Trauma Bonding is when a person experiences a trauma, wound or hurt or series of the same and bonds with it some way.  Another way of saying it is that the person takes it on as part of their identity and repeats the trauma in some way. Trauma Bonding will always result in a relationship that will guarantee that a trauma will occur in the relationship by virtue of the trauma on the inside of one or both parties in the relationship.

Blueprint Ministries: replacing rotting floors through the love of Christ

Dee Dee Sedgwick enjoyed directing youth ministry at University United Methodist Church in northwest San Antonio for over two decades. Besides the week-to-week demands of ministry was the challenge of orchestrating events. One summer camp stood out in its life-changing effect on the youth: Service Over Self, an inner-city construction project.