If you’ve been around trauma-recovery circles for any length of time, you’ve heard people use the term “healing.” Before I had any experience in this realm, I didn’t know what that meant.
Such an incredible post. I relate to so much of this as an adoptive special needs mom. Our adopted kids experienced early childhood trauma, and then our whole family experienced trauma as we went through years of loving them through brokenness and healing...and you're so right, "healing" has never been the instant, solid, finale we've always wanted.
Compassion, I like that word. I am going to try to have compassion for my self next time I blow it. Thank you Karen.
Please do! We tend to be our own harshest critics and that's just wrong. We need to imitate God's loving compassion and tender mercies.
Such an incredible post. I relate to so much of this as an adoptive special needs mom. Our adopted kids experienced early childhood trauma, and then our whole family experienced trauma as we went through years of loving them through brokenness and healing...and you're so right, "healing" has never been the instant, solid, finale we've always wanted.
Very insightful, Karen. Thank you for teaching us about trauma and healing.