The Soul Also Keeps the Score: A Trauma-Informed Companion to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius

＂In this work, McChesney interprets the classic sixteenth-century mystical text of the Spiritual Exercises as born in violence to the body and soul of their author, the traumatized, battle-wounded-turned-saint, Ignatius of Loyola. McChesney insists that the two languages of mental health and spirituality can speak in one voice＂--

FatherRobert McChesney, SJ, has accompanied war refugees, military veterans, and survivors of sexual violence and child abuse as chaplain, pastoral counselor, and retreat guide for more than thirty years, paying particular attention to the intersection of Ignatian spirituality and mental health in the healing of traumatic injury. McChesney has served with the Jesuit Refugee Service in the Middle East, at a federal immigration detention center in Los Angeles Harbor, and as national director in Washington, DC. He is a frequent speaker at workshops and conferences regarding soul repair in trauma recovery and is a member of the Georgetown Jesuit community in Washington, DC.