Enlighten Seminar Plenary #1
Enlighten Seminar Plenary #2
Workshop | Inter-generational Trauma
Workshop | Finding Your Voice of Suffering: Processing Trauma through Scripture Engagement
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND PLENARY SESSIONS
DR. EARL BLAND
Earl Bland, PsyD, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst, and professor of psychology at the Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University in La Mirada, California. He primarily teaches clinical courses in the area of psychotherapy, clinical theory, and the integration of psychology and religion. Earl is also on the faculty of the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Los Angeles and the Brookhaven Institute for Psychoanalysis and Christian Thought. Earl is the co-author of Christianity and Psychoanalysis: A New Conversation as well as numerous other publications in the areas of psychoanalytic treatment and the intersection of psychology & faith. He maintains a private practice where he treats individuals and couples. Earl has been married to his wife Cayla for 34 years and they have two great children, Ali and Austin.
Finding peace amidst unexpected and unwanted life events, or when the world around us feels out of control, is often very difficult. It can be challenging to manage our anxiety, and we find ourselves trying to cope through, among other things: procrastination or avoidance, excessive worry, planning for the worst, or simply trying to escape our circumstances. While we know change in life is inevitable, we can never be fully prepared for all that life has to throw at us. This seminar explores why uncertainty in life is so devastating to our sense of well-being and peace.
Plenary Address #1
Addressing the emotional toll of uncertainty, we will first look at how fear, anxiety, and dread wreak havoc on our development, our personal mental health, and our relationships.
Plenary Address #2
In this session, we explore the nature of emotional, spiritual, and relational peace. How do we get there, and how do we surrender into an acceptance of the realities of what life brings, without giving up or checking out?
WORKSHOP SPEAKER (online & in person)
SALLY KIM
Sally Kim is a Clinical Psychology Psy.D student at Azusa Pacific University. She prioritizes and values each person's experience and narrative to foster insight and change in areas pertaining to identity formation, diversity, and trauma. Prior to her current education in clinical psychology, Sally earned a M.A. in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care at Talbot School of Theology. Her education and experience as a spiritual director led her to further consider the integration of psychology in ministry. She supports and serves alongside her husband who pastors in Pasadena, California and hopes to utilize her gifts and passions to promote spiritual growth and mental health in the community.
Inter-generational Trauma
Inter-generational trauma is a phenomenon in which a traumatic event and the negative effects related to the trauma are passed to subsequent generations. The way in which previous generations have learned to cope with stressors can create a system that can be transmitted to subsequent generations unless the way in which emotionally unhealthy behaviors are dealt with in a different way. Some inter-generational problems include historical events, abuse, substance use, denial, unhealthy coping habits, detachment, avoidance, etc.
WORKSHOP SPEAKER (in person only)
JAMES HAMPSON
James Hampson is Director of Graduate Admissions at Biola University. He holds an Master of Arts in New Testament from Talbot School of Theology and a B.A. in English from Cal State Long Beach. Before his work at Biola, James served on the mission field in Poland doing youth and sports ministry. James has a passion for bringing voice to those who have endured trauma, by sharing his own story and helping them to find their story in Jesus.
Finding Your Voice of Suffering: Processing Trauma through Scripture Engagement
When you experience trauma you can feel like you have no words for what you experienced, its impact on your life, and the emotions you are experiencing. And yet, expressing your experience, its impact, and your emotions can be a major part of your healing journey. In this workshop, we will learn about trauma, its impact and what the healing journey looks like. Additionally, we will discover we can find our voice for our suffering in scripture. Lastly, we will engage scripture in processing our trauma in our healing journey.
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