Book cover titled 'Little Book of Sarcasm' with a microphone illustration and text about religious trauma and spiritual side-eye, authored by Elise Heerde.
Book cover titled 'Little Book of Sarcasm' with a microphone illustration and text about religious trauma and spiritual side-eye, authored by Elise Heerde.

Little Book of Sarcasm

Religious Trauma Edition

Your holy grail of spiritual side-eye and sarcastic solidarity

Elise Heerde - A young woman with long brown hair, wearing glasses, smiling outdoors with trees in the background.

Religious Trauma and Solidarity

When dark humor is a survival skill

Sometimes the only appropriate response to religious trauma is a well-timed eye roll and a knowing laugh with someone who gets it.

The Little Book of Sarcasm is a bite-sized collection of sharp observations, sardonic one-liners, and therapeutic shade for anyone recovering from high-control religion. It's the book you leave on your coffee table so your therapist knows you're processing with humor. It's the solidarity you send your ex-church friends in the group chat at 2am. It's permission to laugh at things that once terrified you.

This isn't deep theological deconstruction. It's not a healing workbook. It's pure, unfiltered, cathartic sarcasm for people who survived being told they were "too worldly," "not spiritual enough," or "letting the enemy in."

If you've ever wanted to respond to "I'll pray for you" with something a bit more honest, this book has your back.

Quote about inner child and salvation drama on a white background.
Quote text discussing developing emotional regulation and calling it a healing experience.
A quote on a white background that says, 'We didn’t do therapy, we did altar calls with emotional whiplash and repressed trauma.'
Text on a plain white background reading: 'Ah yes, the classic church phrase: You’re not depressed, you’re just under spiritual attack.' Excellent diagnostic work.

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