Episode 28: What is Trauma and How Does It Affect Our Lives?

Join Amanda and Drs. Bev and Tom to explore what trauma is and does in our lives.

Trauma is the lasting emotional response that often results from living through distressing events. There is Simple Trauma like a terrible car accident, which we call a little T, or Complex Trauma which can be emotional, physical or sexual abuse that happens over time which we call the big T.

Trauma affects the brain and alters functioning often leaving victims with PTSD, depression, aggravated fear response, anxiety and more.

When we experience trauma our autonomic nervous system responds in Flight, Fight, Freeze or Appease responses. These responses can be triggered in our present life and relationships and we can give a current situation more emotion that it deserves which is called reactivity.

When triggered trauma responses hijack our brains and bodies and shutting off our new brain ability to reason, self-soothe, and gain emotional control of the situation.

The Soul Healing Love Model is a trauma-based model that helps you identify past trauma, and learn tools and techniques to heal the trauma response and rewire the brain.

You can be “Transformed by the renewing of our Minds” like the Scripture says. Listen and learn how.