Episode 59: Eliza Huie on Equipping People to Engage With Trauma

As a licensed clinical professional counselor with advanced specialized training in trauma care, Eliza has just published a new book. She opens up on why it’s important to have understanding and empathy in the area of trauma, when engaging with people.

Today, an increasing number of people will be exposed to a traumatic situation in their lifetime. From natural disasters and violent crime to wars and personal loss, the research shows that more than two-thirds of the population will experience a traumatic event by the time they are 16 years old. The invisible and deep wounds left by these events can be difficult to identify and easy to misunderstand.
Eliza Huie, a licensed clinical professional counselor with advanced specialized training in trauma care, and she just wrote a new book Trauma Aware: A Christian’s Guide to Providing Help and Care. In this insightful book, she guides readers to become trauma-aware helpers by equipping them with tools to recognize the signs of trauma and offer compassionate, lasting help to survivors.  
We chat about her work in equipping and training church leaders in how to deal with trauma, she explains how to deal with friends that may have trauma, and she outlines examples of trauma in the Bible. Enjoy this podcast episode with Eliza.