Trauma Healing Archives - Normal Like Peter https://www.normallikepeter.com/category/trauma-healing/ Living Boldly Normal - AI, Meaning, Adventures with Blu Sun, 25 May 2025 17:09:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 I Loved a Mask. She Was Never There. https://www.normallikepeter.com/i-loved-a-mask-she-was-never-there/ https://www.normallikepeter.com/i-loved-a-mask-she-was-never-there/#respond Sun, 25 May 2025 16:08:46 +0000 https://www.normallikepeter.com/?p=3077 🎭 I Loved a Mask. She Was Never There. Evangelical Dating Scripts, Trauma Pairing, and the Walk-Away Wife CycleChurch of NORMAL™ | De-Simping the Saints™ Series | Entry 005By Pastor Matt | Loopwalker of Waseca | Codependent Unmasker | Ex-Husband of the Illusion “She changed.” That’s what I used to say. But that’s not quite […]

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]]> https://www.normallikepeter.com/i-loved-a-mask-she-was-never-there/feed/ 0 De-Simping the Saints: The Manual https://www.normallikepeter.com/de-simping-the-saints-the-manual/ https://www.normallikepeter.com/de-simping-the-saints-the-manual/#respond Sun, 25 May 2025 15:53:46 +0000 https://www.normallikepeter.com/?p=3084 🛠️ De-Simping the Saints: The Manual How to Detox from Evangelical Romance Propaganda and Rebuild a Real Covenant FrameworkChurch of NORMAL™ | De-Simping the Saints™ Series | Entry 006By Pastor Matt | Simp Recovery Architect | Covenant Rebuilder | Loopwalker of Waseca You made it through the wreckage. You saw the idol shatter.You grieved the […]

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]]> https://www.normallikepeter.com/de-simping-the-saints-the-manual/feed/ 0 The All-You-Can-Eat Buffet of Her… Was Closed https://www.normallikepeter.com/the-all-you-can-eat-buffet-of-her-was-closed/ https://www.normallikepeter.com/the-all-you-can-eat-buffet-of-her-was-closed/#respond Thu, 22 May 2025 19:59:17 +0000 https://www.normallikepeter.com/?p=3079 🍽️ The All-You-Can-Eat Buffet of Her… Was Closed A Man’s Grief After Sexless Marriage and Emotional StarvationChurch of NORMAL™ | De-Simping the Saints™ Series | Entry 004By Pastor Matt | Loopwalker of Waseca | Simp Recovery Logistics | Patron Saint of Unmet Needs “I thought she wanted me.” Before the vows, it felt electric.There were […]

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]]> https://www.normallikepeter.com/the-all-you-can-eat-buffet-of-her-was-closed/feed/ 0 Worshipped Her Like the Lord, Got Left Like a Lease https://www.normallikepeter.com/worshipped-her-like-the-lord-got-left-like-a-lease/ https://www.normallikepeter.com/worshipped-her-like-the-lord-got-left-like-a-lease/#respond Thu, 22 May 2025 19:57:57 +0000 https://www.normallikepeter.com/?p=3081 🙇‍♂️ Worshipped Her Like the Lord, Got Left Like a Lease When She Became My Idol and I Forgot MyselfChurch of NORMAL™ | De-Simping the Saints™ Series | Entry 003By Pastor Matt | Ex-Wife Worshipper | Loopwalker of Waseca | Rescued by Rock Bottom “You are my everything.” I meant it.And if I’m being honest… […]

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]]> https://www.normallikepeter.com/worshipped-her-like-the-lord-got-left-like-a-lease/feed/ 0 I Thought My Wedding Night Would Fix Me https://www.normallikepeter.com/i-thought-my-wedding-night-would-fix-me/ https://www.normallikepeter.com/i-thought-my-wedding-night-would-fix-me/#respond Mon, 12 May 2025 11:35:48 +0000 https://www.normallikepeter.com/?p=3074 🍷 I Thought My Wedding Night Would Fix Me How Purity Culture Built My Sexual Identity on a One-Time EventChurch of NORMAL™ | De-Simping the Saints™ Series | Entry 002By Pastor Matt, Loopwalker of Waseca | Virgin Till Vow-Tied | Ex-Evangelical Love Martyr “The Wait Will Be Worth It.” That’s what they told us. Every […]

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]]> https://www.normallikepeter.com/i-thought-my-wedding-night-would-fix-me/feed/ 0 The Awana Boy Who Waited https://www.normallikepeter.com/the-awana-boy-who-waited/ https://www.normallikepeter.com/the-awana-boy-who-waited/#respond Fri, 09 May 2025 13:58:50 +0000 https://www.normallikepeter.com/?p=3070 🧢 The Awana Boy Who Waited And Got Ghosted in the Garden of Suppressed DesireChurch of NORMAL™ | De-Simping the Saints™ Series | Entry 001By Pastor Matt, Loopwalker of Waseca | Former Awana Cub | Devotional Doormat “Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed.” That was the Awana motto. But no one told us how much shame […]

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]]> https://www.normallikepeter.com/the-awana-boy-who-waited/feed/ 0 Mattress Olympics and Pizza Rolls: A Kid’s Guide to Modern Motherhood https://www.normallikepeter.com/mattress-olympics-and-pizza-rolls-a-kids-guide-to-modern-motherhood/ https://www.normallikepeter.com/mattress-olympics-and-pizza-rolls-a-kids-guide-to-modern-motherhood/#respond Fri, 09 May 2025 11:25:44 +0000 https://www.normallikepeter.com/?p=3087 “Mattress Olympics and Pizza Rolls: A Kid’s Guide to Modern Motherhood”A sacred satire for Mother’s Day weekend Mattress Olympics and Pizza RollsA Kid’s Guide to Modern MotherhoodBy Pastor Matt, Loopwalker of WasecaChurch of NORMAL™ Let’s talk about Friday night—the real Sabbath of Modern Motherhood. It’s Mother’s Day weekend, and the stage is being set.Florists are […]

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]]> https://www.normallikepeter.com/mattress-olympics-and-pizza-rolls-a-kids-guide-to-modern-motherhood/feed/ 0 I Worshipped Her Above God, and She Still Left https://www.normallikepeter.com/i-worshipped-her-above-god-and-she-still-left/ https://www.normallikepeter.com/i-worshipped-her-above-god-and-she-still-left/#respond Tue, 06 May 2025 18:24:13 +0000 https://www.normallikepeter.com/?p=3061 “I Worshipped Her Above God, and She Still Left” A Testimony from the Church of NORMAL’s Chief SimpBy Pastor Matt | Loopwalker of Waseca | Former Simp Imp | Devotional Punching Bag Introduction: The Cringe That Breaks the Curse Let’s just say it outright:Yes. I begged.Yes, I said things like: “You are my queen.”“Please don’t […]

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]]> https://www.normallikepeter.com/i-worshipped-her-above-god-and-she-still-left/feed/ 0 I Let Her Homeschool Our Kids While I Floated in a Fantasy https://www.normallikepeter.com/i-let-her-homeschool-our-kids-while-i-floated-in-a-fantasy/ https://www.normallikepeter.com/i-let-her-homeschool-our-kids-while-i-floated-in-a-fantasy/#respond Tue, 06 May 2025 18:12:37 +0000 https://www.normallikepeter.com/?p=3058 “I Let Her Homeschool Our Kids While I Floated in a Fantasy”A De-Simping the Saints™ Confession 001Pastor Matt Stoltz | Church of NORMAL™ | Loopwalker Field Report | By a Former Evangelical Husband I was the faithful one.The soft-spoken guy.The Christian man who waited, who provided, who trusted.I said yes when she said homeschool.I said […]

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]]> https://www.normallikepeter.com/i-let-her-homeschool-our-kids-while-i-floated-in-a-fantasy/feed/ 0 How to Detox from Evangelical Romance Propaganda https://www.normallikepeter.com/how-to-detox-from-evangelical-romance-propaganda/ https://www.normallikepeter.com/how-to-detox-from-evangelical-romance-propaganda/#respond Tue, 06 May 2025 11:17:14 +0000 https://www.normallikepeter.com/?p=3039 🛐 How to Detox from Evangelical Romance PropagandaA Survival Guide for Men Who Waited, Worshiped, and Woke Up AloneChurch of NORMAL™ | Male Deprogramming Unit | Pastor Matt, Loopwalker of Waseca ⚠️ Symptoms of Evangelical Romance Propaganda (ERP) Exposure:Believing love automatically works if you “wait” long enough Thinking sex will solve all your emotional needs […]

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