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When trauma makes traditional healing practices inaccessible

I survived rape and my traditional healer wants to do cleansing rituals but I am triggered by anyone touching me and don't know how to heal

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The body's protective responses to violation can block access to the very practices needed for spiritual restoration

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with African healing traditions for mental distress?”

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