Good Grief! Why do I have to experience grief the way I do? On this podcast, Shannon and Tamara discuss grief - their own, and how they've experienced it from others. They discuss grief as an area between expectations and reality, and not just the loss of someone we love. They also talk about how unprocessed grief can show up as destructive behaviors.

You may think this is a downer of a topic, but in true Hopeful Hearts Podcast form, Shannon and Tamara find the joy and laughter, and share it with their listeners.

Sometimes we can become so wrapped up in our trauma and abuse that we lose our true identity as a child of God. We may wonder where God was in the midst of our abuse, or if he was even there.

When our focus in life becomes so finite that all we can see is our pain, we can easily forget that we serve a God who heals and saves. In this episode, Shannon and Tamara talk about what it is to look back at our past and see God's hand in the big picture.

Shannon and Tamara discuss the four types of trauma responses.

We all have a lie or two (or twenty) that can get in the way of our healing and recovery. Today, Shannon and Tamara talk about the lies that have caused personal harm to each of them, and other common lies they have heard from other survivors. The ultimate goal for each of us, of course, is to allow God's truth in to cancel out the darkness of the lies.

Do we forgive and forget? Or it that what forgiveness even means? Listen as Shannon and Tamara discuss their thoughts on forgiveness.

Sometimes feeling our feelings is hard. Survivors of trauma and abuse often learn to numb the painful feelings from our past with behaviors that allow us to feel something else. The problem with numbing our pain is that when we make a habit of numbing the hurt, we can't ever fully experience joy. Listen as Shannon and Tamara discuss what it means to numb and some ways to overcome the behavior.

When it comes to trauma and abuse, what does it look like to guard your heart? Shannon and Tamara talk about it on this episode.

Shannon and Tamara talk about suppressed memories and created memories. Are suppressed memories real? And if so, how do they become suppressed and where do they go?

Shannon and Tamara talk about trauma and abuse that many people have endured and don't even realize it was harmful.

"We started a podcast and radio show!"

Shannon Carr, Founder of Hopeful Hearts Ministry, and Tamara Lexow, Executive Director, bring you a little bit of their stories and what led them to a ministry for survivors of trauma or abuse.

Learn more about Hopeful Hearts Ministry at www.hopefulheartsministry.org 

RadioKAIR recorded and mixed this episode in Humble, TX - Radio for the 21st Century