It's deeper and more complex than people realize.

(RNS) — Nearly half of Americans who left religion cite the mistreatment or rejection of LGBTQ+ people as an important reason. But how do the LGBTQ+ people who stay find healing?

Kellen Swift-Godzisz, 35, said he doesn't go on dates, struggles with erectile dysfunction and is hesitant to trust people. For more than 20 years, he's experienced intense bouts of anxiety and ...

What draws many people away from religion is not "rebellion" or intellectual critique alone, but a quieter shift in felt experience and a deeper pull towards life. In clinical work, it becomes clear ...

In my years of practice, I have had the honor of helping many individuals recognize and heal from religious trauma. As you can imagine, when something so sacred as religion is used in a way by the ...

Even though people have long experienced religious trauma, Nashville therapist Laura Anderson quickly realized they haven’t always received the most responsive mental health care. Soon after she ...

It took me almost 20 years to figure out I’d been in a pseudo religious cult. Born female, I wasn’t allowed to cut my hair or wear pants and there was that one time when I was nine years old that I’d ...

A recently released study in the Socio-Historical Examination of Religion and Ministry Journal, or SHERM Journal, found that 1 in 3 Americans suffer some form of trauma related to religion at some ...

Learn how to spot the strict separatism, censorship, anti-intellectualism, autocratic control, and co-dependency that ...

“I don’t know if you’re truly saved because you all aren’t acting like you’re saved. I pray that the Lord will convict you of your rebellious spirits,” my science teacher said harshly. We all just ...

Trauma affects individuals deeply, altering their sense of safety, their emotions, and how they perceive the world around them. Its impact can be profound and long-lasting, affecting mental, physical, ...