When the Brain Can’t Hear God — Understanding Trauma and Disconnection
This session explores how trauma affects the brain, body, and spirit, often hindering a person’s ability to connect with God and others. It invites the Church to recognize trauma as a spiritual issue as well as an emotional one, showing that healing restores our capacity to hear, trust, and love God fully.
About the Contributors
Dr. Beth Argot
Beth teaches at Dallas International University, where she serves as the Arts and Trauma Healing liaison, PhD coordinator, and associate director for the Center for Excellence in World Arts. She is an Arts and Trauma Healing Master Facilitator and has received training with the Global Trauma Recovery Institute at Missio University in Philadelphia, PA, and Trauma Informed Expressive Arts Therapy with the Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute. Her current research focuses on the neurological aspects of worship and healing through the arts.
