Book cover for 'Holy Hell' by Elise Heerde, featuring a stylized illustration of a woman with long blue hair, a halo, and surrounded by a dove, a church, an open Bible, and flames, with the tagline 'Saved So Hard I Needed Therapy'.
Book cover for 'Holy Hell' by Elise Heerde, featuring a stylized illustration of a woman with long blue hair, a halo, and surrounded by a dove, a church, an open Bible, and flames, with the tagline 'Saved So Hard I Needed Therapy'.

Holy Hell Support Group

A 6-week online support group for people who were harmed by or grew up in Pentecostal or charismatic churches and are navigating the aftermath of that experience.

This group is for you if:

  • You grew up Pentecostal or charismatic and you're realising how much it shaped (or damaged) you

  • You experienced harm in a church that emphasised spiritual warfare, prophecy, deliverance, or the prosperity gospel

  • You're deconstructing beliefs about demon possession, spiritual attack, divine healing, or speaking in tongues

  • You're trying to untangle what was genuine spiritual experience from what was manufactured or manipulated

  • You need community with people who understand the specific dynamics of Pentecostal and charismatic control

What We Will Cover

Built around themes from Holy Hell: Saved So Hard I Needed Therapy, this group explores:

  • The unique control tactics in Pentecostal and charismatic spaces (spiritual warfare language, prophetic manipulation, deliverance abuse)

  • Fear-based teachings: hell, the rapture, demons, and spiritual attack

  • The performance pressure of charismatic worship and "being on fire for God"

  • Prosperity gospel, seed faith, and financial manipulation

  • Processing experiences with tongues, prophecy, and deliverance ministry

  • Rebuilding identity and community

What You Will Receive

  • 6 weekly 90-minute sessions via Zoom

  • Copy of the eBook Holy Hell: Saved So Hard I Needed Therapy

  • PDF session outlines and reflections after each session

  • Recovery tools and resources including:

    • Fear-Based Theology Decoder: Unpacking hell, rapture, demons, and spiritual warfare teachings

    • Spiritual Gifts vs. Spiritual Hierarchy: Understanding how gifts get weaponised for gatekeeping

    • The Charismatic Performance Checklist: Identifying manufactured spiritual experiences

The Details

Format: Small group online

Sessions: 6 × 90 minutes, weekly

Cost: $50 AUD per session ($300 AUD) total

Availability: Worldwide — all sessions scheduled in AEST

Group size: 5-10 participants

*groups will run when minimum numbers have been reached

Expression of Interest
A woman with long wavy hair, wearing a dark shirt and jeans, walking towards a fiery background with burning flames, a church, an open book, and a dove, with a halo around her head.
A woman with long wavy hair, wearing a dark shirt and jeans, walking towards a fiery background with burning flames, a church, an open book, and a dove, with a halo around her head.

"I didn't just fear hell, I feared not performing well enough to avoid it. Faith, for me, was a ritual of constant recalibration."

Elise Heerde - Holy Hell: Saved So Hard I Needed Therapy