This podcast is an exploration of the process of healing from spiritual abuse. Dr. Courtney Stratton discusses what actually qualifies as spiritual abuse and why it can be challenging to identify. She shares her research speaking with women about their personal experience of spiritual abuse and their journey to recovery. She describes some of the signs and indicators that someone may be a victim or survivor and discusses the challenges associated with healing from spiritual abuse.

This podcast is an exploration of the increasing presence of spirituality in online platforms. Spiritual mentors, teachers, and gurus are reaching out to share their experiences and teachings and creating spiritual communities along the way. Dr. Olivia Jenkins, Melissa Caicedo-Farbman, and Petra Parvati Meedt conducted a research study on this phenomenon. They share their results here with our listeners.

This podcast is a discussion with Dr. Yon Walls on the importance of recognizing ancestral trauma. Current research into trauma is beginning to identify the transgenerational impact of trauma. These go under the names collective, historical, generational, and ancestral trauma. Dr. Walls is a Somatic and Expressive Arts Psychotherapist, Trauma Specialist and Certified Mindfulness Practitioner in the Japanese Way of Tea. She is also a published poet and novelist. She is a contributor to the upcoming book; Seasons of Grief: Creative Interventions to Support Bereaved People. In addition, her Indie Novella; Seeing Colette (2014) will soon be re-released. Her research in the area of Ancestral Trauma speaks not only to trauma as a human condition of suffering, but also its potential for transformation. She is interviewed by Dr. John Elfers.