Create Your Life After Religion
"I love Chase’s nonjudgmental approach, his patience, and his willingness to help me try something new. He’s a wealth of knowledge that can work with anyone. I highly recommend Chase, he is well worth your time and investment as you will be amazed at your results."
-Jeffrey B
Have You Experienced Religious Harm?
Religion can be a comfort for many but to others it can be a source of physical, emotional, and psychological harm. There are real dangers to being indoctrinated into fundamentalist religions and the fallout from leaving can be extreme. Most people who are indoctrinated do not choose to be consciously. They are either born into the religion or are vulnerable to indoctrination tactics because of their life circumstances.
Religious Trauma Syndrome is the term used to describe the condition experienced by many who leave an authoritarian religion. The symptoms include:
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Loneliness
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Loss of family, friends, and social network
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Loss of identity
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Shame and guilt
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Confusion, poor critical thinking ability
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Negative beliefs about self-worth and self-ability
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Difficulty with decision-making
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Black and white thinking
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Perfectionism
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Depression, anxiety, anger, grief, loss of meaning
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Fear of Hell
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Difficulty experiencing pleasure
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Sexual difficulty
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Social awkwardness
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Lack of self-care
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Lack of understanding and knowledge of the world
Recovery is a Process, and it is Possible
It's important to understand that recovery is a process, and like any process it takes time to move through it. The good news is that it does get easier and better as you go along, and finding someone who has been through something similar to what you are going through helps tremendously.
Meet Chase Marks
Chase knows from his own life experience how hard it is to leave behind indoctrinated religious beliefs. He was raised as a Jehovah's Witness and after leaving the religion he found himself woefully unprepared to navigate the world on his own. Not knowing he was experiencing symptoms of religious trauma, and having no education or tools to navigate them, he quickly fell into depression.
Chase works with his clients to help them recover their lives from religion and to discover for themselves what they want to experience, believe, and create. From there he works as a companion to help them actualize their goals for health and happiness.
