The day Trauma in the Pews published my focus shifted, and I began living out an unhealed portion of my story...

The most unexpected parts of 2023 were my struggles with the success of Trauma in the Pews and all the opportunities it brought me.

This is the last of the series of teachings and only one aspect of Religious Trauma. Have religious teachings impacted how you lived your...

This is the second of the teachings in a series of three and only one aspect of Religious Trauma. What do you fear? As a survivor of...

How did the idea of the heart being dark or dirty became so prevalent in some religious cultures?

Religion isn’t simply something we believe. For many of us, it was our entire life and our identity is tied to it.

What is a healthy sense of self and how can religious trauma impact it?

How can we recognize abusive religious systems disguised as spiritual communities?

Nothing says innocence any better than a newborn baby! ... What we believe about this baby is where the seeds of Religious Trauma can begin.

When is it Religious Trauma? Several consistent themes occur in the lives of children who grow up in religious communities.

Why is trauma that occurs in religious contexts so difficult to heal? One explanation was offered by a woman who emailed me after...

It was a difficult story of rejection, betrayal, and abandonment—all within a religious context.

As people began sharing their stories of trauma, the ripples of healing began to spread from one person to the next as more and more...