When we embrace the journey of trauma healing, we quickly encounter what could be called the “frontline enemy” – toxic shame. Even though other emotions can be very challenging, shame has a particularly toxic quality: it’s intense, infectious, and insidious. It doesn’t just affect one area of our lives; it wants to contaminate everything. Understanding […]
Join us for Sunday Live, as Mark and Melissa discuss the importance of motivation, overcoming resistance, and the role of love in relationships. They emphasize the need to have a clear “why” and to work through challenges with compassion. Mark provides a Bible study on 1 John 2:3-11, focusing on obeying God’s commandment which is […]
Serving others is how we can bless the hearts of others with the compassion, grace and love of God. But have we become so obsessive about serving that the subject of serving has become distorted? Many believers are admitting that they have been living a performance driven life, which caused the subject of “serving” to […]
Are You at War with Yourself? Many are noticing that within their struggle to heal and overcome, they have become an enemy to themselves. The brokenness of our hearts has driven us into living with a lie that being an enemy to yourself is the way to live. Too many are in a war called […]
Have you ever had a “shame attack” and did not even know it? Today I want to bring insight into the deepest root issue in our healing journey–abandonment. Most of the roads of our brokenness lead to abandonment. And when shame and abandonment connect, it can trigger a chain reaction with our hearts that can […]
Do you find yourself sharing too much too soon too often? If so, you are not alone, as many believers admit to over talking, over sharing and even over confessing. For many, it can even become a compulsive way of relating. You feel you need to get everything out to make sure you are ok […]
Do you find that when it comes to conflict and relationships, you tend to obsess over them and compulsively try to over “fix” any sense of disturbance you feel in the relationship. Today I want to address a question that was sent in on this subject and share with you some very honest struggles I […]
The church lady is dead, and in this week’s episode, I want to share with you how it happened. Teri Miller, the author of “Death of a Church Lady,” shares with me her journey of shedding off what the “church lady” meant to her and encountering truth that allowed her to live free. Teri Miller […]
One of my great passions is to equip believers to live in mental and emotional health. I believe it is important that we heal, grow and experience transformation in a way that strengthens the health of our minds and hearts. This subject hits close to home, as I have had to learn first hand how […]
If you look at all your relationship frustrations, there are usually themes that keep repeating over and over. They become the irritants that you find yourself venting about. You may find yourself saying, “Why is it that ________ always keeps happening?” The problem is that when a rejection mindsets gets a hold of hurt in […]