EP 42 - Move With God: How to Stop Feeling Out of Alignment and Follow His Lead

EP 50 - H.E.R. Check-In

When was the last time you paused long enough to check in on your healing? Welcome to the first H.E.R. Check-In, a quarterly reflection designed to help you slow down, celebrate your growth, and honestly assess where you are on your healing journey. Over the past month, we've explored the pain of being mishandled, unanswered questions, the power of the pause, and the wisdom hidden within our hurt. Now it's time to reflect on what God has been revealing and prepare our hearts for what's next. If you've been moving from one season to the next without taking time to acknowledge your progress, this conversation is for you. We're reflecting on: • How your perspective has shifted over the last few months • The healing lessons you've learned this quarter • What you're still carrying that God may be asking you to release •How to evaluate your healing with honesty and grace • A special preview of next month's series, Drop the Cape and Heal for Real Pause. Reflect. Realign. Because healing isn't measured by perfection—it's revealed through progress. And remember... you are H.E.R.—healed, empowered, and restored. Host: Dorcas Pittman  Website: https://www.dorcaspittman.com/ [https://www.dorcaspittman.com/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdorcasp/ [https://www.instagram.com/iamdorcasp/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamdorcasp [https://www.tiktok.com/@iamdorcasp]  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@iamdorcasp [https://www.youtube.com/@iamdorcasp]

EP 49 - What the Hurt Taught Me: Turning Pain Into Wisdom

Have you ever stopped to ask yourself what your pain was trying to teach you? Too often, we focus on what happened, who hurt us, or what we lost. But healing isn't just about recovering from painful experiences—it's about uncovering the wisdom hidden within them. In this episode, we're talking about how reflection transforms pain into wisdom and why every experience has the potential to teach us something about ourselves, our healing, and our relationship with God. If you've ever found yourself asking, "Why did this happen?" this conversation will challenge you to ask a different question: "What is this teaching me?" We're unpacking: • Why pain can be a powerful teacher • How reflection transforms experience into wisdom • What hurt reveals about areas that still need healing • The difference between becoming bitter and becoming better • How wisdom changes the way we move forward Find the lesson. Because healing isn't just about what you've been through—it's about who you're becoming because of it. And remember... you are H.E.R.—healed, empowered, and restored. Host: Dorcas Pittman  Website: https://www.dorcaspittman.com/ [https://www.dorcaspittman.com/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdorcasp/ [https://www.instagram.com/iamdorcasp/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamdorcasp [https://www.tiktok.com/@iamdorcasp]  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@iamdorcasp [https://www.youtube.com/@iamdorcasp]

EP 48 - Before You Respond: The Power of the Pause

Have you ever felt the urge to respond immediately after being hurt—before you’ve had time to process what you’re actually feeling? Before you send the text. Before you reply. Before you say something you might later regret. In this episode, we’re talking about the power of the pause and why healing often requires space between what you feel and what you choose to do next. If you’ve ever struggled with reacting in the moment, overexplaining yourself, or responding from emotion instead of clarity, this conversation is for you. We’re unpacking: • Why hurt creates urgency to respond• The difference between processing and reacting• How pausing protects your peace• Why not every feeling deserves an immediate response• What it looks like to respond from healing instead of hurt Pause before you respond. Because wisdom lives in the space between what happens to you and how you choose to respond. And remember… you are H.E.R.—healed, empowered, and restored. Host: Dorcas Pittman  Website: https://www.dorcaspittman.com/ [https://www.dorcaspittman.com/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdorcasp/ [https://www.instagram.com/iamdorcasp/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamdorcasp [https://www.tiktok.com/@iamdorcasp]  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@iamdorcasp [https://www.youtube.com/@iamdorcasp]

EP 47 : The Why Questions... That Never Get Answered

Are you still waiting for answers from a conversation that never happened? Sometimes the hardest part of healing isn't what happened—it's not knowing why it happened. We replay conversations, search for clues, and hold on to questions that may never be answered. In this episode, we're talking about the "why" questions that keep us stuck and how acceptance creates space for healing when clarity never comes. If you've been waiting for closure, an explanation, or an apology before allowing yourself to move forward, this conversation is for you. We're unpacking: • Why unanswered questions can keep us emotionally attached to old wounds • The difference between understanding and acceptance • Why some answers would not change what happened • How to stop searching for closure in people • What it looks like to trust God with what you don't understand Today's goal is simple: Release the need for answers and embrace acceptance. Because healing doesn't begin when you understand everything. It begins when you accept what is. Host: Dorcas Pittman  Website: https://www.dorcaspittman.com/ [https://www.dorcaspittman.com/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdorcasp/ [https://www.instagram.com/iamdorcasp/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamdorcasp [https://www.tiktok.com/@iamdorcasp]  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@iamdorcasp [https://www.youtube.com/@iamdorcasp]

EP 46 - That Hurt Me: When the Pain Is How It Was Handled

Have you ever been more hurt by how something ended than the fact that it ended? Maybe it wasn't the ending that wounded you. Maybe it was the silence. The lack of communication. The unanswered questions. The feeling of being left to make sense of someone else's actions on your own. In this episode, we're talking about the pain of being mishandled and why poor communication can leave wounds that linger longer than the ending itself. If you've ever found yourself replaying conversations, searching for answers, questioning your worth, or waiting for closure that never came, this conversation is for you. We're unpacking: • Why being mishandled is not the same as being rejected • The emotional weight of unanswered questions • How silence can lead us to create stories that aren't true • Why acknowledgment is the first step toward healing • How to find peace when the closure you're seeking never comes Scripture: Psalm 139:23-24 Acknowledge what hurt. Because healing begins when we're honest about what we're carrying. Host: Dorcas Pittman  Website: https://www.dorcaspittman.com/ [https://www.dorcaspittman.com/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdorcasp/ [https://www.instagram.com/iamdorcasp/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamdorcasp [https://www.tiktok.com/@iamdorcasp]  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@iamdorcasp [https://www.youtube.com/@iamdorcasp]