Religious Trauma Syndrome, Dr. Marlene Winell, Part 2

Presentation at Texas Freethought Convention, Oct. 8, 2010. Dr. Marlene Winell describes a mental health condition called RTS, based on her clinical work with clients recovering from harmful forms of religious involvement. In Part 2, Winell describes her recovery retreats (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACF9Nq_qGPo), discusses abuses of childhood indoctrination, and tells some of her own religious background. Dr. Winell is a psychologist and the author of "Leaving the Fold: A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving Their Religion." More information is at marlenewinell.net.

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Education

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• fundamentalism
• exfundamentalism
• christianity
• deconversion
• recovery from religion
• religious trauma syndrome
• religious abuse
• religious recovery
• Texas Freethought Convention
• Marlene Winell
• recovery retreats

[trapezedance]

I appreciate your comment, and I would be glad to hear more of your views and experiences. I'm continuing to learn and write and counsel people about RTS. I can be reached through my website. Thanks.

[VyckRo]

Something about Alheist Trauma?

[DollFace8x3]

@DollFace8x3 Jeez, I can't even remember my age. I meant to say approaching my 22nd birthday. lol...wow...at least I made myself laugh. 

[DollFace8x3]

I became a full blown Christian at 20, I'm approaching my 21st birthday and only last week, in my heart I realize that I never REALLY believed it, I was just in a place where I NEEDED to believe it. I'm agnostic at this point, but I'm so0o paranoid-it is ridiculous. Nice to see that I'm not alone.

[sharpjwe]

i understood at the age of 6 to 8 that religions where fake and there was no gods .

lucky not traumatized but i can understand religion does cause trauma .

and for any older people they have lived in the religious lies

prefer to die with them rather than to come out of it and admit they have been wrong and lied to all their lives

[weesue]

Leaving the fold was a turning point for me... Thank you for this... I live in Scotland and I am an Ex Fundamentalist Christian... I have a blog on "Blogger" just look up "Ex Fundamentalist", For my story...

[jimboedwardlee]

Thank you so much. This is exciting because millions of people suffer from this. I have never heard of Dr. Marlene but more people are coming out to talk about this issue. Millions-who are quietly suffering and being treated for other issues when the fundamental issue is religious abuse.