Trauma and the power of community (with Michael Coggin)

How should parents and teachers understand the concept of trauma? What do we make of terms like “ghosting” and “gaslighting?” Pastor and licensed counselor Michael Coggin joins the podcast to walk us through these difficult ideas.Check out The Concurrently Companion (https://media.gwnews.com/images/articles/Concurrently-Ep-62-Companion-Printable.pdf) for this week’s downloadable episode guide including discussion questions and scripture for further study. Sign up for the News Coach Newsletter at gwnews.com/newsletters (https://gwnews.com/newsletters).We would love to hear from you. You can send us a message at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]). What current events or cultural issues are you wrestling through with your kids and teens? Let us know. We want to work through it with you.See more from the News Coach (https://gwnews.com/newscoach/), including episode transcripts.Further Resources:  * Learn more about trauma and PTSD (https://adaa.org/learn-from-us/from-the-experts/blog-posts/consumer/what-trauma-what-ptsd-who-affected-and-how-get) at the Anxiety & Depression Association of America.* Is it okay to judge those who have harmed us? Listen to Adam Young’s podcast (https://sites.libsyn.com/118541/72-judging-others-is-it-okay-to-judge-those-who-have-harmed-me).* Hear Dr. Diane Langberg explore the idea of redeeming power (https://www.dianelangberg.com/2023/04/redeemingpowertrinityforumconv/).  Concurrently is produced by God’s WORLD News. We provide current events materials for kids and teens that show how God is working in the world. To learn more about God’s WORLD News and browse sample magazines, visit gwnews.com (https://gwnews.com/).