Michelle Dowd

Dowd is a professor of journalism and author of FORAGER: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult

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Religion Is an Ex I’m Still Trying to Leave Behind

High-control, high-demand religion doesn’t let you go—even after you’ve physically left, writes Michelle Dowd.

By Michelle Dowd

The Survival Skills I Learned While Growing Up In a Cult

"There is a cost to unquestioning compliance. What you bury, grows," writes Michelle Dowd

By Michelle Dowd
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