“I feel guilty all the time, even when I’m not doing anything wrong…”
Are you navigating fear, shame, and isolation in the aftermath of harmful experiences in religion? Are you so used to suppressing your own needs and emotions, that you don’t know how to express them anymore?
Author, therapist, and religious trauma survivor, Anna Clark Miller has been where you are. The descendant of two generations of missionaries, Anna grew up feeling spiritually inadequate, terrified of unseen threats, and ashamed of her discontent as a missionary kid. When, in adulthood, she started reckoning with the religious harm she’d experienced, it was terrifying at first. But instead of experiencing deeper suffering, she found incredible restoration.
For God’s Sake: Recovering from Religious Trauma offers language to help you understand what you’ve experienced, process your hurt and anger, and start healing on your own terms. You’ll learn how to turn your self-judgement into curiosity, and your shame into self-compassion. Each chapter includes multiple inventories, checklists, and personal reflection prompts to help you connect more deeply with yourself and gain insight into how religious trauma has impacted you.
Grounded in research and counseling experience, Miller takes a religiously neutral approach to healing. She knows from experience that many religious trauma survivors are understandably anxious about perceived hidden agendas, particularly those tied to religion and spirituality. So whether you’re looking to leave religion completely or seek a new, healthier relationship with your faith, For God’s Sake can help you recover and explore who you are beyond religious trauma.
Are you navigating fear, shame, and isolation in the aftermath of harmful experiences in religion? Are you so used to suppressing your own needs and emotions, that you don’t know how to express them anymore?
Author, therapist, and religious trauma survivor, Anna Clark Miller has been where you are. The descendant of two generations of missionaries, Anna grew up feeling spiritually inadequate, terrified of unseen threats, and ashamed of her discontent as a missionary kid. When, in adulthood, she started reckoning with the religious harm she’d experienced, it was terrifying at first. But instead of experiencing deeper suffering, she found incredible restoration.
For God’s Sake: Recovering from Religious Trauma offers language to help you understand what you’ve experienced, process your hurt and anger, and start healing on your own terms. You’ll learn how to turn your self-judgement into curiosity, and your shame into self-compassion. Each chapter includes multiple inventories, checklists, and personal reflection prompts to help you connect more deeply with yourself and gain insight into how religious trauma has impacted you.
Grounded in research and counseling experience, Miller takes a religiously neutral approach to healing. She knows from experience that many religious trauma survivors are understandably anxious about perceived hidden agendas, particularly those tied to religion and spirituality. So whether you’re looking to leave religion completely or seek a new, healthier relationship with your faith, For God’s Sake can help you recover and explore who you are beyond religious trauma.
Reviews
In a time when it can be challenging to know who to trust on complex topics like religious trauma, I highly recommend Anna Clark Miller's For God's Sake. I have known Anna for years, and her professionalism, integrity, and balanced pedagogical approach to educating others on navigating the complex aftermath of harmful religious experiences are unmatched.
Drawing from both clinical expertise and lived experience, Anna Clark Miller offers a rare combination of professional clarity and personal empathy, creating a resource that feels incredibly validating and deeply informative. Helpful reflection prompts, insightful inventories, and practical wisdom turn this work into a meaningful reading experience rather than a dense or overly theoretical text.
I highly recommend this timely resource for survivors of religious or spiritual abuse, trauma-informed educators, and therapists or coaches specializing in caring for those affected by high-control religion. For me, it is not an exaggeration to say that For God's Sake is the clearest, most concise, and nuanced book out there on the topic. As an educator and therapist myself, I will be recommending this work to my students and clients.