I was recently invited to discuss the topic of spiritual abuse on Creative Collective Podcast with hosts Kelly Cain and Jenn Kennedy. Kelly and I have known each other for almost 2 decades, and our paths originally crossed when we were both working within the same parachurch ministry organization. It was a pleasure to chat […]
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January is Spiritual Abuse Awareness Month. The earliest I have found mention of this is 2012. However, it wasn’t until 2023 that I began seeing more information circulating about spiritual abuse and the recognition of Spiritual Abuse Awareness Month. Maybe this is the first time you’re hearing about it too. What Is Spiritual Abuse? Spiritual
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I recently received a Google Trends alert showing that the phrase “in my _ era” was a trending topic this year. That is all thanks to T. Swift I’m sure. It got me thinking about what “eras” I’ve experienced this year. I can’t label the entire year, but as 2023 has been winding down, I’ve
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Many holidays have some type of religious meaning or undertone. Celebrating can be difficult when there are religious differences between yourself and the friends and/or family you gather with. Navigating religious differences can be difficult any time you combine extended time together and events that focus on religious beliefs. This can be especially true for
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Many folks in the US are preparing to gather for Thanksgiving next week. That late-November celebration is often the beginning of multiple holiday-related celebrations that include food, family, and diet culture. What is Diet Culture? Diet culture is all around us, and it encompasses a multitude of messages. Here are a few aspects of diet
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Have you ever heard of a “Judgement House” or a “Hell House”? These are a way that many evangelical churches in the Southern US have chosen to deal with Halloween. They were especially popular in the 90s and early 2000s, but I still see marketing for them at area churches today. In fact, I just
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Religious Trauma and Body Image Concerns are often intertwined. Diet culture. Purity culture. Body as a temple. Bodily desires as sinful. I address the common roots and issues that can arise from both religious trauma and from body image concerns throughout this site. I recently got the chance to chat with Aubrey Baptista of Kindred
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We are just beginning Weight Stigma Awareness Week here in the United States, which runs from September 25th-29th for 2023. Weight Stigma Awareness Week has been around since 2011, and was previously promoted by NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association). NEDA is an organization which has been known both for making important information available to the
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“Treat Yo’Self” has become a popular phrase in recent years. It’s sometime used in the context of purchasing things that you may not need. It can occasionally be used to highlight a person’s right to do kind things for themselves. Honestly, “Treat Yo’Self” has gotten a bad rep in some circles. But what if the
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Therapist Burnout is a common topic among those who work in the mental health field. We often find ourselves in positions of offering support and care to others. The personal characteristics that draw us to our work as therapists often mean that we see the needs of others all around us and may struggle to
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