Book cover titled 'After the Exit: The Long Tail Of Coercive Control' by Elise Heerde features a woman in a yellow coat walking down a dark, empty city street illuminated by streetlights and a distant bright light on the horizon.

After The Exit Support Group

A 5-week online support group for people navigating the long tail of recovery after leaving a high-control or cultic church, group, or spiritually abusive faith community.

This group is for you if:

  • You've left but you're still carrying the weight of what happened

  • You're struggling with identity, shame, or grief months or years after exit

  • You feel stuck between who you were and who you're becoming

  • You're navigating family estrangement, shunning, or ongoing pressure to return

  • You need community with people who understand the long, messy work of recovery

What We’ll Cover

Built around the AFTER framework from the book After The Exit: The Long Tail of Coercive Control, this group walks through:

  • Acknowledging what happened and naming the harm

  • Facing the grief, shame, and loss that came with leaving

  • Trusting yourself again after years of being told what to think and believe

  • Exiting the internal control patterns that outlast the group

  • Rebuilding identity, relationships, and life on your own terms

What You’ll Receive

  • 5 weekly 90-minute sessions

  • PDF session outlines and reflections for each session

  • A digital copy of After The Exit: The Long Tail of Coercive Control

  • Recovery Framework Worksheets

  • 1 × 30-minute individual consultation with Elise

The Details

Format: Small group online

Sessions: 5 × 90 minutes, weekly

Cost: $50 AUD per session ($250 AUD) total

Availability: Worldwide — all sessions scheduled in AEST

Group size: 5-10 participants

*groups will run when minimum numbers have been reached

Expression of Interest
Dark, empty urban street at night with streetlights and a bright, glowing light in the distance illuminating the road.

"From the outside, leaving looks like the hard part. From the inside, many survivors discover that leaving was only the beginning."

Elise Heerde - After The Exit: The Long Tail of Coercive Control