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Why More Women Are Choosing Not to Marry or Have Children: Healing After High-Control Religion
Leaving high-control religion raises a question many women were trained never to ask: do I actually want this life? Is marriage really what I want? Do I actually want children? This post explores bodily autonomy, identity, and what it means to choose your own life after years of being told the choice was already made for you.
Purity Culture, Weddings, and the Weight of Belonging: The New York Times Reflections
When I was quoted in The New York Times, it reminded me how deeply purity culture and the patriarchy shapes our understanding of worth, belonging, and identity long after leaving high-control faith systems. This reflection explores the hidden weight of purity culture and what healing looks like when we begin to reclaim our stories.