Emotional Resilience is the ability to cope with stressful situations and maintain mental health despite experiencing trauma, such as rejection, estrangement, or social exclusion from one's family....
In order to understand how the phenomenon of internalized stigma affects LGBT people's sense of spiritual self-acceptance, it is important to start by defining both terms separately. Internalized...
In the current world, there is an increased emphasis on personal development, which has resulted in people seeking ways to improve their overall well-being. Self-compassion is one approach that...
Trauma-informed therapy is an approach to mental health treatment that focuses on understanding how past experiences of trauma can shape present thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and relationships. This...
In many cultures and religions, there is an emphasis placed on inherited guilt - feelings of shame, blame, and responsibility for actions that were committed before one was even born. This can lead...
The concept of religious homophobia refers to the negative attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) people that are based on...
Queer-inclusive theology is an approach to Christian faith that recognizes and celebrates LGBTQ+ people as beloved children of God, created in their own image and free to live out their gender...
The concept of internalized stigma is a well-researched phenomenon in psychology that refers to the negative attitudes and beliefs about one's own identity that are rooted in societal prejudices and...
I will explain how cognitive strategies can help individuals maintain their mental wellbeing when faced with socially hostile or restrictive contexts. These strategies include cultivating resilience,...
The practice of religion may be comforting to many people, but it can also cause harm when it involves religious trauma. Religious trauma is defined as "the experience of profound negative impact...