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Posts on religious trauma, cults, purity culture, queerness and working out life after a high-control group. Some are practical, some are personal, and you can start anywhere.
The Hidden Emotional Triggers of Christmas After Faith
Identify Christmas triggers that resurface emotions like shame and grief. Navigate the season with gentleness and understanding.
When Control Looks Like Care: The Subtle Manipulation of “Concern” in High-Control Religion
Understanding control in religious contexts is essential. Discover the subtle ways spiritual coercion masquerades as concern and care.
Grief For What Was: Faith, Community, and Certainty
Discover how grief manifests in stories of religious trauma, revealing feelings often overlooked or unnamed in society.
Not All Wounds Are Loud: The Quiet Impact of Religious Trauma
Understand the complexities of religious trauma beyond extremes and discover its quieter, harmful manifestations.
Spiritual Abuse Awareness: How to Spot the Signs and Support Survivors
Gain insights into spiritual abuse, its effects, and how to help those impacted by this often-misunderstood issue.
Masking and Religious Trauma: The Cost of Hiding Who You Are
Reflect on the personal journey of removing masks learned in high-control religions. Embrace authenticity and vulnerability.
Self-Compassion for the Deconstruction Journey
Uncover the importance of self-compassion during challenging times of faith deconstruction and life’s messy moments.
Understanding Cult Dynamics and Religious Trauma
Explore how cult dynamics in religious spaces lead to trauma and what healing looks like after leaving high-control systems.
We Didn’t Choose This Pain: Queer Grief, Religious Trauma, and the Myth of the ‘Brave Survivor’
Join the conversation on queer survival, religious trauma, and the stories that often go untold, especially during Pride Month.
When Pride Feels Complicated: Queerness, Faith, and the Long Road Home
Discover the duality of Pride Month, celebrating visibility while confronting past struggles with religious trauma and acceptance.
Introducing the First Religious Trauma Collective Online Event: Why It Matters (And Why I’m So Excited About It)
Register for the Religious Trauma Collective Event & connect with others navigating their experiences of religious trauma & disorientation.
Religious Trauma and Mental Health: Breaking the Cycle of Fear and Shame
Uncover the links between mental health and religious trauma. Discover why this conversation is crucial this Mental Health Awareness Month.
It Wasn’t a Lie, It Was Survival: Queer People, Marriage, and Religious Harm
Explore the nuanced and complex realities of queer experiences in heteronormative marriages within deeply religious and restrictive contexts.
Gaslighting, Guilt Trips, and God: A Love Story or Narcissistic Abuse?
Is God a narcissist? Explore the unsettling traits of narcissistic behaviour in the context of high control religious beliefs and teachings.
Resurrection and Redemption: The Christian Narrative Through a Deconstruction Lens
Explore and expand the meaning of resurrection beyond tradition and explore themes of sacrifice and redemption this Easter.
Easter Without the Guilt: Reclaiming the Season After Religious Trauma
Explore the complex emotions surrounding Easter in this insightful reflection on love, guilt, and personal growth.
Friendship After Faith: Letting Go and Finding New Connections
Unpack the impact of leaving a religious community on friendships. What happens when love is conditional on belief?
Religious Trauma and Family Relationships: Navigating the Awkward, the Painful, and the Hopeful
Examine the intersection of family and religious trauma, and uncover insights for healing and reconnecting.
Why Belonging Feels So Hard With Religious Trauma
The emotional toll of leaving the church and the search for belonging. Explore the impact of religious trauma and the path to healing.
Lost and Found: Reclaiming Your Identity Beyond Faith
Rediscover yourself after leaving a faith community. Explore the challenges, growth, and beauty of reclaiming your identity beyond faith.