Tag: Religious trauma
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Big News: Licensed in WA, Certified in IFS, and Launching My Sex Coaching Practice

Licensed in WA, certified in IFS, and now launching a bold new sex coaching practice to help people release shame and embrace desire as a compass.
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🎙️ New Podcast Interview: Porn is Not the Problem on the Divorcing Religion Podcast

Discover Forest Benedict’s powerful new interview on the Divorcing Religion podcast: “Porn is Not the Problem.” Explore porn addiction myths, ethical porn, Internal Family Systems, and healing from religious trauma and sexual shame in this honest, hopeful conversation.
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🔥 Oh, the Fantasies You’ll Dream! 🔥

A bold, erotic Dr. Seuss-style poem that reclaims the power of sexual fantasy from purity culture shame. Blending research, rhyme, and rebellion, this piece celebrates desire as healing, playful, and beautifully undefiled.
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The Shame of Being Seen: Reclaiming Our Deepest Human Desire

Explore the hidden shame of wanting attention through Jungian psychology and Internal Family Systems (IFS). Learn how reclaiming your desire to be seen can lead to deeper self-love, authenticity, and healing.
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Shameless Sexuality: Life After Purity Culture Online Conference

Join the Shameless Sexuality: Life After Purity Culture Online Conference (May 24–25) for a transformative weekend of healing, connection, and empowerment. Explore how purity culture harms sexuality and discover the liberating power of sexual self-discovery, community, and shame-free living.
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Changing Your Niche & Improving Self-Connection Skills: Consultation Now Available

Discover two newly added areas of expertise to my consultation offerings—Changing Your Niche and Self-Connection Skills. Learn how these powerful additions, along with updated focus on betrayal trauma and purity culture, reflect my deep experience supporting therapists and healing professionals.
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Now Offering Professional Consultation for Therapists & Helping Professionals
If you’re a therapist, coach, or mental health professional looking for support, clarity, or direction, I’m excited to share something new with you. After years of walking through the personal and professional terrain of healing, learning, and unlearning, I’ve officially opened up professional consultation offerings—and my brand-new Professional Consultation page is now live. Whether you’re navigating complex cases, burnout,…
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I Have Risen: A Poem of Self-Resurrection

This soul-stirring poem reclaims religious imagery to tell a bold story of self-resurrection, power, and personal liberation. I Have Risen is not a religious piece—it’s a declaration of freedom, authenticity, and the end of self-abandonment. A must-read for anyone rising into their truth.


