The Willow Tree

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We couldnโ€™t see it. We were blinded, until it was almost too lateโ€” real stories and poems from within the walls...

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About The Willow Tree

For two decades, I lived under the canopy of a high-control church. My story is one of spiritual abuse cloaked in vision and purpose. A failure to see what was lurking under the covers. A tale far too common yet rarely spoken of.

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