Breathing Underwater—Swimming in the Sea of Collective Trauma

Kathleen McPhillips, Ph.D., is a Lecturer in sociology at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Her work addressed the intersections between religion, gender, and trauma studies. She is currently attending the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse as a social researcher, funded by the University of Newcastle. She is also a clinical psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of early trauma with a private practice in Newcastle.
Correspondence should be addressed to Kathleen McPhillips, Ph.D. Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia. E-mail: