Janice SelbieIn my private practice, I work with clients recovering from #ReligiousTrauma and #ReligiousTraumaSyndrome. Regardless of flavor ( #exchristian, #exmuslim, #exjew, #exhindu, #exmormon ), the big recovery issues focus on #grief & #loss of identity, community, & worldview. Additionally, there are often significant gaps in knowledge & experience with sex, science, & secular/pop culture. It takes tremendous courage to examine foundational beliefs. If you're making the journey: WAY TO GROW!
Christian Graus@JaniceSelbie I left the church five years ago I think. It took me two years to admit to myself i was a backslider. Without church, my wife left me.
@ChristianGraus I am so sorry for your significant losses. I hope you are getting help from a secular therapist. My website is www.divorcing-religion.com, and my YouTube channel may also be helpful for you https://youtube.com/@ComeToCORT
Conference On Religious Trauma
Welcome to the Conference on Religious Trauma (CORT). CORT is an annual conference held online to raise awareness about Religious Trauma Syndrome. CORT goals include: - Educating about religious trauma syndrome (RTS) - Providing resources to aid in recovery from religious trauma - Connecting survivors of RTS with qualified therapists, coaches, and consultants. CORT speakers represent a variety of fundamentalist religious backgrounds, including Amish, Evangelical, Mormon, Muslim, and Hasidic Orthodox Judaism. They will be covering a vast array of topics from cultural genocide to coercive control, fear of Hell to post-religious sexuality, and religious schooling to racism. In addition to presentations by psychologists, social workers, authors, and former clergy, survivors of religious fundamentalism are eager to share their own personal stories of trauma, recovery, and hope with you.
@JaniceSelbie thanks, I'll Check it out. I happened to start therapy just before she started leaving me, which was good timing