Healing Journey: Reclaiming Your Life After Abuse

Send us Fan MailIn this Still Waters Podcast episode airing April 23, 2026, Teri continues a series on abuse by explaining how abuse affects people during and after the experience, impacting the body, mind, inner life, and sometimes faith. The episode describes the nervous system’s “danger volume knob,” emphasizing that survivors’ reactions make sense in unsafe environments and often persist after danger ends through fight, flight, freeze, and fawn survival responses. It explores common aftermath effects including shame, anxiety, and depression. She also addresses spiritual confusion when abuse is connected to the church, clarifying that God is not aligned with abuse. 00:00 Welcome 00:49 Danger Volume Knob01:42 Survival Responses Explained03:08 When Survival Stays On04:05 Shame After Abuse05:23 Anxiety and Hypervigilance06:23 Depression and Shutdown07:14 Faith and Spiritual Confusion09:06 Parenting After Trauma11:58 Healing and Boundaries14:02 Closing Support Contact The Still Waters Team www.stillwaterslife.comEmail us at:[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@stillwaterslife.comLet us help you find healing and wellness at The Still Waters.