Megan Von Fricken is a licensed clinical social worker with a virtual psychotherapy practice where she specializes in helping people recover from religious harm. You can follow Megan on Instagram at @reclaimingself.therapy.You can listen to Megan’s episode on Season 1 of Your Friend The Therapist here: Accepting Your Authentic Self with Megan Von Fricken. In this conversation, Megan Von Fricken, a licensed clinical social worker specializing in helping people recover from religious harm, discusses her own experience with high control religion and the process of deconstructing her beliefs. She explores the intersection of family trauma and religious trauma, highlighting the concept of generational religious trauma. Megan emphasizes the importance of grieving the losses associated with leaving a high control group and finding ways to rebuild and create new experiences. She also discusses the role of anger and the need for self-compassion in the healing process. Your Friend, The Therapist is hosted and produced by Kari Fillian. You can follow the show on Instagram at @yourfriendthetherapistpod. Subscribe to my Substack for more musings: https://yourfriendthetherapist.substack.com/You can listen to the show on Substack, Spotify & Apple Podcasts. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yourfriendthetherapist.substack.com
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