ACES and religious upbringing

I don't have any resources for evidence based studies but in my personal experience, having a foundation in faith (administered in a healthy way) was a huge contributing factor in my ability to overcome. It is also the one factor that I have witnessed between long-term (5yr or more) for persons in addiction recovery. I have yet to meet a recovering addict with consistent and "true" recovery who does not have a grounded faith. On the flip side, persons I have met throughout my 10yr journey who had unhealthy introductions to religion, per se, have an extremely difficult time utilizing a faith for additional strength. Not sure if that's clear? Happy to share more as needed, if I come across any studies I'll make sure to let you know :-)

I think this phrase sums it up nicely

Religion can be a resource or a roadblock.

There are some interesting studies on the impact of beliefs on soldiers and ptsd.  The results suggested it depends on the type of values that are held within their faith.

A more negative concept of God was related to higher severity of PTSD and depressive symptoms, whereas, a more positive concept of God was related to lower severity of depressive symptoms.

You might look at the Post Traumatic Growth literature as spirituality is a huge factor for the positive for those folks who experience post traumatic growth.

Post-traumatic growth research tells us that spiritual healing is an essential part of physical and emotional healing -- they are intertwined and feed each other, not separate.  However, in my experience, because traumatic religious abuse is part of my ACEs,  I had to turn to other spiritual traditions than the one I grew up with in order to find healing.  

I love the quote someone shared: "Religion can be a resource or a roadblock."  And spirituality is an essential part of healing.