🎬 Videos(10)
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Dr Darrel Ray Discusses Religious Trauma Syndrome | Atheist Experience 24.08
The Atheist Experience
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RfRx - Religious Trauma: The Negative Impacts of Purity Culture w/ Christy Lanterman, LPC
Recovering from Religion
In the 1980's and 90's, sexual "purity" became a major focus in sectors of Christian culture within the United States. This movement, now referred to as "purity culture," had detrimental effects, including stunted LGBTQI+ identity exploration, dissociation from one's body, under-reported sexual assaults, and relationship struggles. Join us as we explore specific concepts taught within purity culture, its impacts & developmental trauma, as well as tips and resources for identifying the trauma in oneself and working through it. Content warning: This discussion will have a lot of heteronormitive language and heavy gendered language. We understand that can be triggering & stressful, but know it's intentional because it's a part of breaking down the core concepts of purity culture. This discussion was held in the beginning of Pride Month and purity culture is especially damaging to the LGBTQ+ community.
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RfRx - Shunning: A Trauma-Informed Approach with Cathy S. Harris, LCSW
Recovering from Religion
Shunning is a hurtful and harmful practice that affects thousands of former members of high-control groups. A trauma-informed approach offers hope and the prospect of moving beyond feeling in bondage to inhumane rules. This presentation will give you tools and ideas for research that can help.
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Morgue's RTS story: "Is Religion Actually Child Abuse?"
Morgue
I suffer from religious trauma syndrome. The damage that religion does to the mind is no joke and leaving religion is a reality shattering experience. It's time to remove the stigma around speaking out against religious fundamentalism so the world can know how corrosive it is. For me, it was Christianity, but this extends to almost all forms of fundamentalism.
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RfRx - The Psychology of Religious Trauma with Dr Darrel Ray & Dr Hector Garcia
Recovering from Religion
PTSD is a well-known phenomenon stemming from traumatic experiences, such as war, car accidents, or physical abuse. Dr. Ray and Dr. Garcia will be bringing to light how religion can be added to that list of PTSD causes as well as the psychology behind Religious Trauma. They will also discuss concrete ways to identify and deal with the effects of Religious Trauma.
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5 Misconceptions about Religious Trauma
Kelly R. Minter
Religious Trauma is a term that gets used...a LOT. It gets used in a derogatory way by those still in the religion you may have left, and in hushed tones by those who have made their way out of oppressive religious situations. Many times, even therapists don't know what constitutes religious trauma. This week's episode of Ask a Therapist will deal with the top 5 misconceptions about Religious Trauma; how it works, what it is, how we "get it" in the first place, and more. Check out this week's video, and don't forget to comment below with other ideas on the topic of religious trauma.
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RfRx - Mindful Self-Compassion and Religious Trauma with Christy Powell
Recovering from Religion
Christy Powell is a licensed professional counselor with Valence Counseling and focuses a large part on religious trauma and sex-positive care in Texas. He also is one of the main hosts for the Secular Sexuality podcast, created originally by Dr. Darrel Ray.
📄 Articles(12)
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Take The ACE Quiz -- And Learn What It Does And Doesn't Mean
NPR
First developed in the 1990s, the 10 questions of the Adverse Childhood Experiences test are designed to take a rough measure of a difficult childhood. Finding out your score is easy. Now what?
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Journey Free
Journey Free
Journey Free is dedicated to helping people transition out of harmful religions, recover from trauma, and rebuild their lives. They offer meetings in the San Francisco area, but also via Skype. 1-510-292-0509
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Religious Trauma Syndrome
Recovering from Religion
Find out about Religious Trauma Syndrome here
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Journey Free
A series of articles by Dr Marlene Winell on healing from the trauma caused by religious beliefs and indoctrination.
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Religious Trauma Syndrome: Former Christian explains how organized religion can lead to mental health problems
Valerie Tarico
At age sixteen I began what would be a four year struggle with bulimia. When the symptoms started, I turned in desperation to adults who knew more than I did about how to stop shameful behavior--my Bible study leader and a visiting youth minister. "If you ask anything in faith, believing," they said....
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The sad, twisted truth about conservative Christianity's effect on the mind
Marlene Winell - Valerie Tarico
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Room to Thrive
Therapy and Coaching to Restore Your Sense of Safety, Connection, and Vitality after Adverse Religious Experiences.
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Reclamation Collective
Reclamation Collective is committed to holding space for folks navigating Religious Trauma and Adverse Religious Experiences.
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Journey Free Retreats
Journey Free
A Journey Free Retreat weekend is a chance to come together in a small group with the shared goal of taking steps to recover from harmful religion. It provides a safe place to process experiences with the support of others who understand. The 4-day / 3-night program includes presentations, discussions, and guided activities to facilitate both intellectual insight and emotional growth, providing a leap forward in one's personal development. Getting through the fear, grief, anger and stress isn't easy but you don't have to do it alone. The retreat will be led by Marlene Winell, PhD, psychologist and author of Leaving the Fold: A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving Their Religion.
📚 Books(3)
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Leaving the Fold
Marlene Winell
A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving their Religion A self-help book for people recovering from the harmful effects of religious indoctrination. It provides insight into the psychological manipulations involved in authoritarian religion, and Christian fundamentalism in particular.
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Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome: A Memoir of Humor and Healing
Reba Riley
Reba Riley's twenty-ninth birthday was not a good time to undertake a spiritual quest, but when chronic illness prompted her to focus on one thing she could fix - her whopping case of Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome - she undertook a challenge: Visit thirty religions before her thirtieth birthday. This was transformation by spiritual shock therapy. Reba would find peace and healing ... if the search didn't kill her first.
🎙️ Podcasts(2)
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Ep. 9 Dr. Darrel Ray: Religious Trauma, Deprogramming, and the Importance of Self Regulation
The PsycHoe Podcast
Here it is, folx! Pt. 3 of the Pt. 4 series with Dr. Darrel Ray on what religious trauma looks like, the process of deprogramming, and the important skill of self-regulation. And I quote, "We all encounter stressful environments; what makes life worth livi...
🏢 Organizations(4)
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Death, Grief, and Belief
Help for Religious Trauma and Toxic Theology When Facing Loss or Grief
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Free Hearts Free Minds
Free Hearts Free Minds is a nonprofit corporation committed to helping people living in countries that will persecute them or execute them for what they believe or for who they love. Free Hearts refers to members of the LGBT community and Free Minds refers to freethinkers who choose to denounce the religion they were born into. We offer a free 8-session psychosocial support program specifically for ex-Muslims living in Muslim-majority countries. Our program has been designed by qualified mental health professionals who have also lived through the experience of leaving Islam. Free Hearts Free Minds is run by Yasmine Mohammed and a group of generous people passionate about helping individuals who yearn to be able to live with a free heart and a free mind.
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Spiritual Abuse Resources
Provides information and assistance to those who have been spiritually abused in religious or other settings