What is Religious Authoritarian Parenting?
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
The Prodigal Summer Series Part 1: Prodigal Children
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
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Growing Up in the Fold: Spanking in Childhood, Impacts in Adulthood
A subscriber-only podcast episode about how childhood spanking has long-term impacts on mental health and relationships.
Growing Up in the Fold: Baby Care in High Control Religion (subscriber only episode)
Links, Updates, and a New Podcast Series!
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
Jenai Auman and Being on the Lookout for Power and Control Dynamics
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
Hopecore: Why JD Vance is giving DL Hope
Krispin and DL reflect on estrangement from their parents
The 2026 STRONGWILLED Survey!
Welcome to the new STRONGWILLED platform – we are so glad you are here! We created a survey for you all because we’d love to hear from you about what you’d like to read and hear this coming year. The survey is below. But first, some updates: We recently
For Those Who Tried to Get Your People
Krispin and DL reflect on estrangement from their parents
How Predators Get Away With Their Crimes
Purity Culture is Pedophile Culture Part 5
10 Years of Estrangement (paid subscriber only)
Krispin and DL reflect on estrangement from their parents