Leap to freedom

Leap to freedom

This powerful poem by ansel elkins was pasted in my Facebook group for Moonie Second Gens. It floored me. I don’t know if it resounds as deeply and mind-shatteringly for people who weren’t raised with strict, confining religious teachings – and specifically strict and...
I’m letting go of my deeply engrained guilt

I’m letting go of my deeply engrained guilt

Perhaps there’s something about being raised in a cult that carves guilt and shame deeply into one’s psyche. (Trust me there is.) Perhaps it’s something that many, if not all, of us have had inflicted into us, one way or another. Either way, I am realizing more and...
Speak my truth with a clear voice

Speak my truth with a clear voice

I’ve written before about the cult hymn I grew up with: How will I use this treasure store? How will I share this wordless joy? I’ll greet all men with a loving heart. I’ll speak the truth with a clear voice. I was taught to be a heavenly soldier for god and my “True...