Reclaiming Spiritual Agency through Understanding the Roots of Generational Trauma With Vanessa R. Brooks
Transforming Trauma
Brad Kammer
4.4 • 131 Ratings
🗓️ 6 March 2024
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Context is crucial to understanding the challenges faced by those in recovery from complex trauma perpetuated by religious leaders and authoritarian systems of spirituality. That’s especially true regarding former members of Black Christian communities where the church represents more than just a home for shared worship.
In this episode of Transforming Trauma, Emily Ruth invites Vanessa R. Brooks, MA, a doctoral candidate studying the efficacy of mental health training intervention for African American clergy, to reflect on her experiences in and out of the Black church. The pair also discuss the stigma and disparities that marginalized communities must navigate to access culturally competent mental health resources.
About Vanessa Brooks:
Vanessa R. Brooks, MA, is a Doctoral Candidate completing a research study on mental health & the Black Church and the lack of evidence-based mental health counseling methods that can be integrated with biblical counseling.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Transforming Trauma podcast. |
| 0:08.0 | Transforming Trauma is presented by the Complex Trauma Training Center. |
| 0:11.7 | I'm your host, Emily Ruth, and I'm so glad you've joined us today. |
| 0:16.1 | Hi, Transforming Trauma listeners. |
| 0:18.2 | If you're a mental health professional working with complex trauma |
| 0:21.1 | and are interested in learning the neuro-effective relational model, we're excited to share with you |
| 0:26.2 | about our upcoming NARM Therapist trainings. The NARM Therapist Training is an advanced clinical |
| 0:31.9 | training designed for licensed mental health professionals, current mental health graduate students, |
| 0:36.3 | and active clinical interns and trainees, where you will get trained in a comprehensive developmental framework |
| 0:41.8 | and clinical approach for resolving the long-term impacts of ACEs and CPTSD. |
| 0:47.1 | As you are learning and integrating NARM, you will receive individualized support from a team of |
| 0:52.2 | skilled, passionate, and supportive trainers led by |
| 0:55.2 | faculty members Brad Camer, Stephanie Klein, and Marsha Black. If you are working in the field of |
| 1:00.3 | complex trauma, we encourage you to register now to get trained in NARM. For more information |
| 1:05.6 | and to reserve your spot, please visit www.complextrauma training center.com. |
| 1:14.9 | And now for our interview, Vanessa R. Brooks is a doctoral candidate studying the efficacy |
| 1:20.3 | of mental health training intervention for African American clergy. Vanessa is the owner |
| 1:25.2 | of Brooks Consulting and Training Solutions, a personal development |
| 1:28.4 | and emotional wellness company. In her research, Vanessa studies mental health and the Black |
| 1:33.1 | Church and the need for evidence-based mental health counseling methods to be integrated with |
| 1:37.4 | biblical counseling. Please enjoy this conversation with Vanessa R. Brooks. |
| 1:43.4 | Okay, Vanessa R. Brooks, welcome to transforming trauma. |
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