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 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...
by Michael McNamara | Jun 4, 2026 | PODCAST: From Trauma to Joy
Here is a sample of the feedback we received from viewers and the topics we’ll discuss: Have any of you ever had someone push back hard on that? Have you ever had anybody say that they “got over it”? So, the Benevolent Trojan Horse is the truth?...
