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Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
S4E6 Trauma and Shame: Self-Perpetuation
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Welcome to Season 4 of Being Known Podcast where we are looking at trauma through the lens of hope and not fear.
This week we connect trauma and shame.
Of all the things trauma can do, its capacity for self-perpetuation is unmatched. And at the core of that experience is our neurophysiological encounter with shame. Be it the way we sense the world, or the story we tell about what we are sensing, evil will want to use shame to strengthen the experience of isolation that we feel in response to traumatic events.
But God has no intention of leaving us in shame’s wake, and with the coming of Jesus – not least his own experience of trauma and the shame it carried – we have a model for how shame can be addressed as our trauma is healed.
Listen as we discover how connection dispels shame, making it possible for us to imagine and live into life that is beyond our wounds.
Links and References
- Anatomy of the Soul by Curt Thompson, MD
- The Soul of Shame by Curt Thompson, MD
Scripture References
- Creation Story in Genesis
- Ezekiel 36:26
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Comments (2)
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I really loved Pepper’s story today and Curt’s example of the lady in community was calmed. I appreciate what you’re teaching us about how to be with other people who are struggling with trauma when they are struggling. So often we don’t even know what’s going on inside of the other’s mind, but you’re teaching me how I can be with them and hold space for them without even having to know the details. Thank you so much.
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
This was a very important podcast. As God would have it, I had a perfect example of self-inflicting trauma because of shame because of something by did just last night. But thanks to all of these podcasts and other things that God is doing, I didn’t tank. I was able to sit with my shame, and to ask Jesus to visit me and show me how he felt about my situation, and to recognize that what had happened could be redeemed. Then I heard your podcast today, which will continue to help me in the future.
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
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