Rediscovering Dignity: A 10-Day Email Course for Healing After Religious Trauma
Because your worth was never lost—only hidden.
Religious Trauma Attempts to Erode Your Dignity
When you grow up in high-control or shame-based religion, dignity is often the first thing to go.
You’re told who to be, what to believe, and how to feel. Over time, you begin to doubt your own goodness, your intuition, your belonging.
This course is an invitation to reclaim what was always yours.
As a paid (of gifted) Subscriber to the Riverside with AJZ, I’m offering you free access to this 10 day e-mail course delivered to your inbox.
Rediscovering Dignity is a 10-day, trauma-informed journey that blends compassionate psychology, embodiment, and gentle spiritual reflection to help you rebuild self-worth from the inside out.
Each day, you’ll receive:
A short, reflective teaching rooted in Donna Hicks’ Elements of Dignity
A trauma-informed embodiment or mindfulness practice to support integration
A closing reflection or affirmation to anchor what you’ve learned
Delivered straight to your inbox — all for less than a cup of coffee a day.
What You’ll Learn
Across 10 days, you’ll explore how dignity shows up in every part of your healing:
Acceptance of Identity – You are not a problem to be solved.
Inclusion – You belong exactly as you are.
Safety – Your body deserves to feel secure.
Acknowledgment – Your story deserves to be seen and honored.
Recognition – You are worthy of being valued for who you are.
Fairness – You can release the roles and rules that kept you small.
Benefit of the Doubt – You are allowed to trust your own goodness.
Understanding – Curiosity, not certainty, leads to healing.
Independence – You have the right to think and choose for yourself.
Accountability – You can hold truth and compassion at the same time.
Each lesson is grounded in evidence-based trauma care, nervous system awareness, and dignity psychology—translated into simple language you can actually use.
Why It Matters
When you’ve lived under control or fear, healing can feel like trying to remember who you were before everything hurt.
But dignity isn’t something you have to earn. It’s the quiet truth of your being—your ability to feel, think, choose, and love.
This course doesn’t ask you to believe differently. It helps you live differently—from a place of wholeness, curiosity, and self-respect.
What Participants Are Saying
“I just finished Dignity Day 1 - it’s super beautiful.”
— E. S., Eastern Washington“Every email felt like a deep exhale. I didn’t realize how much shame I was still holding until this helped me release it.”
— J. V. W., New England“It’s rare to find something both gentle and transformative. This was both.”
— L. P., Southern California
Is This Course for You?
This course is designed for those who:
Are deconstructing or healing from high-control religion
Want a safe, structured way to reconnect with their body and self-worth
Crave gentle, non-dogmatic guidance rooted in dignity, not doctrine
Are ready to move forward—without bypassing or self-blame
If you’ve been wondering how to bridge the gap between knowing you’re free and feeling free, this is for you.