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Second Person

Heidi Fischbach

Literary and personal essays about leaving high-control religion, reclaiming my body’s wisdom, and finding home after losing my faith.

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    I’m a nervous system coach, former missionary kid, and memoirist. Essays here explore healing from perfectionism and disordered eating/diet culture, and what it means to trust yourself after leaving high-control systems.

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