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Helping You Rebuild Your Life Back

after a faith crisis, faith deconstruction, or religious trauma

What Post-Deconstruction Season Are You In? Jun 27, 2025

I wanted to do something a little different today, especially for those of you who are having a hard time being kind to yourselves...

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When Relationships Shift After You Deconstruct May 29, 2025

Have you ever looked around at your family or friend group and thought, “How did I end up being the odd one out?” Like you used to...

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What If the Steady Thing You’re Longing For Is YOU? May 15, 2025

When I first moved to Chicago 8 years ago, I was hungry for belonging like I once found in the Church. I threw annual Halloween pa...

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Unlearning Conditional Joy May 01, 2025

Sometimes, the pain of triggers or the grief of loss isn’t just the hardest part of leaving a high-control religion. What can be j...

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When Religion Teaches You That Love = Control Apr 24, 2025

Can I share a story that used to bring me deep shame… but ended up being one of the most illuminating moments of my life?

My son ...

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"I Have Risen" Easter bread Apr 17, 2025

I’ve been thinking a lot about Easter this week, about how complicated it can feel after leaving behind high-demand religion; when...

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Taxidermy Paper Moths (using old Bible pages) Feb 19, 2025

If you’ve been following along, you know how deeply we believe in using the past as information in ways that are both meaningful a...

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Discovering Your Values After Leaving Religion Jan 27, 2025

The world feels both full of possibility and a little overwhelming now that you have set aside a belief system that once gave you ...

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12 Candles Ritual (for your Word of the Year) Jan 08, 2025

*This is inspired from the 12 Magical Nights/ Rauhnacht ritual. We wanted to create something more gentle and applicable for those...

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The BEST Way to Make Your Word of the Year Stick Jan 04, 2025

Want to know the secret to making your Word of the Year really stick? It’s simple: integrate it into the things you’re already doi...

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