Empowered by Darkness

You Don't Have to Bear the Pain Alone

When things break in our lives and we are pushed to the edge of our strength, there is a presence greater than us that meets us there if we are open to it. We may be in the fire but we are not alone if we have God. This isn't about religion, this is about a relationship with a loving father that knows every tear we shed in secret. Nothing can come between the love God has for each and every one of us. This love is unconditional and restorative--it changes things. When we are caught up in illness, depression, suicidality, loneliness, addiction, grief, we can call out to Him and feel that though circumstances may not change, WE change. This is the work of faith. I had to experience the end of my strength to realize that I could be held and guided toward peace even in the middle of an earth-shattering loss. I didn't have to do things alone. You don't have to do it all alone. There is a hope and a future worth living when we surrender ourselves to a loving God. Ironically, a life abiding in God is a life where we discover we are stronger in Him.

Being in a State of Transition in Life: how do we cope with the uncomfortability of the 'in-between'?

When we undergo transitions in our life, the feelings that arise can be very intense. There is often no escaping the overwhelming sense of uncertainty. This sensation can be so pervasive that it impacts our way of seeing ourselves, the people around us, and even the society we are living in. We are in a fog that is hard to put into words. While we know something is brewing in the near horizon, there is also nothing in our current physical reality that defends this. What then follows is moving through the daily motions while wrestling with worry and fear. This episode is meant to be an embrace to all of you experiencing these emotional currents. I am currently where you find yourself and I know it's incredibly hard. I have found something that has aided me in walking this unknown journey, however. Tune in to listen to this episode to find out how you can begin to walk your current path with more trust and freedom. It is possible!

My Experiences in Truth Until Today

This episode is my gift to all of you for continuing to seek this podcast despite my time away. Tune in to hear about the life lessons I have gathered on purpose, relationships, death, faith, failure, and many more. There isn't a specific topic for today's episode but I think that what came from this was quite special. I think that you will leave feeling hopeful and inspired, ready to take on life wherever it is that you find yourself in this moment.

Navigating Cancer Progression, Loss and Grief, Finding Faith

I missed this space. The truth is that there has been a significant change in my life recently. I lost my mom to cancer. I am still in emotional shock and overwhelm, but I have also been blessed by God with the capacity to take a step back and admire the immense love you can still find in the middle of suffering. This episode is raw and unedited, much like the arrival of illness and then death usually is. But I urge you to tune in and give it a listen. I think that you can find something good to hold onto even if it's just a shift in perspective.

Let's Come Home to Ourselves (How to Stop Self Abandoning)

We can talk about healing unhealthy attachment patterns, tending to uncomfortable emotions, addressing traumatic experiences, and sifting through our limiting beliefs, but encapsulating all of these actions is the concept of SELF-BANDONMENT. You can understand how this concept plays in your life and almost automatically, the wheels start turning of how you can start addressing everything else. This is because at the root of the behaviors we adopt to cope with our difficult life stories is how we either abandon or come home to ourselves. Once you do the latter, your life will completely shift course. This path births all that your inner self authentically desires. Join me as we talk about how self-abandonment often becomes a learned behavior, how we go about bypassing our needs in ways that deceive us and those around us, breaking down the other side of self-abandonment, and a life-changing practice for beginning to come home to yourself today. The following are resources mentioned in the episode: * My book on Amazon: https://a.co/d/cvVIqo8 [https://a.co/d/cvVIqo8]. * My articles on Medium: https://medium.com/@andrea.medina.author [https://medium.com/@andrea.medina.author] * The book mentioned is titled "Becoming the One": https://a.co/d/bhDDbly [https://a.co/d/bhDDbly] * Past podcast episodes you can refer to and learn how to tune in to yourself: https://open.spotify.com/episode/66PRa8VkML6t0vmmZxc7mO?si=b2662482d0b6433e [https://open.spotify.com/episode/66PRa8VkML6t0vmmZxc7mO?si=b2662482d0b6433e] https://open.spotify.com/episode/0A5U95Se9e2LhDf0N9PzBx?si=3eb037cf9c7040e6 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/0A5U95Se9e2LhDf0N9PzBx?si=3eb037cf9c7040e6]