Part 1: What is Trauma?

Part 3: What is Abuse with Therapist Tabitha Westbrook

I'd love to hear from you! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2558614/fan_mail/new] Get out your journal and a pen! You're going to want to take notes while listening to my guest Tabitha Westbrook who is a therapist and an expert in coercive control. This is an important episode about all kinds of abuse: what it is, what it's not, what happens when we come to realize we're in a relationship or a part of a system that's more than just difficult, what steps to take to get out, what we can do to receive support for understanding the abuse, the impact it has on us, and how to grow moving forward.

Part 2: What is Story Work with Amy Glazier

I'd love to hear from you! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2558614/fan_mail/new] Story Work is a narrative, embodied method of engaging your stories of childhood trauma and abuse created by Dr. Dan Allender. In this episode, me and fellow Story Work coach Amy Glazier talk about our experience with finding Story Work, Dan Allender, and The Allender Center. Both of us were trained and certified in Narrative Focused Trauma Care (Story Work) through the Allender Center and have spent the last year soaking in the many, layered benefits this deep, good work has brought to our lives as well as dreaming of ways to bring it to others. It's our hope that more people are able to experience the grief and goodness of Story Work just as we have.

Part 1: What is Trauma?

I'd love to hear from you! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2558614/fan_mail/new] In this episode, I explore what trauma is and isn't. One thing is certain: it's not a buzzword. It's an important conversation centered around real experiences that deeply change us. It's not a matter to be diminished, dismissed or shamed. Instead, what we need is validation, compassion, education, and hope for healing.

Are We Really Allowed to Change What We Believe?

I'd love to hear from you! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2558614/fan_mail/new] In this episode, I talk to spiritual director Kaysie Strickland about whether or not we are allowed to change what we believe. Many of us grew up in churches that did not invite mystery and questioning. Now, as adults, some of us wonder whether the changes we've made in our faith are OK. Some of us have left the faith traditions we grew up in. Some of us have chosen to explore other traditions. Others of us have left the church and, perhaps, God behind entirely because of the lack of compassion shown by those who say they represent him. In this episode, Kaysie and I explore the changes we've made and the very real experiences and feelings behind those changes. We hope you'll find kindness and refuge in our conversation, wherever you are on your journey.

For The Ones Who Were Taught that Coming in Last, or Third, was Godly.

I'd love to hear from you! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2558614/fan_mail/new] This episode is for those who feel their wants and needs aren't fairly considered. It's for those who often feel overwhelmed and burnt out but don't know how to manage what they feel, let alone learn to use the words to ask for the support they need. If you've ever been taught that considering others' needs above your own is Godly, this one is for you.