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Religious Trauma

A Hero's Story Arc

The Long Road Home

For Those We've Loved and Lost through Deconstruction

The Name I Never Thought I'd Lose

Weapon of Choice

Traumatizing Kids God's Way

The Worst Thing to Happen to Me

Good Christian Girl

When Reputation is Currency

Dear Mom and Dad

"Real" Christianity: The Phrase That Enables Abuse

No Facades, No Apologies

The Great Evangelical Friend-Ditching Epidemic

"I'll Always Be Your Pastor", And Other Christian Threats

Fearing God: The Common Curse of Evangelicals & Exvangelicals Alike

What You Wanted

"Church Parents"

Are You Happy Now?

Born With Your Leg in a Trap

Never Safe for Very Long

How Far Are You Willing To Let Truth Change Your Life? (Exvangelical Edition)

I Lost My Dream Job Because I'm Queer

Church of the Anti-Christ

The Church of Narcissus

Faces of the "Church-to-Abusive-Marriage" Pipeline

Courage and Privilege

Outsourced Parenting

To Those Who Liked Me Better Before

It Doesn't Matter What Other People Think - Until It Does

Practicing Resurrection

The Hero's Journey

Saying No to a "Spiritual Authority"

Sacred Feminine

Healing My Ancestors

Caricatured and Erased

Grieving while Evangelical: 0/10 Do not Recommend

Learning to Pretend

The Wonderland Outside

A Subversive Photograph

"Dear Church, ... Sincerely, a Religious Trauma Survivor"

"An Outside Force is Controlling Me" - Excerpts from a Survivor's Diary (Part 4)

"I'd Rather Have Genuine People" - Excerpts from a Survivor's Diary (Part 3)

"I Think I'm Sick" - Excerpts from a Survivor's Diary (Part 2)

"Help me, I'm afraid" - Excerpts from a Survivor's Diary (Part 1)

The Dangerous One

Dear Ex-Best (Evangelical) Friend

Silenced with a Smile

Grief and Religious Trauma

My Story Part 2

My Story Part 1

Losing Religion and Finding Myself

Finding Love in all the Wrong Places

The End of the Familiar

Religious Abuse

Listen to Survivors

I Lived Through Project 2025. I almost didn't.

A Hero's Story Arc

Everything, but...

"You'll Understand Someday When You're A Parent." ... "No, No I Won't."

The Evangelical Strategy of Weaponizing Parents

Autobiography of a Homeschooled Girl

The Name I Never Thought I'd Lose

Traumatizing Kids God's Way

A Vicious Circle: When Trauma Responses are used to Justify More Trauma

Biography of a Traumatized Person

The Worst Thing to Happen to Me

Good Christian Girl

When Reputation is Currency

Dear Mom and Dad

"Real" Christianity: The Phrase That Enables Abuse

Following Christ got me Kicked Out of Christianity

The Great Evangelical Friend-Ditching Epidemic

"I'll Always Be Your Pastor", And Other Christian Threats

What You Wanted

"Church Parents"

Are You Happy Now?

Millions Against One

Never Safe for Very Long

Don't Think for a Second it's about Saving Babies

I see... They see...

A Hero's Story Arc

The Long Road Home

Celebrating Myself

Courage and Privilege

The Hero's Journey

The Hill I Chose to Die on

Chasing Snowflakes in Summer

Sunrise and Sunset

The Wonderland Outside

The Me That Never Was

That Scandalous Day

I'll Bet You Miss Me: an Ode to Walking Away

The Dangerous One

Dear Ex-Best (Evangelical) Friend

To Choose and be Chosen

Moments in Grief

Blurred in a Blinding Light

What Happens to you Creates You... And then Owning Yourself again

Mystics, Misfits

Losing Religion and Finding Myself

Finding Love in all the Wrong Places

The World is only as Big as a Human Heart

The End of the Familiar

Grief

For Those We've Loved and Lost through Deconstruction

What You Wanted

Half of Me is With You

Practicing Resurrection

More than Sadness

Grieving while Evangelical: 0/10 Do not Recommend

Stories of Legacy

Vows for Eternity

Unfamiliar Territory

Grief and the Holidays

Silenced with a Smile

Grief and Religious Trauma

Secondary Losses

My Story Part 2

My Story Part 1

Honoring our Lost Loves

To Choose and be Chosen

Moments in Grief

Blurred in a Blinding Light

PTSD

Born With Your Leg in a Trap

Never Safe for Very Long

It Doesn't Matter What Other People Think - Until It Does

Silver Lining... or Gold?

"Dear Church, ... Sincerely, a Religious Trauma Survivor"

The Me That Never Was

"An Outside Force is Controlling Me" - Excerpts from a Survivor's Diary (Part 4)

"I'd Rather Have Genuine People" - Excerpts from a Survivor's Diary (Part 3)

"I Think I'm Sick" - Excerpts from a Survivor's Diary (Part 2)

"Help me, I'm afraid" - Excerpts from a Survivor's Diary (Part 1)

I'll Bet You Miss Me: an Ode to Walking Away

You Reached Through Time and You Stole!

Silenced with a Smile

What Happens to you Creates You... And then Owning Yourself again

A Hero's Story Arc

The Long Road Home

Good Christian Girl

Dear Mom and Dad

No Facades, No Apologies

Taking Pride in Me

Courage and Privilege

It Doesn't Matter What Other People Think - Until It Does

Silver Lining... or Gold?

The Hill I Chose to Die on

Empowered Womanhood

Celebrating Myself

Good Christian Girl

Breaking the Ice Ceiling

Sacred Feminine

Healing My Ancestors

Sunrise and Sunset

Caricatured and Erased

A Subversive Photograph

To Believe or Not to Believe...

Following Christ got me Kicked Out of Christianity

No Facades, No Apologies

How Far Are You Willing To Let Truth Change Your Life? (Exvangelical Edition)

The Hill I Chose to Die on

Sacred Feminine

Sunrise and Sunset

That Scandalous Day

A Christmas Epiphany: Hope in the Darkness

Mystics, Misfits

Losing Religion and Finding Myself

The End of the Familiar

Progressive Christianity

The Name I Never Thought I'd Lose

"Real" Christianity: The Phrase That Enables Abuse

Following Christ got me Kicked Out of Christianity

No Facades, No Apologies

How Far Are You Willing To Let Truth Change Your Life? (Exvangelical Edition)

I Lost My Dream Job Because I'm Queer

Taking Pride in Me

Practicing Resurrection

Sunrise and Sunset

That Scandalous Day

A Christmas Epiphany: Hope in the Darkness

Weapon of Choice

Celebrating Myself

Good Christian Girl

Fearing God: The Common Curse of Evangelicals & Exvangelicals Alike

Chasing Snowflakes in Summer

Silenced with a Smile

A Vicious Circle: When Trauma Responses are used to Justify More Trauma

Breaking the Ice Ceiling

Sacred Feminine

Healing My Ancestors

Caricatured and Erased

A Subversive Photograph

I see... They see...

"You'll Understand Someday When You're A Parent." ... "No, No I Won't."

The Evangelical Strategy of Weaponizing Parents

Traumatizing Kids God's Way

Dear Mom and Dad

"Church Parents"

Outsourced Parenting

Biography of a Traumatized Person

Millions Against One

Silver Lining... or Gold?

The Me That Never Was

I'll Bet You Miss Me: an Ode to Walking Away

You Reached Through Time and You Stole!

What Happens to you Creates You... And then Owning Yourself again

To Believe or Not to Believe...

For Those We've Loved and Lost through Deconstruction

Autobiography of a Homeschooled Girl

When Reputation is Currency

Everything, but...

Celebrating Myself

Taking Pride in Me

Breaking the Ice Ceiling

Healing My Ancestors

Sunrise and Sunset

Abuse

I Lived Through Project 2025. I almost didn't.

Church of the Anti-Christ

The Church of Narcissus

Faces of the "Church-to-Abusive-Marriage" Pipeline

Listen to Survivors

I Lived Through Project 2025. I almost didn't.

I see... They see...

Everything, but...

LGBT

I Lost My Dream Job Because I'm Queer

Taking Pride in Me

Sunrise and Sunset

Biography of a Traumatized Person

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