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Trauma Healing and the Power of Total Unconditional Loving Acceptance
The Healing & Freedom Journey
18 minutes 10 seconds
1 month ago
Trauma Healing and the Power of Total Unconditional Loving Acceptance
As I dive into important precepts for the healing of trauma, allow me to share with you the more important aspect of our healing journey–our connection to love. In this broadcast, I will share with you about the power of healing with TULA—Total Unconditional Loving Acceptance!
I dive into revealing why true healing begins not with fixing ourselves, but with embracing ourselves in love, right where we are. You will discover:
* What TULA means and why it’s essential for mental, emotional, and relationship health
* How trauma disrupts our ability to receive and give love—and how to restore that connection
* The destructive cycle of self-judgment and how to break free with compassion and grace
* Practical exercises to help you extend love and kindness to yourself, just as you would to a loved one
The Healing Power of TULA: Why Total Unconditional Loving Acceptance Is Your First Step to Trauma Recovery
Healing doesn’t begin with fixing—it begins with love.
If you’ve been struggling with trauma, you probably found yourself being pulled into: “Try this therapy technique,” “Read this book,” “Do these exercises.” While these resources can be valuable, there’s something crucial we often skip right over in our rush to “get better”—something that could actually transform your entire healing journey.
It’s what I call T.U.L.A.: Total Unconditional Loving Acceptance.
The Problem with the “Fix Me” Mentality
When trauma hits, our natural response is to want it gone—fast. We want to get away from discomfort and dive into relief and comfort as quickly as we can. We become desperate for solutions, techniques, and quick fixes. But here’s what I’ve discovered after years of helping people through their healing journeys: when we jump straight to “fixing,” we’re actually bypassing the very foundation that makes real healing possible–the divine power of God’s love for you, right in your pain.
Think about it. When you’re triggered, when the flashbacks come, when anxiety overwhelms you, what’s your first instinct? We often turn on ourselves.
This is what Job did. After 7 days of silence and grief, the first thing that comes out of his mouth is an assualt against himself, where he loathed the day he was born. This is what trauma can do to our system.
So we become our own worst enemy, judging our reactions, feeling ashamed of our struggles, and demanding that we “get over it” already.
This self-attack actually deepens the wound.
What Trauma Does to Our Capacity for Love
Trauma doesn’t just hurt us—it ruptures our connection to love. It makes us uncomfortable with the very thing we need most: unconditional acceptance.
The Healing & Freedom Journey
Encouraging insights to equip you in your healing and freedom journey. Biblical and grounded perspectives for mental, emotional and relationship health.