SPIRITUAL TRAUMA: Healing Our Spiritual Wounds
My Story
I am a Certified Professional Life Coach trained in trauma and resilience, specializing in spiritual trauma.
I am not a therapist and not trying to be one.
I have been deeply impacted by spiritual trauma, and I continue to struggle with its effects.
It is heartbreaking to witness the profound impact of spiritual wounds on so many individuals.
To assist others, I have concentrated my practice on helping individuals struggling with spiritual wounds.
Spiritual wounds are complex because they are intertwined with other aspects of life, such as relationships with others, yourself, and God.
My Vision
I seek to create a safe space that reflects God's inclusive love.
As a community, we will embark on a new journey, a journey of healing our spiritual wounds.
That means we are dealing with an intense topic with numerous issues. We need to recognize that something cherished by one can be triggering for another.
I want everyone to feel safe, and I don't want to offend anyone or confine anyone's beliefs, but we will have to address topics that may be a struggle for some of you.
Restorative Circle
Creating a Safe Place
The Hidden Wounds curriculum is based on the restorative circle method. A restorative circle builds and restores relationships through equal opportunity sharing and listening.
These discussion circles approach spiritual trauma restoration by establishing clear boundaries, the kind of boundaries that create a safe space for the soul.
The Boundaries are:
- Remember to give and receive a warm welcome: Support each other's learning by providing and receiving hospitality.
- Be fully present: Embrace doubts, fears, failings, joys, and successes.
- What is offered in the circle is by invitation, not demand: Do what your soul calls to.
- When you speak your truth, do it in a way that respects other people’s truth. Remember, views of reality differ. Speak from your center to the circle's center using “I” statements. This ensures your voice is heard and respected, and others will do their sifting.
- No fixing, saving, advising, or correcting: This is the most challenging guideline, but it is vital to welcome others' souls and make room for the Holy Spirit.
- Learn to respond to others with honest, open questions. You are not here to counsel or correct others.
- Listen more and speak less. If you start feeling judgmental or defensive, take a moment to ask yourself some questions. Consider what might have led them to this belief, how they might be feeling, and what your reaction reveals about yourself.
- Trust and learn from the silence. Treat silence as a group member. After someone has spoken, take time to reflect without immediately filling the space with words.
- Observe strict confidentiality: People feel safe only when they know that whatever they say will remain confidential, whether within the group or outside the group.
- Believe that the Holy Spirit will help whatever you need to grow in the days ahead.
