When religion hurts you : healing from religious trauma and the impact of high-control religion /
Anderson, Laura E., 1982-
When religion hurts you : healing from religious trauma and the impact of high-control religion / Laura E. Anderson, PhD. - xiii, 223 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
My story -- What is religious trauma? -- Religious abuse and adverse religious experiences -- Nervous system 101 -- Rebuilding your identity after the old one no longer fits -- Engaging in a relationship with your body -- Stabilizing the nervous system -- Boundaries built on a foundation of self-trust and self-compassion -- Grieving the life you once had -- Developing a robust spectrum of emotions -- Reclaiming sexuality and pleasure -- Establishing healthy connections and relationships with others -- Integrating the living legacy of trauma.
"Drawing on clinical research, stories from clients, and her own experience, an expert on religious trauma shows how readers can live as healing individuals after leaving a high-demand, high-control religious system"--
9781587435881 1587435888 9781587436154 1587436159
2023010858
Psychological abuse victims--Religious life.
Psychological abuse victims--Rehabilitation.
Psychological abuse--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Religious addiction.
Christianity--Psychology.
When religion hurts you : healing from religious trauma and the impact of high-control religion / Laura E. Anderson, PhD. - xiii, 223 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
My story -- What is religious trauma? -- Religious abuse and adverse religious experiences -- Nervous system 101 -- Rebuilding your identity after the old one no longer fits -- Engaging in a relationship with your body -- Stabilizing the nervous system -- Boundaries built on a foundation of self-trust and self-compassion -- Grieving the life you once had -- Developing a robust spectrum of emotions -- Reclaiming sexuality and pleasure -- Establishing healthy connections and relationships with others -- Integrating the living legacy of trauma.
"Drawing on clinical research, stories from clients, and her own experience, an expert on religious trauma shows how readers can live as healing individuals after leaving a high-demand, high-control religious system"--
9781587435881 1587435888 9781587436154 1587436159
2023010858
Psychological abuse victims--Religious life.
Psychological abuse victims--Rehabilitation.
Psychological abuse--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Religious addiction.
Christianity--Psychology.