Trauma and Crisis, Being Present for Those Suffering, and Carrying Each Other’s Burdens
The Intentional Parents Podcast
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🗓️ 17 September 2025
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
This week, all four of us sit down for an honest and emotional conversation about trauma and crisis — how to respond when it strikes, and how to navigate it as a family. The reality is that at some point in life, you will walk through seasons of pain, and the question becomes: how do we carry each other’s burdens as Galatians 6:2 calls us to? Together, we share raw, personal stories of both acute trauma and ongoing struggles, reflecting on how presence in the middle of crisis can bring healing even when it can’t remove the burden. Simply being seen and acknowledged matters deeply.
We talk about the power of prayer, the importance of lowering expectations for those in crisis, and how fumbling words are always better than silence. Scripture reminds us of the value of deep, intimate knowing — taking extra steps to learn, acknowledge, and show up for others in their suffering. Drawing from our own mistakes, we also warn against having a savior complex or tying everything up with a bow.
Practically, we encourage families to get good at asking for help, develop a care team, guard their energy, and be honest about where they’re at so they can know what they specifically need in hard seasons.
Phil closes the conversation with Scripture, reminding us of Galatians 6:5 and Psalm 46:1 — that each one shall bear his own load and pointing us back to the truth that God is a very present help in times of trouble.
Scripture Mentioned: Galatians 6:2, Matthew 7:12, Romans 15:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:14, Psalm 139:1, 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5, Galatians 6:5, Psalm 46:1 + Colossians 1:24
Previous Episode Mentioned: Tragedy, the Most Beautiful Women in the World, and Children with Special Needs: The Story of Birdie James (Spotify + Apple Podcasts)
Book Mentioned: A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows through Loss by Jerry L. Sittser
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| 1:03.4 | Welcome back to the intentional parents' podcast. |
| 1:06.9 | Trauma and crisis, how do we respond to these things? |
| 1:10.3 | Most of us are going to experience that in life, some sort of trauma or crisis, how do we respond to these things? Most of us are going to experience that in life, |
| 1:13.5 | some sort of trauma or crisis, some big T trauma, some little T trauma. I know Elizabeth and I, |
| 1:19.0 | we've had a lot of crisis in our life. And so we want to talk about what are some of the ways that |
| 1:23.5 | not only those closest to you can respond, what's a helpful way, what's biblical, what's |
| 1:27.6 | clear, but also for the family in crisis, what are some of the things that we've had to learn through hardship and the hard way. So we want to talk about that today. We also have all four of us here. Phil, it's been a couple episodes since you've been on. Welcome back. Thank you. Glad to have still be alive, |
| 1:43.5 | to be here. |
| 1:44.7 | Oh, |
| 1:45.2 | man. |
| 1:45.6 | Have we told that story? |
| 1:47.7 | Do we need... since you've been on? Welcome back. Thank you. Glad to be still be alive. You can be here. |
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