About this episode

The episode discusses the concerns regarding the spiritual safety of somatic experiencing therapy in relation to Orthodox principles.

Today’s podcast answers a question from someone who has been going through somatic experiencing therapy. They are concerned that it is not rooted in the Orthodox Faith and does not overtly guide on Orthodox principles. What this type of therapy is and whether it is safe or not are discussed.

People in this episode

Host: Fr. Joshua Makoul

Topics covered

• somatic experiencing therapy
• Orthodox Faith
• spiritual safety
• mental health
• therapy concerns

Keywords

• somatic experiencing
• Orthodox Faith
• therapy
• spiritual safety
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Orthodox Faith

Books & works: Somatic Experiencing Therapy

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