Michelle explores 'the trauma trap,' a phrase she has coined to explain a phenomenon where individuals misidentify, label and perceive life challenges as traumatising but which may not have created trauma in their lives.
The episode emphasizes the importance of accurately recognising true trauma and warns against the growing cultural tendency to label every negative experience as trauma. Michelle discusses the detrimental effects of misidentifying trauma due to the impact of unhelpful influences from friends, family, and even counsellors.
Michelle cautions against adopting trauma as a core identity and stresses the importance of maintaining a balanced perspective of experiences through healthy communication and accurate understanding in an episode designed to help the listener avoid the ‘trauma trap’.
ABOUT THE HOST
Michelle has been a believer for over 37 years, involved in full-time Christian ministry for 35 years in six countries on three continents, and is a master of transition and cross-cultural expert. Originally from the UK, Rev. Dr. Michelle has a doctorate degree in ministry (D.Min) with specialisms in Cross Cultural Mission and Natural Health & Nutrition and is ordained by Church For The Nations, Phoenix, USA. With huge experience of personal trauma, she is certified in grief, crisis and trauma counselling and Animal-Assisted-Therapy & Activities (AAT/AAA), is a trauma awareness trainer, and a C-PTSD survivor. She is author of the book, ‘Surviving Trauma, Crisis & Grief’, printed in English and Mandarin Chinese and endorsed by US traumatologist and author, the late Dr H Norman Wright, formerly one of America's most prominent Christian counsellors. Michelle is a ministry co-founder, speaker, truth-teller, voice for freedom, advocate for the family, and has a passion for natural, healthy living and seeing people’s lives improved. She homeschooled her three children, has ten grandchildren, is an artist, dog lover and keen gardener with a love for self-sufficiency.
Disclaimer: I am not a medical doctor and it is recommended that you speak to your GP, doctor, or health professional of your choice regarding any medical concerns you may have.
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