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Holy/Hurt Podcast

Ep 6: Seeing & Believing

Aug 16, 2023
This podcast explores healing from complex trauma, emphasizing the importance of witnessing our own wounds and the role of parts work. It delves into the power of connection, unlearning bad theology, and embracing ambiguity in the healing journey. The speaker also shares their personal experience of losing faith and highlights the significance of witnessing and being witnessed in moments of pain. The chapter ends by discussing the stages of healing from spiritual trauma and the transformative power of pain for growth and reconnection.
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Quick takeaways

  • Dr. Judith Herman's model of healing trauma involves three stages: safety, remembering and mourning, and reconnection, each focusing on different aspects of the healing process.
  • Witnessing someone's pain and trauma is crucial for their healing, promoting connection, reducing isolation, and validating their experiences.

Deep dives

Three Stages of Healing Trauma

Dr. Judith Herman proposes three stages for healing trauma: safety, remembering and mourning, and reconnection. The first stage, safety, involves building a healing relationship and creating an environment where the trauma survivor feels safe and supported. This may require removing oneself from triggering or harmful environments. The second stage, remembering and mourning, focuses on processing the trauma and recognizing its impact on one's life. It involves exploring and expressing the emotions and memories associated with the trauma. The final stage, reconnection, involves integrating the trauma into one's life and finding ways to move forward and regain a sense of connection and purpose.

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