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26 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsRecovery from Toxic Relationships
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Episode 12: Laura Padgett
November 30, 2021 06:00 - 42 minutes - 96.2 MBAlcoholism and abuse. And then there was love and life transformation… Laura Padgett grew to adulthood without any idea of what love was. She didn’t know you could have relationships that didn’t involve screaming and hitting. As a child she woke up every morning wondering what would happen that day. Before day’s end, would there be police at the door? Alcoholism and domestic violence informed her childhood, loss of her father to a brain tumor and then abandonment by her mother defined he...
Episode 12: Laura Padgett
November 30, 2021 06:00 - 42 minutes - 96.2 MBAlcoholism and abuse. And then there was love and life transformation… Laura Padgett grew to adulthood without any idea of what love was. She didn’t know you could have relationships that didn’t involve screaming and hitting. As a child she woke up every morning wondering what would happen that day. Before day’s end, would there be police at the door? Alcoholism and domestic violence informed her childhood, loss of her father to a brain tumor and then abandonment by her mother defined he...
Episode 11: Sarah De Orlando
November 16, 2021 05:15 - 34 minutes - 79.8 MB“I needed to stop running away from God and allow Him to run to me. I finally realized it wasn’t about my worthiness – God wanted to lift me up.” Sarah was running from shame and guilt and the belief she was unworthy, even though she had invited the Lord into her life. As she shares her story, you will discover: How Sarah became able to receive unconditional love What happened that released her from shame and guilt How God slowly, tenderly, relieved her depression and feelings of hop...
Episode 11: Sarah De Orlando
November 16, 2021 05:15 - 34 minutes - 79.8 MB“I needed to stop running away from God and allow Him to run to me. I finally realized it wasn’t about my worthiness – God wanted to lift me up.” Sarah was running from shame and guilt and the belief she was unworthy, even though she had invited the Lord into her life. As she shares her story, you will discover: How Sarah became able to receive unconditional love What happened that released her from shame and guilt How God slowly, tenderly, relieved her depression and feelings of hop...
Episode 10: Karen DeArmond Gardner
November 02, 2021 14:42 - 35 minutes - 81.3 MBHealing from an abusive relationship takes focus, courage, and commitment. Healing, and the releasing of trauma, doesn’t ‘just happen’. Listen as Karen DeArmond Gardner shares wisdom about what it takes not only to survive, but to heal. If we leave an abuser but don’t make the commitment to understand what happened and why, we leave ourselves vulnerable to yet another abusive relationship. • What does it mean to truly heal? • Learn to recognize God’s relentless pursuit of your heart. • ...
Episode 10: Karen DeArmond Gardner
November 02, 2021 14:42 - 35 minutes - 81.3 MBHealing from an abusive relationship takes focus, courage, and commitment. Healing, and the releasing of trauma, doesn’t ‘just happen’. Listen as Karen DeArmond Gardner shares wisdom about what it takes not only to survive, but to heal. If we leave an abuser but don’t make the commitment to understand what happened and why, we leave ourselves vulnerable to yet another abusive relationship. • What does it mean to truly heal? • Learn to recognize God’s relentless pursuit of your heart. • ...
Episode 9, Karen DeArmond Gardner
October 25, 2021 23:20 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MB“God loves you more than he hates divorce.” Karen is a survivor of a decades-long abusive marriage. What she eventually discovered is that God loves her more than he hates divorce. There is biblical evidence all throughout scripture that God does not condone abuse. “Leaving an abuser is the beginning,” says Karen. Healing from abuse is what must come next. It isn’t an overnight experience, but a journey, the beginning of finding the freedom God intends for each of His daughters. Kare...
Episode 9, Karen DeArmond Gardner
October 25, 2021 23:20 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MB“God loves you more than he hates divorce.” Karen is a survivor of a decades-long abusive marriage. What she eventually discovered is that God loves her more than he hates divorce. There is biblical evidence all throughout scripture that God does not condone abuse. “Leaving an abuser is the beginning,” says Karen. Healing from abuse is what must come next. It isn’t an overnight experience, but a journey, the beginning of finding the freedom God intends for each of His daughters. Kare...
Episode 8, Lisa Lewis
October 16, 2021 18:23 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MB“We are transformed when we are willing to partner with God in the work of completing who we are.” Lisa Lewis In this episode you will meet Lisa Lewis, Certified Christian Life Coach, Transformational Leadership Coach for Women, and survivor of multiple types of abuse. I talk with Lisa about how to think rightly. What does that mean for abuse survivors? How is it possible? What is the truth about who I am? We discuss the importance of learning to discern truth from the lies we believ...
Episode 8, Lisa Lewis
October 16, 2021 18:23 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MB“We are transformed when we are willing to partner with God in the work of completing who we are.” Lisa Lewis In this episode you will meet Lisa Lewis, Certified Christian Life Coach, Transformational Leadership Coach for Women, and survivor of multiple types of abuse. I talk with Lisa about how to think rightly. What does that mean for abuse survivors? How is it possible? What is the truth about who I am? We discuss the importance of learning to discern truth from the lies we believ...
Ep 7, Charlene Quint, Part 3
October 12, 2021 12:12 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBRecovering from the Abuser is addressed in this episode as Charlene shares how we can gain a new perspective and how to overcome the effects of trauma. Listen in to hear about: The renewing of your mind Trauma bonds and how to break them How to break free from fear, doubt, and anxiety Practical steps: prayer, Bible reading and journaling Building community and establishing healthy boundaries Receive encouragement from Charlene at the end of today’s episode. Connect with Charlene ...
Ep 7, Charlene Quint, Part 3
October 12, 2021 12:12 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBRecovering from the Abuser is addressed in this episode as Charlene shares how we can gain a new perspective and how to overcome the effects of trauma. Listen in to hear about: The renewing of your mind Trauma bonds and how to break them How to break free from fear, doubt, and anxiety Practical steps: prayer, Bible reading and journaling Building community and establishing healthy boundaries Receive encouragement from Charlene at the end of today’s episode. Connect with Charlene ...
Episode 6, Charlene Quint, Part 2
October 04, 2021 15:30 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBRemoving the Abuser from our lives can be a tremendous challenge complicated by confusion, guilt, fear, shame, lack of knowledge, and lack of confidence. In today’s episode we discuss: Why women stay You can’t change him (statistics show abusers almost never change) Why Christian women can be especially vulnerable to abuse The spiritual battle is not what you think The armor of God Each of these topics is covered in depth in the second section of Charlene’s book (pictured below). Con...
Episode 6, Charlene Quint, Part 2
October 04, 2021 15:30 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBRemoving the Abuser from our lives can be a tremendous challenge complicated by confusion, guilt, fear, shame, lack of knowledge, and lack of confidence. In today’s episode we discuss: Why women stay You can’t change him (statistics show abusers almost never change) Why Christian women can be especially vulnerable to abuse The spiritual battle is not what you think The armor of God Each of these topics is covered in depth in the second section of Charlene’s book (pictured below). Con...
Episode 5, Charlene Quint, Part 1
September 27, 2021 18:30 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBRecognizing the Abuser is the topic in this first of three episodes with Charlene Quint where she provides valuable insight and information about how to identify abusers and the underlying personality disorders that drive them. You will hear: Why many churches and pastors are not effectively recognizing and dealing with the issue of abuse, allowing victims to remain vulnerable The definition of the acronym SNAP which stands for Sociopath/Narcissist/Abuser/Psychopath, in reference to a per...
Episode 5, Charlene Quint, Part 1
September 27, 2021 18:30 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBRecognizing the Abuser is the topic in this first of three episodes with Charlene Quint where she provides valuable insight and information about how to identify abusers and the underlying personality disorders that drive them. You will hear: Why many churches and pastors are not effectively recognizing and dealing with the issue of abuse, allowing victims to remain vulnerable The definition of the acronym SNAP which stands for Sociopath/Narcissist/Abuser/Psychopath, in reference to a per...
Episode 4, Jill Baughan
September 20, 2021 18:20 - 32 minutes - 30 MB“It’s possible to find joy, even in tough times. We just have to be intentional about drawing from the joy that walks alongside the sorrow and disappointment in our lives.” Jill Baughan In this episode with podcaster Jill Baughan, we discuss what she is uniquely gifted to help us do: to find and savor joy in the hard places. It may sound like something impossible to you right now but listen in as Jill shares concrete steps to take along with stories that prove you too can do this with suc...
Episode 4, Jill Baughan
September 20, 2021 18:20 - 32 minutes - 30 MB“It’s possible to find joy, even in tough times. We just have to be intentional about drawing from the joy that walks alongside the sorrow and disappointment in our lives.” Jill Baughan In this episode with podcaster Jill Baughan, we discuss what she is uniquely gifted to help us do: to find and savor joy in the hard places. It may sound like something impossible to you right now but listen in as Jill shares concrete steps to take along with stories that prove you too can do this with suc...
Episode 3, Lori Young
September 13, 2021 17:54 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MB“I’m willing to bet you could list for days your fatal flaws and weaknesses. But what if they were actually your greatest strengths and superpowers?” Lori Young How would you complete this statement? “If you really knew me…” Today we hear from Lori on the topic of how you see yourself, the importance of authenticity, and why it’s important to discern what is true about you and what it means to enter the ‘no judgment zone.’ Lori also shares her Three T’s of Authenticity. Three foundations...
Episode 3, Lori Young
September 13, 2021 17:54 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MB“I’m willing to bet you could list for days your fatal flaws and weaknesses. But what if they were actually your greatest strengths and superpowers?” Lori Young How would you complete this statement? “If you really knew me…” Today we hear from Lori on the topic of how you see yourself, the importance of authenticity, and why it’s important to discern what is true about you and what it means to enter the ‘no judgment zone.’ Lori also shares her Three T’s of Authenticity. Three foundations...
Episode 2, Anna LeBaron, Part 2
July 18, 2021 14:05 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBWe pick up our discussion with Anna LeBaron about how Christian women often feel an extra layer of guilt and shame when thinking about leaving a marriage to an abusive person. Listen as Anna breaks this down based on biblical principles. Anna shares that when there is abuse in a marriage it is absolutely not what God wants. Though many of us stay out of a sense of guilt that we haven’t prayed enough or tried hard enough and because we feel it would be shameful, as a Christian wife, to leav...
Anna LeBaron, Part 2
July 18, 2021 14:05 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBWe pick up our discussion with Anna LeBaron about how Christian women often feel an extra layer of guilt and shame when thinking about leaving a marriage to an abusive person. Listen as Anna breaks this down based on biblical principles. Anna shares that when there is abuse in a marriage it is absolutely not what God wants. Though many of us stay out of a sense of guilt that we haven’t prayed enough or tried hard enough and because we feel it would be shameful, as a Christian wife, to leav...
Episode 2, Anna LeBaron, Part 2
July 18, 2021 14:05 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBWe pick up our discussion with Anna LeBaron about how Christian women often feel an extra layer of guilt and shame when thinking about leaving a marriage to an abusive person. Listen as Anna breaks this down based on biblical principles. Anna shares that when there is abuse in a marriage it is absolutely not what God wants. Though many of us stay out of a sense of guilt that we haven’t prayed enough or tried hard enough and because we feel it would be shameful, as a Christian wife, to leav...
Anna LeBaron, Part 1
July 18, 2021 14:05 - 30 minutes - 28 MBAnna LeBaron was born into a more dramatically abusive environment than most of us will ever be exposed to, yet what she experienced is common to many abuse victims. The effects of growing up in her family of origin left her traumatized due to the multiple forms of abuse and the severe neglect she experienced. “You can be in an abusive situation without knowing that what you are experiencing is abuse.” A quote from Anna, a statement that resonates with me and may also touch a nerve with ...
Episode 1, Anna LeBaron
July 18, 2021 14:05 - 30 minutes - 28 MBAnna LeBaron was born into a more dramatically abusive environment than most of us will ever be exposed to, yet what she experienced is common to many abuse victims. The effects of growing up in her family of origin left her traumatized due to the multiple forms of abuse and the severe neglect she experienced. “You can be in an abusive situation without knowing that what you are experiencing is abuse.” A quote from Anna, a statement that resonates with me and may also touch a nerve with ...
Episode 1, Anna LeBaron
July 18, 2021 14:05 - 30 minutes - 28 MBAnna LeBaron was born into a more dramatically abusive environment than most of us will ever be exposed to, yet what she experienced is common to many abuse victims. The effects of growing up in her family of origin left her traumatized due to the multiple forms of abuse and the severe neglect she experienced. “You can be in an abusive situation without knowing that what you are experiencing is abuse.” A quote from Anna, a statement that resonates with me and may also touch a nerve with ...