Patrick Carnes, PhD, developed the term “trauma bonding” in 1997. A specialist in addiction therapy and the founder of the International...

As I prepare for the next Divorcing Religion Workshop (https://www.divorcing-religion.com/), CORT (Conference on Religious Trauma...

I spent about 40 years of my life as a Christian fundamentalist. I believed the Bible to be absolutely true, literal, and historical....

This has got to be one of the cheapest shots religionists aim at those who have left the faith. If my 40 years of regular church...

It's the most Wonderful time of the year... unless you are expected to participate in meals & attend services with still-religious loved...

Halloween was such a problem when I was religious: I wasn't comfortable letting my kids celebrate anything about death or ghosts, but I...

For millions upon millions, the answer is YES. As long as identity remains enmeshed with religious beliefs, however, most fail to make...

In 1974, my "new sister" arrived at our front door. What I saw was a small First Nations girl with pigtails and a blue suitcase. I was 4...