Sacred Wounds (Second Edition)

Sacred Wounds

Finding Your Path to Healing from Spiritual Trauma

Second Edition

Teresa Mateus
Chalice Press, 2025
ISBN 9780827235649

Softcover, 224 pp.
8.4 X 5.6 X 0.4 inches | 0.6 pounds

Is the pain of your past religious experiences weighing you down? Have you been hurt by the very institutions that were supposed to offer solace and support? Sacred Wounds, Second Edition is here to guide you towards healing and transformation.

If you've been deeply wounded by religious institutions or are seeking to understand and help those who have, Sacred Wounds, Second Edition offers a compassionate and practical guide to recovery. Teresa Mateus's wisdom and experience will light your path to spiritual wholeness as she shares her personal story as a trauma survivor and the stories of others who have faced similar spiritual wounds. You will gain insight from these diverse voices, engage in healing and contemplative exercises that help you explore your spiritual story. Learn about the nature of trauma in religious settings and why it is unique-- then discover practical ways to heal from spiritual trauma.

New to this second edition is a guide on being an ally, updates to reflect how western (primarily American) culture has changed, and a study guide.

Teresa Mateus, MSW, E-RYT 200, (she/her/ella) is a traumatologist, author, speaker and consultant at the intersections of spirituality, healing and social change. She a trained clinical social worker, yoga teacher, Q'ero Paqo initiated in Andean traditional healing, and a community-based full-spectrum Doula -- centering the ethic of healing justice in all her work. She finds rest amid the thin air of high mountains or floating in the deep waters of rivers, lakes or oceans. She lives on Lenape land in the New York City metro area with her tiny-sized, big-dog-energy pup.

2025.05.07