Standing Strong with Maria Hutchison

TW: This episode contains references to CSA.

Maria Hutchison is a survivor of the Truth 2x2's from New Zealand. She now lives in Melbourne Australia. She founded With Freedom Coaching, working as an addiction counsellor and coach. She experienced abuse inside Truth 2x2's, which was swept away and silenced. Maria works with trauma survivors, leveraging her deep lived experience of trauma and recovery. She wrote a book on her experiences and her work, Facing Maria.

In this episode Maria shares some of her experiences inside Truth 2x2s, her experience of speaking up about abuse and how it was

subsequently silenced for decades. She shares how she spoke with Australian Overseers (lead clergy) about trauma informed care of Truth 2x2 survivors,

offering to provide them with support. Sadly, she never heard back from them to take her up on the offer. Maria is generous in her story telling and sharing, humorous and kind. I’m grateful she trusted me (and you) with her story of surviving the Truth 2x2s and building a beautiful life post-leaving.

Maria's work can be found as follows:

Facing Maria: https://www.amazon.com.au/Facing-Maria-Hutchison

With Freedom Coaching: https://withfreedomcoaching.com.au

Show Notes:

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@truth2x2survivor

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauramc.au/

Website: https://www.lauramcconnell.com.au/

Links to Support:

LBH good trauma informed, cult sensitive therapists and support

are hard to find. Please persist and try to find one that works for you. If

you’re in a tough spot right now, please know you’re not alone.

Here are some links to AU NZ supports and therapists which might

be useful.

https://www.thereligioustraumacollective.com/

As an Australian CSA survivor, the best support I’ve accessed at

my lowest points, has been through Survivor Hub - https://www.thesurvivorhub.org.au/

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