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134 How to Heal from Sorrow and Grief Part 3
In order to heal from sorrow, we need to move our bodies as we participate in rituals of honoring and releasing our sorrow. A ritual is a sequence of bodily movements and symbolic actions performed wi
133 How to Heal from Sorrow and Grief Part 2
This is part 2 in a series of episodes on how to engage our sorrow and grief in a way that brings healing. The focus today is on the four conditions needed to allow us to work with sorrow and grief. F
132 How to Heal from Sorrow and Grief Part 1
For most modern people, the place we find ourselves is in a land where grief and sorrow are unwelcome. Most of us do not feel like the people around us can bear the depth of our sorrow and grief. And
131 Engaging Your Family of Origin Story with Dan Allender
This episode is a joint release of The Allender Center podcast and The Place We Find Ourselves. We have all experienced hurt, abandonment, or disappointment at the hands of our parents or caretakers,
130 But Then Something Happened
Im joined today by theologian and author Pete Enns, who also co-hosts a podcast called The Bible for Normal People. Although we talk about quantum physics at the end, the focus of our conversation is
129 What Gets in the Way of Healing? Four Obstacles
God created our hearts, minds, and bodies to heal. When the conditions are right, healing will occur. Therefore, its important to clear away the things that block the right conditions for healing. To
128 When Bible Verses Are Used Against You (or, Is Your Heart Really Trustworthy?)
Last year I saw an Instagram post asking people to share stories of Bible verses that had been used against them. The comments section was devastating. I read story after story of how the Bible had be
127 Trauma, Fragmentation, and the Soothing Certainty of Dogmatism
Connections between brain regions lead to a healthy and stable brain (and a healthy and stable life). Trauma prevents these brain connections. This is known as fragmentation. In todays episode, I exp
126 When Neglect Is Not Really Neglect
Pascale Wright joins me today to share a very vulnerable story from her childhood. The temptation is to view her story as one of neglect but its not. We cover a lot of ground today, including: Pasca
125 Spiritual Wounding: What It Is and How To Heal Part 2
Todays episode looks more deeply at the spiritual abuse KJ Ramsey suffered at the hands of Christian leaders. We begin by talking about the relationship that many Christians have with their emotions.