Overcoming Religious Trauma with Quincee Gideon

To overcome trauma, you first need to know that you have trauma and that there are things you can do to overcome it. But how do you get that information? How do you determine what exactly is a trauma response when you have one?

Today’s guest, licensed clinical psychologist Quincee Gideon, has more than 12 years of experience treating trauma, including religious trauma, and trauma-related disorders. Listen as Dr. Gideon discusses trauma, how trauma lives in the body, and successful treatment methods. Then check out her Woven Together Trauma Therapy website, which includes a religious trauma quiz.

Topics Discussed in This Episode:

Dr. Gideon’s religious and spiritual journey
Her own deconstruction process
Definitions and types of trauma
Common examples of religious trauma
Learning about and overcoming one’s own trauma
How trauma lives in the body
Whether religious trauma happens more than people expect
Trauma therapy treatment modalities
Dr. Gideon’s favorite spiritual practice and spiritual role model

Books Recommended by Dr. Gideon:

Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

Related Links:

The Incarcerated Christian

The Incarcerated Christian on Instagram

The Incarcerated Christian on TikTok

The Incarcerated Christian on Twitter

Quincee Gideon, PsyD

Woven Together Trauma Therapy

Traumastery Online Education

Grey Matter Psychological Testing