Case Studies
Pastoral reflections on spiritual healing across diverse human stories — practice in narrative form.
14 case studies
Case Study: The Ashamed Addict
Case Study: The Ashamed Addict Situation A person trapped in addiction carries deep shame and fear of exposure. They expect rejection if they tell the truth. Di
Case StudyCase Study: The Burned-Out Activist / Justice Worker
Case Study: The Burned-Out Activist / Justice Worker Situation A person has poured themselves into justice work — advocacy, community organising, care for the m
Case StudyCase Study: The Burned-Out Carer
Case Study: The Burned-Out Carer Situation A carer has spent years supporting a family member with complex needs. They feel exhausted, numb, and guilty for need
Case StudyCase Study: The Church Abuse Survivor
Case Study: The Church Abuse Survivor Situation A person has experienced direct institutional harm — spiritual, emotional, or physical abuse — perpetrated or co
Case StudyCase Study: The Doubting Ordinand
Case Study: The Doubting Ordinand Situation A person in training for, or recently ordained to, pastoral or priestly ministry is privately losing confidence in b
Case StudyCase Study: The Exhausted Pastor
Case Study: The Exhausted Pastor Situation A pastor is depleted by constant care, conflict, and expectations. They feel responsible for everyone and ashamed to
Case StudyCase Study: The Grief-Shattered Mourner
Case Study: The Grief-Shattered Mourner Situation A person is carrying bereavement — of a person, a marriage, a child, a body’s health, a life’s direction — tha
Case StudyCase Study: The Isolated Carer of a Dying Person
Case Study: The Isolated Carer of a Dying Person Situation A person is in long-term care of someone dying — a spouse, a parent, a child, a sibling — and is spir
Case StudyCase Study: The Jaded Former Believer
Case Study: The Jaded Former Believer Situation A person who was once part of the faith has drifted or deliberately stepped away — not necessarily in dramatic c
Case StudyCase Study: The Perfectionist Devout
Case Study: The Perfectionist Devout Situation A deeply committed believer whose spiritual life has become quietly coercive — not through external pressure, but
Case StudyCase Study: The Questioning Gay Christian
Case Study: The Questioning Gay Christian Situation A Christian is asking honest questions about sexuality, belonging, and faith. They fear rejection, coercion,
Case StudyCase Study: The Religiously Traumatised Believer
Case Study: The Religiously Traumatised Believer Situation A believer carries fear and confusion from harmful church experiences. Scripture and prayer trigger a
Case StudyCase Study: The Silent Contemplative
Case Study: The Silent Contemplative Situation A quiet person loves stillness and prayer, but feels invisible in noisy communities. They fear being overlooked o
Case StudyCase Study: The Tender Mystic
Case Study: The Tender Mystic Situation A person is drawn to deep prayer and silence but is sensitive to spiritual pressure and easily overwhelmed by intense ex
