“Leaving Jesus” film premiere
May 17, 2024
I am recently back from Stockholm, Sweden where the long-awaited film “Leaving Jesus” was released at last, after 6 years of both working on the film and going through a
Category: Recovery
Existential Panic
February 23, 2024
On the existential crisis part of religious trauma recovery Recently in our online Release & Reclaim support group (which has multiple monthly meetings over Zoom as well as a
Coming Out to Your Parents as Non-Religious
November 14, 2023
After going through your own deconstruction of religious belief, it can feel like a challenge to reveal your change to your religious parents. You might have a lot of fear about
Secondary Wounding
April 25, 2023
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the term “secondary wounding,” used to describe the pain – and sometimes further trauma – inflicted when someone denies or dismisses your experience.