In this bonus episode of the Inner Light Companion, Tamara slows the series cadence to one Tuesday bonus episode for the next three weeks so she can honor her body, her nervous system, and the sacredness of this work—while giving you more space to integrate. She then names what so many raised in Mormonism and other high-control religions have felt but struggled to articulate: the invisible abuse of psychological harm wrapped in spiritual language. Tamara walks through four forms of psychologi...
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In this bonus episode of the Inner Light Companion, Tamara slows the series cadence to one Tuesday bonus episode for the next three weeks so she can honor her body, her nervous system, and the sacredness of this work—while giving you more space to integrate. She then names what so many raised in Mormonism and other high-control religions have felt but struggled to articulate: the invisible abuse of psychological harm wrapped in spiritual language. Tamara walks through four forms of psychologi...
Ep. 21 - Religious Trauma and the Body: How High‑Control Faith Hijacks Your Nervous System (and What Safety Feels Like)
Inner Light Companion podcast
40 minutes
2 weeks ago
Ep. 21 - Religious Trauma and the Body: How High‑Control Faith Hijacks Your Nervous System (and What Safety Feels Like)
What if your body wasn’t the problem in that church, spiritual community, or “transformational” retreat—what if it was wise? In this episode, Tamara pauses her “Naming the Sacred Freedom Restrictions of High‑Control Religion” series to talk about what safety actually feels like in your nervous system. Drawing on polyvagal theory and her own story of leaving Mormonism, she explains why high‑control religion and cult‑like retreat spaces so often leave people anxious, numb, and ashamed—and why ...
Inner Light Companion podcast
In this bonus episode of the Inner Light Companion, Tamara slows the series cadence to one Tuesday bonus episode for the next three weeks so she can honor her body, her nervous system, and the sacredness of this work—while giving you more space to integrate. She then names what so many raised in Mormonism and other high-control religions have felt but struggled to articulate: the invisible abuse of psychological harm wrapped in spiritual language. Tamara walks through four forms of psychologi...
