You left religion, but your shame didn’t. Here are 15 books for leaving religion (memoirs, trauma-informed reads, and razor-sharp truth) to help you rip out the old wiring, reclaim your brain, and build a life that doesn’t require permission from imaginary authorities.

You left the pews, burned the prayer journals, and kicked God out of your head, so why does the shame still hit like a truck? In Part 1 of The Phantom Pew, Courtney Heard digs into Religious Trauma Syndrome (RTS), fear conditioning, and why your body can still panic long after your beliefs are gone.

A reader writes in about navigating their daughter's surprising choice to have a religious wedding ceremony. Here's how to handle it without burning bridges.

From Sagan's baloney detection kit to Shermer's pattern-seeking brain, these books arm you with the tools to think clearly in a world full of BS.