Reality Party

Shame Pt. 1: An Introduction | S2 EP4

In this episode, Nicole introduces the nature of shame, mostly pulling from Curt Thompson's The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves. She discusses its relationship to vulnerability, how it will show up and disrupt the process of learning that's required for growing as people and for growing in intimate relationships, and its connection to motivation. This is only the beginning of the exploration of shame that we will undertake on this podcast. Book recommendation (besides The Soul of Shame): John Eldredge and Brent Curtis' The Sacred Romance: Drawing Closer to the Heart of God.

Hope, Healing & the Restoration We Desire | S2 EP3

In this episode, we tackle the nature of hope and how to experience it in the midst of unmet needs, desires, and longings. What is hope? What does it mean to have hope in Jesus rather than in circumstances or desired outcomes? Here's the song that Nicole mentioned: Revival's In the Air [https://open.spotify.com/track/6rdIT0xpbdaM3irXrxtgYc?si=eebd5372e17644e9] by Bethel Music

Expanding the Imagination | S2 EP2

In this episode, Nicole explores an important antidote to anxiety: expanding our imaginations. She explores how we can understand anxiety as being stuck in a very small world out of which we must break out so we can enter our real, vast and mysterious world. Book recommendations: - You Are the One You've Been Waiting For: Applying Internal Family Systems to Intimate Relationships by Richard Schwartz - Litanies of the Heart: Relieving Post-Traumatic Stress and Calming Anxiety Through Healing Our Parts by Gerry Ken Crete - Personal Prayer: A Guide for Receiving the Father's Love by Boniface Hicks and Thomas Acklin - My Peace I Give You: Healing Sexual Wounds with the Help of the Saints [https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=c378b476f9719619&biw=1440&bih=707&sxsrf=ANbL-n58YRwPdSxsJPp41LaqklJJEiG-aA:1780603900625&q=My+Peace+I+Give+You:+Healing+Sexual+Wounds+with+the+Help+of+the+Saints+Dawn+Eden+Goldstein&si=AL3DRZEHca6XkyN49T3T8E-njBIUGWs3zrGnCIPmAtz1Ayz-OjFjUAZZ6Z6MMOoPs3YHbXGoCaBXCXMZWgFKXYz0RH-tyGB6HjC8hjxO89echd6GWTzvJRDcD_1TwlWUg5aEIOOuQ1dd54WN_hbmU4daj-HygfDRF5cs2VJFpLBq74TCQhjzL67t55buaNqbrunpSOyF4MW6pSAa9vgAr-y0VZGHF7N5pOmhzzQ22zp7_4XaMaTAsSC-YE_aWTqabJjHFJnO2Pbq&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiu3e23su6UAxXl1skDHXOoNF4Q_coHegQIFxAB&ictx=0]by Dawn Eden

WE'RE SO BACK (feat. motivation, self-compassion, abandonment wounds, and prayer) | S2 EP1

After a long and unexpected hiatus, we have returned with season 2! First, Nicole & Trinity explain why we took such a long break, our new philosophy and approach to the podcast, and then we discuss what God has been teaching us all these months. We touch on discouragement and motivation, self-compassion, struggling with abandonment wounds, how to approach our wounded parts, and prayer. Thanks for relishing reality with us!

Nicole & Trinity VS. Eternal Damnation | Ep. 8

In this episode, we take on the following questions (while keeping in mind those who struggle with scrupulosity): * How are we supposed to attach to God given the existence of Hell? * Does the possibility of Hell mean we can't trust God's heart for us? * How can we reconcile the need to trust Him with the possibility of eternal damnation?