"On the outside, you're free to roam. On the outside, you've found a home. On the outside, there's more to see. On the outside, we choose to be…" ~needtobreathe
Welcome!
Welcome to my blog, and welcome to the outside! The “outside” is a place that I knew of my whole life, but never experienced until I was 24. It doesn’t just represent being on the outside of that particular ministry, but being free from the abusive religious system of fear and control. It’s a good place to be! If you’d like to read my story, here is how to navigate! My original blog, which I started in 2018 can be found by clicking “Storytelling” on the website menu. My original 13 chapters are there…start at Chapter 1! Once you’ve finished that, if you want to keep following the story you can click on “Unriddling,” where I documented the deconstructing/untangling of my faith that took place after writing my story. Recently I’ve been writing again, but now with a whole new perspective on it all, as I’m now in my reconstruction phase. These chapters can be found under “True Stories” in the website menu. Hope that all makes sense! And please feel free to reach out! I am always down for a deep conversation.
This is MY story of growing up in a full-time Christian ministry, watching my parents pour their everything into helping troubled teenagers, living under the control of one man who governed the way everyone who worked there lived, surviving assault after assault of spiritual and emotional abuse from my pastor on my family, finally leaving this place in 2011, and most of all, this is my story of feeling the hand of God over my life through it all. “Out From the Inside” is a place where you can read my story, reach out for support, and hopefully get some encouragement. Feel free to take a look around!
