You Are Your Own

A Reckoning with the Religious Trauma of Evangelical Christianity

By: Jamie Lee Finch

Narrated by: Jamie Lee Finch

Rooted in her experiences growing up in an evangelical Christian family, Jamie Lee Finch’s You Are Your Own offers an overview of evangelicalism and the painful confusion and anxiety experienced under its demands.

Finch explores the mechanisms of trauma and how fundamentalist denominations match the patterns connected with PTSD. She elaborates on the doubt, guilt, fear, and grief that haunt those leaving the evangelical faith and offers an approach to help them recover healthy self-worth and resilience.

A socio-historical autobiographical analysis of evangelical Christianity's religious trauma, You Are Your Own emerges from Finch's reconnaissance on her own life - her journals, stories, trauma - and offers advocacy for everyone harmed by fundamentalist faith.

Jamie Lee Finch is a sexuality and embodiment coach, intuitive healer, self-conversation facilitator, sex witch, and poet. You can learn about Jamie’s work at JamieLeeFinch.com

©2019 Jamie Lee Finch (P)2019 Jamie Lee Finch

Telling account

This is a telling account of how one girls life was dramatically impacted by conservative fundamentalist doctrine. While I don't agree with her on all counts, there was much of her story I could relate to.

Wonderfully validating!

I finally have a name and validation for my experience. Thank you. I am so grateful :)

Life changing for me!

I could write a book about everything I want to talk about in this book. If you think you have had religious trauma this is your book! She is spot on! Everyone needs to read this book!

I relate so much

This book gave an honest look at the rubble under purity culture… our bodies. Physical health is linked to our mental/emotional/spiritual health. The book did a great job at explaining the effects of religious trauma without being graphic or activating for my PTSD girlies.

The Perfect Intro to Deconstruction from Evangelicalism

This book has been so eye opening. It’s helped explain to me the 20+ years of physical pain and migraines I’ve dealt with. It’s given a reason for the tension and shame I’ve carried in my body all my life. And it’s given me a starting point for my deconstruction journey out of the faith system I was raised in. Thank you, thank you. I can’t wait for your next book. ♥️