Healing Her

Healing Her

By Donna Durham, LMFT & Christi Vander VoortHealth & FitnessMental Health
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Healing Her episodes

  • Season 1 - Episode 2: Lies In My Head

    In this episode Christi shares her story of expecting marriage to make her world perfect. She wanted to belong to someone. But when her husband's job took him away from home every week, Christi was alone with her two young sons and spiraling thoughts.

    What helped? Beth Moore's bible study Breaking Free and the gift of a Mentor.
    She learned to examine her thoughts through the filter of what God says.
    “My truth + the enemies lies = bondage”
    “My truth + God's truth = Freedom”
    What did change look like? “As I began unraveling the lies that I believed, I was able to see myself in a different light. To see myself how God sees me.”
    But it wasn't until she started journaling and practicing the presence of God that her life started changing. He spoke into her heart, healing her in the deepest places. A word from the Lord can change your life forever.
    The Tools that helped:
    1. Mentor- an older woman and bible study leader that met with her on a personal level.
    2. Bible Study- studying Gods word and applying its truth to her life.
    3. Journaling- writing out her pain and inviting God to speak to her.
    4. Praying- Talking to God about all the things.
    5. Sitting/ Practicing the Presence of God- Inviting the Holy Spirit into her daily life.

    21 min
  • Season 1 - Episode 1: PTSD to Peace

    PTSD is a part of Donna’s story beginning when she was 32 years old. Donna and Christi explore Donna’s story of working through Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after her son experienced a health crisis.

    What is PTSD? PTSD is a mental condition that results in a series of emotional and physical reactions in individuals that have either witnessed or experienced a traumatic event. The difference between trauma and PTSD is the length of time a person experiences symptoms after the event. When symptoms last longer than a month traumatic symptoms are diagnosed as PTSD.
    A short definition of trauma is your brain got overwhelmed and doesn't know how to process what happened.
    This experience revealed her bad theology. She believed that if she was a good mom and wife , nothing bad would happen to her family.
    Donna's symptoms included: a flinch, left eye would blur, shaking in the middle of the night, a sense of unease throughout the day. A feeling of not being grounded in herself.
    The Tools discussed in this episode:
    1. Reach out to people who know more than you. A friend, medical personnel, therapist.
    2. Prayer, Invite the Lord to show you where the fear is coming from - go back to the memories to heal.
    3. Medication to support your brain in recovery.
    4. Inner healing ministry
    5. Therapy- Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us
    6. Exercise- regular exercise will help your body release the stress of PTSD
    7. Talking/ walking with a friend
    8. Reading - Leanne Payne- The Healing Presence book
    9. Forgive people who have harmed you- ask for the power of the cross
    10. Mindfulness- noticing thoughts and recognizing I am separate from my thoughts
    11. Breathing tools- in through your nose out through your mouth. I am giving you what you need right now
    12. Grounding tools- pushing your feet into the floor and breathing.
    13. Bring to mind a loving presence- who is someone who loves you. Think about that person in times of stress.
    Resourses: The Healing Presence by Leanne Payne, The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk

    31 min

About Healing Her

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Life comes at us fast and keeping our balance can take real work. What would it look like to be emotionally and spiritually strong? Welcome to the Healing Her podcast. Listen in as best friends Christi and Donna share stories of God's healing work in their lives.