Trauma

  • Strength, Healing & Self-Trust

    There is a certain kind of confidence that comes from knowing: “I can handle this.” Sometimes there is also a certain kind of protection that comes from knowing: “I would rather handle this myself than be disappointed by someone else or have anyone pass me a receipt.” When a person repeatedly experiences that relying on…

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  • A Woman Who Found Peace

    A peaceful woman still carries scars from the past, but she is not ashamed of them, because she is no longer bleeding on those who come near her, and she no longer permits others to bleed all over her. She has done the difficult work of healing from rejection, disappointment, betrayal, abandonment, and trauma. She…

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  • Like a Punch in The Throat

    Keep in mind that true forgiveness doesn’t require or mean reconciliation, but it also doesn’t keep space for anger. Anger brings roots of bitterness, resentment, and depression.

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  • NEW HOPE: ARISE – Support Coaching Group

    Healthy Boundaries & Emotional Strength Learn how to set boundaries without guilt, practice empathy and kindness with wisdom, and regulate your emotions with intention. A complimentary guide will be given after completing all three sessions.

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  • Peace with God, peace with people

    Peace With God, Peace With People Peace is a word we all like because it’s something we all long to feel, but rarely experience it consistently. We long for it at home and in our families. We desire it in our workplaces and in our churches. We seek it within ourselves and in most of…

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  • Healing After Narcissistic Discard: A Survivor’s Guide

    One day they may shower you with attention, ball their eyes out crying to you, go house hunting, and want nothing more than you and yours…all of you. The next day (or even the same) they go to work or the store, or back…

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  • The Chains of Co-dependency

    Breaking Free is Possible: Co-dependency isn’t simply “caring too much for others or enabling wrong behavior”. Co-dependency it’s a form of bondage that quietly drains your emotional, spiritual, and even physical and sociological health and life. It’s when your identity, worth, and peace are tied to someone else’s joy, approval, mood, or stability (in any…

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  • Forgiving the Unforgivable

    Healing the Deepest Wounds and Breaking Free from Shame, Guilt, and Self-Sabotage “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” — Ephesians 4:32 Forgiveness is simple in theory, difficult in practice, and nearly impossible when the wound goes soul-deep. When trust has been betrayed, innocence has been stolen,…

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  • Loss Has Many Faces

    Loss Has Many Faces

    Grief, at its core, is the pain of loss. We often associate grief with funerals, tears, and the passing of a loved one, but grief wears many faces. Grief doesn’t always or only come tied to death. Sometimes it’s tied to dreams, roles, identity, or seasons. To seasons that changed before we were ready. Grief,…

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  • The Illusion of Happiness

    Temporary Pleasures Can Leave You Empty We live in a world that chases happiness like it’s something we can grasp if we just run fast enough. New relationships, new experiences, new distractions, it all feels good in the moment. But have you ever noticed that after the excitement fades, you’re left sitting with yourself again,…

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