Find warmth and belonging by reimagining the season with culturally rooted rituals beyond religious pressure—peer-supported space for Black survivors.

For many Black religious trauma survivors, December can be a complicated month. While the world celebrates Christmas, some survivors often wrestle with memories of church-centered rituals, pressure to perform religious traditions, or painful associations with the holidays. Many feel disconnected from the Christian meaning of the season — yet still desire warmth, connection, culture, and meaning during this time of year.

This gathering is a space to **reimagine December on your own terms.**
Together, we’ll explore **culturally rooted, ancestral, creative, and non-religious rituals** that honor who we are as Black people — beyond the constraints of religious narratives.

This is an open, peer-supported conversation where you can share experiences, learn alternatives, and gain ideas for making December meaningful without religious pressures or shame.

You deserve holidays that feel authentic, grounding, and free — not triggering or guilt-filled.
Come reimagine December with a community that understands.
See you on **Thursday 12/11/25 @7pm EST!**

Black Religious Trauma Recovery Network

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Cherrie Moore

Reimagining December: Culturally Rooted Rituals Beyond Christmas

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As 2025 comes to a close, many Black religious trauma survivors are carrying stories of growth, shedding, awakening, and resilience that deserve to be honored.
Healing from religious abuse — especially within the Black Church or other spiritual communities — is not a linear path. This year may have held breakthroughs, grief, clarity, anger, courage, loneliness, liberation, and new beginnings. All of it matters. All of it deserves space.
In this final gathering of the year, let's come together as a community to reflect on:

* **What we learned** about ourselves, faith, boundaries, healing, and identity
* **What we shed** — beliefs, roles, fears, relationships, or old versions of ourselves
* **What we are now embracing** as we move into 2026 with intentionality and self-trust

This session will be a grounding, affirming, and connective space where:

* We celebrate our resilience
* We honor the losses and gains of this year
* We witness one another without pressure or judgment
* We explore who we are becoming outside the constraints of toxic religion
* We acknowledge the courage it took to survive and continue healing

Whether this year felt like survival mode, deep transformation, or slow and steady progress, your journey is worthy of reflection and reverence.
Join us for a supportive, and empowering year-end circle as we release 2025 and prepare to step into 2026 with clarity, freedom, and renewed self-compassion.
**Please bring Pen & Paper** as we engage in some reflective prompts. See you on **Thursday 12/18/25 @12/18/25 @7pm EST!**

What I Learned,What I Shed & What I'm Now Embracing:Yr.End Reflections 2025/2026

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