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I haven't seen it mentioned in this thread, but have you ever heard of the sub /r/ExChristian? It's almost all text posts and discussion rather than the meme-y nonsense of /r/Atheism. It's people talking and grieving about their parents seeing them as souls to save rather than as people, or grieving the opportunities they lost as children (not being allowed to Trick or Treat because it's "Satanic" for example) and all of that.
Before RES bugged out on me, I had lots of LGBT users tagged with little pink tags, to make it feel less lonely here in the wide open internet, and that sub has pink tags sprinkled everywhere. You're secular, so you might find it an interesting read to hear from other children of controlling, narcissistic ministers. IDK how your SO identifies religiously, but she might find it interesting to click around. (ETA: it's not just atheists there, there are also people who are Buddhist, Taoist, Wiccan, Satanist, etc. but yes, it's all ExChristian).
Edit 2: The "emotional abuse" section of this book may also be very validating for your SO. It made me feel like I wasn't a burden, wasn't a bad kid, and wasn't complaining about nothing when I read it.
That would be a good book! One book I am aware of is Janet Heimlich's "Breaking Their Will". https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Their-Will-Religious-Maltreatment/dp/161614405X
You should read (or at least check out) Janet Heimlich's book Breaking their Will: Shedding Light on Religious Child Maltreatment.
http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Their-Will-Religious-Maltreatment/dp/161614405X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380811406&sr=8-1&keywords=breaking+their+will+shedding+light+on+religious+child+maltreatment
It's enlightening to expose just what can happen when adults are given all the power they can wield over children in the name of religion in hopes of raising up another generation of adults who never question authority.
If you want to learn about how legal child abuse can be, I suggest the book 'Breaking Their Will: Shedding Light on Religious Child Maltreatment' by Janet Heimlich (Amazon link for those who want to read a summary https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Their-Will-Religious-Maltreatment/dp/161614405X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1479866917&sr=1-1&keywords=breaking+their+will ). I highly recommend this book, it's eye opening and infuriating.