My latest article for SpEx.

Whatever happened to sin? We did not abandon it because it was too cruel. We abandoned it because it demanded change. And yet, it remains the narrow door into real freedom.

The Trauma Identity Trap

Naming wounds can be illuminating and necessary. But when trauma becomes our primary identity—when we are defined entirely by what was done to us rather than how we live from it—we enter a subtler and more pernicious kind of captivity.

We can all too easily remain trapped in the past, endlessly narrating our pain, circling our wounds without moving beyond them. And the great irony is this:

A culture obsessed with healing often struggles to become well.

Link to article is below👇