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Spiritual Abuse and Healing Online Course
Course Orientation
Overview and Guidelines
Introduce Yourself
Materials: Participant Workbook and Online Course Slides
Technical Support
Instructor Bios
Introduction
Welcome Letter from Rachael Clinton Chen
Setting the Frame (12:22)
Introductory Opening Practice (5:12)
Lesson 1: The Nature of Spiritual Abuse
Opening Practice (3:34)
The Misuse and Abuse of Power (17:44)
Narcissism and Narcissistic Systems (18:37)
Types of Spiritual Abuse (18:38)
Reflective Practice (3:03)
Lesson 1 Summary
Lesson 2: The Setup of Spiritual Abuse
Opening Practice (3:03)
Developmental Trauma - The Wounds That Make Us Vulnerable (18:55)
The Role of Grooming (18:22)
Culture - The Water We Swim In (15:34)
Purity Culture (18:36)
The Intersection of Racial Trauma and Western Christianity (21:53)
Reflective Practice (5:18)
Lesson 2 Summary
Lesson 3: The Impact of Spiritual Abuse
Opening Practice (3:47)
Traumatized Bodies, Disordered Imaginations & Broken Relationships (17:05)
Trauma From a Clinical Lens (20:26)
Purity Culture Roundtable (41:51)
High Control Religion Roundtable (40:26)
Reflective Practice (4:13)
Lesson 3 Summary
Lesson 4: Healing from Spiritual Abuse
Opening Practice (2:44)
Reclaiming Personhood and Belonging (18:26)
Healing Our Agency (21:45)
Healing the Attachment Wounds (22:48)
Encountering the God Who Groans (14:29)
Healing the Spiritual Imagination (19:54)
Reflective Practice (2:08)
Lesson 4 Summary
Sending
Final Closing Practice (4:13)
Final Reflection Questions
Closing Words (5:11)
Sources
What's Next?
Feedback
Where to Go From Here
Early Bird Bonus: Live Q and A with Rachael Clinton Chen on Zoom 1/16/25
Event Information and Question Submission
Resources
Suggested Resources For You
Books & Resources: Spiritual Formation & Imagination
Books & Resources: Healing & Embodiment
Books & Resources: Confronting Abuse in Faith Communities
Books & Resources: Power
Books & Resources: Narcissism
Books & Resources: Purity Culture
Books & Resources: Intersections of Racial Trauma & Western Christianity
Books & Resources: Patriarchy
Books & Resources: High Control Religion
Podcasts
Audio Blessings & Meditations
Care Communities
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