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A Religious Trauma Survivor’s Guide To Navigating The Holidays
Deck The Halls With Tons Of Triggers, Fa-La-La-La-La, La-La-La-La… It’s finally sweater weather! The days are getting shorter, and even here in…
Emotional Responses To Religious Trauma
(It’s Okay If Gratitude Is Not One Of Them!)
Well, here we are already halfway through November – how on earth did that happen?? Temps are dropping, daylight savings has ended, the time for embracing darkness and hygge has begun…
I Interviewed My Friends About Their Religious Trauma – This Is What They Said (Part 1)
When I was thinking about what I would write for a blog post on religious trauma this week, I realized that my own personal experience with it is just that – my own unique experience…
Purity culture and the LGBTQIA+ experience
As a therapist who works with survivors of religious trauma, and as a queer person who grew up in conservative Christianity, I have seen the widespread and harmful impact of purity culture in the lives of queer individuals. Let’s dive in…
Am I Inherently Bad? The Problem With the Doctrine of Original Sin…
If you have attended an evangelical church in your lifetime, you have probably encountered the doctrine of original sin. Sermons, hymns, worship songs, and prayers are often based on this teaching (i.e. the famous hymn with the line “…that saved a wretch like me…”).