"It’s a disorder — it causes dysfunction in various areas of life, including engagement within a faith community and ...

(RNS) — Nearly half of Americans who left religion cite the mistreatment or rejection of LGBTQ+ people as an important reason. But how do the LGBTQ+ people who stay find healing?

Kellen Swift-Godzisz, 35, said he doesn't go on dates, struggles with erectile dysfunction and is hesitant to trust people. For more than 20 years, he's experienced intense bouts of anxiety and ...

It took me almost 20 years to figure out I’d been in a pseudo religious cult. Born female, I wasn’t allowed to cut my hair or wear pants and there was that one time when I was nine years old that I’d ...

Have you experienced religious trauma/spiritual abuse or other trauma from which you can't seem to bounce back? Do you ever think that your mind, emotions, and/or body are your enemy? Do you want to ...

A recently released study in the Socio-Historical Examination of Religion and Ministry Journal, or SHERM Journal, found that 1 in 3 Americans suffer some form of trauma related to religion at some ...

Do you ever feel like your thoughts won’t slow down, and staying present is a constant struggle? Maybe your to-do list feels impossible to manage, and you’re just trying to keep your head above water.

When we’ve experienced wrongs and trauma at the hands of the people and institutions that once supported us, how do we forgive — and heal? When Celeste Gracia was 17, her religiously conservative ...

(RNS) — ‘Our bodies recognize that we’re being activated and pushed into trauma responses and that the same abusive techniques are being used on us,’ said author Tia Levings. (RNS) — When Donald Trump ...

Anyone who loves horror knows that seemingly everyone else sees it as mindless violence. The truth is horror can be quite cathartic. It can be a way to process how we feel about the world in a way ...

“I don’t know if you’re truly saved because you all aren’t acting like you’re saved. I pray that the Lord will convict you of your rebellious spirits,” my science teacher said harshly. We all just ...