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  • My Why

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    Why I Write About These Things I don’t think I ever intended to write a blog like this. I think I was trying to survive. I know people who left and never looked back. They rebuilt their lives, found new communities, started over, and never wanted to think about it again. I understand that. I…

  • The Transition

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    From Newcomer to Church Member. Remember the cards in the deck before this? Those are all still in play, at the same time. Before You Continue This section explores the early stages of becoming deeply immersed in a high-control religious environment, including the rapid development of belonging, friendship, purpose, responsibility, and emotional attachment. As we…

  • Certainty vs. Consideration

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    How do we find ourselves in a world that was never allowed to be ours?  How do we respect a humanity we were taught needed to change?  We listen to their stories.  And we let ourselves linger with the personhood represented. Learning to see people Coming out of evangelicalism can be a strange and lonely…

  • Why Embodied Storycraft?

    Why Embodied Storycraft?

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    Beginning with Coherence Why is it called Embodied Storycraft? Because screenbased stories are told through bodies. Whether animated or acted, every glance, gesture, silence, posture, movement and expression becomes part of how a character’s felt experience is communicated. Televisual stories, moreover, are crafted. They are extraordinarily collaborative human expressions of creativity, built by hundreds of…

  • The Mechanisms: Reclaiming Your Agency

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    The Mechanisms: Reclaiming Your Agency Why We Cannot Recognize the Influences We Were Never Taught to See Content Warning: This article discusses religious trauma, high-control religious environments, spiritual abuse, coercive influence, manipulation, and the use of theological authority. It also includes personal reflections that some readers—particularly those with religious trauma or experiences in high-control religious…

  • Representation Saves Lives: A Window into Another Life

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    What is Representation Saves Lives? What do I mean when I say representation saves lives? When we have variety in our media representation it’s more than just getting to see ourselves. Seeing fictional stories that have people we aren’t used to seeing can expand our imagination of what humanity is. When you’re raised like I…

  • Illusory Truth: When Repetition Becomes Belief

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    Before You Begin This article explores how repeated messages can gradually shape the way we understand ourselves, others, and the world around us. As you read, you may find yourself remembering teachings, sermons, Bible studies, conversations, songs, or phrases that were repeated so often they became familiar. Realizing how repetition may have influenced beliefs you…

  • Looking to Others for Answers: Informational Social Influence

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    Before You Begin This article explores how we naturally look to trusted people for guidance when we’re trying to understand unfamiliar experiences. As you read, you may find yourself remembering conversations with pastors, mentors, family members, or friends who helped shape the way you understood your experiences, your faith, or even yourself. Realizing how our…

  • Vol I: Part I; Section I Why Appointments Matter

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    What Is Institutional Capture? Why Appointments Matter Institutional capture occurs when an institution continues to appear independent while its leadership, decision-making processes, staffing, or governing ideology become controlled by a specific political, religious, or economic movement. As introduced in the Five Signs of Institutional Capture framework, this series examines five recurring indicators of institutional capture.…

  • Shared Emotional Experience: Collective Effervescence

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    Before You Begin This article explores the powerful emotional experiences that many people remember from life inside high-control, immersive environments. As you read, you may find yourself remembering worship services, conferences, retreats, altar calls, or other moments that once felt deeply significant. Revisiting those memories can bring up a wide range of emotions, including grief,…