Review: "You Lied to Me About God" — Jamie Marich's Memoir of Spiritual Abuse and Healing
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A review of Jamie Marich's memoir "You Lied to Me About God," which explores spiritual abuse, intergenerational trauma, and weaponized faith. The book recounts Marich's experience growing up in a strict religious environment where she faced abuse that was justified as God's will, and her journey toward healing and reclaiming her spirituality. The reviewer gives the book a 4-star rating, praising its courage and vulnerability while noting it may be triggering for survivors of religious trauma.
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· 3 pulledA courageous, vulnerable, and spellbinding memoir that explores with visceral impact what happens when harm starts at home—and is exalted as God's will.
At nine years old, Jamie Marich asked God to end it all. Doing it herself would be an irrevocable affront to the church and her...
You Lied to Me About God explores spiritual abuse, intergenerational trauma, and weaponized faith.
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