How to set boundaries with family members after religious trauma
Many people who have experienced religious trauma struggle to set boundaries with family members, especially with those who remain in the high control religion that caused the trauma. If you’ve been doing the work of healing from religious trauma and deconstructing your beliefs you may find yourself having different political, moral, spiritual, and ethical views […]
How to be ok with being disliked after religious deconstruction
If you’re going through religious deconstruction or experiencing any effects from being in a high control religion, you may struggle with being disliked.
Three unexpected ways anger shows up after religious trauma
People who leave high control religious environments often feel mental health effects long after they leave the harmful space they were in. Many people experiencing this describe themselves as experiencing religious trauma. For some people, religion is presented in rigid ways during our formative years of development. This means that the impact of religious trauma […]
Black and white thinking: How it’s holding you back from healing from religious trauma
Many people who leave a high control religion find themselves stuck in binary thinking long after they leave this environment. With some practice and self-compassion, you can unwind this unhelpful way of thinking and move beyond religious trauma.
How Acceptance and Commitment Therapy can help you rebuild your life after religious trauma
If you’ve realized your religious experience has had a harmful or traumatic impact on you, you may be feeling a complicated array of emotions and unsure of how to find meaning and purpose. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (or ACT, for short) is an approach that is well-suited to navigating this need to process complicated emotions and choose a path forward.