Love Where You Are

October 30, 2023

Understanding Addiction, Trauma Behavior and Secondary Trauma with Travis Thompson

Welcome to the Love Where You Are podcast! Just for stopping by, here is your FREE downloadable resource from Somer, “The 2023 Proverbs 31 Woman.” 

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In this episode, she is joined with today's guest, Travis Thompson

Travis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with extensive experience in addiction therapy. Travis has worked with adults and adolescents diagnosed with severe substance abuse and mental illness. He's worked in both long-term care and shorter-term treatment facilities, including intensive outpatient programs for mental health and substance addiction, as well as outpatient clinics with a family-centered focus. He is also the author of: “To Those Left Behind: Helping Partners and Families Understand and Heal from Addiction.”

Somer and Travis discuss the difference between disease and addiction, how mental health affects families, and how there is so much hope, healing, and power in learning about the battles our loved ones are experiencing. 

Connect with Travis at linktr.ee/travisthompsonmedia

Thank you for being here today. Now, let's dive into the conversation! 

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About Love Where You Are

Equipping Christian Moms to embrace their season, live life on mission and share Jesus right where they are!

Like a weekly coffee date with the girls, Somer and her guests come together to ask the hard questions, have honest conversations and dive deep into God’s Word. Her heart is to equip and encourage Moms who are seeking to model an authentic Christian walk for their families while also making an impact for the kingdom through love in action wherever God has them in their current season of life. Following the Deuteronomy 6 model, Somer encourages listeners to identify their gifts, talents and current season of life as opportunities to impact the lives of others and bring their children along in the journey reminding us there are opportunities everywhere and every day to love right where you are!

About Somer Colbert

Somer Colbert is a writer, speaker and host of the Love Where You Are podcast. She is the Director of Adoption and Foster Care Ministry at Crosschurch and Connected Champion with the Arkansas Baptist Children and Family Ministries where she creates support, awareness and advocacy for families seeking to serve in the areas of adoption and foster care. She creates weekly podcast episodes and resources to equip and empower Christian families to identify their influence for the gospel in every season, live life on mission and share Jesus right where they are.  Somer is passionate about equipping spiritually healthy families and seeing a movement of God's people step into confidence in their ability to change the world around them through the way they love! 

She resides in Arkansas with her husband, three kids and three dogs. She's obsessed with British docudramas and cooking shows and can always be found with a cup of hot tea in hand. Her life has been forever changed by the love of Jesus, marriage to her favorite person, parenting her crazy crew and walking multiple adoption journeys. 

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