Recognizing Religious Trauma: Signs, Symptoms, and the Role of Religious Trauma Therapy
Religious Trauma Therapy is often sought by people who feel an overwhelming sense of guilt, fear, or shame long after leaving a strict religious environment. You know that weird feeling when you do something your childhood church would have hated, and suddenly you’re hit with this wave of guilt and fear—even though you stopped believing […]
‘Toughing It Out’ Is Not the Answer
Many boys are taught not to show emotions like sadness or fear from a young age. Phrases like “man up” or “don’t be a baby” are used too often. The unspoken rule is that “real men” must always act tough and strong, no matter what problems they face on the inside. This outdated idea that […]