Family Shield Christian Counseling Part 2
Oct 21, 2025
Join professional counselor Chrissy Sturgis, who specializes in trauma and recovery, as she dives into the complexities of how trauma affects our minds. She discusses the perception of trauma and why it stays stuck in our brains, often triggered by the amygdala. Chrissy shares mindfulness techniques to help manage anxiety and encourages healthier coping strategies over numbing behaviors. They emphasize the importance of counseling, backed by science, and guide listeners on how to access affordable therapy options.
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Trauma Is About Brain Response
- Trauma is defined more by how our brain stores and responds to an event than by the event itself.
- Chrissy Sturgis explains trauma stays in a place of immediacy so triggers feel like present danger.
Rustling Leaves And Seventh-Grade Shoes
- Mark Fimmel uses a seventh-grade shoe-triangle memory to illustrate normal memories versus stuck trauma.
- Chrissy Sturgis contrasts that with a snake-bite example where hearing rustling predicts danger reflexively.
Amygdala Keeps Trauma Immediate
- The amygdala stores danger cues so we can respond reflexively without higher thinking.
- That survival wiring explains why trauma triggers feel immediate and overpowering.