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- 2 days ago59 min
We Used to be REALLY into Christmas
DL and Krispin reflect on many different seasons of celebrating Christmas, and how to re-envisioning future celebrations, including how you engage with family members.We’re hosting a live zoom event on December 6th, Reclaiming the Winter Holidays and we’d love to see you there -- join our STRONGWILLED patreon or website membership to attend (or view a recording later!). If you want to hear our series on the developmental impacts of being raised in a high control religion, you can become a paid subscriber at https://www.strongwilledproject.com/ or our STRONGWILLED patreon, where we’re exploring each developmental phase, discussing how religious authoritarian parenting books approached them, what typical development looks like and what the long-term impacts might be from being raised under religious authoritarian parents (in a high control religion).We'd love to hear from you all about what resonates and anything you'd add to the conversation! Thank you so much for your continued support!You can follow STRONGWILED on Instagram. You can follow Krispin on Instagram here and DL on instagram here. As always, this is a survivor-led and survivor-supported publication. If you appreciate our work (and our ad-free podcast!) please consider supporting us financially or sharing about the podcast on your social media channels.
- 2 weeks ago1h 1m
Boundaries? In this Economy?
Krispin and DL discuss the 1995 book “Boundaries” by Cloud and Townsend. In this book, readers learn that they have the right to make their own choices (but if they do, God will punish them). We discuss their advice on boundaries in marriage, parents with adult children and more! And yes, this is the the same Townsend who did the Focus on the Family video series about mending relationships with adult children, which we discussed in our summer series.TW: sexual abuse, domestic violence, suicidalityIf you want to hear our series on the developmental impacts of being raised in a high control religion, you can become a paid subscriber at https://www.strongwilledproject.com/ or our STRONGWILLED patreon, where we’re exploring each developmental phase, discussing how religious authoritarian parenting books approached them, what typical development looks like and what the long-term impacts might be from being raised under religious authoritarian parents (in a high control religion).We'd love to hear from you all about what resonates and anything you'd add to the conversation! Thank you so much for your continued support!You can follow STRONGWILED on Instagram. You can follow Krispin on Instagram here and DL on instagram here. As always, this is a survivor-led and survivor-supported publication. If you appreciate our work (and our ad-free podcast!) please consider supporting us financially or sharing about the podcast on your social media channels.
- Sep 21, 20261h 5m
Growing Up in the Fold: Being Born into a High Control Religion
What’s the difference between experiencing religious trauma in the church — and being born into it? This episode, we begin to explore what kinds of long-term impacts come from being born into a high control religion like white evangelicalism. This episode was initially released for our patreon/website subscribers in May, but we wanted to share it with you this month. If you want to hear other episodes about the developmental impacts of being raised in a high control religion, you can become a paid subscriber at https://www.strongwilledproject.com/ or our STRONGWILLED patreon, where we’r exploring each developmental phase, discussing how religious authoritarian parenting books approached them, what typical development looks like and what the long-term impacts might be from being raised under religious authoritarian parents (in a high control religion).TW: Sexual abuse, infant loss, neglectful parentingCheck out the website DL mentions, http://www.ezzo.info to hear more critiques of the Ezzos and parenting advice.We'd love to hear from you all about what resonates and anything you'd add to the conversation! Thank you so much for your continued support!You can follow STRONGWILED on Instagram. You can follow Krispin on Instagram here and DL on instagram here. As always, this is a survivor-led and survivor-supported publication. If you appreciate our work (and our ad-free podcast!) please consider supporting us financially or sharing about the podcast on your social media channels.
- Aug 23, 20261h 21m
The Prodigal Summer Series Part 3: Life After Leaving
This episode we heard from listeners about what they’ve found most rewarding about being leaving either dysfunctional families, the faith they were raised with – or both. We also talk about what we wished we’d known when we were leaving. TW: physical abuse, anti-queer rhetoricThank you so much to our community for sharing their experiences! We appreciate your continual support, and your input on this episode!You can read more about religious authoritarian parenting and also find the transcript for this podcast at strongwilledproject.comYou can join our patreon community or at ghost to support this podcast and listen to our series about the developmental impacts of growing up in a high control religion, as well as join our discord community.You can follow STRONGWILED on Instagram. You can follow Krispin on Instagram here and DL on instagram here. As always, this is a survivor-led and survivor-supported publication. If you appreciate our work (and our ad-free podcast!) please consider supporting us financially or sharing about the podcast on your social media channels.
- Jul 20, 20261h 28m
The Prodigal Summer Series Part 2: Prodigal Parents
This episode we discuss what Focus on the Family and James Dobson Institute recommending to estranged evangelical parents. We dig into what Dr. John Townsend (Peter Thiel-affiliated author of Boundaries) suggests to parents in order to mend their relationships in a video Focus on the Family published in 2022.TW/CW: sexual abuse, physical abuse, complaints from estranged parentsYou can read more about religious authoritarian parenting and also find the transcript for this podcast at strongwilledproject.comYou can join our patreon community or at ghost to support this podcast and listen to our series about the developmental impacts of growing up in a high control religion, as well as join our discord community. You can follow STRONGWILED on Instagram. You can follow Krispin on Instagram here and DL on instagram here.
- Jun 22, 20261h 14m
The Prodigal Summer Series Part 1: Prodigal Children
Welcome to our new series on estrangement! This episode we discuss what Focus on the Family and the James Dobson Institute are saying about estranged adult children. This episode focus on the reasons given for estrangement, as well as what we think is actually driving estrangement. You can read more about religious authoritarian parenting and also find the transcript for this podcast at strongwilledproject.comYou can join our patreon community or at ghost to support this podcast and listen to our series about the developmental impacts of growing up in a high control religion, as well as join our discord community. You can follow STRONGWILED on Instagram. You can follow Krispin on Instagram here and DL on instagram here.
- May 4, 202659 min
Jenai Auman & Being on the Lookout for Power and Control Dynamics
Krispin talked with Jenai Auman about learning to spot power and abuse dynamics in any group or organization. She is author of Othered, and writes regularly on her substack. She also serves on the board of The Reclamation Collective. You can also follow her on instagram.They talked talked about the Spiritual Power Inventory which you can find on The Reclamation Collective website. They also discussed whether progressive spaces are more or less susceptible to abusive dynamics, and rhetoric used to dismiss progressive movements. You can read about religious authoritarian parenting and also find the transcript for this podcast at strongwilledproject.comYou can join our patreon community or at ghost to support this podcast and join our discord community and hear about why JD Vance is giving DL hope.You can follow STRONGWILED on Instagram. You can follow Krispin on Instagram here and DL on instagram here.
- Feb 23, 202652 min
Erica Smith & The Purity Culture Dropout Guide
Trigger warnings: religious trauma regarding purity culture throughout, allusions to pedophilia around 15:00, mention of sexual abuse around 49:00.We were so grateful to have a conversation with Erica Smith, sex educator and author of the incredibly helpful new bookThe Purity Culture Recovery Guide: The Shame-Free Sex Education You Deserve. You can also follow Erica on instagram.Krispin talked with Erica about dating after purity culture, feeling like an imposter in queer spaces when you come out late in life, lifelong impacts of being disconnected from your own sense of desire — as well as the top five things Erica found surprising (and disturbing) about purity culture as an outsider who learned about it as an adult.You can read about religious authoritarian parenting and also find the transcript for this podcast at strongwilled.substack.com or strongwilledproject.comYou can join our patreon community or join our substack to support this podcast and join our discord community. You can follow STRONGWILED on Instagram. You can follow Krispin on Instagram here.
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