Lori Williams | A Liminal Space

Tag: developmental trauma

  • Religious Trauma and Self-Blame: Is It Me, or Is It Toxic Religion?

    A personal look at how religious trauma and self-blame form long before the church pew — and how toxic doctrine can confirm the fears a child already learned to carry.

  • Are You Running on Fear?

    Our nervous systems are wired to keep us alive, not to keep us happy. They’re incredibly good at detecting danger, but terrible at telling the difference between real threats and false alarms. That rustling in the bushes could be a bear or it could be a squirrel. Your nervous system doesn’t care—it just screams ‘RUN!'”