“The reality of trauma is that it is a perceived experience in which we feel like the tools we have to deal with what we experienced have been exhausted…so those experiences and the created meaning remains stuck in our body.”
That’s what Lisa Cuss, therapist and wife of Steve Cuss, says in this episode of To be human. Lisa and Steve talk about how trauma takes hold within us, body techniques for dealing with difficult experiences, and what it means to understand God as the ultimate healer. They delve deeper into systems theory, discuss how theology and psychology can integrate, and share stories from their early marriage.
Lisa explains the dangers of spiritualizing our experiences and what it might look like to invite God in. They talk about times in their lives when they experienced deep grief and how they learned to accept care and compassion rather than just being the ones to share them with others.
Tune in for a conversation that gets to the heart of the question of what it means to be and feel human.
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“Being Human with Steve Cuss” is a production of Christianity Today
Executive produced by Erik Petrik and Mike Cosper
Produced and edited by Matt Stevens
Associate producers: McKenzie Hill, Raed Gilliam and Abby Perry
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Original music by Andy Gullahorn
Mixing engineer: Kevin Morris
Graphic design: Amy Jones
