Last Updated: September 29, 2026
Welcome to JourneyFree.org. By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the website.
About Journey Free
Journey Free provides information, resources, coaching, support programs, and professional education related to religious harm, religious trauma, deconstruction, recovery, and personal growth.
Information provided on this website is intended for educational and informational purposes.
Not Medical or Emergency Care
Content on JourneyFree.org is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical or mental health condition and should not be considered a substitute for care from a qualified medical or mental health professional.
Journey Free’s website is not an emergency or crisis service.
If you believe you or someone else is in immediate danger or experiencing a medical or mental health emergency, contact emergency services or an appropriate crisis resource in your location.
Information about crisis resources may also be available through the Journey Free website.
Coaching, Groups, and Other Services
Journey Free offers various programs and services that may include individual coaching, support groups, educational programs, professional development, consultations, workshops, and related activities.
Specific programs may have additional participation requirements, agreements, fees, cancellation policies, community guidelines, or terms. When additional terms apply to a particular service, those terms are incorporated into these Terms of Use.
Participation in a Journey Free program does not guarantee a particular result or outcome. Every person’s circumstances and recovery process are different.
Use of Website Content
Unless otherwise stated, the text, graphics, branding, downloadable materials, videos, educational resources, and other original content appearing on JourneyFree.org are owned by or used with permission by Journey Free and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
You may access and use website content for your personal, noncommercial use.
You may not reproduce, republish, distribute, sell, modify, or commercially exploit substantial portions of Journey Free’s original content without prior permission, except as permitted by law.
Brief quotations and links to Journey Free resources may be used with appropriate attribution.
User Conduct
When using JourneyFree.org or participating in website-based services, you agree not to:
Use the website for unlawful purposes
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website, accounts, servers, or systems
Introduce malicious code, automated attacks, or other harmful technology
Interfere with the operation or security of the website
Impersonate another person
Harass, threaten, exploit, or harm others
Submit content that violates another person’s privacy or intellectual property rights
Use Journey Free’s services or community spaces to promote discrimination, harassment, or abuse
Journey Free may restrict access to website features or services when reasonably necessary to protect participants, staff, the website, or the broader Journey Free community.
Community and Group Participation
Some Journey Free programs provide opportunities for participants to interact with one another.
Participants are expected to respect the privacy, dignity, identities, experiences, and boundaries of other community members. Information shared by another participant in a private Journey Free group or program should not be copied, recorded, published, distributed, or shared outside that setting without permission.
Journey Free works to create respectful and supportive spaces, but cannot guarantee the statements, conduct, confidentiality, or actions of every participant.
Personal Stories and Sensitive Information
Journey Free recognizes that discussions about religious harm and recovery can involve highly personal experiences.
Please use care when deciding what information you share through forms, email, online groups, or other digital communications. Do not submit confidential information about another person without authorization.
If Journey Free wishes to publicly use a participant’s story, testimonial, photograph, or other personally identifiable contribution for promotional or educational purposes, appropriate permission should be obtained.
Third-Party Resources and Links
JourneyFree.org may link to books, articles, videos, organizations, crisis resources, payment services, scheduling platforms, or other third-party websites.
These links are provided for convenience or informational purposes. Journey Free does not control third-party websites and is not responsible for their content, availability, privacy practices, security, or services.
A link to an external resource does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of every statement, product, service, or position associated with that resource.
Website Availability
We work to keep JourneyFree.org available and functioning properly, but we cannot guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access.
Journey Free may modify, suspend, remove, or discontinue portions of the website or its content at any time.
Disclaimer
Journey Free strives to provide useful and accurate information, but information concerning religious trauma, recovery, psychology, mental health, research, and related fields continues to develop.
Website content is provided for general informational and educational purposes and is offered without guarantees regarding completeness, accuracy, applicability to a particular individual, or specific outcomes.
Your use of information from the website is at your own discretion.
Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Journey Free and those working on its behalf will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or similar damages arising from your use of, or inability to use, JourneyFree.org or information available through the website.
Nothing in these Terms is intended to limit rights or remedies that cannot legally be limited under applicable law.
Privacy
Your use of JourneyFree.org is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how information collected through the website may be handled.
Changes to These Terms
Journey Free may update these Terms of Use as the website, services, or applicable requirements change. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page indicates the most recent revision.
Continued use of JourneyFree.org after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
Contact Us
Questions about these Terms of Use may be directed to:
Journey Free
journeyfree.org@gmail.com