S4E5 Trauma and the Body: “Then the Lord God Formed the Man…”
03/30/22 • 54 min
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 the brain. To the great surprise of many, our bodies are how our minds most often and most powerfully let us in on reality. As we like to say in the business, first we sense, and only then do we make sense of what we sense.
But what if our “sensing” mechanism, the body, has been the very thing that has encountered so much physical, sexual, or emotional bludgeoning? Those who have experienced trauma often perceive that their bodies have been violated, and in some twisted ways have also betrayed them. Then their bodies go on to keep the bad work of continual betrayal.
In this way, trauma becomes something that our bodies themselves remember in ways that we are often unaware of. What are we to do?
Today, we pull back the curtain on how the body can be wounded, but also how we can begin to take the first steps toward inviting that same body to become the very source of our healing, long before we are able to imagine in our thinking minds.
Scripture References
- Genesis 2:7
- Genesis 2:21-23
- John 16:33
Links and References
You can now sign up to have access to Being Known Podcast applications, the weekly exercise that connects what you are learning to your life in a practical way. Scroll to the bottom of the page to sign up (not the pop-up).
As always, we invite you to stay connected with us via social media and YouTube:
YouTube (where we post the unedited videos of each episodes AND the post show conversation.)
And of course, we invite you to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode and welcome your reviews on Apple Podcasts.
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 the brain. To the great surprise of many, our bodies are how our minds most often and most powerfully let us in on reality. As we like to say in the business, first we sense, and only then do we make sense of what we sense.
But what if our “sensing” mechanism, the body, has been the very thing that has encountered so much physical, sexual, or emotional bludgeoning? Those who have experienced trauma often perceive that their bodies have been violated, and in some twisted ways have also betrayed them. Then their bodies go on to keep the bad work of continual betrayal.
In this way, trauma becomes something that our bodies themselves remember in ways that we are often unaware of. What are we to do?
Today, we pull back the curtain on how the body can be wounded, but also how we can begin to take the first steps toward inviting that same body to become the very source of our healing, long before we are able to imagine in our thinking minds.
Scripture References
- Genesis 2:7
- Genesis 2:21-23
- John 16:33
Links and References
You can now sign up to have access to Being Known Podcast applications, the weekly exercise that connects what you are learning to your life in a practical way. Scroll to the bottom of the page to sign up (not the pop-up).
As always, we invite you to stay connected with us via social media and YouTube:
YouTube (where we post the unedited videos of each episodes AND the post show conversation.)
And of course, we invite you to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode and welcome your reviews on Apple Podcasts.
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S4E4 Trauma and the Brain: It’s Not What You Think
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 continue looking at the mind.
If the mind goes first, it necessarily will involve the brain. Therefore, in this episode, we will explore how trauma affects the brain in particular – not least how it perceives our inner and outer worlds – and how being aware of this can give us clues to hour our healing can begin.
Join Curt and Pepper as we discover how the brain is for far more than thinking, and that paying attention to all the other things it does can usher us into the healing process in ways we might not easily guess. Along the way, we will be reminded that even when the brain has had a tough go of it, God is always able to go one better.
You can now sign up to have access to Being Known Podcast applications, the weekly exercise that connects what you are learning to your life in a practical way. Scroll to the bottom of the page to sign up (not the pop-up).
As always, we invite you to stay connected with us via social media and YouTube:
- YouTube (where we post the unedited videos of each episodes AND the post show conversation.)
And of course, we invite you to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode and welcome your reviews on Apple Podcasts.
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S4E6 Trauma and Shame: Self-Perpetuation
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
You can now sign up to have access to Being Known Podcast applications, the weekly exercise that connects what you are learning to your life in a practical way. Scroll to the bottom of the page to sign up (not the pop-up).
As always, we invite you to stay connected with us via social media and YouTube:
YouTube (where we post the unedited videos of each episodes AND the post show conversations.)
And of course, we invite you to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode and welcome your reviews on Apple Podcasts.
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