Describing Scientology isn’t an easy task….for a number of reasons, even for us. We’re still trying to find REAL language for what it is and what we experienced. This has not been easy, but it has been worthwhile.
This is OUR place to create commUNITY and have dialog. We will ask hard questions, share real stories, and try to understand & heal through it together. We also hope to create advocacy & collect allies. As we put words to our experience, we hope to help educate others.
Good question. First of all Scientology is Something We Didn’t Choose For Ourselves, We Were Born or raised in it. You Might Say We’re A Scientology Science Experiment If You Will. We realize we Have A Lot To Learn, And also A Lot To say about it. Whether We Like It Or Not, We’re Kinda The Perfect Specimens Of What Happens When kids Are Provided No Other Tools Or Means Of Support Apart From Scientology As They Develop, And The Long Term Effects Of This.
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tender - brilliant - hilarious - doglover
rancher - punk - tattooed - traveler -
intelligent - self made - techie
sea org - artistic - grounded - patient -
loyal - loving - brave - old soul
Creating awareness through expression of experience.
For many raised in the church, escape presents a singular problem. “They have an identity to go back to,” says one former Scientologist. “We’re trying to discover our identity in a vacuum”
1. The pool at the Quality Inn Motel was black. We lived six or eight per single occupancy room, girls
I had the opportunity to read poet and Buzzfeed editor, Saeed Jones’ response to the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting, which
Desperate, I again asked:
“I’m just an adult in a child size body?”
the answer always: “Yes”
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