# Understanding Trauma: Causes, Symptoms, Healing & Faith with Dr. Julie Caton | EP 172

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Published: 2026-03-10T09:00:10+00:00
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## Resource

Dr. Julie Caton, a clinician with 60+ years’ experience, explains what trauma actually is, how it forms (event vs. emotional response), how unhealed wounds affect body, soul, and spirit, and why partnering trauma-informed care with faith in Jesus is vital for long‑term healing.​Timestamps 0:00 Intro: Dr. Julie’s 60-year background in trauma, medicine, and counseling.​ 3:15 What Is Trauma? Event vs. emotional upheaval; broad causes and individual responses.​ 8:40 Root Causes: Fallen world, sin, lack of love/connection with God.​ 13:00 Types of Trauma: Institutions, prisons, abuse, cancer diagnoses, community crises.​ 20:05 Parents & Kids: How unhealed parental trauma shapes children’s behavior and identity.​ 26:10 Child Symptoms: Bedwetting, aggression, cruelty to animals, sleep issues as red flags.​ 32:00 Tools to Heal: Acknowledging the wound, safe therapy, and inviting Jesus into the pain.​ 38:30 Gateway to Trauma Repair: Historical novel, Madeline’s abuse recovery, “Deeper Dive” exercises.​ 44:00 Soul Pain Revealed: Suffering, faith, mental health, and a full chapter on handling suffering.​ 49:20 Demons & Deliverance: Real case of manifesting demon, calling it out, and freedom.​ 55:05 “Honey Pot” Metaphor: Unhealed wounds attract “flies” (dark influences) until cleaned.​ 1:01:00 Body–Soul–Spirit: How unresolved trauma inflames the body (fibromyalgia, gut, heart, nerves).​ 1:07:10 Kubler-Ross Stages: Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance as mini “deaths.”​ 1:13:00 Practical Steps: Acknowledge trauma, choose a therapist, lean on Jesus’ finished work.​ 1:19:20 Mary’s Example: Magnificat as positive response in traumatic circumstances.​ 1:24:10 Q&A: Chronic pain & trauma, inflammation, fibromyalgia links, vagus nerve reset.​ 1:30:00 Prayer: I…

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