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How the World Was Filtered: What I Missed Growing Up Evangelical

I used to think I was the only one who didn’t believe in the “man in the sky.” Now I see I was one of many whose view of the world was filtered through religion—cut off from how the world really works. This is what I wish I’d known about politics, media, money, education, and more.

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Marie L. Marie L.

Approaching the Fear of Death After Evangelicalism

This piece offers a trauma-informed guide to navigating the fear of pain, dying, and death after leaving evangelical frameworks—through nervous system grounding, somatic awareness, and reframing mortality as part of life, not a punishment.

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How to Make Ethical Choices Without a Rulebook

This post explores what morality looks like after religious or external authority falls away—how to act with integrity, weigh harm, and stay human in a world where there are no guaranteed right answers.

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