The Religious Trauma Collective

The team at The Religious Trauma Collective acknowledge the traditional owners of the land we work on, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples whose Elders and forebears have been custodians of lands, waters and seas. We are grateful for their stewardship of culture and country and pay our respects to all Indigenous people who engage with our work across the land now called Australia.

Māori Acknowledgement

We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand and the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi including the right to tino rangatiratanga (self-determination).

We have heard the stories and name the harm done to Indigenous people in the name of religion through colonisation.

Statement of Inclusion & Diversity

The team at The Religious Trauma Collective is all about embracing diversity!

That means celebrating and affirming every LGBTQIA+ identity and showing love and respect for everyone's abilities, cultures, faiths, and bodies. Everyone's unique journey is valued and welcomed with open arms.

In The Shelter by Padraig O’Tuama

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As the end of the year approaches I though you may need something to read that’s gentle and easy on the heart.

Padraig O’Tuama’s In the Shelter is beautiful. He writes "It i

There’s a particular kind of ache that shows up at Christmas when you’ve left a faith community. It’s not just missing people, it’s missing a structure that once made your world feel organised, predictable, and full of built-

You grew up with rules, expectations, and scriptures weaponised as emotional handcuffs. So, this year, instead of pressure and performance, I would like to extend an invitation to give yourself permission. Gentle, sarcastic, compassionate, grounded p

There is a particular grief in losing God, not the theological or the institutional God, but your God. The God who held you when you were young. The one who made you feel chosen, safe, purposeful.

Leaving faith doesn’t just rearrange your bel

There’s something uniquely overwhelming about December. The sensory load, the old roles, the pressure to “be festive,” the memories your body didn’t consent to revisiting.

So here’s a simple grounding practice you can

If December feels heavier than it should, it’s not because you’re “too sensitive.” It may be because many of us don’t just have childhood memories, we have ghosts.

The Ghost of Christmas Past isn’t some Dickens c

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