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Coming Out to Your Parents as Non-Religious

After going through your own deconstruction of religious belief, it can feel like a challenge to reveal your change to your religious parents. You might have a lot of fear about their reaction – anger, hurt, disappointment in you, and so on. You might fear being disowned. This is a common concern because Read more…

By admin, 2 yearsNovember 14, 2023 ago
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Journey Free is a professional organization dedicated to helping people transition out of harmful religions, recover from trauma, and rebuild their lives. Leaving a strict religion can be a total life crisis. We are here to help! Journey Free has developed programs for both individuals and groups. If you are recovering from religious harm, we have great respect for your strength and courage. Please know that you are not alone and things can get better.

Our founder and director is Marlene Winell, Ph.D., psychologist and author of Leaving the Fold: A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving Their Religion. She has been working in religious recovery for over 25 years and originated the term, Religious Trauma Syndrome.
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