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Health Matters: Mental Health Edition--Spiritual Bypass

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Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at 6 p.m. On this episode of Health Matters; Mental Health Edition, host Jenny Gregorio will be joined by Dr. Peridot Gilbert-Reed, LPC-S, to talk about spiritual bypass, a term which you may not have heard before. What can happen when you use spirituality to evade your emotions or situation? Can you be on the receiving end of spiritual bypass? We will delve deeply into this topic with Dr. Gilbert-Reed, who recently finished her dissertation on the subject. Dr. Gilbert Reed is a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor (RPT-S), EMDR Provider, EMDR Specialist for Children and Adolescents, EMDR-Sandtray Specialist and a Religious and Spiritual Trauma/Abuse Specialist in Shreveport. Questions will be taken during the show at 1-800-552-8502.