The spiritualization of the body is a philosophical and religious concept that posits that humans have both physical and nonphysical components which are interconnected and cannot be separated. This...
Internalized Stigma, Discrimination, and Systemic Bias
In many societies around the world, people who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and/or questioning (LGBTQ)...
LGBTQ individuals are often subject to discrimination due to their sexual orientation, gender identity, or both. This can take many forms, including harassment, violence, and exclusion from social...
There has been growing interest among religious thinkers in exploring the role of empathy in postmodern religious thought. Empathy is defined as the ability to understand and share the feelings of...
What psychological benefits are derived from participation in spiritually supportive communities during significant life transitions?
The spiritual community is an important aspect of human life...
Grief is a natural response to loss, but can it also be a way to bring people together? Some scholars argue that when people experience grief, they enter into a shared state of vulnerability and...
How Do Bisexual Individuals Reconstruct Self-Narratives To Integrate Experiences Of Fluid Attraction And Identity Coherence?
Bisexuality is a term used to describe an individual's romantic and/or...
Queer relational and ethical life is a term used to describe the ways in which individuals who identify as LGBTQ+ navigate their social and emotional lives. In this context, vulnerability can be...
The issue of stigmatization and its impact on mental health is widely recognized among various groups, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning individuals...
Asexual and aromantic people experience varying degrees of social invisibility due to their nontraditional orientation. This invisibility can have significant impacts on their mental health and...