The Sound Mind Show: Overcoming Trauma

Host Introduction

• Host: Dr. Kevin Chapman
• Focus: Navigating emotions from a kingdom perspective
• Theme for Season 2: Overcoming various challenges (fill in the blank)
• Airs every Monday at noon Eastern / 9 AM Pacific

Recap of Previous Episodes

• Recent episodes covered overcoming family anxiety
  • Main points: Observational learning and informational transmission
  • Strategies: Identify and eliminate anxious behaviors, speak life, confront triggers

New Episode: Overcoming Trauma

Defining Trauma

• Trauma: Shock, injury, or wound
• Emotional Distress/Disregulation: Difficulty managing emotions due to a traumatic or life-threatening event
• Typical responses: Shock and denial
• Trauma impacts sense of safety

Unpopular Fact About Trauma

• Not all bad events are traumatic
• Mislabeling bad events as trauma can reinforce a victim mentality and avoid responsibility

Types of Trauma

1. Acute Trauma: Immediate reaction to a single event (e.g., sudden death, car wreck, assault)
2. Chronic Trauma: Ongoing issues (e.g., domestic violence, bullying, neglect, abuse)
3. Complex Trauma: Multiple traumatic events (e.g., emotional and sexual abuse, witnessing abuse)
4. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Negative events disrupting normal child-parent bond (e.g., death of a parent, incarceration, divorce)

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• Definition: Experiencing or witnessing a traumatic/life-threatening event
• Examples: Assault, rape, natural disaster, combat
• Origin: Term derived from