The Significance of Boundaries in Recovering from Controlling Religion Unfortunately, high-control, high-demand, high-commitment churches are quite prevalent. These are religious communities that enforce rigid rules, don’t tolerate disagreement or questioning,...
Consequences of Church Trauma: Disconnection with Self Controlling religion taught me to distrust myself: my instincts, my gut feelings, and my desires. Growing up in more traditional and evangelical churches, there was a lot of talk about sin, the sinful nature, and...
Eight months after my former pastors were removed because of spiritual abuse, I left that church. In fact, I moved countries. After over seven years of living in South Korea, I returned to the States, hoping to leave my traumatic experiences behind me. But I found...
