The Healing Power of Tears: Being Sad After Leaving Religion

Jan 3, 2023 | Serpent

Image by Sasin Tipchai from Pixabay When we lose something in life, we grieve. A pet, a job, a loved one. We mourn what we had and lost, we mourn missed opportunities, and we mourn what we can never share with another. Mourning is a completely natural emotion. Ask...

You Deserve Joy After Religion

Dec 20, 2022 | Serpent

When we make the difficult decision to leave our religion, we make a choice to leave community, friends, family, even hobbies we once regularly participated in. In leaving all this familiarity, we begin to focus on rebuilding our new life. We seek out new friends or...

Be Patient With Yourself After Religion

Dec 13, 2022 | Serpent

Humans are nothing, if not impatient. Our world has given us things instantly, and so we’ve come to demand instant satisfaction and instant progress. Anyone who has experienced a drastic shift in mindset knows the struggle of expecting the rest of your life to...

Live Fearlessly After Religion

Dec 5, 2022 | Circle Messages

Humans have always gotten pleasure out of being right. Whether it’s an argument over which actress played that one role in that one movie, or which was the correct exit to take, there is something we relish in being correct. On the flipside, there is also much fear in...

You Are Not Alone After Religion

Nov 28, 2022 | Circle Messages

Leaving the close community of religion can feel like leaving the safety of a warm nest. If part of leaving your religion meant leaving friends, and even family behind, it can feel like you’ve plunged into the deepest, darkest cave. Your voice echoes around you, the...