This podcast series walks with you through the Psalms of exile—songs written from places of displacement, injustice, and longing. Each short episode offers a reflection on Scripture to help you name your grief honestly, voice your cries to God, and find hope in His faithful presence. From the ache of feeling far from home to the promise of joy after weeping, these meditations remind us that God keeps his people in every season of suffering. These psalms invite you to lift your eyes to the Lord who restores, redeems, and leads His people safely home. To order the Book https://a.co/d/3lBIh80
When It’s Trauma: Finding Hope in Psalms of Exile
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This podcast series walks with you through the Psalms of exile—songs written from places of displacement, injustice, and longing. Each short episode offers a reflection on Scripture to help you name your grief honestly, voice your cries to God, and find hope in His faithful presence. From the ache of feeling far from home to the promise of joy after weeping, these meditations remind us that God keeps his people in every season of suffering. These psalms invite you to lift your eyes to the Lord who restores, redeems, and leads His people safely home. To order the Book https://a.co/d/3lBIh80
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December 15, 2025
Advent Episode: Restore Us Again (Ps 85)
<p>This reflection is about our longing for renewal and restoration.</p><p>The When It’s Trauma podcast is a devotional journey through the Psalms of Exile. Each short reflection invites you—or someone you love—to breathe, grieve, and encounter the compassionate presence of Jesus. Trauma can silence, disorient, and isolate. However, Scripture provides us with a language for pain and a path toward hope.</p><p>Author and counselor <strong>Darby Strickland</strong> guides listeners tenderly through passages that speak to fear, shame, abandonment, betrayal, and despair—while pointing to the steadfast love of God who enters our exile and walks us home.</p><p><strong>What You’ll Experience in Each Episode:</strong></p><p>A short, grounding Scripture meditation</p><p>Gentle reflections</p><p>A picture or metaphor to hold onto throughout the day</p><p>A gospel connection that lifts your eyes to Christ</p><p>A closing prayer or benediction spoken over you</p><p><strong>Why This Matters:</strong> Many trauma survivors love Jesus but feel abandoned by him or are overwhelmed by what they carry. Helpers often feel unsure how to come alongside without causing harm. These reflections offer both sufferers and helpers a way to engage with God’s Word slowly, safely, and honestly.</p><p><strong>About the Book: When It’s Trauma: A Biblical Guide to Understanding Trauma and Walking Faithfully with Sufferers </strong>by Darby Strickland offers a deeply biblical guide to walking with Jesus through suffering. Through themes of exile, lament, presence, and restoration, the book helps readers understand trauma, unburden themselves of shame, and experience healing in Christ and within the community.<a href="https://a.co/d/3eENnfz"> <u>https://a.co/d/3eENnfz</u></a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
December 9, 2025
“O Come, Immanuel" (Psalm 79)
<p>Psalm 79 gives voice to the sorrow and defilement of people standing in the ruins of trauma, crying out for rescue. Advent answers those cries with the coming of Christ, the God who steps into our devastation and begins restoration right where everything feels lost.</p><p>The When It’s Trauma podcast is a devotional journey through the Psalms of Exile. Each short reflection invites you—or someone you love—to breathe, grieve, and encounter the compassionate presence of Jesus. Trauma can silence, disorient, and isolate. However, Scripture provides us with a language for pain and a path toward hope.</p><p>Author and counselor <strong>Darby Strickland</strong> guides listeners tenderly through passages that speak to fear, shame, abandonment, betrayal, and despair—while pointing to the steadfast love of God who enters our exile and walks us home.</p><p><strong>What You’ll Experience in Each Episode:</strong></p><p>A short, grounding Scripture meditation</p><p>Gentle reflections</p><p>A picture or metaphor to hold onto throughout the day</p><p>A gospel connection that lifts your eyes to Christ</p><p>A closing prayer or benediction spoken over you</p><p><strong>Why This Matters:</strong> Many trauma survivors love Jesus but feel abandoned by him or are overwhelmed by what they carry. Helpers often feel unsure how to come alongside without causing harm. These reflections offer both sufferers and helpers a way to engage with God’s Word slowly, safely, and honestly.</p><p><strong>About the Book: When It’s Trauma: A Biblical Guide to Understanding Trauma and Walking Faithfully with Sufferers </strong>by Darby Strickland offers a deeply biblical guide to walking with Jesus through suffering. Through themes of exile, lament, presence, and restoration, the book helps readers understand trauma, unburden themselves of shame, and experience healing in Christ and within the community.<a href="https://a.co/d/3eENnfz"> <u>https://a.co/d/3eENnfz</u></a></p>
December 3, 2025
Songs We Cannot Sing
<p>Special Advent Episode. <strong>“Songs We Cannot Sing” (Psalm 137:1–6) </strong>Grief during the holidays—empty chairs, broken relationships, sorrow that makes celebration feel impossible</p><p>The When It’s Trauma podcast is a devotional journey through the Psalms of Exile. Each short reflection invites you—or someone you love—to breathe, grieve, and encounter the compassionate presence of Jesus. Trauma can silence, disorient, and isolate. However, Scripture provides us with a language for pain and a path toward hope.</p><p>Author and counselor <strong>Darby Strickland</strong> guides listeners tenderly through passages that speak to fear, shame, abandonment, betrayal, and despair—while pointing to the steadfast love of God who enters our exile and walks us home.</p><p><strong>What You’ll Experience in Each Episode:</strong></p><p>A short, grounding Scripture meditation</p><p>Gentle reflections</p><p>A picture or metaphor to hold onto throughout the day</p><p>A gospel connection that lifts your eyes to Christ</p><p>A closing prayer or benediction spoken over you</p><p><strong>Why This Matters:</strong> Many trauma survivors love Jesus but feel abandoned by him or are overwhelmed by what they carry. Helpers often feel unsure how to come alongside without causing harm. These reflections offer both sufferers and helpers a way to engage with God’s Word slowly, safely, and honestly.</p><p><strong>About the Book: When It’s Trauma: A Biblical Guide to Understanding Trauma and Walking Faithfully with Sufferers </strong>by Darby Strickland offers a deeply biblical guide to walking with Jesus through suffering. Through themes of exile, lament, presence, and restoration, the book helps readers understand trauma, unburden themselves of shame, and experience healing in Christ and within the community.<a href="https://a.co/d/3eENnfz"> <u>https://a.co/d/3eENnfz</u></a></p>
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