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Empowering Safe Childhoods

We continue our series on empowering safe childhoods with Dr. Ann Gillies, a Canadian trauma specialist, pastor, author, activist. Date: Saturday 11th January 2025 Time: 5pm (GMT), 12pm, (EST) Ann E. Gillies, Ph.D., received her call to ministry in 1982. Her call and passion for ministry come from Isaiah 61: 1-3. She spent over 25…
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November 16, 2024 0

Empowering Safe Childhoods

Our focus on this webinar is on a critical and sensitive topic: child sexual abuse, with a particular emphasis on supporting same-sex attracted and gender dysphoria clients. We understand that discussing child sexual abuse can be challenging, but it is essential to create safe and supportive environments for all children. Our goal is to provide…
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October 12, 2024 0

Sexualised Attachments

We are thrilled to host Dr. Floyd Godfrey who join us to talk about his latest book. Healing & Recovery – Perspective for Young Men with Sexualized Attachments is a workbook designed to help young men develop clarity and self-awareness around sexualised attachments. When attachment drives become fused with sexual drives, it’s called sexualized attachment.…
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September 16, 2024 0

Futuwwah: How to use futuwwah to bring young boys and males into sacred manhood

Futuwwah linguistically derives from fa-ti-ya, meaning to be youthful. It is related to the word fatā meaning a young male, and Fityan being a gathering or group of youth. Fata is understood from the aspect of age to be one in between the period of early teens and manhood. Futuwwah cannot be simply defined operationally…
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April 9, 2024 0

Psychology of Change

In this blessed month of Ramadan, we are going to explore the psychological insights necessary for personal growth, change, and transformation. We look at what brings about incremental change, the concept of true happiness, finding motivation, purpose, understanding internal triggers and discomfort. We are grateful to be joined by Shaykh Munsif Mubarak, clinical psychotherapist and…
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March 12, 2024 0

Scotland’s conversion practices consultation

The Expert Advisory Group (EAG) on Ending Conversion Practices’ defined conversion practices as “any treatment, practice or effort that aims to change, suppress and/or eliminate a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity and/or gender expression”. The full consultation paper can be found here. We have written as to why we think this isn’t a welcome legislation…
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March 1, 2024 0

A Session with Richard Cohen

As Richard completes his seventh book, a 250+-page Counsellor Training Program Manual for therapists, coaches, ministry leaders, we have a special Q&A session to discuss with him all his books till now. For 35 years, psychotherapist, educator, and author Richard Cohen has helped hundreds of men and women worldwide transition from a homosexual to a…
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January 18, 2024 1

Ending conversion practices in Scotland: consultation guidance

The Scottish government is seeking to put forth its own legislation to ban conversion practices. Here are the concerns we have with this legislation. The consultation states “Conversion practices are harmful to individuals subjected to them. They are promoted within an ideology that views LGBTQI+ identities as wrong and believes that they can be changed“. This…
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January 17, 2024 0

Jimmy, Austria

My early childhood was marked by a sensitive and artistic temperament. At pre-teen age, my older cousin who was also my best friend, introduced me into sexuality in inappropriate ways. This exposure led to shared sexual experiences during one summer, experiences that he outgrew by the next year, leaving me feeling isolated, rejected and confused.…
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January 14, 2024 0

Breaking Barriers: Decolonising ‘Islamic Psychology’ and ‘Counselling’

When it comes to looking for help for same sex attraction or gender incongruence, Muslims may prefer an approach that draws from their faith, as secular counselling may fail to see their frame of reference.  We are pleased to joined by Imam Abdullah Hasan, who established the first ever Islamic post graduate counselling course –…
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January 7, 2024 0