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God, Power, and Gaslighting: When Christian Nationalism Become Spiritual Abuse
When faith gets used to excuse control, harm, or injustice, it’s not just politics; it’s spiritual abuse. This blog takes a look at recent events in Congress through the lens of Christian nationalism and religious trauma, and why it might feel familiar if you’ve left a high-control religious group.
Indoctrination Part 2: When Gender Roles Become Gospel
Religious indoctrination often disguises gender roles as biblical truth, framing submission, silence, and self-sacrifice as spiritual virtues. This post unpacks how high-control religious systems shape ideas of biblical womanhood, Christian manhood, BIPOC identity, and queerness, and what healing can look like when you begin to question the script.
Indoctrination: How Control Is Baked Into the System
Indoctrination is often invisible while you're inside it—only afterward do you start to see how deeply it shaped your thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors. This post explores how control gets baked into religious systems and how spiritual abuse and religious trauma can show up through teachings masked as truth.
Was It Spiritual Abuse? How to Recognize Religious Trauma and Begin to Heal
If you’ve ever asked “Was it spiritual abuse?”— you’re not alone. This post explores how religious trauma shows up, why it’s not just “church hurt,” and how healing can begin.
Leaving the LDS Church: Navigating Grief, Guilt, and Religious Trauma
Leaving the LDS Church can feel like losing your world. This post explores the grief, guilt, and religious trauma of faith transition, and how therapy can support healing.
Healing from Religious Trauma: How Lament Can Lead to Hope
Discover how the lenten season, lament, grief, and spiritual reflection can support healing from religious trauma and spiritual abuse. A trauma therapist shares insight on reclaiming what’s sacred and finding hope after leaving or reimagining faith.