Every single person, including those who struggle deeply with who they are, are made in the image and likeness of God. However much someone can be mistaken in their self-understanding, whatever they’ve done to add to their own confusion, they’re still infinitely valuable and worthy of the fullest expressions of our love and care. This includes every person within the growing population of people who identify as transgender.
Every single person, including those who struggle deeply with who they are, are made in the image and likeness of God. However much someone can be mistaken in their self-understanding, whatever they’ve done to add to their own confusion, they’re still infinitely valuable and worthy of the fullest expressions of our love and care. This includes every person within the growing population of people who identify as transgender.
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Healing Spiritual Harms
is believed to be the world’s first study that includes research with mental health practitioners, and has a significantly more diverse cohort of survivor participants (35) than previous studies.
It finds that survivors of so-called conversion practices face barriers when they try to access mental health support, often because their conversion masqueraded as counselling, but also because they experience fresh shame if they disclose a desire to continue practising their faith.
Some mental health professionals unhelpfully view any ongoing faith connection from survivors as a sign they are still psychologically tied to the churches that tried to convert them.