Religious Trauma & Cult Recovery Blog

Here's all our best information on religious trauma, codependency, trauma responses and recovery.

Healing Anxiety and Managing the Nervous System

Trauma + the Nervous System

Trauma is a difficult experience, but it can be managed. In this blog post I will discuss how to better understand trauma responses and provide you with steps for managing anxiety. I’ll also talk about how the nervous system works and what you can do to help regulate it....

Calming Your Nervous System During the Holidays

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 gatherings)

Two Ways of Overcoming Your Religious Trauma

Religious trauma is a specific kind of trauma that happens within religious or spiritual spaces. That means religious spaces, rituals, beliefs, members, and leaders can all be the perpetrators of trauma. You can read more about what defines religious trauma here. Religious trauma is especially hard ...

What is Emotional Co-Regulation?

One of the most important components of relationships is the ability to co-regulate.

Complex Trauma Resources defines co-regulation as “the process through which children develop the ability to soothe and manage distressing emotions and sensations from the beginning of life through connection with...