Aug 3, 2023 | Emotional Health |
Six years ago, I wrote a post called “God Let Me Down, Now What?” When I wrote this post, I was in the process of healing from various trauma while dealing with difficult circumstances in my faith community that compounded the effects of trauma. All this... 
Apr 30, 2019 | Emotional Health |
Today’s guest post is from a licensed therapist and author, Lisa Murray. She shares three strategies you can use to turn your shame-story into healing. What is your story? We all have one. You know, the story that contains the good, the bad, the ugly of our... 
Apr 23, 2019 | Emotional Health |
Please note. The examples shared here, of ways we use God to deny God at work, which include phrases we say and scriptures we use, indicate possible obstacles to a cultivated life. They may also be used in well-intentioned helpful and healing ways. Truth is always... 
Apr 2, 2019 | Emotional Health |
A friend posted her frustrations on Facebook. I grimaced as replies quickly dismissed her experience. Feelings and thoughts invalidated by cliches and hyper-spirituality. Yes, hyper-spirituality is a thing and it’s costly to Christians who want to live well.... 
Feb 16, 2019 | Emotional Health |
Are you feeling OK? Our typical response is a quick, “I’m fine.” Even when it’s not true. It really is OK not to be OK. Even when others don’t know how to handle this truth. You don’t have to make yourself OK to be OK; in fact,... 
Nov 2, 2018 | Emotional Health |
I lost it last night. Not my cookies. But it might have seemed like it since a lot of junk came out of me. I guess you could call it losing your emotional cookies. Is that too icky? The truth is like that sometimes. It’s just plain messy when we let God work in...
