Experiencing abuse is already difficult, yet it can be made more so when systems in place to support your growth are themselves the source of the abuse. The social relationship embodied as religious ideology is powerful because it connects us to one another, and provides a structure for meaning/purpose and ethics for one’s life. We’ll look at how this structure can be and is used to undermine the building of self-worth, perpetuating a moral injury form of abuse, and how to move through and beyond it with resiliency.

As an educator and trainer for health providers and other professionals, David Teachout also has a private practice helping adults and couples with learning resiliency skills related to relationship difficulties and trauma. He maintains a podcast, “Humanity’s Values,” and a blog related to mental health topics. David has worked in mental health care for 15 years, and holds a master’s in both forensic and counseling psychology, as well as currently working towards a PsyD in Clinical Psychology. He’s also worked in community mental health, social work, criminal justice, elder care, and child advocacy.

Hosted by Eric Wells, the RfR Support Group Director and Sacha D’Souza, RfR Regional Support Group Director.  Recorded on June 15, 2021

Resource list:

- “A Liberated Mind” by Steven C. Hayes

- “Leading the Life You Want” by Stewart Friedman

- “The Moral Injury Workbook” by Wyatt R. Evans

- “Resilient” by Rick Hanson

- “ACT on life, not on Anger” by Georg H. Eifert

- “The Meaning of Human Existence” by Edward O. Wilson

- “The confidence Gap” by Russ Harris

- “Searching for sunday” by Rachel Held Evans

- “Trusting Doubt” by Valerie Tarico

- “Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Errors” by Kathryn Schulz

Learn more about David Teachout, LMHC - https://www.lifeweavings.com

- https://www.humanitysvalues.com

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- https://www.twitter.com/lifeweavings

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