The Post Church Files
Sam SellersThe Post Church Files is where we unpack the mess and meaning that comes after high-control religion. For the ones healing from cults, embracing queerness, unlearning purity culture, and the ache of untangling faith. This space is yours.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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The Ones Who Knew You
It feels different when you feel seen by someone who holds power, weight or reverence. It’s honestly a bit hard to describe. Everyone experiences ordinary care, this is something else entirely.
The leader or mentor who reflected something...
Holy Theatre
It always happened after the service and never dramatic. There was no microphone, no mid-service interruption, no public declaration. Just a hand on the shoulder, a pastor or other leader whose voice was quiet and focused and you know that...
Blessed, Aligned, and Toxin-Free
I joined an MLM that sold aromatherapy in the later parts of leaving the church.
I want to say I didn’t know what I was doing but that’s not entirely true. I knew I was buying oils and joining a community and signing up to sell things to p...
You Are Not a Slave (Repeat Until True)
Conferences have a particular vibe to them, the lights, the sound system where the beat hits you right in the chest and you can feel the vibration through your feet. The song on this occasion was The Blessing.
We sung that 8 minute song fo...
Oz Didn’t Miss a Beat
It was a Sunday morning. I can’t remember exactly when, because the early period after leaving high-control religion has a way of blurring time. What I remember was the awareness that arrived, while I was doing something ordinary. The servi...
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Queer Dog Mum Navigating Life Post-Church | Therapist | Specialising in Religious Trauma, Cult Recovery & LGBTQIA+ Community | Co-Founder of The Religious Trauma Collective
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