Trauma in the Pews invites us to choose a new way--to engage in the chaos and discomfort of story. Reading her "Brave Series"

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.

Recognizing, naming, and healing religious trauma can be a long arduous journey. Five years ago, I would not have acknowledged religious...

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...

Ten years ago, my life felt more like a jet plane coming in for a crash landing than a hot air balloon gently floating in the air.

Our nation can never be any greater than how we care for the least of these.

For several years I have been posting my morning musings on Facebook and it is probably time to be more intentional (my word for this...

Could there be anything anymore intentional than a chair placed in the middle of a field? The storyteller in me wants to create a...

Republished as resources to accompany the soon to be published book, Trauma in the Pews: Impact on Faith and Spiritual Practices, August...