We reached out to top experts in the field including specialists, scholars, educators, psychologists, therapists, researchers, professors and ministers and invited them to come together to present their research, knowledge, and experiences and contribute to a comprehensive forum about the causes, manifestations and treatment options for those afflicted by and suffering from undiagnosed or unrecognized adverse effects associated with religious indoctrination and abuse.

In this interdisciplinary virtual library, you will have access to 20+ hours of downloadable on-demand content from prestigious world leaders to advance your clinical and psychological understandings of Religious Trauma.

Our presenters represent a variety of past and current faith backgrounds offering valuable insight into addressing trauma and moving forward both within as well as outside of spirituality.

*Please Note: If you are interested in a CEU-eligible Certification in Religious Trauma Studies click here.

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1) "How Religious Trauma Affects The Nervous System and Body" by Elizabeth Wilson, LPC, LAC (Clinical Trauma Specialist)

2) "A Twisting of the Sacred" by Paula Swindle (PhD, LCMHCS, Specialist in Religious Abuse and Harmful Theology) and Craig Cashwell (PhD, Professor, School of Psychology and Counselor Education at William & Mary)

3) "Power and Control Dynamics of Growing Up In An Abrahamic Faith Environment" by Gill Harvey, DPsych (Therapeutic Counselor and Researcher)

4) "Religious Abuse and the Trauma of Perceived Spiritual Failure" by Janyne McConnaughey, PhD - Nationally Recognized Trauma-Informed Author and Advocate

5) "Faith, Doubt, and Gatekeeper Trauma" by Brian D. McLaren, MA (Author, Activist and Public Theologian)

6) "Developmental Religious Trauma in the Familial Setting: Imagination or Experience?" by Gill Harvey, DPsych (Theraputic Counselor & Researcher)

7) "Bereavement and Bad Theology" by Teri Daniel, DMin, CT, CCTP (Inter-spiritual Hospice Chaplain, Grief Counselor and Adjunct Instructor)

8) "Religious Shame, Self-Criticism, and Mitigating Effects of Self-Compassion" by Mark Karris, LMFT, PsyD (Adjunct Professor; Licensed Therapist)

9) "The Effectiveness of Using EMDR in Trauma Treatment" by Arielle Sokoll Ward, VCSW (EMDR Trauma Therapist)

10) Entheogenic Therapies for Religious Trauma and Disaffiliation: A Phenomenological Argument" by Kelby Bibler (Grad Student, Boston College)

11) "What's the Harm: A Glimpse of My Life After Catholicism?" by Jenna Belk, host of Atheistasis Podcast

12) "Gay the Pray Away" by Rev. Erika Allison (Interfaith & LGBTQIA+ Minister and Conversion Therapy Survivor)

13) "Drama Trauma: How Contemporary American Playwrights Reveal Religious Trauma" by Pamela Monaco, PhD (Interim Vice President, Wilbur Wright College)

14) "The Sacredness of Trauma: Equipping Congregations to Bear Witness" by Elizabeth Power, MEd (International Best-Selling Author and Expert in Trauma-Responsive Systems)

15) "Healing Hell Trauma: Pychological Treatment for Religious Indoctrination in Fear of Hell" by Andrew Jasko, MDiv (Religious Trauma Specialist and Coach)

16) "Healing Religious Trauma Through Psychedelics" by Andrew Jasko, MDiv (Religious Trauma Specialist and Coach)

17) "Religious Trauma and the LDS-Mormon Faith" (Melissa Walker, LMFT)

18) "Islam and Religious Trauma" with Jessica Robin

19) "Exploring Clergy’s Attitudes about Mental Health in the African American Church" by Vanessa Brooks, MA

Bonus: Peer-Reviewed Journal Article: "Thou Shalt Not: Treating Religious Trauma and Spiritual Harm With Combined Therapy" by Alyson M. Stone (PhD, CGP)