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Religious Trauma & Cult Abuse Recovery - November 9, 2023

In this episode, we discuss the difference between big T vs. little T trauma, deconstructing our beliefs, feelings of shame and guilt, exploring what a cult looks like, and healing from religious abuse. 


Your Therapist Needs Therapy

Deconstruction and Religious Trauma - November 1, 2023

Jeremy has the chance to sit down with the tremendously talented Dr. Quincee Gideon this week. Jeremy and Dr. Quincee talk about deconstructing from evangelical fundamentalism, the potential overlap and misdiagnosis of ADHD and/or trauma, and the ongoing process of recovery from religious trauma. 


How We get through

The Impacts of Religious Trauma on IVF - October 31, 2023

What does religious trauma and IVF have in common? Well in this episode you're about to find out. Dr. Quincee Gideon, she is a licensed psychologist who specializes in religious trauma and cult recovery, with us. But, she's not just any expert – she's on a personal quest of her own. Quincee's about to share her unique journey of shedding even more layers of religious trauma as she unravels it from her IVF journey.

From the basics of religious trauma to the painful undercurrent of "god's timing" when it comes to trying to conceive, we're diving deep into these experiences. Join us in this candid conversation as we explore the intersection of faith, trauma, and fertility.


Just Over Here

deconstructing with Dr. Quincee Gideon - October 30, 2023

Dr. Quincee Gideon is here talking about her journey recovering from religious trauma and all the ways we heal over and over again throughout our lives.

  • The advice Dr. Quincee gave to Kimberly before her divorce

  • Learning about trauma from within it

  • Creating a description of "God" for ourselves

  • Defining and understanding trauma and the impacts of religious trauma

  • The work of deconstructing: "Can I tell myself the truth of what I've been through?"

  • An exercise in practicing empathy for our past selves


Unforgetting

breaking the Chains: High control groups, cults, & religious trauma - June 13, 2023

When you hear the word “cult,” what do you think of? Maybe it’s people drinking koolaid or building a commune back in the 70s. But high control groups exist now, they are everywhere, they are extremely damaging, and no one thinks they are signing up for a cult when they first get involved.

This week, I’m talking with my guest Dr. Quincee about:

1. What a high control group is.

2. Our own personal experiences with religious trauma.

3. Red and green flags to watch out for when joining a group or community.

4. How people get sucked in to a cult and why they stay.

5. The phases of healing and deconstruction after being in a high control group, religion, or cult.

6. Tips for deconstructing on your own, and for supporting a loved one who you think might be involved in a cult or high control group.


Peace Out

Religious Trauma + Cult Recovery - March 7, 2023

Dr. Quincee is an experienced Ex-Evangelical trauma therapist. 

She tells her story of growing up in a very high-demand religious community, unknowingly marrying a closeted gay man, and then finding herself ostracized from her community post-divorce. Hear how she has healed and helps others on their journey to healing after religion. 


Momwell

How to make decisions with confidence - March 1, 2023

Many of us were never taught how to make decisions with confidence. Some of us came from a religious background, some of us encountered controlling environments, and some of us were simply taught to trust our parent’s choices rather than making our own. Now, as moms, we often find ourselves struggling with people pleasing or an inability to trust ourselves. 

But when we understand what’s holding us back, we can empower ourselves to make decisions. Today, I’m joined by Dr. Quincee Gideon, clinical psychologist and specialist in religious trauma and cult recovery to discuss how to work through our past and make decisions with confidence.  


One More Light

Working Through Religious Trauma - February 6, 2023

Religious trauma is a hot topic right now in mental health. What is it? How do we know if we've experienced it? Dr. Quincee Gideon explains.


Therapy Chat

Purity Culture + Religious Trauma - November 4, 2022

Quincee shared information about purity culture and the harm it can cause. She described how she works with survivors of religious trauma and cult abuse in her California-based psychotherapy practice, as well as her membership community for people who are in recovery from these experiences. Laura found recognition of her own traumatic experiences related to religion through this conversation.


A Healthy Push

Religious Trauma and Cult Recovery - September 25, 2022

Religious trauma is tricky because it often occurs in subtle ways, but it has really damaging effects. And it's also really tricky because it happens in the very communities that people are meant to be the safest in.

And cue Dr. Quincee Gideon! Quincee is a clinical psychologist who practices in Los Angeles and specializes in religious trauma and cult recovery. And she knows her stuff! Through her work, she helps people to create a new story for their lives and start thriving again.

In this episode, we dive into:

  • What religious trauma is

  • Some signs of religious trauma

  • Quincee's personal experience with religious trauma

  • The two things that religious trauma survivors need

  • Where to start if you think you're experiencing religious trauma


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how to heal from religious trauma - July 20, 2022

Dr. Gideon and Dr. Tara Egan from One Day You’ll Thank Me podcast have a discussion around religious trauma, cult life, and the impact it can have on mental health.

“When we start to pull apart religious trauma, our beliefs, and the specific roles we are taught, we have to determine what’s left of our identity.” Dr. Quincee said.

It can be very hard to step outside of religious beliefs and start the process of pulling them apart. In coercive religious environments, the very idea of questioning is often associated with a lack of faith.

 

one day you’ll thank me podcast

understanding + healing from religious trauma - May 11, 2022

Dr. Gideon and Dr. Tara Egan from One Day You’ll Thank Me podcast have a discussion around religious trauma, cult life, and the impact it can have on mental health.

“Cults happen when a religious belief becomes extreme, it becomes restrictive, it becomes the only way of dealing with something so all other mental health resources (ie: doctors, therapists, anyone to help you) are seen as the enemy.” -Dr. Quincee

 

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how your childhood wounds affect your relationships - January 7,2022

Dr. Gideon and Michael Rhodes from Rising Phoenix Podcast discuss how the wounds of your childhood affect your relationships and attachment styles.

What can you take responsibility for? We can be both validated about what’s going on in our lives and we can take responsibility for parts of it. Dr. Gideon said. No one is 100% responsible, ever.

 

the love fix podcast

The big and little t’s of trauma - december 17,2021

Dr. Quincee with Sherry and Carla from The Love Fix Podcast  have a discussion where Dr. Quincee explains the Big and Little “T’s” of trauma and why both matter, and how trauma comes in all shapes and sizes. What you will also hear is that Dr. Quincee’s story of trauma work started with trauma. She suffered the traumatic death of a roommate and loved one, and then spent time traveling and working in a war zone in Africa. 

“We’ve got to get reacquainted with our bodies instead of being enemies with our bodies.” - Dr. Quincee 

 

happy as a mother podcast

regulating your nervous system - November 10,2021

Dr. Gideon and Erica from Happy as a Mother Podcast talk about how we can better understand our nervous system and how to manage its responses more effectively.

“For a trauma survivor to start feeling really empowered again, we have to help them understand that trauma lives inside the body and it does so to varying degrees,” Dr. Quincee said. When we experience trauma, it triggers our nervous system.

She explained our nervous system was passed down to us from generations before us. There was a time in human history when the flight or fight response literally kept us alive, and in some ways, it may still. Imagine a soldier at war. Fight or flight matters.

 

The sweetest little life podcast

religious trauma - November 08,2021

Dr. Gideon and Courtney from The Sweetest Little Life Podcast talks about Quincee’s personal experience walking through religious trauma and how you can begin to shift your mindset when dealing with the guilt and shame around this trauma.

 

cool, calm, & connected podcast

the many faces of narcissism - October 21,2021

If we took a poll on one of the most frequently used words on mental health social media accounts, narcissism would rank towards the top. Narcissism is defined as excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one's physical appearance. People find themselves in a tricky situation, if they start dating a narcissist.

On this episode of Calm, Cool and Connected we are joined by Dr. Quincee Gideon, a clinical psychologist and trauma specialist. She dives into narcissism in relationships with Dr. Fedrick.

 

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How to be free of a religious trauma bond - October 14,2021

To most listeners Janda Becanda may not seem too strange to discuss the taboos of marriage. This time, we will dismantle religious taboos that are often misused to suppress and weaken wives with Dr. Quincee Gideon.

Dr. Quincee Gideon reviews her traumatic marriage experience under the pretext of religious observance in domestic practice. The hope is that the story of the wounds and sorrows he experienced can be a lesson for others who are going to be married and those who are married.

 

a safe place to land podcast

what is attachment and why does it matter - September 29,2021

Dr. Quincee Gideon is on the podcast today to give us the 4-1-1 about all things attachment and relationships and ways in which we can work towards a secure-earned attachment.

“There is just an anxious feeling that you could be abandoned or rejected if you aren’t constantly working for that connection with your person” Dr. Quincee

 

happy as a mother podcast

when treatment becomes trauma - July 28,2021

Dr. Gideon and Erica from Happy as a Mother Podcast talk about medical PTSD and the trauma of birth, motherhood, and fertility. We chat through realistic ways that a mother, woman, or birthing parent can advocate for themselves in medical settings. You can hear more about regulating the nervous system and processing trauma after a medical event. 

“Dr. Quincee pointed out that doctors are like gatekeepers with access to all the specialized knowledge to make a diagnosis and the means to treat the problem. The rest of us only have our lived experience of how our bodies work and only interact with doctors when those bodies aren’t working right. But the medical community has no training in psychology, so sometimes when there are no obvious reasons for symptoms it’s human nature to dismiss them. That’s a problem. We should be able to seek healthcare without being completely dismissed. Dr. Quincee said the medical community needs psychological training.”