Moral Injury - Audacious Living Episode 12

In this episode of Audacious Living Trevor is in conversation with Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock as they discuss moral injury. Rita first explains how she came to be an expert in the field of moral injury via her personal background and educational experiences including contemplating how she could be both a christian and a feminist during graduate school.

After this we learn that moral injury involves an existential shift after an event that causes us to reevaluate our conscious. It occurs in high-stakes environments and can lead to an overhaul of how we once identified ourselves. Once this outline is in place, Trevor and Rita discuss some real-world examples of things that lead to moral injury such as war and hate crimes. They also reveal the ways in which COVID-19 has lead to collective moral injury.

Then, we learn about ways to treat and work through moral injury paired with a conversation on the effectiveness of treating moral injury. We learn that silence and listening are powerful tools for healing. Throughout the conversation there are also moments of deep wisdom such as the reflection that moral injury can lead to an existential solitary confinement, and that self-care helps us to be well in relation to others. 

We are confident that this episode has something for everyone!

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Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock is Senior Vice President and Director of the Shay Moral Injury Center at Volunteers of America. She leads the organization’s efforts to deepen understanding about moral injury in the many populations who experience it. Dr. Brock was the Founding Director of the Soul Repair Center at Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University, where she also was a Research Professor of Theology and Culture. She is co-author of Soul Repair: Recovering from Moral Injury after War, Beacon Press, 2012, and Proverbs of Ashes: Violence, Redemptive Suffering and the Search for What Saves Us, Beacon Press, 2001. She is a leading national expert on moral injury in combat veterans and has offered trainings for VA mental health providers, for professional chaplains, and for veterans and their families.

To learn more about Dr. Brock and listen to her speak about Moral Injury and Soul Repair, please visit: https://www.voa.org/dr-rita-brock

 

Trevor is from McKillop United Church in Lethbridge, AB. To learn more about McKillop please visit: www.facebook.com/mckillopunited