Breaking Down Walls and Finding Hope

In this episode, we will be diving into Amy and Tray’s powerful journey. They started a marriage course called Reengage, which helped them break down walls and open up areas they had been reserving for themselves to be upset about. During the course, they discovered how to communicate more effectively and release trapped emotions that they had been holding onto for over 24 years. We will also discuss how sinus surgery can help alleviate migraines and hear about Dr Kevin Smith. And finally, we'll hear about the magic of spending time with loved ones during a recovery period. So, grab a cup of tea or your favorite beverage, sit back, and enjoy today's episode!

KEY POINTS:

Loosing their freezer and 50 pounds of meat in it.They cooked all the meat with the help of a friend and found out some of it was bad.They started attending a marriage course called Reengage, which is a 16-week program at their church.The course involves doing homework and discussing it with one's spouse every week.The biggest takeaway from the course was that it helped break down some walls and open up some areas they were reserving for themselves to be upset about.A story about an older couple in the course who were having trouble doing their homework.Amy reflects on her fear of abandonment and loneliness, which stemmed from her childhood trauma of being abandoned by her father. She realizes that she has been reacting to her partner's drinking by isolating herself, which was a means of self-protection and punishment for her partner. She also understands that she is projecting her trauma onto her partner and that she needs to work through her healing. She confesses her feelings and asks forgiveness.Tray also shares his own feelings about the situation, and they both come to a mutual understanding of their emotional state.The conversation ultimately leads to the release of the trapped emotions that they have been holding onto for 24 years.They mention not caring anymore and worrying about their own circle.They briefly discuss Avery's sinus surgery and a doctor who claims to have cured 8,500 patients of migraines.Amy expresses hope that the surgery will help alleviate her migraines.They discuss how fixing the structure of the sinuses can help alleviate inflammation and prevent migraines from being triggered.It has been magical spending time with her daughter as she recovers from surgery.

QUOTABLE MOMENTS:

“ No, I'm kidding, but I'm not kidding. The second that I shared with you the way that I was feeling, what was going on in my mind, the neck pain disappeared” Amy (11:39)

“So I realized that abandonment was still in me, and I, I needed to work through that healing and I can't control him and his actions at the end of the day, he has to have his own consequences and I cannot punish him because it also punishes me when I punished him. To pull away it is punishing me and bringing up those same feelings.” - Amy (21:50)

LINKS MENTIONED:

Amy Cassels

www.amycassels.com

Amy Cassels on Twitter

https://twitter.com/amy_cassels?lang=en

Amy Cassels on Instagram 

https://www.instagram.com/acassels/?hl=en

Amy Cassels on YouTube

 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBzoQfLNzz_ieatgaoWDTcw

Mentioned in this episode:

Sparkle Dust

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