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Moral Injury and Spiritual Emergency

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Emma Bragdon 3 Comments

Moral Injury and Spiritual Emergency by Emma Bragdon, PhD Joshua Mantz, (above), fresh out of West Point Academy, was a second lieutenant in the army deployed in 2006 to a dangerous zone in Baghdad, Iraq, at age 23. Within months he was shot by a sniper, almost bled to death, and flatlined for 15 minutes

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Abstract: Spiritual Competencies Needed in Mental Health Practices

Posted on October 20, 2021 by Emma Bragdon

An abstract of a longer article by Drs Cassandra Vieten and David Lukoff first published July 2021 about the need for psychologists to develop skills in asking about religion and spirituality. The Abstract Religion and spirituality (R/S) are important aspects of human diversity that should be explicitly addressed in the field of psychology. The

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Spiritual Awakening: It’s NOT About Religion

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Emma Bragdon 2 Comments

The Meaning of Spiritual Awakening In its essence, spiritual awakening has nothing to do with religion, although it might be interpreted in religious terms by religious people. It also has nothing to do with astral travel, channeling or crystal healing. Awakening is a psychological phenomenon. It is a shift into a more intense and expansive

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Spiritual but not religious? Jesus was too.

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Emma Bragdon

When someone asks you if you’re religious, do you find yourself answering that you’re “spiritual but not religious”? As humans, we have an innate desire to connect with the Divine, but too many of us have chafed under the rules, constrictions, and even distortions that can result when spirituality turns into dogma. When I [Phil

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