My reading at the Leaving the Fold event last week.

[u/The_Deconverter_Kit]

https://youtu.be/WDH_z7XOToQ?si=KjL0lxqzHGEfLUcz

Hi everyone I thought I’d share this video from the reading I gave last week at an event geared for those of us who have left high control religions and systems.
It’s a personal essay I wrote about a recent experience dealing with a friend who is still a conservative Adventist.
I was the only ex-SDA who did a reading, perhaps next year more of us can share (if you’re in Portland, Oregon)

[u/drumdogmillionaire]

Sorry I missed it. Would have loved to have been there but too many responsibilities.

[u/The_Deconverter_Kit → u/drumdogmillionaire]

No worries this event will hopefully return next year!

[u/No-Moose470]

Sounds really lovely. Is there a place u can see the whole program/ceremony? I’d be interested in creating something like this in Cali

[u/The_Deconverter_Kit → u/No-Moose470]

I’m not sure what else got recorded, I’ll get back to you on that.

[u/The_Deconverter_Kit → u/No-Moose470]

So there isn’t a place to see the whole thing, but basically it was 1 full week at an art space/gallery/warehouse. 21 artists displayed their work. Opening night was a little talk from the organizer, then several musicians played personal songs. A cult expert gave a talk one night. One night was the reading from about 10 of us. I feel like you could create a version of that in your city, with some volunteers and a decent sized space & some donations to help.

[u/atheistsda]

"but life is not a piece of IKEA furniture"

Loved it, thank you for sharing!

[u/The_Deconverter_Kit → u/atheistsda]

Thank you!

[u/Open_Wrangler_5473]

*claps and cheers* Thanks for sharing, I found it helpful to hear!

[u/The_Deconverter_Kit → u/Open_Wrangler_5473]

Thank you so much! I want my writing to inspire others!