I was hurt in the very place that was meant to be a sanctuary

Today, Emilia Fuller is a PR consultant, life coach and pastoral counsellor. But five years ago, she was wounded and lost after suffering a prolonged period of spiritual abuse

Five years ago, I left a church that had been my home for eleven years and my place of work for eight of those years. I left disillusioned, betrayed, burnt out and hurt beyond belief. My father told me more recently that when he collected me from the airport, I was a complete shell and he was worried I would never come back from what happened. But I did.