"Feeling the trauma": Discussion in "PARISH in action..." with Fr. Sebastianos Zervostranslated

All people have, to varying degrees, traumatic experiences. The issue is not the absence of trauma, but how we recognize and manage it. Trauma is not the end of the human journey. Hope, love and the prospect of Resurrection offer the possibility of a new beginning. In the "Parish Archontariki" of the Holy Church of Evangelistria Piraeus and in the context of the "PARISH in action..." program, on Friday November 13, Mr. Ilias Liamis, Dr. Theology - Musicologist - Author, hosted the Archimandrite Fr. Sevastianos Zervos, Head of the Counseling Station of the Holy Metropolis of Dimitrias, in a discussion on the topic: "Paining the trauma".

The discussion with Father Sebastianos approached the issue of mental trauma through the meeting of psychology with orthodox anthropology. Central to the discussion was that trauma is a deep rupture in a person's inner world, affecting not only their emotional state but also their physical health, memory, behavior, interpersonal relationships and relationship with God.

Trauma has been described as an experience that takes away from the…