If you’re here, something has shifted and if you’re anything like me, you’re not entirely sure yet what to do with that. You might still believe in God but no longer trust the system that claimed to speak for Him. You might be carrying grief and relief and anger all at once without quite having words for any of it yet. You might be questioning things you were never allowed to question before, or trying to figure out who you are outside of an identity that was handed to you. Whatever brought you here, you are welcome here exactly as you are. This is a community for people navigating life after high control religion. We are not here to be another echo chamber, and we are not here to replace one set of easy answers with another. What we are committed to is something harder and more worthwhile than that, genuine human connection, real care for one another, and intellectually honest conversations about God, faith, identity and meaning that go deeper than clichés and comfortable platitudes. You will find warmth here. You will also be challenged here. And I think if you’ve lived through what most of us have lived through, you’ll find that combination is exactly what you’ve been looking for. I’m glad you found us. — Kent