Episode 120: Healing from High Control Religion & Relationships With Dr. Laura Anderson
Today on the Everything Belongs Podcast, Madison is in conversation with Dr. Laura Anderson.
Dr. Laura Anderson (PhD, Saybrook University; LMFT) is a therapist, trauma resolution and recovery coach, writer, educator, and creator who specializes in complex trauma with a focus on domestic violence, sexualized violence and religious trauma. Laura has a private practice in Nashville, TN and is the founder and director of the Center for Trauma Resolution and Recovery, an online coaching company where she and the other practitioners work with clients who have experienced high demand/high control religions, adverse religious experiences, cults, and religious trauma.
In 2019, Laura co-founded the Religious Trauma Institute with the goal of providing trauma-informed resources, consultation, and training to clinicians and other helping professionals who work with religious trauma survivors. Laura’s first book, “When Religion Hurts You: Healing From Religious Trauma and the Impact of High Control Religion”, was released by Brazos press in October 2023. She lives with her dog, Phoebe, in Nashville, Tennessee.
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In this episode, we talk about:
Dr. Anderson’s book, When Religion hurts you
Patriarchy
The overlap between abusive relationships and fundamentalism
What is a high control group?
Are all religions high control groups?
What is spiritual trauma?
The overlaps in purity culture, diet culture and fundamentalism
Narcissism and fundamentalism
High control relationships and systems
Masculinity
