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Post-Traumatic Trust

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Post-Traumatic Trust

Healing the Wounds of Trauma Through Faith, Truth, and Trust

A faith-centered, trauma-informed look at how childhood experiences can shape emotional safety, self-trust, relationships, and faith — and how to approach trust again with wisdom, boundaries, and discernment.

Post-Traumatic Trust — Healing the Wounds of Trauma Through Faith, Truth, and Trust, by Terri McColl, LCPC • NBCC (book cover)
Author:
Terri McColl, LCPC, NBCC
Publisher:
Renewed Minds Publishing House
Format:
Paperback, $19.99
Pages:
125
Language:
English
Publication date:
July 23, 2026
Dimensions:
6 x 0.29 x 9 in.
ISBN-13:
979-8951748010
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Themes

Safety before trust

Trust grows best on a foundation of safety. The early chapters explore how broken trust and an always-on inner alarm can shape the way we respond to people and situations.

Wisdom and self-trust

Learning to hear your own wisdom again — and to trust your mind — after experiences that taught you to doubt it.

Discernment in relationships

Trusting the pattern rather than the promise, doing your part, and understanding why love and trust are not the same thing.

Boundaries and capacity

The difference between standards, boundaries, and expectations, and how to manage your emotional budget with care.

Faith and identity

How our picture of an earthly father can shape how we see God, and the truth that you are not who trauma introduced you to be.

The fruit of healing

Recognizing growth over time, and remembering that you are not alone.

Table of contents

The chapters

  1. 1When Trust Is Broken
  2. 2Trust Begins with Safety
  3. 3When Time Stood Still
  4. 4When the Alarm Never Stops
  5. 5When Wisdom Finds Its Voice Again
  6. 6Learning to Trust Your Mind Again
  7. 7Trust the Pattern, Not the Promise
  8. 8Doing Your Part
  9. 9When God Looks Like Your Father
  10. 10The Difference Between Standards, Boundaries, and Expectations
  11. 11Your Emotional Budget
  12. 12You Are Not Who Trauma Introduced You to Be
  13. 13Love Without Losing Yourself: Why Love and Trust Are Not the Same Thing
  14. 14The Fruit of Healing
  15. 15You Are Not Alone

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Post-Traumatic Trust is an educational, faith-centered resource. It is not therapy, does not create a counseling relationship, and does not guarantee any outcome. If you are in crisis in the U.S., call or text 988.