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A great introduction to understanding trauma through a biblical framework. The author is not a psychologist and therefore does not cling to modern therapeutic ideology. I very much appreciate his balanced perspective. Trauma is not simply difficult things we go through in life. Labeling everything that’s hard as trauma dilutes the actual meaning of trauma. Trauma, in this context, is a life-altering experience.

Helplessness is an invariable element in the experience of trauma, A person not only feels unable to help themselves, but also isolated from outside help. No one comes close. The things they have faced are unspeakably bad and the absence of speech produces barriers that prevent others from even being told of the awfulness of what has taken place. Without being able to convey their experience of harm, they are alone