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Jan 2022
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When Our 'Life Rules' No Longer Apply: C...

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Sara A. Showalter Van Tongeren, LMSW, joins us for a comprehensive discussion about the impact of trauma and existential threats on one's religious and spiritual belief systems and how clinicians can support healing. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT. NOTE: This episode discusses religious trauma and identity traumas, including the discussion of existential crises surrounding experiences like racism, sexism, queerphobia, purity culture, infertility, etc.

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