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Bloom: Learning to Thrive in Light of Our Stories
I sit as part of a circle of seven women and watch as one of them begins to cry. I begin to rock my body...
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Racial Inequality and Inequity: An Ongoing Lament
“I grew up poor and white. While my class oppression has been relatively visible to me, my race privilege has not … I now make...
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Becoming an Anti-Racist, Part Two
Dan and Wendell Moss continue their conversation about what it means to become an “anti-racist” by discussing the impact of white supremacy in unexpected places,...
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Becoming an Anti-Racist, Part One
This week, Dan is joined by his friend and member of The Allender Center Teaching Staff, Wendell Moss, to begin a two-part conversation about the...
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Collective Trauma
As a therapist, I commonly spend time working with my clients around trauma they’ve experienced. In my experience, trauma is often addressed from an individualistic...
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The Enduring and Global Harm of Spiritual Abuse
Gabes Torres reflects on how spiritual authority is often exercised in abusive ways, both in her own life and in historic systems around the world.
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Defiance and Healing from Spiritual Abuse
Dan Allender and Rachael Clinton conclude our series about spiritual abuse by reflecting on the long, slow journey of healing.
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Dissociation and Shame in Spiritual Abuse
Dan Allender and Rachael Clinton discuss how spiritual abuse shames and manipulates our bodies, fostering deep dissociation and toxic shame.
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