
Elise Heerde (she/her) is a Mental Health Practitioner and Certified Coach who helps people recover from religious trauma and cultic systems. Co-director of Religious Trauma & Cults (RTC).
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There’s a pattern I’ve watched play out so many times that it had started to feel like just the way things go. Someone rises fast in a church. They’re given a role, a platform, a sense of being chosen. And then, somewhere down the line, the...
Content warning: This piece discusses the physical punishment of children, including the use of implements, and quotes directly from published material advocating for it. It also touches on the long-term psychological impacts of physical di...
There’s a particular move that high-control leaders make when the scrutiny gets close enough to matter, and it’s so predictable that I could set my watch by it.
They don’t engage with the evidence.
They don’t acknowledge the harm na...
Let’s start with the red herring, because it comes up every single time.
When someone raises concerns about a church or faith community, one of the most predictable responses is some version of “no church is perfect.” It sounds reasonable...
Beth Claes, a psychologist who left clinical practice to become a biblical counsellor, has written a review for The Gospel Coalition of a book called Resisting Therapy Culture by Matthew Loftus. The review makes some points that aren’t enti...
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Elise Heerde (she/her) is a Mental Health Practitioner who helps people recover from religious trauma and cultic systems. Co-director of Religious Trauma & Cults. *Any examples do not represent specific identifiable individuals or families.
Queer & Poly Dog Mum | Navigating Life Post-Church | Therapist | Specialising in Religious Trauma, Cult Recovery & LGBTQIA+ Community | Co-Founder of Religious Trauma & Cults (RTC)
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