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?

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.

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...

This morning I decided to catch up on my son's recent sermons and God met me there—not in necessarily pleasant ways, but certainly...

For children who have experienced trauma, feeling safe is an essential need which is difficult to meet.

The concept of self-soothing is key to understanding addictive behaviors.

How do you gently encourage someone to not just recognize their need for healing but to move toward it before they reach the breaking point.

With an understanding of the effects of trauma, the church has unlimited potential for being a healing church.