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Trauma-Informed Spiritual Direction: Creating Safe Spaces
abby buter oakhart
dark night of the soul
healing
resilience
sacred space
safe space
self-discovery
trauma-informed spiritual direction
Mar 13, 2025
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I was in my 20’s when I went through my dark night of the soul. The once strong, tightly wound pieces of my belief system slowly started to unravel. At the time I was also burned out and exhausted. And the one part of my life that was always my constant, my faith, didn’t make sense anymore. I had ne...
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