Tag: SpiritualAbuse

  • The Transition

    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…

  • The Mechanisms: Reclaiming Your Agency

    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…