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FEATURED: Podcast Guest – Diet Culture, Purity Culture, & Disconnection from Our Bodies

By Michelle F. Moseley MS, LCMHC, NCC, BC-TMH March 3, 2024Adverse Religious Experiences, Body Image, diet culture, Featured, high-control religion, Mental Healthcare, religious trauma, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Trauma

I was recently invited to chat with Kari Fillian, host of the Your Friend the Therapist Podcast, about my work with religious trauma and body image concerns. Season 2 of…

Understanding and Healing Black Religious Trauma

By Michelle F. Moseley MS, LCMHC, NCC, BC-TMH January 19, 2024Adverse Religious Experiences, Black religious trauma, high-control religion, Mental Healthcare, religious trauma, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Trauma, Uncategorized

Black Religious Trauma is real, and it can look different than other spiritual abuse experiences. This post is part of a series of posts that I’m sharing during Spiritual Abuse…

In My Planning Era

By Michelle F. Moseley MS, LCMHC, NCC, BC-TMH December 18, 2023Adverse Religious Experiences, Body Image, Coping Skills, Counseling, Group Therapy, Mental Healthcare, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Trauma, Therapy, Uncategorized

I recently received a Google Trends alert showing that the phrase "in my _ era" was a trending topic this year. That is all thanks to T. Swift I'm sure.…

Holidays and Religious Differences

By Michelle F. Moseley MS, LCMHC, NCC, BC-TMH December 4, 2023Adverse Religious Experiences, Coping Skills, Holidays, Mental Healthcare, Spirituality, Therapy, Uncategorized

Many holidays have some type of religious meaning or undertone. Celebrating can be difficult when there are religious differences between yourself and the friends and/or family you gather with. Navigating…

The Impact of Judgement Houses

By Michelle F. Moseley MS, LCMHC, NCC, BC-TMH October 23, 2023Adverse Religious Experiences, Anxiety, Counseling, Holidays, Mental Healthcare, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Trauma, Spirituality, Stress, Uncategorized

Have you ever heard of a "Judgement House" or a "Hell House"? These are a way that many evangelical churches in the Southern US have chosen to deal with Halloween.…

FEATURED: Religious Trauma on Kindred with Aubrey Baptista

By Michelle F. Moseley MS, LCMHC, NCC, BC-TMH October 9, 2023Body Image, Counseling, Featured, Mental Healthcare, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Trauma, Therapy, Uncategorized

Religious Trauma and Body Image Concerns are often intertwined. Diet culture. Purity culture. Body as a temple. Bodily desires as sinful. I address the common roots and issues that can…

Weight Stigma Awareness Week

By Michelle F. Moseley MS, LCMHC, NCC, BC-TMH September 25, 2023Body Image, fatphobia, Health at Every Size, Mental Healthcare, thin privilege, Uncategorized

We are just beginning Weight Stigma Awareness Week here in the United States, which runs from September 25th-29th for 2023. Weight Stigma Awareness Week has been around since 2011, and…

Why Is It Important to “Treat Yo’Self”?

By Michelle F. Moseley MS, LCMHC, NCC, BC-TMH August 31, 2023Coping Skills, Counseling, Depression, Mental Healthcare, Therapy, Uncategorized

"Treat Yo'Self" has become a popular phrase in recent years. It's sometime used in the context of purchasing things that you may not need. It can occasionally be used to…

FEATURED: Preventing Therapist Burnout at Therapist Collective

By Michelle F. Moseley MS, LCMHC, NCC, BC-TMH August 15, 2023Featured, Mental Healthcare, Therapy

Therapist Burnout is a common topic among those who work in the mental health field. We often find ourselves in positions of offering support and care to others. The personal…

Choosing a Mental Health Provider – Part 2

By Michelle F. Moseley MS, LCMHC, NCC, BC-TMH July 10, 2023Counseling, Mental Healthcare, Therapy

Wading through all the available information to find support for your mental health concerns can be overwhelming. This is the second in a 2-part blog series on the topic of…