In this deeply compassionate episode of the Finding God Podcast, Keana explores what it truly means to rebuild your relationship with God after experiencing trauma. Whether your trauma came from childhood, relationships, church environments, or spiritual abuse, this episode offers a gentle, grounded path back to connection with God — without pressure, guilt, or shame.

Keana breaks down how trauma affects your view of God, your ability to trust, and your spiritual practices. Drawing from leading trauma psychologists like Dr. Judith Herman, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, Dr. Stephen Porges, and spiritual trauma expert Dr. Diane Langberg, she explains why trauma survivors often struggle with prayer, worship, Scripture, and spiritual identity — and why these struggles are normal.

You’ll also hear powerful biblical examples of people who experienced trauma — Elijah, Hagar, David, Job, and Mary Magdalene — and how God met each of them with gentleness, presence, and restoration.

Finally, Keana shares trauma‑informed healing techniques to help you slowly and safely reconnect with God at your own pace.

• How to support survivors of childhood sexual abuse
• Why spiritual bypassing harms survivors
• Insights from Dr. Bessel van der Kolk & Dr. Diane Langberg
• How trauma impacts safety, identity, and connection

• Trauma’s impact on your image of God
• Why prayer, worship, or Scripture may feel triggering
• How the nervous system interprets spiritual environments
• Common thoughts trauma survivors experience about God

• Feeling numb during prayer
• Avoiding church or spiritual spaces
• Feeling guilty for not “feeling close to God”
• Internal conflict between wanting God and fearing God

• Elijah’s burnout and God’s gentle care
• Hagar’s abandonment and God’s presence
• David’s emotional honesty
• Job’s questioning and God’s response
• Mary Magdalene’s restoration

• Gentle spiritual practices
• Somatic grounding
• Reframing your image of God
• Naming your truth without shame
• Finding safe spiritual community
• Trauma‑informed therapy options

• Trauma can distort your view of God — but it does not change God’s heart toward you.
• Your spiritual struggles are trauma responses, not spiritual failures.
• God meets you with gentleness, not pressure.
• Rebuilding your relationship with God is possible — slowly, safely, and at your own pace.

Have a question or topic you want covered on the podcast?

Email Keana at keanawmitchell@gmail.com.

If this episode encouraged you, share it with someone who may be healing from trauma and longing to reconnect with God.

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