"In recent years, as a Commissioned Minster for Healing and Healthy Environments, I have focused on helping church members and leaders create safe and healing communities. Most recently, I have trained in Trauma Incident Reduction, which I have found to be a tremendous catalyst for eliminating the toxic symptoms of trauma and allowing a survivor to more fully benefit from psycho educational and spiritual resources.
"Approximately two months ago, I offered a presentation to SFC staff about trauma – its symptoms and what has been described as the misguided medical and mental health practices of treating symptoms, rather than dealing with the causes of the symptoms: trauma. Too often, we ask ‘What’s wrong with you?’ instead of ‘What happened to you?’ It is in the second question that the key to healing lies. The staff knew exactly what I was talking about. They, as have most with whom I work, have the lived experience of the famous study by Dr. Vincent J. Felitti, ‘Adverse Childhood Experiences,’ that includes among its findings, “…it is estimated that 92 – 97% of homeless women have histories of physical or sexual abuse.”
"I knew then that I wanted to be part of helping people who have been homeless transform their lives."
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