In this episode, Haley and Dustin are joined by counselor and author Darby Strickland to talk about trauma – what it is, how it affects us, and how the church can care well for those who are hurting. 

Darby shares her hope story about a season of deep uncertainty after her young son received a serious diagnosis, and how that experience shaped her understanding of trusting God in the unknown. Drawing from her book When It’s Trauma, she helps us understand why painful experiences can leave a lasting impact on our lives and how Scripture gives language for our suffering. 

Whether you’re walking through trauma yourself or seeking to help someone who is, this conversation offers biblical insight and encouragement that hope and healing are possible in Christ.

Subscribe to the podcast and tune in each week as Haley and Dustin share with you what the Bible says about real-life issues with compassion, warmth, and wit.

So you have every reason for hope, for every challenge in life. Because hope means everything.

Hope Talks is a podcast of the ministry of Hope for the Heart.

Listen in to learn more 

[0:01:40] Living in the Envelope of the Unknown

[0:10:00] Borrowed Hope: When Others’ Stories Carry You

[0:20:00] Jesus, Trauma, and Honest Lament

[0:28:30] When Hope Hurts and Bitterness Lurks

[0:34:30] Slow Healing, Steady Presence

Darby Strickland Resources

Get Darby’s book, When It’s Trauma: https://tinyurl.com/24sr2u3s 

Learn more about Darby Strickland and her resources: https://www.darbystrickland.com/ 

Hope for the Heart resources

Order our newest resource, The Care and Counsel Handbook, providing biblical guidance  100 real-life issues: https://resource.hopefortheheart.org/care-and-counsel-handbook

Other Hope for the Heart Resources

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