Resources for Religious Trauma

Some of these resources may resonate and some may not. As you develop new frameworks for life and faith, I trust you will take care of yourself. If you need support, please reach out for it. 

Religious Trauma 

Leaving the Fold, Marlene Winnell
Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience, Sharon Salzberg
When Religion Hurts You, Dr. Laura Anderson
You Are Your Own, Jamie Lee Finch
Educated by Tara Westover

Trauma (General)
In an Unspoken Voice, Peter Levine
Waking the Tiger, Peter Levine
Healing Developmental Trauma, Laurence Heller and Aline Psyd Lapierre

Fear of Hell
Love Wins, Rob Bell
Sin Bravely, Maggie Rowe

Purity Culture
Pure, Linda Kay Klein

On Grief and Ritual
The Wild Edge of Sorrow, Frances Weller

On Living Well
The Joy Diet, Martha Beck
The Way of Integrity, Martha Beck
Steering by Starlight, Martha Beck
The Exquisite Risk, Mark Nepo

Emotional Healing
Atlas of the Heart, Brene Brown
Healing Through the Dark Emotions, Miriam Greenspan
The Work of Byron Katie (youtube)
Goldmining the Shadows, Pixie Lighthorse
Radical Acceptance, Tara Brach

For Writers
The Right to Write, Julia Cameron
Expressive Writing, James W. Pennebaker

Creative Recovery
The War or Art, Steven Pressfield
The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron
The Van Gogh Blues, Eric Maisel
Women Who Run With the Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Wonder Seeker, Andrea Scher

Spirituality (Inclusive)
Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience, Sharon Salzberg
Wintering, Katherine May
Devotion, Dani Shapiro

Podcasts
Holy Hurt
Sunday School Dropouts
Dirty Rotten Church Kids