“Other people have it worse.” “This really wasn’t that bad.” “Stop making mountains out of molehills.”

If you’ve ever said these things to yourself when thinking about your religious upbringing, or if other people have ever said them to you, congrats! You’ve been spiritually bypassed! Religious trauma is no joke, and it affects so very many of us. If you’ve ever wondered what religious trauma is, if you have it, what spiritual bypassing looks like, and how to heal, don’t miss this interview with Jess Hugenberg (aka Welcome to the Process)!

CW: Abuse, spiritual abuse, trauma, sexual abuse, spiritual bypassing

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Credits

This episode was produced by The Sophia Society.  Music is by Faith in Foxholes, and sound engineering is by Joshua Mudge.