Tag: cult

• They Told Me My Body Was the Problem

  A reflection on purity culture, body shame, and what it cost me to exist in a female body (This post contains affiliate links. See my full disclosure on my Resources page.) “Your body is not an apology.” — Sonya Renee Taylor I was twenty years old, kneeling at a church pew in a long skirt,…

  Sara McGuire

  May 13, 2026

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  abuse, anxiety, body shame, cptsd, cptsd recovery, cult, cultsurvivor, deconstruction, depression, disordered eating, faith transition, healing, health, high control religion, leaving the church, life, mental health, purity culture, religious trauma, self-worth, spiritual abuse, trauma, women and religion, writing, you are not alone

• The Purge and PTSD.

  “Delusional pain hurts just as much as pain from actual trauma. So what if it’s all in your head?” – Tracy Morgan Tonight I watched the movie “The First Purge”. It’s a story of a ‘new’ type of American government scheme to solve the social problems of poverty and other issues. It’s really fucked up…

  Sara McGuire

  March 5, 2022

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  anxiety, brainwashing, christianity, cult, emotional pain, inner child, meditation, mental health, pain, ptsd, religion, self help, the purge, trauma