For episode 200, Dave Stachowiak and Dr. Sandie Morgan interview Dr. Harriet Hill. Harriet is the program director for the Trauma Healing Institute at American Bible Society and is one of the authors of Healing the Wounds of Trauma.  Together they discuss the globally accessible materials and training from the Trauma Healing Institute that gives professionals, church leaders, and ordinary people the skills to help others heal from trauma.
Key Points

Trauma isolates people from self, others, and God.
There are three main ways people respond to trauma: they relive the experience, they avoid anything that would remind them of the experience, or they're on alert all the time.
Three questions recommended asking people affected by trauma are: What happened? How did you feel? What was the hardest part for you? 
Healing the Wounds of Trauma is focused on the individual person and their expression of their pain, not on the person who is trying to help them.

Resources

Trauma Healing Institute
Healing the Wounds of Trauma

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Transcript
Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast. This is episode number 200, Trauma Healing Institute.  

Production Credits [00:00:08] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential.  

Dave [00:00:28] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak.  

Sandie [00:00:33] And my name is Sandie Morgan.  

Dave [00:00:35] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, two hundred episodes in!  

Sandie [00:00:46] I can't believe it.  

Dave [00:00:47] Ya, I know it's amazing.  

Sandie [00:00:48] It was your idea!  

Dave [00:00:51] It was initially my idea, but you very quickly jumped on and were the catalyst for getting this message out.  

Sandie [00:00:57] Dave, your kind of overstating what a good person I am because I did not quickly jump on. I was not a believer at the beginning. You were the persistent professional and you're the reason we're on episode number 200. So, I just want to publicly say thank you.  

Dave [00:01:14] Well, you're welcome. I only remember having a conversation with you and you're like ok let's do it. So anyway, the important part is that we're here at episode 200, and we're not stopping for a moment, we've got so much more to do. And today we have another guest with us, right?  

Sandie [00:01:30] Yes, we do.  

Dave [00:01:31] I'm glad to welcome to the show today Dr. Harriet Hill. She is the program director for the Trauma Healing Institute at American Bible Society. She has been involved in trauma healing since 2001 and is one of the authors of Healing the Wounds of Trauma. Harriet received her Ph.D. from Fuller School of Intercultural Studies in 2003 in the area of communication of scripture. Dr. Hill, we're so glad to welcome you to the show.  

Sandie [00:01:58] Hi, Harriet.  

Harriet [00:01:58] Thank you, I'm happy to be with you.  

Sandie [00:02:01] I remember when we first met and there was such a sense of oh this makes everything so much more clear for me. I've been working with faith-based volunteers for a very long time and one of our biggest challenges has been how to integrate trauma-informed principles in the service provided by our largely faith-based army of volunteers. And when I discovered the Trauma Healing Institute, I felt like I had discovered a gold mine. I wanted everybody to know about it. We partnered with the Trauma Healing Institute in Argentina and we have promoted the materia...