Raised Mormon, She Left the Church Fearing for Her Safety

After an incident of harassment, Carla began to question being in a church that wouldn't protect her. But the hardest part of walking away was talking to her Honduran parents about it. And Doralis Coriano Ortiz, a psychotherapist who helps BIPOC clients navigate adverse religious experiences shares strategies for speaking with loved ones about a crisis of faith.

Our expert this week is Doralis Coriano Ortiz, a Chicago-based bilingual psychotherapist in private practice at Live Oaks. Learn more about her work here. Doralis recommends the Reclamation Collective and the Religious Trauma Institute for anyone looking for support, resources and information about adverse religious experiences, religious trauma, and spiritual abuse.