There is no "you" in Quivering
Vyckie Garrison started No Longer Quivering to tell the story of her “escape” from the Quiverfull movement.
Over time, NLQ has developed into a valuable resource of information regarding the deceptions and dangers of the Quiverfull philosophy and lifestyle. Several more former QF adherents are now contributing their stories to NLQ and our collective voice makes these Quiverfull warnings impossible to dismiss or ignore.
NLQ is a gathering place for women escaping and recovering from spiritual abuse.
No Longer Quivering Stories
The Tale of a Passionate Housewife Desperate for God by Journey:
Time Heals All Wounds by Shelly Cruz:
Justice Is No Lady by Defendant Rising
Out of the Matrix by CherylAnnHannah
Freedom from Patriarchy Series by Erika:
Patriarchy Across Cultures by Tapati:
Laura’s Story:
Family Man, Family Leader by LivingForEternity:
Christian Culture Clash: Fundamentalist Patriarchy and My Father’s Church by Ex-Adriel
Preparing a Visionary Daughter to Do Hard Things by Kiery:
Daughter of the Patriarchy Series by Sierra:
More Catholic Than The Pope by MusicMom:
I Am So Much More Than a Maiden of Virtue! by WanderingOne:
The Destiny of a Virtuous Daughter by Starfury:
Dispelled ~ One Girl’s Journey in a Home School Cult by Chandra:
The 49 Character Qualities of Ruth:
The Tale of a Passionate Housewife Desperate for God by Journey:
- Shutting Off My Brain Part 1
- Shutting Off My Brain Part 2
- Shutting Off My Brain Part 3
- Shutting Off my Brain Part 4
- (5) Go to Oregon and Build an Ark
- It’s Complicated: Why It Wasn’t As Obvious As It Seems Like It Should Have Been
Time Heals All Wounds by Shelly Cruz:
- (1) The Model of a Christian Woman
- (2) It was a Beautiful Vision of Faith to Me
- (3) My Very Own Titus 2 Friend!
- (4) Everything was so Confusing to Me Now
- (5) A Leap Of Faith
- (6) Cecelia's Secret
- (7) A Godly, God-Fearing Man
- (8) Somehow, I Lost My Entire Identity
- (9) Draw Near to God
Justice Is No Lady by Defendant Rising
Out of the Matrix by CherylAnnHannah
Freedom from Patriarchy Series by Erika:
- (1) Freedom from Patriarchy
- (2) It Started with Homeschooling
- (3) Something Didn’t Sit Quite Right With Me
- (4) No Choices of My Own
- Purging Satan’s music….
- A Friend’s Perspective
- You’re only cool if you’re wearing the right headcovering….
- We don’t want to bring attention to ourselves…..
- (5) Someone Was Trying to Control Every Aspect of My Life…Including My Clothes
- (6) It Alienates People, Pushes Friends and Loved Ones Away
- (7) Our Lonely Little Legalistic World
Patriarchy Across Cultures by Tapati:
- Connecting The Dots: Patriarchy Across Cultures (Intro.)
- (1) Living in the Material World
- (2) Summer of Transcendental Love
- (3) All Things Must Pass
- (4) Over The Rainbow
- (5) Magic man
- (6) I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
- (7) I Will Lay Me Down
- A Lifetime Commitment: Initiation
- From Generation to Generation
- No Turning Back
- Vegetarian for God
- (8) What It’s Like To Sing The Blues
- (9) When the Levee Breaks
- I Have Won
- (10) Hard Day’s Night
- (11) Family Affair
- (12) Cat’s In The Cradle
- (13) Smiling Faces
Laura’s Story:
- (1) In the Beginning
- (2) Dresses and Dashed Dreams
- (3) Babies, Nursing, and Farming..Oh My!
- (4) Brazil
- (5) An Affair With God
- (6) Back To The Farm
- (7) The Evil Demon of Depression
- (8) I Want My Mommy!
- (9) Off To College??
- (10) Laura’s Story Will Be Slightly Delayed
- (11) Tom And Glenn And..
- (12) A Voice From My Past
- (13) NLQ Anniversary Post
Family Man, Family Leader by LivingForEternity:
Christian Culture Clash: Fundamentalist Patriarchy and My Father’s Church by Ex-Adriel
Preparing a Visionary Daughter to Do Hard Things by Kiery:
- (1) Big Girls Don’t Feel
- (2) Maintaining Appearances
- (3) Critical Thinking
- (4) Growing Up
- (5) Waking Up
- (6) Life. Liberty. And the Pursuit of Happiness.
Daughter of the Patriarchy Series by Sierra:
- A Terrible Secret
- Old- Girl in Young-Girl Disguise
- Anything you can do, I can do in a skirt!
- Two Snakes and a Virgin – the Serpent’s Seed
- Hello, Miss Dog-Meat
- Signs
- Scooby Doo and the Angel
- A Jewel or a Trash Can
- Hairspray
- Daughter of the Barren
- The Atheist
- The Sickness ~ Pt 1
- The Sickness ~ Pt 2
More Catholic Than The Pope by MusicMom:
- (1) Feminism Became My Enemy of Choice and I Vowed to Aim My life’s Energy at it’s Destruction
- (2) I Could Be Good For Him if He Would Love Me and Care for Me
I Am So Much More Than a Maiden of Virtue! by WanderingOne:
The Destiny of a Virtuous Daughter by Starfury:
Dispelled ~ One Girl’s Journey in a Home School Cult by Chandra:
The 49 Character Qualities of Ruth:
- (1) Orderliness v. Disorganization
- (2) Deference v. Rudeness
- (3) Discernment v. Judgement
- (4) Humility v. Pride
- (5) Gentleness v. Harshness
- (6) Meekness v. Anger
- (7) Resourcefulness v. Wastefulness
- (8) Security v. Anxiety
- (9) Basic Training
- (10) Basic Training II
- (11) Self Control v. Self Indulgence
- (12) Hospitality v. Loneliness
- (13) Punctuality v. Tardiness
- (14) Sensitivity v. Callousness
- (15) Hypocrisy
- (16) Puberty
- (17) The 49 Character Qualities of Ruth #17: The Beggining of the Relationship That Ended It All
No Longer Quivering Categories
* NLQ Carnival Grandstand * ~ 55 posts in 4 days! Don't miss the incredible articles from the NLQ Carnival Days from a variety of contributors on the dangers of Quiverfull/Patriarchy. These posts are brief ~ quick, but powerful reading!
The God Card ~ Thoughts on Patriarchal Teachings
Testing the Spirit of Quiverfull
NLQ Frequently Asked Questions:
NLQ Reviews
MOTH: Mayhem On The Homefront!
Select Entries
There Is No “You” in Qivering
What It’s All About
Media Updates
Hot Topics
Vyckie’s Tour de Crap
Tapati’s Body Image Workshop
Kobayashi Maru ~ The No-Win Scenario
* NLQ Carnival Grandstand * ~ 55 posts in 4 days! Don't miss the incredible articles from the NLQ Carnival Days from a variety of contributors on the dangers of Quiverfull/Patriarchy. These posts are brief ~ quick, but powerful reading!
The God Card ~ Thoughts on Patriarchal Teachings
- Thoughts On Patriarchal Teachings
- Subordinate but Equal
- Thoughts From The Excellent Wife
- Ask Your Husband
Testing the Spirit of Quiverfull
NLQ Frequently Asked Questions:
- What is Quiverfull?
- Are Jim Bob & Michelle Duggar “Quiverfull??
- How can I help my “Quiverfull” friend?
- Does Patriarchy Glorify God?
- Quiverfull and the Bible
- NLQ FAQ: The Bible & Birth Control
- The Bible and the Nature of Woman
- Which of Your Kids Would You Rather Had Never Been Born?
- How did you get yourself into this mess?
- Why Do You Dwell in the Past ~ Why Don’t You Just Forgive and Move On?
- Custody Issues for ex-Quiverfull Parents
NLQ Reviews
- QUIVERFULL: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement ~ A Review
- The Cult of Masculinity ~ Part 1: Roberta’s Story
- The Cult of Masculinity ~ Part 2: Emasculation
- The Cult of Masculinity ~ Part 3: Black & White Thinking
- The Cult of Masculinity ~ Part 4: Family Values
MOTH: Mayhem On The Homefront!
- (1) It’s On My List!
- (2) Trying Not To Think So Hard
- (3) Don’t Freak Out!
- (4) Ugh.
- (5) Oh Barf!
- (6) I Feel Good!
- (7) Update On Everything
- (8) Fighting The Good Fight
Select Entries
- To Those Who May Be Shocked, Disappointed, and Hurt by the News of My Apostasy ~ by Vyckie
- Rounds ~ by Angel Renee Bennett
- Every night I would cry myself to sleep, and every day I would convince others that my life was ideal ~ by Angel Renee
- IT'S TRUE: We've thrown out the BABY … and the bath water ~ by Vyckie
- To Heck With HELL … ‹(ô¿ô)› ~ by Vyckie
- I Have Too Many Kids! ~ by Vyckie
- Hey, Hazelle … about "that book…" ~ by Vyckie
- Boxes ~ by Angel Renee
- What Angel really needed … ~ by Vyckie
- Dear Happy Full-quiver-er …
- Here's just a tiny little example for ya ‹(ô¿ô)› ~ by Vyckie
- Lo, children ARE a blessing … ~ by Vyckie
- Musings from the Edge: A Mother and Daughter's Journey from Fundamentalism to Freedom ~ by PrincessJo & Mum
- A Most Twisted Love ~ by Vyckie
- “… the voices of exited women can not be ignored again” ~ by Kathryn Joyce
- 12 Good Things I Learned From Being In (and Leaving) a Christian Cult: A Christian Perspective ~ by KR Wordgazer
- Everybody’s dying to know! ~ by Vyckie
- Melt My Heart ~ by Angel Renee
- Mr. Diety says, “Let’s not go back to those dark ages”
- Quiverfull in a Nutshell ~ by Jemand
- Barren ~ by Calulu
- Looking Back: My Family 10 Years on From Fundamentalism ~ by Arietty
- Remembering the “Birth Story” of NLQ ~ by Vyckie
- No Longer Quivering Celebrates 1st Year!??•*¨*•.¸¸? ¸¸.•*¨*•?? ~ by Vyckie
- Do the 99 righteous sheep bleat, “Whatever it takes”? ~ by Vyckie
- 10 Lies I Believed About “Worldly Parents” ~ by Vyckie
- How To Keep Someone With You Forever
- When It’s Time to Let Go of an Unhealthy Relationship by Vyckie
- Quiverfull Daughters: The Making of a Helpmeet ~ TLC’s 19 Kids & Counting: The Duggar Family on How To Prepare For Courtship & Marriage ~ by Hopewell
- Above Rubies Magazine: When Bad Things Happen to Quiverfull Moms by Ima Wakenow
- “Husbands love your wives …” ~ the Peanut Butter in the Patriarchy trap! by Vyckie
- Debt-Free Duggars ~ Pt. 1: How Quiverfull Couples Support All Those Kids! by Hopewell
- Debt-Free Duggars ~ Pt. 2: Quiverfull Royalty vs. Quivering Reality by Hopewell
- Jill, Jessa and Jinger Duggar: “Experiencing freedom teenagers rarely taste.”
- Leaving the Fold by Jesslynn
There Is No “You” in Qivering
- The Amazing Bosch Universal Mixer ~ by Laura
- Three Lilacs and a Statue ~ by Laura
- What's That I Feel? ~ by Vyckie
- Sing, sing a song…. ~ by Laura
- When am I supposed to sleep…? ~ by Laura
- He Preferred Crest ~ by Laura
- Did I *really* trust Him? ~ by Vyckie
- Santa vs. Satan ~ by Laura
- My Secret Desires ~ by Arietty
- Things I Loved and Why I Really Loved Them ~ by Arietty
- I Remember… My, um…courtship boyfriend? ~ by Angel Renee
- Learning My Directions ~ by Angel Renee
- I was too wiped out and overwhelmed to enjoy the fruits of my labor ~ by Vyckie
- I’m beginning to understand male privilege ‹(ô¿ô)› ~ by Vyckie
- From the Library of Martyrdom ~ Part 1 ~ by Arietty
- From the Library of Martyrdom ~ Part 2 ~ by Arietty
- “So far …” by Vyckie
What It’s All About
- It’s about a VISION
- A Most Twisted Love
- It’s About MONEY
- It’s about CONVICTION
- It’s about STRONG WOMEN
- It’s a KID COLLECTING COMPETITION
- We didn’t want to be BALANCED
- It’s about SUPERSTITION
- It’s about MARTYRDOM
- We mustn’t get ANGRY
- It’s about SUPERIORITY
Media Updates
- Unassisted Bathtub Births and Quiverfull
- Losing her religion: Norfolk woman no longer 'quivering' in fear of God
- “Quiver” ~ A Play by Kevin Anthony Kautzman
- No Longer Quivering featured in Sacramento News & Review local story
- Fox 9: Motherhood Movement
- “Born to Breed” to air Tuesday, November 10 on WETV
- Quiverfull Reality Pics …
- People Magazine: Duggars “won’t rule out having baby #20?
- Listen to Vyckie Garrison of No Longer Quivering on The God Discussion Radio Show
- Join God Discussion on the topic of Spiritual Abuse on BlogTalk Radio Tonight!
Hot Topics
- Dear Carri ~ an open letter from one traumatized "mom of many" to another ~ by Vyckie
- Biblical sexism tops “Ten worst verses in the Bible”
- Christian Dominionism ~ Part 1: The Ties that Bind Extremist Politics to Christian Patriarchy ~ by KM
- Christian Dominionism ~ Part 2: R.J. Rushdoony and The Ties that Bind Extremist Politics to Christian Patriarchy by KM
- Christian Dominionism ~ Part 3: Bill Gothard and the Ties that Bind Extremist Politics to Christian Patriarchy ~ by KM
- Why Did She Do That?! ~ by Vyckie
- Rachel Scott ~ the two-headed lady … ~ by Vyckie
- God gave them brains too ~ by Vyckie
- Disciplining to Death ~ No Greater Joy Ministries and Child Abuse ~ by Vyckie
- Lydia’s smile could have lit a room ~ by Laurie M.
- No Laughing Matter: Michael Pearl & His Chicken Mock Critics ~ by Vyckie
- Michelle Duggar to Accept “Mother of the Year” Award at Vision Forum’s “Triumph of Life” Baby Conference ~ by Vyckie
- Vision Forum, Samaritan Ministries Take Extreme “Pro-Life” Position on Ectopic Pregnancies ~ by Cindy
- Surgery for Tubal Pregnancy Deemed an Elective Abortion??? The Discussion of Vision Forum’s Fiat Raises More Questions ~ by Cindy
- Ignorance, Stupid Error, and Willful Intent: Vision Forum is still guilty of objectifying women and children ~ by Cindy
- “Miscarriage is for a moment; a soul is forever” ~ Doug Phillips’ “Hopeful Theology of Miscarriage” ~ by Vyckie
- Christian Women Unite For Freedom From Evangelical Caste System by Cindy
- Seneca Falls 2 Convention Issues a Demand for an Apology from Complementarians for the Harm Fostered by their Sub-Christian Doctrine
- OneNewsNow ~ “Pro-Family” Christian newswire: “Birth-control pills are just as damaging as abortion.”
- People Magazine: Michelle Duggar says, “We’re ready for more!”
Vyckie’s Tour de Crap
- When I Am Weak
- Homeschool? Oh, I Could Never Do That!
- Bless, Do Good, Pray … 3 Remedies for Sibling Rivalry
- A Change of Heart
- They Shall Not Be Ashamed
- On Our Anniversary …
- Older Daughters at Home "Doing Nothing"
- Please do not refer to homosexuals as “gay”
- “The children do not get it at all …”
- Quiverfull and the Life of the Mother
- The Elsie Books
Tapati’s Body Image Workshop
- Why Body Image Matters
- Day One: Assignment
- Recovery from Crash Dieting
- Day Two: Assignment
- Playlist
- Day Three: Assignment
- Taking Care of Ourselves
- Day Four: Assignment
- The View from Both Sides of the Easel
- Lines
- Why Quiverful Moms Do Not and Cannot Love Their Bodies ~ by Vyckie
Kobayashi Maru ~ The No-Win Scenario
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