Not all pain means progress. In religious trauma recovery, learning to choose the discomfort that leads to freedom is part of healing. Discover what productive discomfort looks like — and how to stop confusing suffering with growth.

Purity culture often told LGBTQ people their identities were wrong or unholy. But healing means unlearning those messages and reclaiming the love, freedom, and self-worth you were always meant to have.

Religious trauma happens when fear, shame, or control within a faith community cause lasting harm. Learn the signs and how healing is possible.

James Dobson shaped evangelical culture, and his harmful teachings on sex, purity, and gender left many survivors with shame and trauma. Here’s how to understand that legacy and begin healing.