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When spiritual exploration triggers trauma in groups

Our book club started reading spiritual texts during lockdown and it was perfect until we got to a book that triggered something in one member who had a religious breakdown and now the rest of us don't know how to continue. We want to be supportive but we also don't want to stop exploring together, and everything feels fragile in a way we don't know how to navigate.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The very seeking that bonds your group has awakened old wounds in one member, forcing you to choose between collective growth and individual care.

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