In this second episode of RfR Stories Australia, we hear Sallyann’s story. Sallyann grew up in Ireland and was initially raised Roman Catholic, but then her family left Catholicism for an independent conservative evangelical church (Hillside Evangelical Church) before she was 10, and later, when she was 16, joined the Apostolic Church. When Sallyann was in her early twenties, she and her husband moved to Perth.Sallyann was very devout throughout her adult life. She married the pastor’s son and raised two children in the faith. However, as she became more educated, she increasingly had doubts and concerns regarding her religious faith, culminating in a transition out in her 40s.Sallyann is now a therapist. One area she specialises in is helping clients recover from spiritual abuse and religious trauma. We’re grateful to have Sallyann as a volunteer in RfR and one of the hosts of RfR Stories.