Welcome to Episode 03 of the Clothesline podcast!
We’re Chris and Syd, two nonbinary people in their 30s who grew up homeschooled in fundamentalist evangelical Christian purity culture. This is where we talk about it in a lighthearted, dark-humoured way.
In this episode, we have a raw, meaningful conversation about what our relationships with our parents look like after leaving the church—and a bit about what they looked like when we were kids being raised in a strict belief system.
Some of the topics in this episode include:
The confusion of wanting to be close to our parents, but not being able to
Chris navigating a shifting relationship with their parents as their self-expression gets stronger
Syd coming out as nonbinary to their parents as an answer to being asked “Why won’t you come to church with us?”
The deification of parents in fundamentalist cults, like the ones we grew up in
…and more.
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As promised, here are the links:
Chris’s Substack: https://crisiscorner.substack.com/
Chris’s other podcast, Pickles and Vodka: A Mental Health Podcast (available wherever you listen): https://picklesandvodka.substack.com/
All Chris’s other links: http://xcjumperx.carrd.co
Follow Syd on Threads: https://www.threads.com/@houseghostcreative
All of Syd’s links: https://houseghostcreative.carrd.co/
Subscribe to us on Substack: https://clotheslinepod.substack.com/
Disclaimer: this episode includes conversations about things like religious trauma, mental health, abuse, and other topics like that.
We aren’t doctors or psychologists. This podcast is not intended to give official advice or anything serious.
