Jesus Understands Your Traumas: Insights from a National Trauma Expert

Dr. DaMond Holt is an author, researcher, clinician, and national trauma expert, a Certified Traumatologist through the Traumatology Institute, a Certified Mental Health Specialist, Trauma Crisis Specialist through the American School Counselor’s Association, and a Licensed Restorative Practice/ Justice Trainer through IIRP. He is a Board-Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner through American Academy of Functional Health that specializes in Herbal Medicine, Naturopathic, Clinical Nutrition, and Functional Medicine. Dr. Holt is Board Certified through the American Association of Drugless Practitioners, member of the Institute of Functional Medicine and certified by the International Association of Psyhotraumatology. Dr. Holt is Amen’s University Licensed Brain Health Trainer. His work and research are an asset-based approach to trauma that has a strong focus on resilience above trauma instead of a deficit-based approach. Chronic Stress, Complex Trauma, PTSD, and Long-Term Grief can have neurological and psychological effects that can impair brain development in children, adolescence, and adults. We must ensure that individuals with trauma are supported with the latest and most robust strategies for not just surviving trauma but thriving above trauma. 00:00 Trauma, the new public health emergency 13:43 The cause of Trauma and the solution 18:35 The trauma's Jesus went through 34:07 Triumph over trauma, renew your mind 38:12 Be a doer of the Word 41:07 The Church is our spiritual hospital 45:26 Deliverance, Discipline, Spiritual Maturity 49:47 Love is the most powerful medicine 54:30 Get the right clinician for you (steps in your healing) 58:39 Closing thoughts