Religious Trauma Mental Health

Not all cults look like cults. Some look like friendly neighbors in pressed shirts. Raised as a Jehovah’s Witness from birth, Josh B. Morton lived inside a world built on fear, obedience, and the constant threat of losing everyone he loved. In this raw and unfiltered memoir, he reveals the side of the organization the public never sees: the shunning, the abuse, the suicides, the guilt, and the psychological control that keeps millions trapped. As Josh’s world unravels, he’s forced to confront the truth he was never allowed to question… and the life-changing moment that finally set ...

What does it mean to heal from trauma caused by the people, beliefs, and practices of your faith? And to rebuild a sense of self, when high-control religion said you shouldn’t have one? Indoctrinated from early childhood to obey, conform, and want what others wanted for her, Tia Levings...

Patience Kelly grows up in a devout Christian family in small-town Indiana, surrounded by love but haunted by a secret she doesn't even know she's keeping. Beneath her ordinary childhood lies a buried trauma—years of abuse by her grandfather, memories so devastating that her mind locks them away to protect her. When she leaves for college, Patience believes she's finally free. But a controlling boyfriend, a devastating assault, and a pastor who blames her instead of believing her send her spiraling into addiction, self-destruction, and a suicide attempt that nearly ends her life. In the ...

You don’t have to perform to be loved. You don’t have to hustle for healing. And God was never the one who shamed you. The God Beyond Religion is a soul-shaking memoir of liberation — from childhood trauma, addiction, religious control, and the exhausting chase to be “holy enough” for love. Monica Eddy tells the unflinching truth of what it means to be raised in dysfunction, abandoned as a child, then imprisoned by addiction and spiritual abuse — all while searching for a God who could hold her brokenness. But healing didn’t come through striving. It came through therapy. ...

Butterfly, Fly! is a book of free verse poetry that shares personal perspectives about the impact that divisive social constructs and racial trauma can have on life outcomes. It also touches on mental illness, spirituality, and the pursuit towards trusting a power higher than self, as a means to overcoming.

What is it like to suffer Religious Trauma Syndrome while still inside a high demand religious organization? What causes Religious Trauma Syndrome, and what are the risks that come with continuing participation? A Voice from Inside presents the rare voice of a critical insider of the Watch Tower Society, offering an account of the experience, how people are struggling, and what can be done to survive and move forward.

“...a captivating book that touches your heart and leaves a lasting impression. This beautifully crafted story will deeply resonate with you emotionally, as its characters will leave a lasting impression.” —Midwest Book Review When we first meet Mary Kline in God Bless the Child, Book One of The Women of Paradise County series, she is sewing, her main obsession besides eating. It is hard to blame Mary for who she has become. She’s been perpetually hungry since childhood, and as she becomes a woman, she craves something far more delicious—a child of her own. When Pearl Davis turns ...