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Episode 41. Welcome to Part 1 of the conversation with Emily Davey about Spiritual Formation and Religions Trauma. Emily is a graduate student at Old Dominion University pursuing her masters in Clinical and Mental Health Counseling. In this episode, Emily shares her research regarding James Fowler's Spiritual Development Model and Religious Trauma Syndrome, and how they interact. Her research is specifically within the context of the American Evangelical Church, in which she was raised. After presenting her research, Emily shares how her research was performed on her, which validated her claims, as she was removed from the University in which she was studying at the time. In part 2, Emily goes more into detail about her own deconstruction and identity work.     Side note: The podcast was recorded on the morning of January 7, 2021. This was the morning after the Insurrection happened at the Capitol. The episode starts out with both Emily and Brandon discussing the event.