Moral Injury and Soul Repair

After a traumatic event, the injury can go beyond physical and psychological damage. In Fort Worth, Texas at the Brite Divinity School, there is a novel treatment center solely for aiding the wounded moral identities of trauma survivors. The Soul Repair Center holds the idea that when people make decisions or witness actions that go against their moral code it injures their moral identity. Understandably this can be common among soldiers, but it is also similar to betrayal trauma, which is an outcome of childhood abuse that creates a degraded sense of self. There is a strong connection between PTSD and moral trauma, and repairing the soul is essential for healing.

Read the entire article here: “Soul Repair” & Veterans of Trauma

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