Katherine Spearing
Author. Artist. Advocate.
Professional Bio
Mental Health Professional Who Writes Fiction
Katherine Spearing MA, CTRC is the founder of Tears of Eden, a nonprofit supporting survivors of spiritual abuse, and the former executive producer and host of the groundbreaking podcast Uncertain, a podcast that pioneered pivotal conversations around Spiritual Abuse. Sheβs also a Certified Trauma Recovery Practitioner working primarily with clients who have survived cults, high-control environments, spiritual abuse, and sexual abuse.
Katherine is a huge advocate for the power of art to help us on our healing journey. She participates in improv theater both as a performer and coach and is the author of one novel. Her next book, A Thousand Tiny Paper Cuts, addresses the spiritual abuse survivorβs recovery journey, coming October 14, 2025. She has been a guest on a number of podcasts, including IndoctriNation and A Little Bit Culty, is the author of several nonfiction articles, and writes regularly at katherinespearing.com and tearsofeden.org.
Book on Spiritual abuse
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Publications
Regular contributor and member of the Editorial Board over at Tears of Eden
A Thousand Tiny Paper Cuts: The Subtle, Insidious Nature of Spiritual Abuse and Life on the Other Side, Lake Drive Books (Coming 2025)
Hartfords, Leon Publishing (2021, Oct. 5)
Iβll Thank Words and Maya Angelou: Healing Through Writing and Reading Center for Trauma Resolution and Recovery (2024, Aug. 15)
Battling Imposter Syndrome in the Aftermath of Vocational Ministry, Mutuality, CBE International (2023, Aug. 16)
As a female preacher I was treated very differently to my male counterparts - in the end I left Premier (2023, July 26)
Are We Continuing to Sideline Women in Conversations About Abuse? CBE International (Top 10 articles of 2022) Mutuality (2022, January 5)
Was My Family a Cult? I Got Out.org, (2021, November 5)
How to Spot Overt and Covert Spiritual Abuse. Deconstruction Movement (2021, March 17)
Beneath the Cross of Jesus. To Paradise by way of the Cross. p.72 , (2020, Contribution)
How Yoga Helped Me Adjust. (2017, January 31)
The Best of The Best. (2016, August 25)
Grad School Survival Guide. (2016, April 16)
Open Gates to Open Hearts. Network Magazine (No longer in print. First article with compensation!). (2015, September 2)
The Tradition of the Engagement Ring. (2013, July 2)
Both Sides of Me. (2012, August 2)
Valentineβs Day With a Twist. (2009, March 1)
The North Side: Looking Beyond Appearances. (2009, February 1)
One Sad Truth of Immigration. (2008, May 8)
In the Media
π Who We Are and What We Need - Navigating Relationships During Deconstruction
π Taste of Truth Tuesdays - From Burnout to Breakthrough: Healing, Art, and Resilience
π A Little Bit Culty - Prodigal Daughter: Katherine Spearing on the Christian Patriarchy Movement
βοΈ Publisherβs Weekly - Spiritual Abuse Survival to Lake Drive
βοΈ Lake Drive Books News - Tears of Eden Founder Katherine Spearing to Discuss Spiritual Abuse in Forthcoming Book
π True Believer: The Unsolved Murder of Elizabeth Mackintosh - Letβs Talk About It
πThe Shanny Pants Show - Spiritual Abuse with Katherine Spearing
π Uncertain - The Stigmatized Single Person (And How to Thrive Anyway) with Katherine Spearing
βοΈ Sexvangelicals - How 90s and 00s Rom-Coms Popularized Purity Culture Messaging
π Sexvangelicals - Episode #54: Kicking Off the New Year with Spiritual Abuse: How Romantic Comedies Can Reinforce the Worst Parts of Evangelical Culture, with Katherine Spearing
π Sexvangelicals - Kicking Off the New Year with Spiritual Abuse: How to Leave a Controlling Family Environment, with Katherine Spearing
π IndoctriNation - Tears of Eden w/ Katherine Spearing MA, CTRC
π Thatβs So Fcked Up - Evangelicalism, Christianity, Fundamentalism with Katherine Spearing
π Mindful Minds - Recognizing Spiritual Abuse & How To Move Forward with Katherine of @uncertainpodcast - Ep. 70
βοΈ Reckon News Article - Meet the healers who are helping people recover from spiritual abuse by Anna Beahm
βοΈ Article by Megan Kenyon How I Got Over: An Interview with Katherine Spearing
βοΈ Post by Lucy Rowett, Sex & Relationship Coach Trauma and Purity Culture
π Silencing Women in the Name of God - Your Only Purpose is Mother
π The Care Ministry Podcast - Spiritual Abuse Recovery
π Confessions of a Worship Leader Podcast - Spiritually Abusive Church (#1 episode of 2022)
πNunc in Conversation - I Wasnβt Allowed to Go to College
π Holy Heretics Podcast - Response to Rise and Fall of Mars Hill Podcast
π Chickmonks - Empowering Stories
π Dismantle - I Just Want Real Friends
π Homecoming - Featuring Poem The Gift
HeadShots
Lifestyle
Features
Endorsement
βThe Uncertain podcast, Tears of Eden, RetreatCon2023 and all of Katherineβs work over the last years add up to a lot more than the sum of its parts. High impact. High integrity. [Tears of Eden] is one of the most solid, balanced and informed organizations that I know of in this field. I am cheering them on to continue strong and bold in their very effective endeavor of supporting and bringing hope to religious abuse survivors.β
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