Spiritual abuse is something that happens far more often than most people realize.
Recognizing that Healing is a lifelong rather than a linear process, she offers markers of Healing for those coming out of painful Religious experiences and hope for finding wholeness after Religious trauma..
Anderson helps readers embark on a journey of living as Healing individuals and finding a new foundation to stand on.
As she explores the growing phenomenon of Religious trauma, Dr.
She shows how elements of fundamentalist church life--such as fear of hell, purity culture, corporal punishment, and authoritarian leaders--can cause psychological, relational, physical, and spiritual damage.
Drawing from her own life and therapy practice, she helps readers understand what Religious Trauma is and isn\'t, and how High-Control churches can be harmful and abusive, often resulting in trauma.
Laura Anderson takes an honest look at a side of Religion that few like to talk about.
In When Religion Hurts You , Dr.
Spiritual abuse is something that happens far more often than most people realize
