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C page Comm of CARE Pelicot So many women gave me

February 19, 2026

[So many women] gave me incredible strength….And I thanked them for it…I [also] received thousands of letters from all over the world…and [these women] thanked me for talking about [my...

C page Consequences Resmaa When people experience

February 19, 2026

When people experience repeated trauma, abuse, or high levels of stress for long stretches of time, a variety of stress hormones get secreted into their bloodstreams…[W]hen the levels of these...

A page Agency Gisele P First of all, don’t lose

February 17, 2026

First of all, don’t lose your self-confidence. Listen to that voice that takes you in the right direction. I had doubts, everybody has doubts, I had doubts at times. But...

A page Allies Carol As a legal matter, consent

February 11, 2026

As a legal matter, consent is not a possibility in those kinds of situations…So we began doing [legal work on] sexual assaults in cult-like high demand communities, and we started...

C page Consent Merchasin Consent there really is this need, a requirement

February 10, 2026

There really is this need, a requirement, that in order to have consent you need to have full information. You also need to be able to say ‘no’ without...

A page Abuse McBride One of the most damning

February 9, 2026

One of the most damning and destructive parts of spiritual trauma is the way that the diminishment of humanness is handed down as spiritual maturity. And it’s actually more a...

A page Academia Harvey There is increasing

February 8, 2026

[T]here is increasing academic research and policy interest in what have been termed high-demand, high-control religious movements. This incorporates a broader field of vision than NRMs [New Religious Movements] and...

A page Abuse Anderson Abuse, including religious or spiritual

February 6, 2026

Abuse, including religious or spiritual abuse, is different from trauma…abuse is what happens to us, while trauma is our nervous system’s response to what happens to us.”

A page Abuse Swindle Harm that occurs within

February 1, 2026

Harm that occurs within a religious system or as a result of religious belief often is referred to as religious abuse, sometimes also called spiritual abuse. Although religious abuse has...

A page Academia Lee A significant obstacle

January 26, 2026

[A] significant obstacle in addressing clergy sexual misconduct is the dearth of comprehensive research and documentation. Existing data on the prevalence, patterns, and outcomes – particularly involvuing adults – remains...