Religious Trauma & Cult Recovery Blog

Religious trauma is more common than you might think. When trauma happens within religious environments, unique symptoms can arise. Oftentimes, there’s a mix of upsetting trauma symptoms and the mental health outcomes of living in repressive and controlling environments.  

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When you decide that you need additional support, it can be very overwhelming to decide what kind of support you want and who you want to work with. We want to make that decision a little easier for you. First off, let’s dive into the differences between therapy and coaching.

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The 4F trauma responses represent a way of thinking about trauma and the different ways it can show up in the aftermath of severe abandonment, abuse, and neglect. This “trauma typology” was introduced by CPTSD expert Pete Walker, LMFT. I love this framework because it provides the...

Today we are talking about narcissism. What is narcissism, you ask? Narcissism is described as extreme self-involvement to the degree that it makes a person ignore the needs of those around them. While everyone can show signs of narcissistic behavior, a true narcissist has difficulty...

The holidays can be a dysregulating time, especially if you’ve experienced trauma. A lot of things could be impacting this dysregulation:

• Disruption in your routine 

• Traveling

• Attend group events that you don’t regularly attend (religious services, parties, large family...

We get a lot of requests for recommendations, so this week we want to share some books on religious trauma that our Woven therapists recommend!

Helen Jun- Helen recommends You are Your Own: Reckoning with the Religious Trauma of Evangelical Christianity by Jamie Finch.

“Rooted in her...