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Marlene Winell - Leaving The Fold, Religious Trauma, and Emotional Recovery
Oct 18, 2023
Psychologist Marlene Winell talks about the negative impacts of religion, authoritarian structures of religion leading to trauma, emotional rejection of rational understanding, and finding new meaning after leaving a religion.
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- Religious trauma syndrome can result from harmful beliefs and practices in religious environments, leading to long-lasting trauma-like symptoms.
- Leaving a religious faith can be traumatic, involving the loss of worldview, identity, and purpose, but support and reconstruction of life are possible outside of religion.
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Religious trauma syndrome (RTS) is a collection of symptoms resulting from toxic religious beliefs and practices
Religious trauma syndrome (RTS) is the consequence of living in an environment with harmful religious beliefs and practices. These include patriarchal hierarchy, corporal punishment, purity culture, and the indoctrination of fear and isolation. These practices can have a deep and lasting impact on an individual, leading to trauma-like symptoms that affect various areas of life, including self-esteem, relationships, decision-making, and overall wellbeing.
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