I was tidying up my Google drive recently and came across a Word doc outlining a short talk I gave at the Uniting Church women’s conference in 2018. If you’ve read my eBook, my story of leaving church and then God as I had always known God, you’ll remember me referring to this. I was stunned to be asked, as at the time it had been years since I’d been to church.
We heal powerfully when we can find practices and rituals that have meaning for us. When we connect with people who’ll help us carry some of the load and reflect back to us that we belong. These signal to our bodies that we can move through our pain to healing. The body keeps the score but can know relief in connection, to ourselves and our community.
Here’s a list of symptoms: Fatigue or illness Cynicism Despair Irritability Reduced productivity Feelings of hopelessness Exhaustion Nightmares Re-experiencing an overwhelming event Anxiety Avoidance of people or activities Persistent anger and sadness. What do you think they are describing? They could be used to identify Trauma and Burnout. They look
4 min read If you’ve connected with me because you’ve experienced religious trauma or you’re curious about all the megachurch drama in the media at the moment, you may want to keep reading. You might be thinking, religious trauma sounds quite dramatic, I don’t really know what you mean. Trauma
I recently wrote a paper on grief and loss and, as happens when we buy a red car, we see red cars everywhere.
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