Dr. Laura E Anderson

19/08/2025

Most of us were taught that asking hard questions–or questions at all–meant rebellion. …That choosing a different path made you unfaithful or dangerous.

But you’re not wrong for wanting clarity. You’re not bad for wanting safety. And you’re not broken for walking away.

Reclaiming your voice is not betrayal.

It’s power.

And you don’t need to apologize for that.

18/08/2025

High-control religious systems often use guilt to maintain compliance.

It sounds like:
▪️“You’ve changed.”
▪️“You’re being selfish.”
▪️“You’re turning your back on God.”

But those aren’t spiritual truths. They’re tools of control.

Guilt doesn’t mean you’re wrong. Sometimes it just means you’re finally choosing yourself.

What message about guilt did you inherit from religion? Let’s name it together.

02/07/2025

It’s time for The Good News (No Repentance Required!)

Which one is your favorite? 🤪

*all original accounts are tagged on each individual slide

27/06/2025

25/06/2025

Here’s some Good News (No Repentance Required!) to once again hopefully brighten your week a little bit. We’re all in this together 🫠

*all original accounts are tagged on each slide!

19/06/2025

I received almost 100 responses when I asked this question and one of the most common was the loss of community. Every single answer & experience here is valid, and hopefully by seeing the responses of others, you feel a little less alone and more empowered on your journey 🖤

💬 Is there anything else you would add?

18/06/2025

Here’s some Good News (No Repentance Required!) to hopefully lighten your week a little. I know things are heavy right now for so many reasons, and wherever you find yourself today, just know you’re not alone 🖤

*all original accounts are tagged on each slide!

08/06/2025

The girls are fighting…
Except… they’re not.

When grown men with nuclear codes and billionaire egos have public meltdowns, it’s not a catfight—it’s a crisis. But calling it “girl drama” doesn’t just miss the mark—it recycles the same misogynistic rhetoric used to keep women out of power in the first place.

Because here’s the thing:
👉 Emotional women are called unstable.
👉 Emotional men are called… presidents, prophets, or podcasters.

Even in jest, comparing narcissistic, dangerous behavior to “fighting girls” reinforces the idea that women are petty, irrational, and unfit to lead. And while the memes may slap, the message still stings.

Misogyny dressed up as humor is still misogyny. Let’s stop using women as the punchline for male dysfunction.

Because if “the girls” were actually fighting?
They’d handle it in group chat and end it with a Venmo for wine and therapy.

I talk about all of this and more in this week’s episode of “Therapy in the Headlines”; link is in my bio to read the full article! Subscribe to read the entire article!

If you need support consider scheduling your FREE inquiry call today with a practitioner at the Center for Trauma Resolution and Recovery!

21/05/2025

It’s time for The Good News (No Repentance Required!)

Most times, trauma can make us want to cry. But every now and then, like our friend in the first slide, we need to have a good laugh too 😆

14/05/2025

It’s time for some Good News (No Repentance Required!)

So tell me… which one made you laugh the hardest OR which one are you afraid to share to your story? 🫣😅

20/04/2025

On this Easter holiday, let’s talk about the other kind of resurrection: the one where men accused of abuse suddenly “find Jesus” and are rewarded with pulpits, podcasts, and praise instead of accountability.

You know the formula by now: Step 1 – commit harm. Step 2 – deny or downplay. Step 3 – get baptized in your underwear. Step 4 – claim a new life in Christ and rebrand as a moral authority.

Russell Brand’s glow-up from accused predator to born-again prophet is textbook. It’s not redemption—it’s strategy. A familiar one, too: Brittany Dawn did it. Trump did it. The church eats it up. Because nothing sells quite like sin… and nothing forgives quite like Jesus™.

But here’s the thing: redemption without repair isn’t justice. When “grace” is weaponized to protect men and silence survivors, it’s not faith—it’s marketing.

Churches love a comeback story. But too often, they center the “repentant” man while exiling the women he harmed. Harm is reframed as sin. Survivors are labeled bitter. And “Jesus washed it away” becomes a convenient excuse to skip accountability altogether.

This isn’t resurrection. It’s PR in sacred clothing.

I talk about all of this and more in this week’s episode of “Therapy in the Headlines”; link is in my bio to read the full article! Subscribe to read the entire article!

If you need support consider scheduling your FREE inquiry call today with a practitioner at the Center for Trauma Resolution and Recovery!