Comments on: Protection from spiritual abuse needed in safeguarding https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2020/01/09/protection-from-spiritual-abuse-needed-in-safeguarding/ The New Zealand National Catholic Newspaper Wed, 24 Mar 2021 02:35:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Susannah Connolly https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2020/01/09/protection-from-spiritual-abuse-needed-in-safeguarding/#comment-66728 Wed, 24 Mar 2021 02:35:49 +0000 https://nzcatholic.org.nz/?p=20610#comment-66728 Hi Rowena, I am doing a Master’s in Professional Practice right now. Nearly finished. It is Spiritual Direction, what is the gift of Sd for women going through deconstruction and reconstruction of faith.
It has been a journey of 30 years for me, I’ve been practicing SD for about 22years.
I am looking to connect with people in New Zealand that work in this field. As you say it is relatively new, yet we discovered it in about 1995 when going through things at a church we attended, and in listening to stories of others in this church or who had already left.
In my data there is a significant voice from those interviewed about the Leaders, I am hopeful to design and facilitate learning for Pastors, pastoral care givers, about how to be with women, young women, children when they ask questions, go through crisis in life, in marriage, in faith. Not to label them or alienate them, abuse them.

I am wondering about meeting up with you one day in the near future?

Sincerely Susannah

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