling, life coaching, alternative therapies and church space?
Because perpetrators of adult sexual abuse are master manipulators who prey on their targets vulnerabilities.
Because perpetrators of adult sexual abuse are master manipulators who prey on their targets vulnerabilities.
November 15, 2024 at 4:45 AM
Why do we need safer governance in the counselling, life coaching, alternative therapies and church space?
Because perpetrators of adult sexual abuse are master manipulators who prey on their targets vulnerabilities.
Because perpetrators of adult sexual abuse are master manipulators who prey on their targets vulnerabilities.