When you grow up in high-control religion, even small mistakes can feel like proof that you’re bad or broken. This post explores how religious trauma warps your relationship with being human — and what it looks like to relearn the simple “oops.”

When your childhood religion taught you that you were bad, it can leave deep scars on your self-worth. This post explores how to heal and reclaim your value.

Loneliness is one of the most painful parts of religious trauma. This post explores why faith deconstruction can feel so isolating — and what survivors need to know about healing.

What happens when being loved by your church means hiding who you are? This post explores the connection between queer identity, spiritual shame, and mental health.

Growing up in high-control religion, I was taught that emotions like anger and sadness were sinful. This post explores how those beliefs impact survivors—and how healing can begin.

If you’ve ever wondered whether your experience “counts” as religious trauma, or you’ve felt like no one would understand, this post is for you.

If seeking “God’s will” meant losing touch with what you want, you’re not alone. A religious trauma therapist explores the cost of obedience and how to reclaim your voice.

You were promised “freedom in Christ,” but only if you obeyed without question. In this post, I explore the spiritual catch-22 of high-control religion — and what real freedom actually feels like.