Tag: interview

• From External Authority to Self-Trust: Healing Religious Trauma and Reclaiming Your Inner Compass with IFS

  

  Healing religious trauma means learning to trust yourself again. Discover how IFS helps you reclaim your inner compass and live in alignment with your truth.

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  June 25, 2025

  Change, Codependency, CPTSD, IFS, Inspiration, LGBTQIA+, Religious trauma, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Sexual shame, sexuality, trauma

  authenticity, authoritarian, CPTSD, healing, IFS, inner compass, interview, mental health, podcast, Religious trauma, self-compassion, self-connection, trauma

• 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.

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  April 6, 2024

  Addiction, Change, IFS, Recovery, Religious trauma, self-compassion, Sexual Addiction, Sexual shame, Shame, trauma

  addiction, group therapy, healing, IFS, interview, pain, recovery, Religious trauma, Sexual shame, trauma

• 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.

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  March 29, 2024

  IFS, Religious trauma

  healing, IFS, interview, Religious trauma, Sexual shame, trauma

• My Podcast Interview On Religious Trauma, Sexual Shame, & Unpublishing My Book on Lust

  

  Listen to my candid podcast interview where I discuss the profound changes in my life, from shifting my work focus from sex addiction treatment to religious trauma, to unpublishing my book on lust. Learn how healing from religious trauma and sexual shame has brought me freedom, and how IFS and other therapeutic approaches have shaped…

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  May 20, 2023

  Change, life after lust, Religious trauma, Sexual Addiction, Sexual shame

  IFS, interview, podcast, Religious trauma, Sexual shame

• Rebuilding Trust After Betrayal: Interview & Bootcamp

  

  *Disclosure: This post contains an affiliate link, meaning I get commission if you decide to make a purchase through my link. If you’ve betrayed the trust of someone you love, you know how hard rebuilding trust can be. It is a daunting task that seems impossible and you may not even know where to begin.…

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  November 16, 2022

  Addiction, partners, Recovery, Shame, trauma

  addiction, betrayal trauma, bootcamp, cheating, geoff steurer, interview, lying, rebuilding trust, recovery, trauma

• New VLOG Interview: A Year of Self-Love

  

  Today I had the privilege of interviewing Troy Love about his soon-to-be released book A Year of Self-Love: Daily Wisdom and Inspiration For Loving Yourself. I invite you to watch now to learn why self-love is essential for our healing. May this conversation inspire and uplift you. CLICK HERE TO WATCH In Support,Forest Benedict, LMFT…

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  November 13, 2019

  Change, Connection, Inspiration, Recovery, Shame, trauma, Vlog

  interview, self-love, troy love, Vlog