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Not Alone: A Conference for Survivors and Helping Professionals

May 11

$45

Have you ever been a part of a cult, high-control group or relationship? You are not alone. Join this one-day event for a day of education, healing and community. The cost to attend is $45, which includes a catered lunch by the venue.

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This event is sponsored by the Spiritual Abuse Forum for Education (SAFE), which is a regular meetup in Portland, Ore. Conference Co-Sponsors include People Leave CultsEmpathy Paradigm ConsultingEcumenical Ministries of OregonCultNews101, and Cult Mediation. This will be the second SAFE-sponsored conference in Portland. For more information about SAFE, check out this interview between Ken Garrett and Ashlen Hilliard.

Presenters include a range of professionals with specializations in coercive control, cult recovery education, and religious trauma therapy. Conference presentations and speaker line-up include:

    • Spiritual Abuse & Adult Clergy Sexual Abuse: How Does it Happen and How Are They Connected – Presented by Anna Tolf
    • Healing After Cults…Spirituality, Self-Help & Cult Hopping – Presented by Jennifer French Tomasic, MSc
    • Complex Trauma After Cult Involvement: Approaches to Recovery – Presented by Erin Falconer, PhD, MSc, LMSW
    • Using Art to Build Self Connection – Presented by Natalee Bigger Stockdale, MA, ATR-BC, LPCC, NCC
    • Creating Psychologically Safe Communities – Presented by Josh Miller, MCPC and Ashlen Hilliard, MSc
    • Re-establishing Faith After Spiritual Abuse – Presented by Kent Burtner, M.Div., M.A
    • Navigating Scientology: Perspectives From Generational Differences – Moderated by Ashlen Hilliard, MSc
    • Understanding Power & Control Dynamics – Presented by Josh Miller, MCPC and Anna Clark Miller, NCC, LPC-S, LMHC-S
    • When to Leave your Church – Presented by Rev. Kenneth Garrett, MDiv. DMin.
    • Cult Recovery: The Basics – Presented by Chris Shelton, MSc
    • Cult Media Messaging: Feeling Comfortable with Sharing Your Story – Presented by Dhyana Levey, MSc
    • Tools and Skills to Help and Advocate for Other Survivors – Presented by Connie Baker, MA, LPC

We hope you can join us! Together we can overcome the trauma of cults and high-control groups or relationships, and strengthen our network in the Pacific Northwest.

Details

Date:
May 11
Cost:
$45
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Website:
https://www.safeportland.org/safe-conference

Organizer

Spiritual Abuse Forum for Education (SAFE)
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Venue

McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 NE 33rd Ave
Portland, Oregon 97211
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