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Abuse is a threat to not only your physical safety, but also your emotional and spiritual sense of security. Sarah McDugal helps us understand the role of safety in the abuse recovery process, and why women struggle to feel safe long after leaving an abusive situation. She shares how truth is at the core of experiencing safety, and how you can guide and protect your children bycultivating a sensitivity towards truth within them. Sarah also describes how to begin feeling safe with God, and how to gain strength and confidence in the process.

Learn more about Wilderness to WILD and follow Sarah on Facebook and Instagram

Purchase PlusONE Parents' new devotional, Safe Haven: A Devotional for the Abused & Abandoned

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Join PlusONE Parents on Facebook and Instagram, and check out the Beloved Collective private Facebook group.

Discover more at PlusONEParents.org

RECOMMENDED EPISODES

E92- Parenting with an Abuser: Strategies for Parallel Parenting & Helping Your Children Cope with Joy Forrest

E69- How to Stop Being Manipulated (& Help Your Kids Avoid It Too) with Tim Sanford

When we've been hurt by words in relationships, certain words and phrases can be triggering. Dr. Rod Wilson shares how the phrases "thank you," "I'm sorry," and "tell me more" can reveal underlying hurts, but can also possess the power to heal. Rod tells us why these phrases in particular can be triggering, and how safe relationships can help us restore our ability to both use and receive these words.

Purchase Rod's book, Thank You, I'm Sorry, Tell Me More: How to Change the World with 3 Sacred Sayings

Purchase PlusONE Parents' new devotional, Safe Haven: A Devotional for the Abused & Abandoned

What's Your Stress Style? Take the Quiz

Join PlusONE Parents on Facebook and Instagram, and check out the Beloved Collective private Facebook group.

Discover more at PlusONEParents.org

RECOMMENDED EPISODES

E97- Vulnerability: How to Open Your Heart to Healing with Kellye Fabian

E82- Learning to Trust After Trauma: God, Yourself, & Others with Kristi Blackburn

In this bonus episode, Michelle reads another free chapter from the upcoming devotional, Safe Haven: A Devotional for the Abused & Abandoned.

Safe Haven releases January 25, 2022. Click here to purchase in paperback or eReader.

Loneliness is something single moms often grapple with, and figuring out how to deal with it can add to the overwhelm you might already be experiencing. Dr. Mark Mayfield helps us unravel what's behind feelings of loneliness, and patterns we may be repeating that could make the situation worse. He shares how to break free of these patterns, and how to begin to engage in safe relationships with healthy people. He also discusses how to deal with rejection, how to find "your people," and where to turn when loneliness becomes too much.

Learn more at DrMayfield.com

Purchase Mark's book, The Path Out of Loneliness

What's Your Stress Style? Take the Quiz

Join PlusONE Parents on Facebook and Instagram, and check out the Beloved Collective private Facebook group.

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RECOMMENDED EPISODES

E96- Reflection & Relief: The Role of Scripture Meditation in Easing Stress, Anxiety, & Loneliness with Neil Ahlsten

E89- Meeting Your Match: How to Know What You're Looking for & Date in Ways to Find It with Dr. Christie Kederian

In this bonus episode, Michelle reads a free chapter from her upcoming devotional, Safe Haven: A Devotional for the Abused & Abandoned.

Safe Haven releases January 25, 2022. Click here to purchase in paperback or eReader.

When it comes to loss, our children experience a prolonged healing timeframe due to their inability to fully process the events unfolding around them. Their grief often extends into adulthood, and is something they continually revisit as they develop emotionally and cognitively. Lauren Reitsema shares how to walk with your children through their grief & how to talk to kids about divorce in ways that are appropriate for their age. She also discusses how to encourage grief and rebuild trust with a child, to help them develop strength despite the difficult things they face.

Check out Lauren's book, In Their Shoes: Helping Parents Better Understand and Connect with Children of Divorce

Connect with Lauren at The Center for Relationship Education

What's Your Stress Style? Take the Quiz

Join PlusONE Parents on Facebook and Instagram, and check out the Beloved Collective private Facebook group.

Discover more at PlusONEParents.org

RECOMMENDED EPISODES

E98- Never Alone: Parenting in the Power of the Holy Spirit with Jeannie Cunnion

E95- Raising Kids Who Bounce Back with Dr. Rhonda Spencer- Hwang

Our stories can hold a great deal of pain from the past, and can be difficult to revisit. However, when we work through our stories, we gain the ability to see them through the lens of God's compassion and presence. This work, known as storywork, gently opens our hearts to receive unparalleled healing and transformation. In this episode, Karrie Garcia shares her insights into how to engage in storywork, and how to do so in a way that invites safety in the present and hope for the future. She also explains how to cope with some of the more frustrating parts of the healing process, such as triggers related to trauma and other setbacks.

Check out KarrieGarcia.com & WeAreFreedomMovement.org

What's Your Stress Style? Take the Quiz

Join PlusONE Parents on Facebook and Instagram, and check out the Beloved Collective private Facebook group.

Discover more at PlusONEParents.org

RECOMMENDED EPISODES

E97- Vulnerability: How to Open Your Heart to Healing with Kellye Fabian

E90- Try Harder? Try Softer: Harnessing the Gifts of Compassion and Curiosity in Trauma Recovery with Aundi Kolber

Introverts and extroverts each have different strengths, and understanding them can help us become better partners and parents. Author Holley Gerth explains the differences between introverts and extroverts, and how God's design for each can be observed in our bodies and brains. She describes some of the common ways introverts and extroverts misunderstand each other, and debunks common myths often associated with introverts. She also shares how being introverted or extroverted may influence your worship preferences and your relationship with God.

Learn more at HolleyGerth.com

Check out Holley's book, The Powerful Purpose of Introverts

Take the What Percent Introvert are You? Quiz

Follow Agape Moms on Facebook or Instagram and join the Beloved Collective private Facebook group

Download our Free "Podcast Pages" Journal Page

Check out the Agape Moms YouTube Channel

RECOMMENDED EPISODES

E91: Your Spiritual Gifts: Experiencing the Power of God in Your Life & Relationships with Ashley Morgan Jackson

E89: Meeting Your Match: How to Know What You're Looking For and Date in Ways to Find It with Dr. Christie Kederian

Trauma triggers seem to come out of nowhere, and sometimes it may seem that we are doomed to the overwhelm and anxiety that they cause. But Juni Felix explains how you can harness the power of Tiny Habits to rewire the way you respond to triggers, and how this renewal of your mind can help you experience big breakthroughs. Juni also discusses how "tripping over trauma" does not mean you have a lack of faith, and shares ways you can walk with God more closely through the trauma recovery process.

Check out Juni's book You are Worth the Work

Follow Agape Moms on Facebook or Instagram and join the Beloved Collective private Facebook group

Download our Free "Podcast Pages" Journal Page

Check out the Agape Moms YouTube Channel

RECOMMENDED EPISODES

E95: Raising Kids Who Bounce Back with Dr. Rhonda Spencer-Hwang

E90: Try Harder? Try Softer: Harnessing the Gifts of Compassion & Curiosity in Trauma Recovery with Aundi Kolber

Parenting alone can be frustrating and exhausting, but our limitations allow us to experience the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Jeannie Cunnion discusses how to open yourself more fully to the working of the Holy Spirit, and how that can translate to parenting. She also shares how you can teach your children to listen to "the nudge" of the Holy Spirit in their own hearts, and how to press into the Lord in situations that seem overwhelming or hopeless.

Visit JeannieCunnion.com

Check out Jeannie's study, Never Alone: Parenting in the Power of the Holy Spirit and her book, Don't Miss Out: Daring to Believe Life is Better with the Holy Spirit

Download the Never Alone Manifesto

Follow Agape Moms on Facebook or Instagram and join the Beloved Collective private Facebook group

Download our Free "Podcast Pages" Journal Page

Check out the Agape Moms YouTube Channel

RECOMMENDED EPISODES

E94: Encountering God: Experiencing the Nearness of God in Your Brokenness with Kelly Minter

E91: Your Spiritual Gifts: Experiencing the Power of God in Your Life & Relationships with Ashley Morgan Jackson