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Breaking Free from Trauma and PTSD: A Biblical Approach to Healing (with Dr. Mike Hutchings) – Episode 523

Breaking Free from Trauma and PTSD: A Biblical Approach to Healing (with Dr. Mike Hutchings) - Episode 523
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Mike Hutchings, a pastor, trauma healing expert, and director of education for Global Awakening.

We dive deep into how God wants to heal trauma, what it looks like to actually pray for people walking through PTSD, and how to discern God's voice even in seasons of silence.

Mike shares his own story of being unexpectedly launched into trauma healing ministry, what it's like to obey God when it's risky, and how leaders can serve from a place of security and identity in Christ.

If you've ever wrestled with trauma, doubted God’s voice, or struggled to step out in faith, this episode will give you real hope and practical tools!
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Mike Hutchings, a pastor, trauma healing expert, and director of education for Global Awakening.

We dive deep into how God wants to heal trauma, what it looks like to actually pray for people walking through PTSD, and how to discern God's voice even in seasons of silence.

Mike shares his own story of being unexpectedly launched into trauma healing ministry, what it's like to obey God when it's risky, and how leaders can serve from a place of security and identity in Christ.

If you've ever wrestled with trauma, doubted God’s voice, or struggled to step out in faith, this episode will give you real hope and practical tools!

You can listen to the full episode here 🡻

Check Out Related Podcast Episodes: 

God’s Heart to Heal Trauma & How to Hear His Voice

Discover how God wants to bring deep healing to trauma and PTSD, how to discern His voice even when life is loud, and what it looks like to lead with courage and humility.

The Unexpected Call to Heal Trauma

How God called Dr. Mike into a trauma-healing ministry—starting with a surprise moment of praying for a veteran with PTSD.

Trauma as a Soul Injury, Not Just a Mental Illness

Why trauma impacts the soul (mind, will, emotions, and identity) and how that understanding shifts the way we pray for healing.

How to Pray for Trauma Healing (Step-by-Step) 

Mike breaks down the prayer process he uses to bring healing—rooted in Scripture and even supported by neuroscience.

Helping People Separate from Trauma as an Identity 

Why many people unknowingly take on trauma as their identity and how to help them find their true identity in Christ.

Hearing God’s Voice When Life Is Loud 

How to quiet the noise of the enemy’s lies and tune in to the Holy Spirit, especially when it feels like God is silent.

Leadership Lessons: Leading from Identity, Not Insecurity 

Mike shares what it means to lead with security in who you are, empower others, and address conflict in a godly way.

Obeying God When It’s Risky 

From traveling to Ukraine in wartime to saying “yes” to a 50% pay cut to serve in ministry—Mike shares what obedience looks like when God calls you to something scary.

Practical Takeaways: How to Walk in Healing and Obedience

  • ✦ Ask the Holy Spirit before praying for anyone: “Holy Spirit, what do you want to do here?”

  • ✦ Lead people to forgive others—and themselves: Unforgiveness can keep trauma in place.

  • ✦ Pray over both the soul and body: Healing prayers target mind, emotions, identity, brain, and even muscle memory.

  • ✦ Help people reject a trauma identity: Remind them they are new creations in Christ, not defined by what happened to them.

  • ✦ Practice recognizing God’s voice daily: Act on positive, encouraging thoughts you believe might be from God.

  • ✦ Lead from security in Christ, not performance: Your identity isn’t in your title or role—it’s in being a child of God.

Scriptures Mentioned in This Episode

Isaiah 61:1-3

“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.”

2 Corinthians 5:17

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”

John 10:10

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”

John 14:23

“Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.”

Proverbs 3:5-6

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”

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