The Invisible Wall
- Conscious Coore
- Jul 24
- 3 min read
Updated: Jul 25
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Faith cannot work at full capacity with unresolved inner conflict.
As a therapist, minister, or coach, you likely already know this. But what many of us never learned—especially from generations before—is how to handle conflict that interferes with faith.
External conflict, the things we can't control, are easier to manage because you can either suggest a change in circumstance or a change in thinking. Inner conflict can also seem easy to address, because the concept of faith or a quick interpretation of scripture can serve as a big fat band-aid for someone to mull over later and hopefully come to resolve.
Your professional acumen may position you to be able to support the resolution of certain conflicts related to family life, views of self, relationships, and other issues that are common to the human experience.
But when the conflict is seated right there in the way a person understands self, God, and others in light of negative experiences and indoctrination, what do you do?
Do you correct them?
And if you do correct them, how long is it before that nagging falsehood rears its head again to sabotage the progress that is being made?
That is what I call the invisible wall.
It doesn't go away by “telling the truth.”
It doesn't shatter with quotable platitudes.
It's thick and translucent. What I mean by that is you will only see what that client wants you to see, and you will only know what they want you to know.
They may be transparent in every other area, but when it comes to faith and conversations where their spiritual fortitude could come into question, they may work a bit harder to control the narrative.
The only way to deal with the invisible wall is by knowing how to recognize and respond to the conflict. Recognizing the conflict may come easy to the trained ear, but responding to it is where many struggle, because if the church taught you how to respond to conflicts related to faith, it probably didn’t prepare you for what this next generation and every last one before it needs the most.
If this resonates with you, join our next Safe and Sound community meetup—a monthly space for therapists, clergy, and spiritual caregivers to talk through challenges like these, share insight, and get equipped for the work.
This meetup was originally created for learners enrolled in the Trauma-Informed Spiritual Intervention® certification program, but is now open to others who simply want to be part of the conversation. Join by August 10th so that you don't miss a thing.
You're not alone in this.
So What Now?
If any of this hit home, you’re not alone, and you don’t have to keep navigating it on your own either.
We’re starting a 12-session series inside the Safe and Sound community on August 10th, and we’ll be talking about this kind of stuff in real time: spiritual bypassing, trauma-informed doctrine, direction vs. directions, and how to hold space that actually helps.
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Conscious Coore is the founder of Flamingo Trauma Recovery, the creator of the Trauma-Informed Spiritual Intervention® framework, and author of Fundamentals of Trauma-Informed Spiritual Intervention. With a background in psychology, education, and inner healing ministry, she equips faith-aligned professionals to integrate clinical care and biblical wisdom for lasting transformation. Through her work with Jesus in the Marketplace, she highlights where Safe and Sound work is happening, even in spaces that often overlook the need for it.
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