Join a movement of safe adults looking to be empowered and equipped through trauma-informed care. Learn through real-life examples, Scripture, bite-sized trauma principles and questions for personal or group reflection. God is calling us to engage in His healing work — rebuilding, restoring, reconciling and entering into the lives of vulnerable children as a safe presence.
Compassion can and should move us … to listen, fight for, come alongside, or offer ourselves on behalf of others. No matter how empathy wells up in our guts, may it cause us to reach out and connect, knowing in the end that presence matters.
Trauma is passed down from one generation to the next. It’s being repeated, in one form or another, in hundreds of millions of lives every day. It’s the effect of living in a broken and fallen world.
When children live in constantly chaotic and unsafe environments, their brains are in a chronic state of fear. It’s like a gear shift that gets stuck; even if the environment and circumstances change, the brain is unable to shift back to a healthy state.
Fear provokes the pulling out of weapons. It’s why God repeatedly tells us not to fear, we are His, and He will do the fighting.
Mindfulness can be a confusing word. Ultimately, mindfulness is about presence. It’s an active engagement in your present reality, allowing you to be aware of your own needs and emotions and the needs and emotions of those around you.