The Trauma-Informed Church: Stop Treating Trauma Like a Behavior Problem

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What if some of the behaviors Christians are trying to correct are actually pointing us toward places of unresolved trauma and pain? In this episode of the Heart Healing Hour, Steve Fair, LMSW, explores what it could mean for the Church to become truly trauma-informed—not simply by adopting clinical language, but by learning to recognize pain, understand the nervous system, respond with compassion, and invite Jesus into the wounded places of the heart. Using the memorable illustration of hitting an injured thumb with a hammer, Steve explains why trauma can leave us reactive long after the original experience is over. He explores how trauma affects the brain and nervous system, why people…