Ep. 44: Creating Spaces Where Shame No Longer Hides

How can we create a place where ourselves and our loved ones hide nothing?

In this episode, Bill and Scott examine why shame teaches people to hide and how even Christian environments can unintentionally reinforce that fear. They also explore what it takes to create truly safe spaces where people can be known, trusted, and loved without pressure to perform or fix themselves. At the heart of the conversation is the hope that emerges when trust replaces hiding and maturity begins through relationship rather than self-effort.

Topics Bill Thrall and Scott Boyd discuss in this episode:

(00:05) Environments where people learn not to hide.

(01:36) How new believers bring lifelong patterns of hiding rooted in shame into their faith journey.

(02:16) How every person has been affected by sin and shame and is hiding something.

(03:25) How leaders who have not stopped hiding struggle to create safe environments for others.

(05:09) Connecting maturity to being unafraid of being known.

(06:40) How creating safe places allows people to experience hope that change is possible.

(08:23) How fear of being trusted leads people to manufacture false versions of themselves.

(10:48) How many long-time Christians have never dealt with deep emotional wounding.

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