The origins of our word vulnerable are found in a Latin word that means “to wound”. We all know that to be fully known is to open ourselves up to the possibility of being wounded. When we let down our armor, when we expose the wounds of our past  as part of the healing journey is risky and scary, but my guest this week, Toni Collier, says, “Be brave.” 

Be brave enough to be just who you are before God - he knows you already and loves you unconditionally. Be brave enough to be just who you are before yourself and let guilt indicate places that need to change and banish shame. Be brave enough to be who you are before safe people who can walk with you, supporting your unsteady but important healing steps. There are better, healthier relationships to be had through the healing journey. As Toni would say, “hurt and hope can coexist.”

Toni Collier is a wife, mom, author, speaker, and founder of the international women’s ministry Broken Crayons Still Color which helps women process through their brokenness to get hope. Her newest book, Brave Enough to be Broken, is available wherever books are sold.  

• Website:  www.tonijcollier.com 
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colliertoni 
• Instagram:  @tonijcollier  @brkncrayons 
• Podcast: Still Coloring 

• Brave Enough to be Broken: How to Embrace Your Pain and Discover Hope and Healing by Toni Collier 
• Setting Healthy Boundaries with Family :: Dr. John Townsend [Ep 250]
• New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional by Paul David Tripp

• Broken Crayons Still Color :: Toni Collier [Ep 267]
• Healing from Broken Friendships :: Shundria Riddick [Ep 321]
• How to Help a Friend Process Life [Ep 359]
• Be Vulnerable, Find Your People :: Jennie Allen  [Ep 354]

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