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Trained by Trauma, Not Truth

Introduction: Many of us go through life reacting in ways we don’t fully understand. Why do certain situations trigger intense emotions or make us shut down? Often, it’s because we have been trained by trauma, not truth. In other words, some of our deepest habits, reflexes, and beliefs were shaped by painful experiences rather than […]

When the Lie Becomes a Law: TheDoctrines Trauma Wrote

Theme: How unhealed pain turns into belief systems that shape your identity, and how truth setsyou free The Moment It Becomes a Law There are moments in life when pain leaves more than a bruise, it leaves a blueprint. Someone left. Someone betrayed. Someone criticized, ignored, or devalued you. And what started as a single […]

Performance Is Not Presence

Unlearning the Role and Returning to the Room Somewhere along the way, a lesson slipped into the soul: Do more, and you become more. Please them, and they will keep you. Behave well, and you will be loved well. So we began performing. At church. At home. In relationships. We played the part of “faithful,”“stable,” […]

The Voice of They: When Your Own Mind Stops Sounding Like You

By Kevin Peterkin “She stared into the mirror—not for vanity, but for verification. Something felt… off.The shape of her body hadn’t changed overnight. But somehow, her posture had.Her tone, her smile, her style…” — Excerpt from THEY That’s how the journey begins, with a quiet question, buried beneath years of noise:Who am I beneath what […]

The Silence After the Storm

Jared sat on the hardwood floor of his one-bedroom apartment. The walls were bare. Boxes satunopened. A cold microwave dinner waited on the counter—untouched. Just six months ago, his life looked completely different. He had a home filled with laughter,love, and meaning. A marriage. A ministry. A vibrant community that felt like family. Now, all […]