We Used to Be REALLY Into Christmas0:00/3583.0595918367351× 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
Boundaries0:00/3688.0718367346941× 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
If you grew up in a religious authoritarian home, there’s a good chance you weren’t allowed to celebrate Halloween — but that doesn’t mean you didn’t have countless chances to be scared in your childhood. We thought it would be a good month to talk about religious
Religious Terrorization0:00/4035.05632653061231× Krispin and DL discuss religious terrorization of children, that is when kids are exposed to religious concepts that terrify them. We talk about what it's like to be a kid who was taught about hell, demons, end times and more. This episode is
Growing Up in the Fold0:00/3950.05387755102041× 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
Popenoe0:00/3911.05306122448971× On the one-year anniversary of James Dobson’s death* we’re discussing the nefarious history of his mentor, Paul Popenoe, whose teachings inspired Nazi eugenics. We also discuss Popenoe’s connections to the Southern Baptist Convention (big shocker!) and teaching pastoral counseling. DL’s research
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Recovering Autonomy after Religious Authoritarian Parenting
Life After Leaving0:00/4877.0612244897961× Welcome to STRONGWILLED, the multimedia project aimed at helping survivors of religious authoritarian parenting methods develop autonomy and find solidarity. This episode we heard from listeners about what they’ve found most rewarding about being leaving either dysfunctional families, the faith they were raised
Prodigal Parents0:00/5326.053877551021× Welcome to STRONGWILLED, the multimedia project aimed at helping survivors of religious authoritarian parenting methods develop autonomy and find solidarity.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
Toddlerhood0:00/4380.0555102040821× Krispin and DL discuss what's important about the toddler years and how growing up under religious authoritarian parenting has life long impacts from this developmental stage. Common impacts are difficulty setting boundaries, living according to others’ expectations and difficulty making your own choices — all
Two years ago, we launched the STRONGWILLED project as a way to have conversations centered on the long-term impacts of Christian nationalist parenting methods on both individuals and society at large. In the past two years, the efforts of Christian fascism towards controlling, oppressing, and punishing the disobedient in
Prodigal Children0:00/4495.986938775511× Welcome to STRONGWILLED, the multimedia project aimed at helping survivors of religious authoritarian parenting methods develop autonomy and find solidarity. 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
A subscriber-only podcast episode about how childhood spanking has long-term impacts on mental health and relationships.
Hello fellow strong-willed people, We wanted to pop in and give a few updates to where our work has been featured, what’s coming up for STRONGWILLED, and how you can support/get involved. First up, our Purity Culture is Pedophile Culture series continues to be our most-read
Jenai0:00/3578.8016326530611× Welcome to STRONGWILLED, the multimedia project aimed at helping survivors of religious authoritarian parenting methods develop autonomy and find solidarity. I loved this conversation with Jenai Auman about learning to spot power and abuse dynamics in any group or organization. She is author of Othered, and
Krispin and DL reflect on estrangement from their parents