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10/06/2026

Introducing Third-Party Reporting through Safeguarding for [H]er

A few weeks ago, Help[H]er introduced Safeguard [H]er, our developing initiative to help churches strengthen their safeguarding practices. Through multidisciplinary review and policy development, we examine governance, trauma, theology, and systems to help churches build sound structures before a crisis occurs.

One important part of that work is encouraging churches to offer a third-party reporting pathway. A woman may need to tell someone about abuse long before she is ready to make a formal report. She may need time to understand what happened, consider her safety, gather information, or learn what reporting would involve.

Help[H]er’s new Third-Party Reporting platform, Safeguarding For [H]er, gives her a confidential place to begin. With the support of a trauma-specialized advocate, she can document what happened, preserve relevant information, and consider what she wants to do next.

Tell what happened.�She can document her experience with an advocate who listens and helps her identify what she needs.

Preserve what matters.�She can build a timeline and securely retain information, evidence, and other relevant details.

Decide what comes next.�She can learn about her options and receive support navigating church, organizational, or legal reporting systems if and when she chooses to do so, subject to applicable legal and safety obligations.

Submitting information to Help[H]er does not automatically trigger a report to her church or Christian organization. Our advocates help her consider safety, resources, referrals, and possible next steps without pressing her to make a decision before she is ready. Our process is Victim-Centric, Victim-Led and Victim-Paced.

Safeguarding For [H]er.
Tell what happened. Preserve what matters. Decide what comes next.�

10/01/2026

09/29/2026

Were you able to listen to Melissa's story? It's heartbreaking how often we hear similar details from those who come to Help[H]er seeking help. Listen now on your favorite podcast platform!

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09/22/2026

What happens when belonging comes at a cost?

For nearly two decades, Melissa’s faith, identity, and understanding of herself were shaped within a church system where loyalty mattered deeply, while questioning authority could feel like questioning God.

In this week’s Safe to Hope podcast, Melissa looks back at the patterns she couldn’t see while she was living inside them: conditional belonging, coercive authority, self-distrust, and the gradual loss of confidence in her own voice.

And she shares what it has meant to begin reclaiming her personhood, discernment, and understanding of God.

Season 7, Episode 15: Melissa | Is It Spiritual Abuse?

Listen to Safe to Hope wherever you get your podcasts.

09/15/2026

Melissa Affolter, long time friend of Help[H]er and the Safe to Hope podcast, is partnering with us to offer Restoried/Re-Claimed, a support group specifically tailored for the needs of this season’s “Is It Spiritual Abuse” series.

"Connect" with us at Helpher.help and be the first to know the details.

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09/11/2026

At a time when your support matters more than ever, we’re excited to share that we now have more ways to help maximize our impact with your generosity.

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09/10/2026

Did you miss this week’s new expert contributor episode? Listen now as Mary DeMuth discusses the kind of culture ripe for spiritual abuse.

Get a sneak peak of Ann Maree and Julia’s interview on our latest Substack article.

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Safe to Hope Podcast,
Is It Spiritual Abuse?

Mary DeMuth
Season 7, Episode 14
Expert Contributor

09/08/2026

It's an Important Question
And Sometimes Just Asking it Results in Institutional Betrayal.

“If you have any sort of prophetic gifts…if you can see what is wrong with something and calling it out, not for the sake of being controversial, but for the sake of saying, "This is wrong, and the body of Christ needs to do better because we represent Jesus." When you have those kinds of gifts, and I think Elyse has some of those as well, it's hard to come to the table. As a woman you're constantly dancing around a lot of prejudice or maybe teaching that is equating a woman's role in a church with whether or not you're orthodox, and conflating those two.

So for instance, if a woman gets to read Scripture on Sunday morning, does that mean that you are on the slippery slope of unorthodoxy? And I think that's where I relate to Elyse’s story of just trying to love Jesus, just trying to come to the table, just trying to use my gifts.”

Mary DeMuth
Season 7, Episode 14
Expert Contributor

Safe to Hope Podcast, Is It Spiritual Abuse?
https://helpher.help/podcast-2/

08/25/2026

Join us again as we delve back into Season 7, exploring the thought-provoking topic of 'Is It Spiritual Abuse' with Elyse's powerful story. Tune in on your preferred platform or listen now at https://helpher.help/podcast-2/