Recovery
Why We Need Other People to Pull Us Out of the Pit: Part 5 in the Series on Trauma Recovery
I want to talk to you this week about why people, are such an important part of our trauma recovery. It’s so easy to isolate with our stories and our pain. It’s just as easy to stuff it down with a bad habit – especially during this time of social distancing when people are seeing…
Read MoreGetting Through the Storms and Facing the Mountains with God: What I’ve Learned in the Last Twelve Years
Do you have a certain time of the year that you think about lessons learned, how far you have come and where you are now? Maybe it’s a time like now (which would be the end of a school year in normal time), or at the beginning of a new year. Maybe it’s an event…
Read MoreWhat to Do In the In-Between Seasons
When we’re in whatever season we’re in – whether it’s a time for planting or weeping or mourning or anything, we’re supposed to just BE in that season. Be present in the season you are in.
Read MoreThe Hope On the Other Side of #Metoo
Whatever happened to you, however it made you feel emotionally, physically, mentally, even spiritually – you need to know that God is right there. He is close to you and wants to comfort you because you are His child and He knows you are hurting because “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed,” says Psalm 34:18.
Read MoreWhen Stress Comes: How to Function When You Can’t Function
We all have those times when stress really hits us. That’s what I’m talking about this week to give you some tips on how to work through it with God when it comes, especially since when we’re stressed or anxious we tend to think God isn’t there, right?
Read MoreGetting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
I have a dear friend who had a saying when I first got into recovery. She always used to tell me with a smile on her face, (when I wanted to crawl out of my skin), “You gotta get comfortable with being uncomfortable.”
Read MoreLearning to Show Up More Authentically by Giving Ourselves Some Grace
It’s amazing how when we think we’re being authentic, we’re still trying to perfect that. But it can’t be perfected because it’s about us just being us.
Read MoreWhy “Healthy” is Spiritual For Me
I’m a true believer that, to find your Healthy Voice you’ve got to: Be willing to go beyond the weight and get beneath the surface.
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