Rob Summers was a baseball phenom. But a hit and run driver changed his future. This post summarizes six key steps he took to recover from his tragedy.
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Many people fail to recognize the impact that trauma has had on them. This is part two of an interview with F. Remy Diederich about Post Traumatic Spiritual Growth and steps to recovery.
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This is Part One of an interview with F. Remy Diederich from the Life Above mental health conference looking at trauma and post traumatic spiritual growth.
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Who are you, really? We put a lot of energy in presenting our best self, but is that really helping us? If you are stuck in a failure or setback, the first step to recovery is to admit who you really are, warts and all.
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When you experience a loss or setback, it’s easy to go into denial rather than face the painful emotions of anger, fear, and sadness.
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We all have setbacks in life. For some of us, we get stuck in these setbacks, what I call “exile.” This post begins a 40 day journey to help you move from setback to comeback in your life. Join me.
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Shame is a painful emotion. As a result, we resort to a variety of coping mechanisms to cover the pain. But is it worth the trouble?
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Rebuilding trust is never easy in a broken relationship. But the first step to rebuilding trust is to admit your mistakes… fully. Here are five reasons why that’s true.
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If you want to make a comeback from your setback you will need to stop playing the victim. It’s time to make choices that make you the hero of your story.
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Is it possible to find peace in the middle of life’s chaos? Jesus said he can give us a peace like that but it will require that you give up control.
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Sometimes our anxiety turns prayer into obsessive venting sessions. But we would be wise to sit in silence to see if we can hear what God is trying to tell us.
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The first step in recovering from loss (exile) is to give your loss a name. Name it. Identify your loss so you can do something about it.
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In this post I explore a meditation by Richard Rohr on how failure can help us get it right and how perfection can be our enemy.
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Many people get stuck in anger because they are unaware of the secondary losses associated with their anger. This post explores secondary losses.
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Research has shown that journaling helps people to recover from loss and trauma. Is it possible that it might help you to heal as well?
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Life is filled with losses. These losses can send you into “exile,” a setback. And when you decide to follow God and his ways there may be more losses as you say good-bye to a former life.
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When you’ve suffered a severe setback in life (exile), it’s easy to feel alone, like this has never happened to anyone else. But the Bible shows that exile is more the norm than the exception.
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If you’ve suffered a major setback and feel like you are wandering in a wilderness, that is an exile. It may seem like punishment or a waste of time, but God has a purpose for it.
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There are various reasons why a person will end up in exile (a setback). It might be their fault, but not necessarily. This post looks at five reasons you might be in exile.
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There are many ways to cope with grief and loss, but only one brings healing. Let God rewrite your story by filling up your life again.
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