Discover the secret thoughts many religious trauma survivors have but rarely voice. Validation, understanding, and healing start here.

For years, I was conditioned to believe that a man and a woman being alone together—regardless of the context—was inappropriate or dangerous. Even after leaving that world behind, I was surprised by how quickly that old conditioning crept in during a simple lunch with a colleague.

Recently I was reminded of a teaching in high control religion that goes something like this: On Judgment Day, your entire life would be played back like a movie for all the world to see, and every thought, mistake, and secret sin would be exposed. Sound terrifying? It was!