Adverse Religious Experiences

FEATURED: Podcast Guest – Religious Trauma in the Workplace

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I recently had the opportunity to be a guest on Jeremy Schumacher‘s podcast “Your Therapist Needs Therapy.” Jeremy is a neurodivergent relationship therapist and religious trauma specialist, located in Wisconsin. Personally, the title of his podcast resonates with me, as I believe that everyone (including therapists, maybe especially therapist) can benefit from therapy during our […]

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What is Religious Trauma Therapy?

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I am often asked this question – what is religious trauma therapy?  Potential clients want to know what to expect.  Other therapists are curious about how I approach working with those who have experienced religious trauma.  People in my daily life want to understand “what exactly is it that you do?”   In this post, I

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Understanding and Healing Black Religious Trauma

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Black Religious Trauma is real, and it can look different than other spiritual abuse experiences.   This post is part of a series of posts that I’m sharing during Spiritual Abuse Awareness Month in January 2024.  You may want to check out the previous posts on the topics of Understanding Spiritual Abuse and Resources for Healing.  

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Resources for Healing from Spiritual Abuse

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January is Spiritual Abuse Awareness Month. This may be the first time that you’re coming across this term. Perhaps the descriptions I provided in this post resonated with you and you’re wondering where you can learn more. Maybe you still have a lot of questions about spiritual abuse and religious trauma and are looking for

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FEATURED: Talking Spiritual Abuse on Creative Collective Podcast

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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

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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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In My Planning Era

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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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Holidays and Religious Differences

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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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The Impact of Judgement Houses

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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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FEATURED: Bodies Behind the Bus Podcast

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Bodies Behind the Bus is a podcast that has created a space for survivors of spiritual abuse and religious trauma to reclaim their stories. I have been listening to this podcast for over a year. I have resonated with the similarities that so many of the stories share, and have felt deep connection with some

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