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You’re Not Crazy: Psychology Finally Recognizes Religious Trauma
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson For years, those of us who walked away from toxic religion were told we just had a ‘bad church experience’—but a groundbreaking American Psychological Association article is finally validating what we’ve known Continue reading
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What Remains
This weathered church down the road speaks to me in ways I never expected. Its broken windows and peeling paint tell the story of my own spiritual evolution—how I had to step away from rigid doctrine to find something more authentic. What looks like decay from the outside is actually transformation. The hollow sanctuary isn’t Continue reading
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A Liminal Space 