Category: Religious trauma
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Why Trying to Calm Down Your Anxiety Doesn’t Work: An IFS Perspective on Listening to Your Parts
Discover why trying to calm down your anxiety often backfires and learn a more effective approach using Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy. Explore how listening to anxious parts with compassion and curiosity can transform your relationship with anxiety and foster lasting emotional healing. Reach out today to get support in your journey.
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From Suppression to Self-Connection: Embracing Our True Selves
Discover how Dr. Gabor Maté’s insights on emotional suppression relate to our personal healing journeys. Learn how Internal Family Systems (IFS) can help you reconnect with your emotions and express your true self, fostering self-connection and authenticity.
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The Surprising Response to My Post on Codependency in Religion & How to Heal
My recent blog post on how codependency can show up in religion struck a chord with many, offering insight for both religious and non-religious readers. Whether you’re looking to build a healthier relationship with faith or reconnect with your inner compass after leaving religion, this article is for you. Discover the life-changing benefits of finding…
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How Codependency Can Show Up in Religion: Recognizing the Patterns and Breaking Free
Discover how codependency can manifest in religion, leading to seeking external validation, fear of rejection, and loss of identity. Learn practical steps to break free, reclaim autonomy, and find authentic spiritual growth.
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What Do You Want to Read? Should We Dig Deeper or Break New Ground?
Discover meaningful topics that matter most to you. Explore personal growth, childhood trauma, codependency, IFS, ADHD, religious trauma, and more in this reflective blog post. Share your thoughts and help shape the conversation.
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Addicted to Approval: Moving from Codependency to Self-Connection
Discover how focusing on external validation can fuel codependency and learn how Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy can help you break free by cultivating self-connection and internal validation. Explore practical insights to shift away from people-pleasing and reclaim your worth.
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Hating Addiction Won’t Heal It: An IFS Perspective
Healing addiction requires understanding and compassion, not hate. Discover how Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy offers a unique approach to addiction by addressing the underlying pain with curiosity and self-love. Learn more from my recent podcast interview on the power of IFS and how it can lead to lasting healing.
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Resurrection is Not Just a Religious Word: Trauma Healing Leads to New Life
IIn my recent podcast interview on The Power of IFS, I explained how IFS heals trauma, leading us from a life focused on protecting from pain to a life of true freedom to be ourselves. I shared my experience with this life-changing process and how I help others with childhood trauma/religious trauma to do the…
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IFS Podcast Interview: How Healing Trauma Leads to Freedom & Authenticity
Discover how Internal Family Systems (IFS) can heal trauma, including religious trauma, in this powerful Moral Combat interview. Learn about IFS, a life-changing, evidence-based healing modality that leads to authenticity and freedom. Watch, like, and share to spread the message of healing and support.
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How Can Religion Cause Trauma? (ChatGPT Answers)
For many people who have religious trauma, the upcoming holidays of Good Friday and Easter can be triggering on many levels. If that is you, I hope you’ll offer yourself understanding and compassion (see video below). If you’ve ever wondered how religion can cause trauma (or why you could be triggered over the holiday weekend),…