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May 2024

May 09, 2024
The Four Existential Concerns (From our new book, Evolving From Religious Trauma. June 4th) Audio version of...
May 06, 2024
What is Trauma? (From our new book, Evolving From Religious Trauma. June 4th) Listen to this...
May 01, 2024
It’s Going to be Okay (From our new book, Evolving From Religious Trauma. June 4th) Audio...

April 2024

April 23, 2024
The Jezebel Scapegoat Shuffle Listen to this blog - AI-Generated It’s been a while since...
April 19, 2024
My Top 10 Suggestions for Theologians Listen to this blog - AI-Generated What would happen...
April 14, 2024
Was Jesus well-known in the 1st Century? I have been watching a docuseries called The...
April 13, 2024
I watched a documentary last night about the excavations in Rome and the Colosseums being...
April 10, 2024
The Fools Gold of a Misogynistic Narcissist, Josh Howerton Recently, Josh Howerton, a mega-church pastor...
April 08, 2024
We are getting ready to experience the eclipse. But I don't understand some of the...
April 05, 2024
A Treasure Trove of Trauma Resources Leaning Forward Conference Recently, The Desert Sanctuary hosted the...
April 04, 2024
An Open Letter to Pastors for Consideration I was a pastor for 20 years. About...
April 01, 2024
Listen to this blog - Created by AI Hello! We are Karl and Laura Forehand! For...

March 2024

March 29, 2024
Focusing on Somatic Healing Amanda Baker, director of the Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress...
March 26, 2024
Whether you are a broken-hearted ex-pastor who feels some guilt and shame about the past...
March 25, 2024
Religion and the Hypnotic Trance According to The Clevland Clinic, hypnotherapy is “a heightened state...
March 24, 2024
Top 10 Reasons NOT to Join a Church Before I even begin, and before you...
March 22, 2024
New Music Release - Adaline Canadian alt-pop artist Adaline fuses powerfully evocative music with an...
March 20, 2024
Healing from Trauma – Darkness & Shadow (an excerpt from our book, Leaning Forward) In...
March 16, 2024
Healing From Trauma – Going Inside & Trusting Ourselves (An excerpt from our book, Leaning...
March 11, 2024
Healing from Trauma - Being and Becoming (an excerpt from our book, Leaning Forward) I...
March 08, 2024
Rachael Peach - IFB Abuse Survivor Rachel is an abuse survivor who suffered abuse in...

February 2024

February 28, 2024
God Treats Me Like a Christian I had a rough day yesterday, and several people...
February 22, 2024
Returning Home to Heal Trauma What we are learning about trauma is not necessarily that...
February 01, 2024
A Treasure Trove of Trauma Resources Leaning Forward Conference Recently, The Desert Sanctuary hosted...

January 2024

January 29, 2024
When We Go on a Journey of Discovery Being at a funeral this week caused...
January 29, 2024
Unmasking Patriarchy: Diagnosing Narcissism & Abuse David Hayward (from his Website) I am a pastor...
January 23, 2024
Evolving from Racism and Homophobia (an excerpt from our book, Leaning Forward) After starting my...
January 19, 2024
Barbie Gets Revenge on Greg Locke Photo from Freepik - AI- Generated The roof of...
January 19, 2024
There may not be a more popular thing to say in Christianity than, "God has...
January 16, 2024
What's Wrong with Influencing? It is common, in certain branches of Christianity, for pastors to...
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