Is proclaiming the title “queen” in relation to your work with folks healing from religious trauma a reenactment of the same toxic power dynamics that lead to harm in high-control religion? I was scrolling through Instagram a few days ago, as one does, and came across a story that had been shared by some podcast […]
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Have you ever felt a sense of guilt after participating in an action? You may have questioned how you even ended up in the situation that led to you acting in a certain way. Or you may experience anger related to the action(s) you took, and being asked/expected to take those actions at all. This
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I was recently invited to chat with Kari Fillian, host of the Your Friend the Therapist Podcast, about my work with religious trauma and body image concerns. Season 2 of the podcast is focusing on topics surrounding harm within religious settings and systems, including the variety of impacts this harm can have and the ways
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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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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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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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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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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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