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Trauma Informed Church with Suzanne Burns

Trauma Informed Church with Suzanne Burns

By Suzanne D Burns

Developing Christian leaders to serve their communities more effectively. Understand the hidden impact of trauma, poverty mindset and addiction.
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Prayer Strategies for Loving Your Addict Wisely

Trauma Informed Church with Suzanne BurnsOct 24, 2023

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Reasons vs Excuses

Reasons vs Excuses

Do you know the difference between a reason and an excuse? Do you ever feel like your reason is someone else's excuse?

Let's chat about that today!

Nov 21, 202317:40
Prayer Strategies for Loving Your Addict Wisely

Prayer Strategies for Loving Your Addict Wisely

Do you have a family member trapped in active addiction? today's episode offers some practical strategies for you to pray over your loved one wisely.


Grab this 10-Day prayer calendar:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QiAmoy4k0U5sZxrWpUpCR096FQ7fNqvD/view?usp=drive_link

Oct 24, 202322:21
Seven Types of Rest

Seven Types of Rest

Today we’re talking about the seven types of rest every healthy person needs. Where are you struggling? Which of your tanks is easy for you to keep full? Secondary Trauma and Self-Care pt3
Oct 17, 202318:31
Are There Benefits of Secondary Trauma??

Are There Benefits of Secondary Trauma??

Today I want to explore a few benefits, yes really, of dealing with secondary trauma of loving your community well.
Oct 12, 202308:58
Secondary Trauma mini-series

Secondary Trauma mini-series

This episode, we discuss the differences between trauma and secondary trauma. And then 4 ways secondary trauma creeps in.
Oct 03, 202319:06
Detox pt2 - Physically, Mentally, Emotionally, Spiritually

Detox pt2 - Physically, Mentally, Emotionally, Spiritually

Round 2 as we search for another facility for our client to medically detox, all while praying for the Lord to quickly intervene!

Nov 15, 202229:40
Detox pt1 - Physically, Mentally, Emotionally, Spiritually

Detox pt1 - Physically, Mentally, Emotionally, Spiritually

Learn with us as we walk through our client's physical symptoms and the challenges with finding the right program for her.

Nov 15, 202212:50
A Day in the Life - Working with Addiction

A Day in the Life - Working with Addiction

Follow along through this season as we share our real-life experiences working with people in active addiction. How we help, how we serve, pitfalls and challenges - we share it all so you can learn and serve more effectively.

Nov 11, 202215:04
Addiction While Parenting - What About the Kids?

Addiction While Parenting - What About the Kids?

How do we support Mom while also caring for young children? What happens to them when Mom heads to rehab?  Listen in as Suzanne and Lisa share more of their story AND practical tips for you to consider as you serve your community in wisdom.

Nov 10, 202218:35
Working with Addiction pt2

Working with Addiction pt2

We continue talking about one client situation and all that we learned about a lifestyle of addiction. 

Nov 08, 202217:42
Building Resilience

Building Resilience

What do rats, tumors, and resilience have in common with the people you serve? Listen in today as Suzanne discusses research that compares the idea of inescapable versus escapable trauma and how that impacts our physical immune systems as well as our emotional immune systems.
Jan 15, 202125:33
To Give Or Not To Give

To Give Or Not To Give

What do you do when you pass a homeless person begging on the streets? Do you give money? Do you feel guilty if you don’t give money?

In today’s episode we talk about the very real obstacles facing the homeless. We discussed ways that you can get involved in their lives and help them move significantly out of homelessness in towards stability. We discussed the challenges and obstacles associated with many programs designed to serve this population.
Dec 04, 202047:08
Ep7- Understanding Trauma and ACEs in Maternity Home Setting

Ep7- Understanding Trauma and ACEs in Maternity Home Setting

I've been sick the last couple weeks with COVID and so wasn't feeling up to posting anything last week. BUT, the show much go on! 

Today, I am feeling better but my voice sounds worse, as everything in my chest is breaking up (gross!)

This week's episode is an audio file of my very first national presentation, at Heartbeat International's 2018 Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA.

If you've been listening for a while, you probably already know that I am Founder and Executive Director of a maternity home in Tennessee. We serve mothers in crisis and virtually all I know about trauma, poverty mindset, and addiction, I experienced first through my moms and then sought out the research to better understand both their behaviors and how we, the staff, can help more effectively. 

Let me know your thoughts and opinions. What questions do you have? Email me at suzanne@traumainformedchurch.com

Nov 20, 202001:05:21
Mini-Series 1- Developing Your Ministry

Mini-Series 1- Developing Your Ministry

The first episode of each month, we have a series-within-a-series, focusing on starting a ministry from the ground up. This first episode will help you develop the grit, the resolve to persevere through the frustration and challenges to serve your community more effectively. It is a hard and draining job, but well worth every heartache and struggle. Decide early in that you will persevere so you can be useful to your community when they need you most!
Nov 06, 202039:20
Understand Hot And Cool Systems and the Behaviors You Can Expect

Understand Hot And Cool Systems and the Behaviors You Can Expect

When someone is used to a lifestyle of trauma, it affects their physical and emotional development. This episode explains the differences between sympathetic nervous system dominance and parasympathetic dominance as well as typical behaviors to expect. As you serve those with a higher trauma background, often those in the poverty class but not always, you are more likely to see certain behaviors that can be labeled a problem but are really their brains attempt to provide a solution. Through today’s episode you will gain a deeper understanding of How our brains and our bodies rewire because of the trauma that we have experienced.
Oct 30, 202001:00:29
Trauma and ACEs introduction

Trauma and ACEs introduction

In today’s episode, Suzanne discusses what trauma means as well as the various types of trauma. Then, she introduces listeners to the ACEs survey and what that score can mean for you and your future.
Oct 19, 202040:09
Anxiety, Fear and How You Can Help

Anxiety, Fear and How You Can Help

How does anxiety affect the people you serve and how can you help? In this episode, Suzanne presents several practical ways you can respond both biblically and physically. Minister more effectively to those battling anxiety and panic attacks through the information you’ll learn in this episode.
Oct 09, 202044:46
Poverty Mindset- Hidden Rules and Patterns in Poverty

Poverty Mindset- Hidden Rules and Patterns in Poverty

How can giving financial gifts to the less fortunate be harmful?? Recognize the poverty mindset behind their material poverty or frustrate yourself when your sacrifice doesn’t magically fix their problems. Understand how a worldview of poverty is different from a lifestyle of material poverty. Learn ways to navigate around these obstacles so that you can serve your community more effectively.
Sep 25, 202048:27
Introducing Poverty Mindset - Why It Matters and What You Can Do About It

Introducing Poverty Mindset - Why It Matters and What You Can Do About It

This episode features an overview of how poverty mindset, and the church’s response, can damage relationships and harm those you seek to serve and also yourselves. Understand why people ask for help from you rather than helping themselves. Gain insight into learned helplessness and entitlement mentality. Learn tools to combat it in your ministry.
Sep 18, 202046:54