Tag Archives: escape

Help a fundamentalist escapee, human trafficking survivor and single parent get a car + restart life

Some of you probably know about my 19-year-old friend who recently escaped a human trafficking situation back in January.  They are also an escapee from fundamentalism. They are now trying to start her life over with an almost one-year-old baby while going through the legal process of an ongoing law enforcement investigation. I helped themContinueContinue reading “Help a fundamentalist escapee, human trafficking survivor and single parent get a car + restart life”

Here’s an explanation about that callout post from fall 2018

So I have something to say about social media callouts. Several of you probably saw a post circulating about me last fall in which someone called me an unsafe person. They also said I called the cops on them because they were living out of a hotel with two infants. I don’t normally defend myselfContinueContinue reading “Here’s an explanation about that callout post from fall 2018”

My escape from fundamentalist Christianity: 4 years after I left

Earlier this week, I said I’d be posting memories from my escape from the fundamentalist Christian cult that I grew up in. Today I’m telling it in pictures. May 20, 2012: I’ve just finished three years of college, and this is my last family vacation. We’re in Maine, around Kennebunkport and Camden. I’m not allowed toContinueContinue reading “My escape from fundamentalist Christianity: 4 years after I left”

That one time I chose freedom over soul death

This month marks four years since I escaped the cult. Sometimes it feels like yesterday, sometimes it feels like another lifetime ago. In the spirit of celebrating my independence, I’m posting something from the days when I was first learning to fly, slowly and painfully. This is an email I sent to some friends, afterContinueContinue reading “That one time I chose freedom over soul death”

My friends say that I am Kimmy Schmidt

Most people seem to either love or hate Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Two of my study buddies during my senior year of college couldn’t stand watching it because they don’t like awkward humor. And there are some problematic elements in the show. But nearly everyone agrees that I am basically Kimmy Schmidt. They watch the showContinueContinue reading “My friends say that I am Kimmy Schmidt”