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Sermon: Trauma and Liberation
It makes sense to me that symptoms that the medieval church saw as evidence of witchcraft and demonic possession: eating disorders; uncontrollable emotional outbursts; the inability to behave ‘properly’ as one’s community expects, were the result of trauma. I am sure those who were accused of witchcraft or demonic possession had experienced a lot of trauma before those accusations were first made. Continue reading
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Tagged complex PTSD, demons, exorcism, exorcisms, Freedom, Gospel according to Mark, healing, Jarel Robinson-Brown, Jean-Martin Charcot, Judith Hermann, liberation, Mark 1:14-20, PTSD, trauma, Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence – From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror, Year of Mark
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Sermon for Police Remembrance Sunday 2015: Watch your tongues!
If we, members of police forces and society in general, talk about Cumulative Stress Disorder, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and other mental health issues as though they’re shameful or to be hidden, people experiencing mental illnesses will try to ignore them, hide them, or deal with them alone. Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Ribbon Day, James 3:1-4:3, Letter of James, mental health, police, Police Remembrance Day, PTSD, suicide, Year of Mark
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