The Shattered Soul: Restoring Wholeness and Rebuilding Your Faith After Spiritual Trauma

On the path back to faith after spiritual abuse, find hope and healing with this trauma-informed and spiritually sensitive guide.

Understanding spiritual abuse and trauma is one thing--knowing how to move forward is another. Survivors are often left unsure how to reconnect with God, their soul, or to community. Anything associated with their prior spiritual practice--attending worship, prayer, reading Scripture, participating in Christian community--becomes a trigger for reliving their abuse. How do we restore health and wholeness and rebuild our faith when our spiritual life feels painful?

You don't have to force your faith or abandon it altogether. There is a sacred space in between--unhurried and gracious--where the shattered pieces of your soul can be gathered into wholeness by the love, compassion, and gentleness of the Divine.

In her debut book, The Shattered Soul, trauma therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor Colleen Ramser journeys with survivors as an empathetic companion on the path to recovery from spiritual trauma and abuse. Through expert knowledge and her own vulnerable story of reconnecting to her faith after abuse, readers will come to understand how to:

• become aware of instances of spiritual abuse and spiritual trauma in your story
• see how the impact of spiritual trauma on your body and soul hinders your capacity to experience God, others, and your faith
• overcome the silence that keeps you debilitated and stuck in your thoughts and emotions
• soften the guarded parts of your soul to experience connection within, with God, and community in safe ways
• understand the relational dynamics that made you vulnerable to prevent future risk
• use practical tools and direction to help begin the process of healing your trauma and reconnecting to your soul and your faith

Restoration is possible. In the pages of this book, discover how to truly reclaim an authentic and embodied faith in Christ.

Colleen Ramser, MA, is an EMDR-certified licensed professional counselor (LPC) specializing in trauma--particularly the effects of spiritual abuse and domestic abuse. She is a speaker and writer who meets Christ followers at the intersection of trauma and faith, and has appeared on podcasts such as The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill and The Slow Work. As a survivor of trauma, Colleen is a compassionate witness on the journey, bringing a deep knowing of dark nights and new mercies. Connect with Colleen at colleenramserlpc.com or on Facebook at @colleenramser.