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When religious concepts conflict with therapeutic healing

My therapist says my guilt over minor mistakes stems from perfectionism, but in Shinto everything feels like it could create spiritual pollution.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Psychological wellness and spiritual tradition can pull the soul in opposite directions.

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“Where Are You with Shinto and Japanese religion?”

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