by Michael McNamara | Jun 26, 2026 | PODCAST: From Trauma to Joy
Neither Mac, Wade, nor Tim was familiar with the ideas involved in transforming your life after a traumatic event. Each of them experienced it firsthand, and that experience did not come from a book, a video, or a class; each was guided down this path by another human...
by Michael McNamara | Jun 18, 2026 | PODCAST: From Trauma to Joy
Sound crazy? It’s not. Here is the concept: 1. Teach people the truth about trauma — you don’t get over it, you learn to coexist with it. 2. Teach them the daily life skills necessary to do life when it gets hard. 3. Teach them to become better...
by Michael McNamara | Jun 16, 2026 | PODCAST: From Trauma to Joy
“Nobody can understand what I’ve been through…” is a sentence often spoken by people who have gone through a traumatic event. Most seek help and find that help “…didn’t do much for me.” Their conclusion:...
by Michael McNamara | Jun 11, 2026 | PODCAST: From Trauma to Joy
Memorial Day made me think of how, over the years, I have gotten better at “Doing Death.” That skill is not one I am proud of or enjoy discussing, but that discussion is an important one. Like dealing with trauma, dealing with death is a skill you can...
by Michael McNamara | Jun 11, 2026 | PODCAST: From Trauma to Joy
Suicide and sexual violence are almost always accompanied by feelings of shame and guilt. Because these feelings are so deeply personal, we lock them deep inside a place we rarely visit… a place others are never allowed to enter. In that isolated space, we often...
