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When a Symbol Touches a Wound: Holding Trauma Gently in Group Spaces gentleness grace katie rea rabbi igal harmelin sdi trauma-informed spiritual direction Jun 24, 2026

I did not expect my favorite session in a three-day conference to be the “Collective Trauma” workshop.

Lord knows I’ve unintentionally been traumatized by taking a trauma workshop before, but what the heck. It’s an important topic, and maybe the extra training would at least show me what not to do....

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

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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