Porch Talk with Father Aaron
Welcome! Here we have conversations where the Christian faith interacts (or intersects) with topics found outside of the typical, safe church environment. We wanted to address the question: "What happens when a priest talks with people of the community about topics that are important to them, but not necessarily what you might hear Sunday morning?" Our church porch (or patio) was designed to facilitate these meaningful and authentic conversations, so we called this "Porch Talk." Join us!
Porch Talk with Father Aaron
Family Trauma and the 5th Commandment to Honor Father and Mother
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Our inaugural episode of "Porch Talk with Fr. Aaron" at Saint Matthias Anglican Church in Dothan, AL. We WILL work out the kinks and get better at our presentation, but as out first try, this conversation was too important not to post.
Fr. Aaron talks with Tyler Jahraus, a student at the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, about the book "The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
We discuss ways to look at family trauma in light of the 5th Commandment to "Honor your father and your mother," acknowledging how difficult that might be for some with generational trauma from abuse or other circumstances.