Type A and Type B Trauma
Some neauroscients categorize Type A trauma as the abscene of good things and Type B trauma as bad things happening. I find these definitions easy to remember.
Check out Dr E James Wilder and his books for more on this research. https://lifemodelworks.org/jim-wilder/
Type A trauma = Absence of good things.
Neuroscientists say that Type A trauma, which can be caused by the absence of good things, can be healed through healthy relationships. Part of the culture we work to create in our classes is a safe place to heal, grow, and build community.
Type B trauma = Bad things happening.
Neuroscientists say that Type B trauma, which can be caused by bad things happening, can be healed by stepping back into the memory and allowing Jesus to heal the wounds and memories. We often do this through spending time with Jesus, inner healing prayer, counseling, and other healthy forms of support.
I think it was around 2016 when I had my first experience with inner healing prayer. I met with a local elder who was also a licensed counselor and did what he called “freedom prayer.” In that space, he helped me bring Jesus into my pain and trauma, and healing came! I met with him occasionally as things would come up and was always encouraged.
Some time after that, I started praying for others and specifically addressing lies and replacing them with truth.
In January 2021, the Lord unexpectedly threw me into deliverance ministry. He did it again later that year. Then, in the fall, I met a woman who asked to meet with me for prayer ministry. I figured it might be easier to schedule it than to be thrown into it, so that's when I officially started taking clients.
Inner healing and deliverance ministry is a ministry of the Holy Spirit. He works in unexpected ways in this space to reveal lies the enemy has placed and replace them with truth.
Jesus desires for us to be free! Total freedom is available to us through salvation, but often we experience that freedom through the process of sanctification. It can take time to peel back the layers of patterns and beliefs we have been carrying around for years. The time and effort are worth it, though, to experience the peace and joy that are on the other side.
— Amy