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.”

Feeling like a supporting character in your own life after years of religious control is common — and healable. In this post I share what it looks like to center yourself as the main character: how to recognize faith-based messages that minimized you, small practical steps toward reclaiming your story, and compassionate guidance for survivors of spiritual abuse and purity culture.

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.

Religious trauma happens when fear, shame, or control within a faith community cause lasting harm. Learn the signs and how healing is possible.

James Dobson shaped evangelical culture, and his harmful teachings on sex, purity, and gender left many survivors with shame and trauma. Here’s how to understand that legacy and begin healing.