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Rituals are symbolic, structured activities performed to mark meaning, transition, or healing. They exist in every culture and are often linked to identity, community, and emotional regulation. Rituals are symbolic, structured activities performed to mark meaning, transition, or healing. They exist in every culture and are often linked to identity, community, and emotional regulation.

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 Book: The Art of Ritual by Renee Beck & Sydney Barbara Metrick

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Rituals play a major role in every life stage—from childhood routines to end-of-life ceremonies. They create structure, aid in transitions, and support psychological well-being.

Examples:

Childhood: Bedtime stories, birthday celebrations

Adolescence: Graduation, quinceañera, confirmation

Adulthood: Weddings, spiritual practices

Elderhood: Legacy writing, memory circles

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Trauma can interrupt identity, security, and meaning. Rituals offer restoration, community connection, and a safe container for processing grief and trauma.

Examples:

Veterans' healing circles

Grief rituals like candle lighting or memory boxes

Cultural mourning practices

Theoretical Insights:

Judith Herman’s stages of trauma recovery

Van Gennep’s Rites of Passage (Separation, Transition, Incorporation)

Cultural Trauma Theory (Jeffrey Alexander)

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Healing Through Rituals: Ancient Practices for Modern Stress

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Therapists use ritual to support clients’ transitions, honor loss, or build resilience. Rituals can be integrated into various modalities like narrative therapy, CBT, and family therapy.

Examples:

Burning letters to release emotions

Creating a memory box

Guided journaling for trauma recovery

Group closing rituals

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Traditional Healing Rituals and Practices to Overcome Mental Health Challenges

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Rituals are culturally specific. Counselors must approach this area with cultural humility, asking clients about their traditions and preferences.

Examples:

Día de los Muertos (Mexico)

Karakia (Māori)

Ramadan, Baptism, Hindu Puja, African mourning cloths

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Multicultural Guidelines: An Ecological Approach

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A collection of useful materials counselors can use in session or for training.

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My Grandmother's Hands – Resmaa Menakem (Somatic + Ritual healing)

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Mindstream. (2025, June 18). Healing through Rituals: Ancient Practices for Modern stress [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N95Po6jNIq0

Menakem, R. (2021). My grandmother’s hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies. Penguin UK.

Beck, R., & Metrick, S. B. (1990). The art of ritual.

USET Channel. (2025, February 12). Traditional healing rituals and practices to overcome mental health challenges [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPYTOLFTGJ4

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Wellness is the active pursuit of activities, choices and lifestyles that lead to a state of holistic health.

Wellness is an individual pursuit we have self-responsibility for our own choices, behaviors and lifestyles.

Three components to wellness are physical, emotional, and mental.

(What is wellness? 2024)

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What is wellness?. Global Wellness Institute. (2024, December 10). https://globalwellnessinstitute.org/what-is-wellness/

Addiction. Cleveland Clinic. (2025, June 2). https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/6407-addiction

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An addiction is a disease as well as a chronic condition. The American Society of Addiction medicine defines it as a brain disorder.

There are two main groups of addictions. 1. substance addictions and non-substance addictions.

Signs and Symptoms of an addiction consist of Lack of control, personal problems with health issues, and withdrawal symptoms.

(Addiction 2025)