Lydia Joy

Writer | Advocate | Volunteer

[Lydia Joy @LydiaJoy360]

Thanks to @TheMightySite for sharing my newest article! I've had such a huge response from this one.💜💪

[The Mighty @TheMightySite]

"We get sick believing we'll eventually get better, but unfortunately, that's not always the way it works." https://t.co/yFJ5Qlf30Q

[R.L. Stollar @RLStollar]

Must-read on the Troubled Teen Industry by @LydiaJoy360:

"In America, 50,000 of our children are kept in residential treatment centers every year in over 1,000 facilities. Many of these centers have religious affiliations."

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[Lydia Joy @LydiaJoy360]

Thank you to @TheMightySite for sharing this part of my journey.

[The Mighty @TheMightySite]

"Through a series of traumatic events, I've developed an inability to take pill form medications." https://t.co/eeoqVXKylm

[Baptist News Global @baptist_news]

"Gothard himself has been accused of more than 34 counts of sexual harassment." #BNGopinion By Lydia Joy Launderville https://t.co/PQhomZfj25

[R.L. Stollar @RLStollar]

Must-read from @LydiaJoy360:

"The sexual abuse of children is commonplace among the independent fundamental Baptists. Unfortunately, so is the mishandling of sexual crimes."

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[Lydia Joy @LydiaJoy360]

Thank you @TheMightySite for the share!

[The Mighty @TheMightySite]

"To make that decision, while literally the entire world is watching, is simply incredible." https://t.co/d63rY9erl7

[Lydia Joy @LydiaJoy360]

Honored @TheMightySite chose to share this piece I wrote!

[The Mighty @TheMightySite]

"We need to have a tough conversation." https://t.co/V7WtZCgQLq

[Lydia Joy @LydiaJoy360]

Thank you so much @TheMightySite for the share!

[The Mighty @TheMightySite]

"I want to try for love. For happiness. For living my best life even with my health problems." https://t.co/gC57vOTvHF

[Gabriel Gonzalez @GabrielgunNYC]

@AOC Survivors from a religious abusive residential troubled teen program spoke Last Saturday. Several sexual assaults cases in NYS court now.This program abuse religious freedoms and left many broken. AOC we need your help for legislation & your voice.

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[Lydia Joy @LydiaJoy360]

Thank you @TheMightySite for sharing my story!

[The Mighty @TheMightySite]

"It took me a bit before I openly said the word 'cult' with my therapist." https://t.co/CPcShitd9E

[R.L. Stollar @RLStollar]

"Revealing you have been a victim of religious trauma is like sharing any other form of trauma: it’s utterly terrifying. Validation during what can be the most vulnerable moment of a survivor’s life is vital."

~@LydiaJoy360

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[Lydia Joy @LydiaJoy360]

So excited for tonight!

[Child-Friendly Faith @chfriendlyfaith]

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#childabuseawareness

[Lydia Joy @LydiaJoy360]

This was an important one for me. Thank you @TheMightySite for picking this up!

[The Mighty @TheMightySite]

"I had to validate myself and show my body the same courtesy I would give to anyone else." https://t.co/c0S2fyWlNv

[Lydia Joy @LydiaJoy360]

A big thank you to @TheMightySite for publishing this very vulnerable write.

[The Mighty @TheMightySite]

"That question preluded a ton of difficult emotions." https://t.co/41RfEe60aB

[Lydia Joy @LydiaJoy360]

As always a big thank you to @TheMightySite for sharing this.💜

[The Mighty @TheMightySite]

"It's no longer a secret I hold ... it's the struggle I share." https://t.co/yX7SJXcqtX

[Lydia Joy @LydiaJoy360]

@Maahokgit @TheMightySite Thank you. Nature has always brought a sense of healing to me.💜

[Lydia Joy @LydiaJoy360]

Thank you to @TheMightySite for publishing this important piece of mine. To all survivors out there, the biggest hug.❤️💪

[The Mighty @TheMightySite]

"The pain they inflicted, I can still feel all these years later." https://t.co/9TgBvt78uX

[Lydia Joy @LydiaJoy360]

@TheMightySite Thank you for sharing this important piece of mine.❤️

[The Mighty @TheMightySite]

"This helpful pain chart provides a written description of each number." https://t.co/KEfwnVJ4jK

[Lydia Joy @LydiaJoy360]

One of my most personal writes. Thank you to @TheMightySite for publishing this!

[The Mighty @TheMightySite]

Can you relate? https://t.co/uIqfbBRJb0