Janice Selbie was raised evangelical and turned to closed Mennonite (Holdeman/Church of God in Christ Mennonite) during her husband's bible college years. She homeschooled her children, wore a head covering, and was very conservative. Her marriage was difficult and got harder as the years went on. Eventually, they had a series of tragedies strike that she could not explain if there was indeed a loving or omniscient God. This plunged her into a time of existential crisis. She divorced her husband and religion, went back to school to become a registered professional counselor, and connected with Dr. Marlene Winell who coined the term Religious Trauma (Dr. Winell is now her friend and mentor). Then she founded the Conference on Religious Trauma (CORT) and this October the Shameless Sexuality: Life After Purity Culture online conference.
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Her Podcast: https://www.divorcing-religion.com/religious-trauma-podcast
Website: https://www.divorcing-religion.com
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