Conquering Spiritual Trauma from Evangelical Pastor ft. Dr. Laura Anderson

From Evangelical camp kid to youth director, Dr. Laura Anderson recognized early on that something didn’t feel right. It wasn’t until her late 20s that she learned what she had gone through at the hands of her pastor was spiritual and psychological ab*se. She also discovered that her symptoms had…

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Why Nature-Based Therapy Is Gaining Traction Among Veterans | Science| Smithsonian Magazine

Such programs are desperately needed, as the number of veterans suffering from serious mental health concerns is only growing. Seventeen veterans died by suicide every day in 2019, according to the 2021 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report. The National Center for PTSD estimates that, on average, 7 percent of…

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Why Do Black People Avoid Therapy?

An important question and discussion. Urusula and her guests talk about the stigma of mental issues and illness, combined with mistrust for often hostile systems, that keeps Africans from seeking help even in the Motherland. They also go into mental health support options that are more attractive than talk therapy,…

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Dr. Gabor Maté on “The Myth of Normal,” Healing in a Toxic Culture & How Capitalism Fuels Addiction

In an extended interview, acclaimed physician and author Dr. Gabor Maté discusses his new book, “The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture.” “The very values of a society are traumatizing for a lot of people,” says Maté, who argues in his book that “psychological trauma,…

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