Whether you’ve been a person of faith all your life, or for only a number of years, it’s valuable to reflect on how much faith becomes a part of who you are. If you’ve reached a point where you are leaving behind your faith; you no longer believe, you’ve left your church, mosque or other religious setting - you’ve made a decision – ‘I can’t go back there’. Perhaps this journey has been a long one, months or years of doubting, deconstructing your faith, questioning why things

Where it all begins. I guess everyone experiences faith deconstruction in different ways - perhaps each person's experience is unique, but they all contain (in one way or another) similar facets. If you are fortunate to know anyone who has questioned their faith - then maybe you've connected over the same questions and doubts, found a connection in the loneliness and a relief when you realise theres' something so deeply painful about the whole foundation your world has been

Doubt, Faith Deconstruction and Leaving the Church Behind One of the most painful experiences for someone who has grown up in religion is the journey from questioning, doubting, and deconstructing to finally leaving a church community. The loneliness this creates can be immense . Often, we don’t have anyone to talk to about this. Friends and family may not be on the same road as us. If they found out, they might not understand (at best) or could disown us entirely. The Journe

Why do we keep repeating the same relationship patterns, even when we desperately want things to be different?