We welcome back Dana Trent to The Weight for a conversation about trauma and finding a path towards healing with empathy and faith. 

Dana Trent is a graduate of Duke Divinity School and professor of World Religions and Critical Thinking at Wake Tech Community College. An ordained Baptist minister, Dana served as a hospital chaplain where she accompanied individuals and their families through the passage from life to death. This time, Dana talks to Eddie and Chris about her childhood and the trauma of being raised in a poor household with drug-running parents who both had their own mental health challenges. 

Dana has shared her story through the Breaking Good podcast, which she is currently turning into a book. In today’s conversation, she offers some tips for how she centers herself spiritually every day to help her navigate every day challenges.

Resources:

Learn more about Dana on her website

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Listen to Breaking Good on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Dana’s website

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Stay tuned for information about Dana’s next book, Vermillion, based on her Breaking Good podcast.

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