Hi, I’m Maddie — and I’m done being quiet.

I created Living Out Loud in Christ because I got tired of watching believers suffer silently in the name of “Christian unity,” “forgiveness,” or “not causing division.”

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I’ve seen real trauma get swept under rugs.
I’ve watched spiritual manipulation get excused as “leadership.”
I’ve seen people walk away from God because someone in authority abused His name.

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And I refused to be silent one more day. 

To guide believers into deeper, healthier, and more honest relationship with Christ — without the fear, shame, or pressure that often comes from Christian culture.

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To speak truth with boldness.
To bring healing with compassion.
To break cycles of silence.
To call out hypocrisy with scripture, not spite.
To help people find Christ again… without the noise.

I’ve lived through the kinds of wounds church folks pretend don’t exist:

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• spiritual manipulation
• leadership ego
• betrayal
• hypocrisy
• judgment
• silencing
• emotional and spiritual exhaustion
• grief
• abuse
• trauma

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For a long time, I questioned everything — my faith, my worth, and my place in the body of Christ.

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But God met me in the mess.
Not in a sanctuary.
Not in a theological debate.
Not in a performance.

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He met me in the truth.

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And as He rebuilt me, He also equipped me.

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I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and an MBA with a Human Resources cognate, along with years of training in trauma-aware leadership, mental health advocacy, organizational development, and people care. I’ve walked in rooms where healing was needed, conflict was heavy, and systems were broken — and I learned how to lead with clarity, compassion, accountability, and Christ at the center.

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My story isn’t just survival.
It’s stewardship.
It’s using every lesson, every scar, and every field of study God placed in my hands to help others find the freedom He led me into.

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And now?
I refuse to hide what He healed.

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LOLIC was born out of that redemption — a space for honest conversations, spiritual safety, and Christ-centered restoration for the ones who were told to stay quiet.

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