For 28 years, I believed I was serving the Divine. I followed the rules, silenced my questions, and ignored the quiet voice inside me that kept whispering something wasn't right. This isn't a story about attacking faith. It's a story about what happens when control is mistaken for spirituality and fear replaces freedom.

In this deeply personal episode of Unchurched, I share the journey I never thought I would tell publicly—the emotional, psychological, and spiritual wounds that kept me trapped for nearly three decades. You'll hear the moments that broke me, the questions that changed everything, and how I found my way back to the God within me instead of the fear that had defined my relationship with religion.

If you've ever felt guilty for asking questions, afraid to leave, or wondered whether your faith belonged to you or t ...