153 - How to Be a Trauma-Informed Community (feat. Dr. Amy Marschall)

On this week’s episode we’re joined by Dr. Amy Marschall to talk about being a trauma-informed community. What does ‘trauma-informed’ even mean? What changes when we use that lens? How does it shape caring for others (and ourselves)? We talk about all this and more!

Things we mention in this episode/other resources:
- Trauma-Informed Pastoral Care: How to Respond When Things Fall Apart by Karen McClintock
- Bearing the Unbearable: Trauma, Gospel, and Pastoral Care by Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger
- CXMH ep. 124 - Nervous Systems, Bottom-Up Safety, & Learning from Each Other (feat. Nia Baker)
- CXMH ep. 89 - Trying Softer, Self Compassion, & Moving from Survival to Joy (feat. Aundi Kolber)
- CXMH ep. 32 - Trauma, Attachment, & Creating Safety (feat. Aundi Kolber)

Connect with Dr. Marschall on her website, on Facebook, on Twitter, or buy her books on Amazon. Find her upcoming trainings through PESI.

Quotes:
- “[Trauma] is less about an event and more about what happens after.” (tweet)
- “The same event for two different people can have a completely different impact.” (tweet)
- “Mental health is a very physical experience.” (tweet)
- “Behavior is to get our needs met.” (tweet)

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Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down’ by Rivers & Robots.