Healing Childhood Shame with God’s Unconditional Love and Self-Compassion

It was 2003 and I was working on healing shame from childhood abuse (although, I didn’t realize that’s what was going on.) “Let me get this straight. I need to say these 50 Positive Affirmations eyeball to eyeball 5 times a day for 6 months? And if I skip a …

faith , healing from abuse , healing from trauma , post-traumatic growth , relationship with God , spiritual growth

How Building a Personal Relationship with God Unlocks Hope and Joy for Abuse Survivors

Seems too easy to believe, huh? Building a personal relationship with God holds the key to serenity, hope and joy? How is that so? Well…let’s take a look and see… God’s Word tells us that, “Perfect Love drives out all fear.” -1 John 4:8 Now before I tell you more …

healing from abuse , healing from trauma , Hope , post-traumatic growth

Healing From Sexual Abuse: 3 Helpful, Hopeful Truths

Hope can seem like a faraway fleeting pipe dream when you are healing from sexual abuse. However, God tells us that, “We were saved in hope. If we see what we hope for, that isn’t hope. Who hopes for what they already see? But if we hope for what we …