Helping Others Overcome Sin, Trauma, & a Tough Life | An Interview with Glenn Schiraldi

Glenn R. Schiraldi, Ph.D., Lt. Colonel (US Army Reserve, Retired),
is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, and a
Vietnam-era veteran. He holds graduate degrees from Brigham Young
University and the University of Maryland, and has served on the
stress management faculties at the Pentagon, the International
Critical Incident Stress Foundation, and the University of Maryland
School of Public Health. He has trained mental health professionals
and laypersons—including high-risk groups such as the military,
police, and firefighters—on stress, trauma, and resilience. Glenn
is the founder of Resilience Training International, which teaches
how to prevent and recover from stress-related conditions such as
PTSD, depression, and anxiety, while optimizing mental health and
performance under pressure. An eternally-grateful convert of 47
years, Glenn serves in a young single adult branch presidency and,
with his wife, leads the Addiction Recovery Program in his stake in
Florida. Highlights 02:40 Kurt introduces Glenn and the topic of
childhood trauma. 05:15 Glenn shares his background and conversion
story. 08:25 Glenn explains what he does and what led him to write
many books and create courses to help people with their mental
health. 11:30 Childhood wounds and how they affect people who are
religious versus non religious 13:50 The original ten adverse
childhood experiences that cause wounds that people carry into
adulthood 16:00 Unresolved pain leads people to drugs and
pornography. Unresolved childhood wounds can manifest physically or
spiritually. 18:50 How can a leader be a resource to those
struggling with childhood wounds and lead them in the right
direction to find healing? 20:30 How memories are imprinted on us
23:30 We need a deeper, more dynamic approach to healing childhood
trauma. It’s important to find a therapist that is a trauma
specialist. 27:00 Glenn explains Accelerated Resolution Therapy,
known as ART. This is a fairly new form of therapy that is very
effective for helping people with trauma. 34:30 Leaders can
encourage people to write out their feelings. Expressive writing
and journaling can benefit people trying to deal with old trauma
that don’t want to talk about it. 40:00 God is the ultimate
attachment figure and his love is the ultimate answer to shame.
45:00 According to research it’s a myth that religion adds to more
shame. Religion can cause guilt. Religion is the answer to guilt.
48:50 Big T trauma and small t trauma 51:50 Do most issues come
from childhood trauma? 54:45 Coping with trauma by perfectionism
and overachieving. They try to overcompensate. 58:00 Latter-day
Saint people tend to be overachievers. Most overachievers were
adaptive and they like it. Others have fear-driven overachievement.
1:01:00 We don’t have to suffer for decades. A lot of times we just
need to learn certain skills to overcome. Take the time to find the
right therapist. 1:03:20 A good leader loves the people as Christ
did. Links The Adverse Childhood Experiences Recovery Workbook
Glenn R. Schiraldi books Accelerated Resolution Therapy Resilience
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