Tomy Cummins on being a shepherd of the mind.

What if the hardest thing you're carrying could teach you how to carry someone else?

On this episode of The MercyCast, Raleigh Sadler sits down with pastor and author Tomy Cummins to talk honestly about trauma, mental health, emotional health, suffering, and what it means to care like Christ when someone is hurting.

Tomy shares his deeply personal journey of confronting childhood trauma, seeking healing, and learning how his own suffering equipped him to shepherd others better. Together, Raleigh and Tomy explore how the Church can create safer spaces for difficult conversations—and why we don't need perfect words to show up for someone in pain.

In This Episode

Breaking the silence around mental health and emotional health

Tomy's journey through childhood trauma and healing

How to become a safe person for someone who is suffering

Setting healthy boundaries while caring for others

The difference between carrying someone's burden and carrying it for them

Compassion fatigue and secondary trauma

Why shepherds need shepherding, too

Practical ways to respond when someone shares something difficult