Sarah Westbrook  MS, LPC, NCC - Trauma BondedDivorced: Mormonism/LDSYou never forget your first kiss, your first love…or your first trauma bond. 16-year-old Sarah believed her boyfriend would save her from her dysfunctional home. When her parents discovered that they’d committed the sin of premarital sex, the aftermath left the two teenagers irrevocably bonded in trauma. In today’s episode, Sarah speaks plainly about her experiences growing up in a dysfunctional Mormon home and the deep scars of Purity Culture indoctrination.Part memoir, part self-help guide, Trauma Bonded pairs therapist Sarah Westbrook’s journey of recovery with mental health insights for overcoming toxic relationships and finding peace after complex post-traumatic stress disorder.Sarah Westbrook, MS, LPC, NCC, is the founder of Westbrook Counseling Services and Daisy Girl Communications. As a survivor of chronic trauma and emotional neglect, Sarah understands the work that goes into healing from c-PTSD. Sarah is the host of the Unpacking Mormonism and Other Religious Trauma and Raising Crazy: Growing Up to Show Up podcasts.FIND SARAH & HER BOOK: www.daisygirlcommunications.com.Support the Divorcing Religion Podcast by becoming a member of the CORT YouTube channel:When you Support this podcast by joining our YouTube membership (starting as low as $3/month) you'll get early access to all of our new content, access to badges and special chat emojis, and more. Every dollar helps so sign up to be a member today by clicking "Join" under the video. Subscribe to the audio-only version here: https://www.divorcing-religion.com/religious-trauma-podcastFollow Janice and the Conference on Religious Trauma on Social Media: Mastodon: [email protected]: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/divorcereligionTwitter: https://twitter.com/Wise_counsellorTwitter: https://twitter.com/ComeToCORTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DivorcingReligionTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@janiceselbieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisecounsellor/The Divorcing Religion Podcast is for entertainment purposes only. If you need help with your mental health, please consult a qualified, secular, mental health clinician.Support the show

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