Leaving Christian Science

Leaving Christian Science: Season 2, Episode 5 - The Birth Episode

In this episode, our guest from Season 1, Jodi, returns to talk about her experiences giving birth at home while still in CS. We compare and contrast our birth stories, p

Leaving Christian Science: Season 2, Episode 4 - Caito

In this episode, Caito discusses the experience of pulling away from Christian Science while still having parents in it, the grief over her mother's death, and the role a

Leaving Christian Science: Season 2, Episode 3 - Brianna

In this episode, Brianna discusses her childhood in Christian Science, her experiences in Sunday School and at Christian Science summer camp, her own health struggles, an

Leaving Christian Science: Season 2, Episode 2 - Judith

In this episode, Judith discusses her harrowing experience with appendicitis while on a cruise far from home, apocryphal family healing stories (or were they?), and deal

Leaving Christian Science: Season 2, Episode 1 - Max

Welcome back! In this episode, Max discusses their experience growing up in CS, working at Adventure Unlimited, battling mental health issues as a teen and coming out as

Leaving Christian Science - The Mental Health Episode, Part 2

Licensed clinical social worker and ex-Christian Scientist Cara returns for part two of The Mental Health episode. In this episode, Cara does a live grounding demonstra

Leaving Christian Science - The Mental Health Episode, Part 1

Licensed social worker and former guest Cara returns to answer some questions about mental health posted in our ex-CS Facebook group. Here are some topics covered in th

Leaving Christian Science - Episode 17, Sheri

In this episode, Sheri discusses childhood ailments and accidents that, left untreated, led to issues later in life, and walking the fine line of maintaining relationship

Leaving Christian Science - Episode 16, Sarah

Sarah discusses navigating her mother's medical issues and cognitive dissonance, plus battling her own perfectionism as a result of growing up in CS

Leaving Christian Science - BONUS episode, ex-Mormon Paul

In this bonus episode, I compare and contrast the experience of growing up in a religious community and belief, and subsequently leaving it, with ex-LDS (Mormon) Paul

Leaving Christian Science - Episode 15, Barbara

Barbara discusses her boundary-pushing mother, dental trauma, finding empathy for her parents and their own childhood traumas, and finally finding her way out of CS. Belo

Leaving Christian Science - Episode 14, Wendy

Wendy discusses leaving Christian Science physically but not mentally early on in life, and finding her way out later with the help of a career in massage therapy and emb

Leaving Christian Science - Episode 13, David

David discusses growing up in CS with a struggling single dad, experiences at Principia and Adventure Unlimited that made him question, and finding therapy later in life

Leaving Christian Science - Episode 12, Joseph

In this episode, Joseph discusses his difficult family dynamics, life at Prin, and finding his way to a more authentic self with the help of therapy and independent stud

Leaving Christian Science - Episode 11, Emi

Emi discusses growing up in a dysfunctional Christian Science home, finding a very non-CS career path, and recovering from narcissistic abuse Here are some book recomm

Leaving Christian Science - Episode 10, Todd

Todd talks about his Christian Science youth, navigating a narcissistic relationship, and finding help through learning about psychology and attending support groups

Leaving Christian Science - BONUS episode, ex-Evangelical Sarah

From time to time I'll talk with non ex-Christian Scientists as a way of seeing the similarities between these groups and the common pathways out. Today I talk with ex-Ev

Leaving Christian Science - Episode 9, Emily

This week, Emily talks about her Christian Science marriage, her mother's Christian Science death, and how pursuing the arts saved her

Leaving Christian Science - Episode 8, Jodi

Jodi talks about the process of class instruction and becoming a Christian Science practitioner, grieving her dad, and finally leaving Christian Science and belief entire

Leaving Christian Science - Episode 7, Cara

Licensed social worker and ex-Christian Scientist Cara talks about the institutionalized gaslighting in CS and how this kind of belief system interrupts healthy attachmen