"Only the broken can be made whole"

 So many people think that being traumatized only occurs when something tragic happens.

Although this is true, it's not the whole truth. 

“Trauma is often the result of an overwhelming amount of stress from a situation that exceeds one's ability to cope.  When you don’t have a positive and healthy way of dealing with your trauma, you end up repressing your negative emotions. It can be hard to recognize unresolved trauma on the surface, especially within ourselves.”

 It is so important to remember that every human being is affected by life experiences in a very personal way. The 'trauma' is the body response of these experiences, causing a disconnect from our physical body, a hardening of our hearts, and disengagement from our souls. 

A loss of identity, living without purpose, merely coping to survive.

And here's the ultimate truth...

WE ARE CHILDREN OF GOD.

We were created by Him, for Him.

We are deeply loved by Him.

We are worthy of restoration and freedom.

WE CAN FIND HEALING.

"Jesus didn't just come to save our spirits for the afterlife, he came to offer us 'Shalom', a word that means wholeness, where nothing is missing and nothing is broken. By bringing our trauma to the cross, we aren't just remembering a historical event, we are anchoring our nervous system in the ultimate victory. We are allowing the Holy Spirit to hit the reset button on our biology. As we renew our minds in the truth of our identity in Christ, we are literally rewiring our brains through neuroplasticity. We are trading neuropathways of fear for the pathways of peace."