Faith Over Fear

Jennifer Slattery and Carol Ogle McCracken

Emotional Support After Relational Betrayal

August 26, 2025 ● 32 min

Share this episode

There are few experiences more painful than relational betrayal. But what happens when that betrayal becomes public and costs you your home and faith community? That was precisely what Toni Collier experienced when she not only experienced betrayal in her marriage but the people in her church, those she heavily invested in, ghosted her during her time of pain. But despite the pain she experienced, she also encountered the grace of God through the loving support of those who knew her, saw her, and stood beside her in her season of intense pain. This experience reiterated to her the importance of finding safe and support community upon whom one can depend. This episode is for everyone who feels alone in their pain and finds themselves in desperate need of a friend.

Resource referenced: Don't Try This Alone: How to Build Deep Community When You Want to Hide from Your Pain

Discussion/reflective questions:

What most resonated with you in this episode?
How easy or difficult do you find it to share your pain and struggles with others, and why is this so?
When have you experienced strength and comfort through others?
How might, or how has, allowing others to see our struggle helped you feel less alone?
Why might it be important to process our pain with the understanding that redemption is always on the way?
When and how have you seen God bring redemption from or through your pain?
What is one action step God might be inviting you to take having listened to this episode?

Find Toni Collier:

Find Jennifer Slattery:

Subscribe to her free newsletter