Sovereign Ground Press: Reclaiming Self After HighControl Religion Sovereign Ground is a multipart project—articles, books, workbooks, and community—for people untangling themselves from highcontrol Christianity and similar faith systems. It’s written for those of us who’ve left churches that demanded total loyalty, obedience, and service. Many of us have felt unmoored, blank, or unsure of who to be beyond our assigned church roles. Instead of arguing doctrine, Sovereign Ground focuses on repair: rebuilding trust in our own perceptions, desires, bodies, and boundaries after years of fearbased theology and spiritual gaslighting. Drawing on traumainformed approaches and partswork (IFSstyle “inner family” language), Sovereign Ground offers gentle story, clear naming of harm, and small, concrete practices that help us remember who we were before we were reduced to “good Christian,” “modest daughter,” or “servant of the lord.” The project is intentionally interfaithfriendly. Some readers still identify as Christian, some lean toward earthbased practices, and some want nothing to do with religion at all. The goal isn’t to move anyone toward a particular belief, but to create space for people emerging from controlling religions to reclaim our own inner authority, reconnect with our bodies, and choose our own path from a place of sovereignty rather than fear.