Surviving the IHOP cult: how devotion was used for control (with survivor Brittany Hart)

“They made burnout feel like spirituality.”

Most people would never know that some of the biggest and most influential cults are just as prevalent as your local church.

Brittany Hart is a survivor of one of the most infamous groups of the 2000s Christian culture. Poverty, unpaid labor, spiritual manipulation, cultic practices, and all-night prayer rooms are what shaped her adolescence and young adulthood. After breaking free, she is now an author, advocate, and religious-trauma coach who is helping people recover from the pain and abuse that high-control religion gives so many people.

In this episode, we dive deep into just what made this group so toxic and how to find healing after leaving. If you experienced any kind of high-control charismatic church, if you’re learning to forgive yourself for ever being a part of it, or you simply want to hear the story of a fellow survivor, this episode is for you.

Follow more of Allison! Instagram- @real_allison_rose TikTok- @real_allison_rose YouTube- @real_allison_rose

Follow Brittany! Instagram- @brittanyhartwrites End-times healing course Surviving Wonderland book

Topics covered: Converting from Catholicism to evangelicalism How cults give you a framework for your whole life How IHOP operated as a cult Working in the prayer room all night long How cults give you acceptance and love like nowhere else Defending the place that’s traumatizing you Guilt associated with non-spiritual activities How the body and mind try to protect us Lack of pastoral care around fasting practices Financial struggles and poverty How end times theology leaves communities self-centered Mike Bickle’s SA charges Resources for people coming out of high-control religion

Signs of cultic behaviour: Love bombing and elevating your purpose, meaning, or calling Creating an “us versus them” mentality Isolation from family members, friends, or the outside world Inability to disagree with leadership without consequences

#ReligiousTrauma #CultRecovery #IHOPKC #SpiritualAbuse #Deconstruction #FaithHealing #ReligiousTraumaRecovery #ChurchAbuseAwareness #Exvangelical #TraumaHealing