78.How to Find Hope After Trauma | Jennifer Hand on Faith, Healing & Survival Mode

Send us Fan MailWhat if the hope you've been searching for isn't gone — just buried?After trauma, loss, or a season that's left you feeling undone, it can be hard to believe that anything is still steady beneath the rubble. The ground has shifted. Hope feels fragile, or distant, or simply out of reach. Read the full article version at GingerHarrington.comTrauma counselor and author Jennifer Hand has spent years in the hardest places — from earthquake zones in Nepal and Turkey to exhausted caregivers and grieving families — and she keeps finding the same thing: hope is there. It just needs to be uncovered.In this conversation, Jenn brings both clinical training and personal experience to an honest, practical discussion about what trauma actually does to the brain and body, how to recognize when you're stuck in survival mode, and why healing doesn't require rebuilding everything at once. She also shares what she believes is the most important thing to reestablish after any trauma — and the one question she asked every single counseling client before anything else. It isn't in her book. She saved it for you.Key Scriptures: Psalm 139 | Psalm 91 | Psalm 121 | Romans 8In this episode:What trauma really is — and why you may not recognize it in yourselfFight, flight, freeze, and fawn explained in plain, compassionate languageWhy safety must come before healing — and how Psalm 91 speaks to that needPractical grounding tools you can use today, most of them freeWhy caregivers experience trauma too — and what they need to hear mostThe one question Jenn asked every counseling client first — and never put in her bookYour story is not over, friend. One gentle step at a time, hope can be uncovered again.Check out Jennifer's book, Hope Beneath the Rubble: Healing After Trauma.Read the full article here. *This is an affiliate link Resources Mentioned in this EpisodeHope Beneath the Rubble: Healing After Trauma by Jennifer HandHoly in the Moment: Simple Ways to Love God by Ginger HarringtonHow to Scripture Journal (Episode 69)Related ContentEach link features the article, podcast, and video of the content.How Gratitude Can Anchor Your Heart in Grief and Trauma. Interview with Christian counselor, Heather Shealy-Mawhirter, LPC (Episode 61)How to Find God's Peace that Guards Your Heart | A Study of Philippians 4:7 (Episode 56)Finding Peace with Becky Keife | A Verse a Day for the Anxious Soul (Episode 58)Support the showSign up for Ginger’s Newsletter and the Deeper Life CollectionSupport the Podcast: https://buymeacoffee.com/habitsofhopeGet Ginger’s Book: Holy in the Moment: Simple Ways to Love God and Enjoy Your Life(affiliate link)Ginger's Website: https://gingerharrington.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gingerharrington/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GingHarringtonLarissa’s Website:https://www.gr8tfulchick.com/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/gr8tfulchick/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/gr8tfulchick Habits of Hope Podcast  is for informational and inspirational purposes only. This podcast is not a substitute for professional advice—spiritual, medical, legal, or otherwise.