Ex-Fundie Diaries | Fundie Motherhood | My Postpartum Body Image Experience + Paul and Morgan Having a Baby @ExFundieDiaries | Uploaded September 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
This video is about my experience with fundie motherhood and my struggle with perfectionism, anxiety, shame, fear, loneliness, and postpartum body image issues. I also share some thoughts on Paul and Morgan having a baby, the ways I relate to Morgan, and my complicated relationship to fundie snark.
CW: religious trauma, christian patriarchy, body image issues, diet culture, and mentions of body weight, shape, & size.
[Video Mentioned]
"Therapist Reacts: Paul & Morgan Saying Fatphobic Things" by Mickey Atkins: youtube.com/watch?v=IMV-OPvly-A
Disclaimer: When talking about PCOS at 20:38, I am sharing my experience with this disorder. I totally understand and respect if your experience is different. For anyone wanting to learn more about PCOS, here are a couple links:
[Polycystic Ovary Syndrome]
"Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment" by Stephanie Watson: healthline.com/health/polycystic-ovary-disease
"What it's like to have PCOS when you’re trans" by Jen Bell: helloclue.com/articles/cycle-a-z/what's-it-like-to-have-pcos-when-you're-trans
[Timestamps]
00:00 - "Fundie Motherhood" as a construct
01:03 - Thoughts on Paul and Moran having a baby
07:27 - Postpartum body image issues & diet culture
10:26 - Being overwhelmed with early parenthood
13:20 - Daddy issues and charismatic faith
16:33 - Perfectionism and mental gymnastics
19:11 - PCOS, pressure to be thin & disordered eating
25:24 - Loneliness, anxiety & shame
29:58 - Final thoughts and future videos
[Background Music]
Title: Happy Journey
hooksounds.com
Image description: Elly, who is white with brown eyes, is sitting on a blue couch as she talks to the camera. Their brown hair is in a ponytail, and they are wearing maroon shorts with a brown belt and a floral yellow tank top tucked in. Next to her on the couch is Nova- a beagle/lab mix with black fur. Throughout the video, there are a few screenshots and pictures to illustrate Elly's points, and they read from a red journal that has "faith" written on the front.
#Exvangelical #ReligiousTrauma #ChristianPatriarchy #PurityCulture #Quiverfull #Cult #BodyImage #DietCulture #Queer #FundieSnark #PaulAndMorgan
This video is about my experience with fundie motherhood and my struggle with perfectionism, anxiety, shame, fear, loneliness, and postpartum body image issues. I also share some thoughts on Paul and Morgan having a baby, the ways I relate to Morgan, and my complicated relationship to fundie snark.
CW: religious trauma, christian patriarchy, body image issues, diet culture, and mentions of body weight, shape, & size.
[Video Mentioned]
"Therapist Reacts: Paul & Morgan Saying Fatphobic Things" by Mickey Atkins: youtube.com/watch?v=IMV-OPvly-A
Disclaimer: When talking about PCOS at 20:38, I am sharing my experience with this disorder. I totally understand and respect if your experience is different. For anyone wanting to learn more about PCOS, here are a couple links:
[Polycystic Ovary Syndrome]
"Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment" by Stephanie Watson: healthline.com/health/polycystic-ovary-disease
"What it's like to have PCOS when you’re trans" by Jen Bell: helloclue.com/articles/cycle-a-z/what's-it-like-to-have-pcos-when-you're-trans
[Timestamps]
00:00 - "Fundie Motherhood" as a construct
01:03 - Thoughts on Paul and Moran having a baby
07:27 - Postpartum body image issues & diet culture
10:26 - Being overwhelmed with early parenthood
13:20 - Daddy issues and charismatic faith
16:33 - Perfectionism and mental gymnastics
19:11 - PCOS, pressure to be thin & disordered eating
25:24 - Loneliness, anxiety & shame
29:58 - Final thoughts and future videos
[Background Music]
Title: Happy Journey
hooksounds.com
Image description: Elly, who is white with brown eyes, is sitting on a blue couch as she talks to the camera. Their brown hair is in a ponytail, and they are wearing maroon shorts with a brown belt and a floral yellow tank top tucked in. Next to her on the couch is Nova- a beagle/lab mix with black fur. Throughout the video, there are a few screenshots and pictures to illustrate Elly's points, and they read from a red journal that has "faith" written on the front.
#Exvangelical #ReligiousTrauma #ChristianPatriarchy #PurityCulture #Quiverfull #Cult #BodyImage #DietCulture #Queer #FundieSnark #PaulAndMorgan
![Sibling Sleepover | Songs & Stories from the Fundie Days [full video: @jesusismygirlfriend]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hMHsyfWyjWc/hqdefault.jpg "Sibling Sleepover | Songs & Stories from the Fundie Days [full video: @jesusismygirlfriend]
This video is a trailer for a conversation with my sibling Annie from @jesusismygirlfriend about our relationships to music and our progression from fundie hymns to secular music. We also share a guitar cover. You can watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1Dqlw1yk8g
Image description: Two siblings are sitting on a blue couch together with a string of twinkle lights against the wall behind them. Annie is on the left. They are white with brown eyes and wavy brown hair and are wearing a blue floral button up shirt. Elly is on the right. She is white with brown eyes and brown hair in an updo, and they are wearing a flowy green top.
#Exvangelical #ReligiousTrauma #PurityCulture")
