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…how to heal from church hurt, can you be a Christian woman and be ambitious? How trauma affects high achieving women? Faith and leadership for women, corporate success without burnout, healing religious trauma while keeping your faith, how to stop overwork and still succeed, then today's conversation is for you. Because we are diving into something so many women silently wrestle with. How do you rise in leadership…

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…how faith can be weaponized, the signs of communal narcissism in spiritual spaces, and how modalities like EMDR and Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy can support deep soul recovery. Whether you're deconstructing your faith, navigating church hurt, or walking with clients through spiritual trauma—this episode is for you. In This Episode, We Explore: What defines a cult, spiritual abuse, and religious trauma—and…

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Hello there, fearfully and wonderfully made human. It's me, Diana from Through the Valley Therapy and Transform Mind Consulting and Coaching. And of course, you're listening to the Holistic Counselor Podcast, a space where faith meets mental wellness and healing gets real. If you're a person who's ever wrestled with church hurt or religious trauma, especially where domestic violence and spiritual abuse overlap, I…

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…emotional, and physical abuse. We discuss how purity culture can mute God-given alarms, why "submit at all costs" is destructive, and what faith-rooted healing really looks like. If you've ever felt unseen in your trauma or silenced by church structures, this is for you. This episode includes sensitive discussion of domestic violence and spiritual abuse. What You'll Hear / Learn The hidden abuse behind public…

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…which I believe um in some measure as Dr. an islander does. That's that that that's most if not all of us. And so to find a safe enough person >> to allow them to see you uh meaning see your heart uh take the walls down that you have erected around your soul. Um and then as far as the religious trauma, the the toxic religion, similar principles there. You may need a new god. Now I don't mean you can choose any god…

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…Work of Being Human podcast, for a deeply honest conversation about Christian therapy, trauma healing, spiritual abuse, church hurt, shame, faith deconstruction, identity in Christ, emotional healing, and what it means to face reality without denial, deception, or distortion. Vanessa's story begins in the arts. Before becoming a psychotherapist, she earned her B.F.A. in Musical Theater from NYU's Tisch School of the…

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…nervous system regulation, spiritual formation, and behavioral change, along with the importance of building a supportive team that may include therapists, recovery communities, coaches, and healthy relationships. This episode may resonate with listeners searching for: • men's mental health and addiction recovery • healing from church hurt or religious trauma • nervous system regulation and emotional resilience •…

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Related topic: Faith and religious trauma · Trauma and recovery

In this conversation, Anna Marie Lopes—abuse-recovery & post-traumatic growth coach, founder of Brave & Free, and Engagement Director at the Healing & CPTSD Community Hub—shares her journey from witnessing domestic violence and surviving an abusive marriage to building a global community that helps survivors reclaim voice, identity, and freedom. We talk CPTSD vs. PTSD, spiritual abuse, self-advocacy in healthcare,…

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Content Warning: This episode includes sensitive discussions around sexual assault, suicidal ideation, religious trauma, and faith deconstruction. Please listen with care and refer to the support resources listed below if needed. In this powerful and heartfelt…

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…clinically grounded, and faith-centered conversations we've had on the show. This episode is for anyone who: Loves Jesus but feels confused, shamed, or silenced by church culture Is trying to disentangle biblical truth from purity culture, fear-based teaching, or spiritual control Has experienced church hurt, sexual shame, or unresolved grief Wants to integrate faith, mental health, nervous system regulation, and…

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…and great is. Yes, >> he's able. >> It is. He is. He's able. If we're connected and and people are angry, too, though, because remember, they're coming from church hurt. Some of them are religious trauma. Some people I I don't know like there's something going on where a lot of pastors are being caught doing some naughty stuff and there's no accountability. >> Yeah. >> In in spaces and it's not just in Christianity.…

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…This Episode We Discuss: Betrayal trauma and why it can feel like PTSD Porn addiction in both men and women Rebuilding trust after infidelity and secrecy Shame, guilt, and emotional coping Purity culture and high-control religion Healthy sexuality and sexual self-acceptance Faith deconstruction, reconstruction, and spiritual grief Emotional safety and attachment wounds Why accountability matters in recovery The role…

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