Train Up A Child

It's another Soul Soothing Sunday!

Proverbs 22:6 says, Train up a child in the way he should go, andwhen he is old, he will not depart from it.   Often we read this verse adding emphasis in this way: Train up a child in the way he SHOULD go, andwhen he is old, he will not depart from it.
What if  we read it like this... Train up a child in the way HE should go, andwhen he is old, he will not depart from it.

Our kids are not ours to mold into a future we choose for them.  If we truly believe that God is the potter, then what are we molding?  God already has a purpose for our children. Our privilege and responsibility as their parents is to help our kids be mold-able.  We help them to be good, pliable, workable clay.  But we are not shaping their future.  We give them back to the artist for that. He has prepped them already with talents and interests and passions.  Those are ours to watch for, help develop, and celebrate. 

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Private Logic...  how the experience of trauma impacts the way we THINK AND FEEL ABOUT OURSELVES, OTHERS, AND THE WORLD WE LIVE IN.

Trauma can disfigure and distort the way we see and feel about ourselves, others, and the world we live in.   And this is so important to understand because we have got to stop deciding we know people, including ourselves, based on the impact that trauma has had on us.

Every day, we make judgements and opinions about others, as well as ourselves, and even the world we live in.  But we are making judgments and forming opinions based on our observations of how people present.  We are also doing it based on how we think and feel.   And how we think and feel, and how others present, is often a mirror of what we, and they, have been through. 

Understanding private logic is so essential to knowing who we are, who others are, what all our needs are... and how to meet them!

Listen in as Tina shares an amazing story of walking through private logic and needs with her daughter.  Crisis to compassion to hope!

Join Jenny and Tina for this important topic!

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Resiliency is the bounce back after a traumatic event... but let's be VERY CLEAR - this is NOT the same as "getting over it”.
The truth is, you may never "get over" what happened to you.  And that's ok.  That's not a failure or a weakness.  That's not even the goal.  The meaning behind the bounce back, is about your ability to have good, positive, healthy experiences in your future, even though something very tough has happened in your past.

Join us today to hear all about the "bounce back".

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Protect The Relationship

Jenny has young children... Tina's are older - but they chat with each other about parenting all the time!
 
On today's episode, Jenny brings to focus, the chats they have had privately about protecting the parent/child relationship ABOVE ALL ELSE!  This time, for all to hear, Jenny and Tina recount experiences that Tina has had with her children, where tough issues needed to be dealt with - but with the relationship guarded and kept safe. 

How was this done?

Join them today as they talk out these experiences, the reasoning behind the decisions that were made, and the results of handling the situations as they did.

How do we discipline and deal with "issues" without jeopardizing our relationship with our kids???  Listen in and find out.

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Trauma 101

What if it isn't a "behavior" problem?  What if you aren't stubborn, and difficult, and "extra"?  What if it's more than just being sad and upset?  What if it's trauma?

Join Jenny and Tina, as certified trauma practitioners and trainers,  as they talk about trauma...

• What is it?
• What does it look like?
• What does it feel like?
• How does it act?
• And what do we do about it?

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Saying Yes to God

Does having faith and trying to make sense of loss have to be on opposite ends of the spectrum?  Does it have to be one OR the other?

What does it really mean to say YES to God?  What does it mean to have the faith to say YES to what we see God doing, and say it BEYOND what we can see God doing?

And is it possible to lose the YES, or even say YES in grief?

Listen in as Jenny and Tina talk about a journey where faith was so abundant and strong.  They believed for healing miracles... and then there was a death.
Did this change the YES? 

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The Old Self Is Gone

Have you been struggling, trying desperately to get back to your "old self" - but nothing you do seems to get you there?  Well, this may feel like bad news, but it is actually good news...
 
The old self is gone - there is no going back to who you used to be!

Join Jenny and Tina as they look at why we are so afraid to go forward into newness, and instead try to run back to our old familiar ways... even when they weren't productive or healthy.

What does it take to embrace the discomfort of being someone we've never been before in a place we've never been before?

Let's talk about it!
 
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Intrusive Thoughts - The Repeat Offenders

Today we are looking at, and pulling apart what it means when we say:

 Lies are the narratives in our head, of the fears in our heart.

Does anyone else feel like their head can tell them things about themselves, that just aren't true, but is quite hurtful and damaging?  Do you wonder where these thoughts are coming from?  Could it be that they are coming from what your heart is scared of? 

What if you've been aware of this - that your heart has fears and that your head can lie to you about them?  What if you've been working on this but it just keeps happening?

Maybe you aren't working hard enough?  Maybe you are doing it wrong?

Intrusive thoughts are called intrusive for a reason.  They aren't invited.  They just show up!  And if the thoughts just keep returning??? Well, you've got a repeat offender!

Join us today as we talk about lies, fears, intrusive thoughts, and repeat offenders.  
Listen in to some of our personal examples.  You just might be able to relate!

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Self Harm - Insights Through Experience

Today could be very sensitive for some people, so please remember that we really care about you and your well-being.  If there is any way that the topic of self-harm could cause you any distress, please skip this episode. The number of episodes we put out and the number of downloads we get, mean very little to us in comparison to your experience with us being a positive one that always feels safe.  Please take care this week and decide not to listen if there is any way this topic could cause you any harm. 

What we will be doing today, is discussing the topic of self-harm and how it relates professionally but also personally for Tina, who spent over 20 years in self-harm, specifically cutting.  She will share details about thoughts, feelings, and the act itself.

If you have struggled with self harm, this episode may be too hard to listen to.  If you love someone who self harms and have wanted to know more, this may be very helpful.

Please listen with great discretion.

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I'm a Big Deal!

Can you say that you're a big deal?  We hope so.  We believe that you are a big deal... no bigger than anyone else, but no than less anyone else either.

But what if you've made terrible mistakes in your past?  What if these mistakes created consequences that hurt others as well?  Could you still say you are a Big Deal then?  Or would that feel too shameful to identify with?

Join in as Tina shares an experience where a choice she made created pain, shame, and defeat as a mom... and confusion for her child.  Listen as Jenny and Tina talk out the experience from living in the guilt, to finding healing, and moving into being a Big Deal - and raising a Big Deal too!

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