PinnedLydia Joy LaundervilleI Don’t Need You to Agree I Survived a Religious Cult, But I DidIt’s difficult to explain to those who haven’t also had the realization that they, too, were once in a religious cult what that’s like…Mar 18, 20216Mar 18, 20216
Lydia Joy LaundervilleI Found True Peace Walking Away From ChurchWhat is peace? I didn’t find it until I walked away from the church.Jun 30, 20235Jun 30, 20235
Lydia Joy LaundervilleAs a Cult Survivor, Here’s Why I Don’t Always Want Your Curious QuestionsI was in a cult. Like I said, I share that publicly. And like many other cult survivors of every stripe, my cult was my only world. A small…Apr 15, 20222Apr 15, 20222
Lydia Joy LaundervillePlease Reconsider Asking Victims of Religious Abuse if They Still BelieveAs a religious abuse survivor, religion was the weapon used against me to abuse me.Oct 4, 2021Oct 4, 2021
Lydia Joy LaundervilleWhat It’s Like Sharing You’re a Cult Survivor With an “Outsider”I am finding and connecting with people who are capable of hearing that cults exist and that I and others survive them.Sep 29, 20211Sep 29, 20211
Lydia Joy LaundervilleIf You Grew Up Convinced You Were a Failure, I Get ItI grew up convinced I wasn’t going to be able to make anything of myself. I was taught I was unworthy, worthless, and that I wasn’t even…Sep 12, 20211Sep 12, 20211
Lydia Joy LaundervilleSend The Rain: Revival and Reckoning in The IFB ChurchIf there was ever a revival needed in Independent Baptist churches, it’s the revival of calling out abuse.Aug 15, 20213Aug 15, 20213
Lydia Joy LaundervilleThe Dangers of Teaching Literal Religion to Literal ChildrenI believed every story the preacher man told me, even the gruesome details he spewed with vengeance in his voice and the spit that left his…Aug 6, 2021Aug 6, 2021
Lydia Joy LaundervilleIt’s Okay to Grieve a Childhood Lost to a CultWe may have had a cult identity forced upon us, but the true us was always there. It’s not fair what a cult stole from us and never will…Aug 1, 20211Aug 1, 20211
Lydia Joy Launderville11 Things That Helped Me Heal From a CultPart of recovering from a cult is healing the parts of you that the cult hurt. In my case, a cult controlled, and its fear ruled my entire…Jul 26, 20211Jul 26, 20211
