More Than Fine

We may use or hear the phrase "doing the work" but what that means can be somewhat unique for each of us.

Champion Forward co-founder and retired professional baseball player Ben Zobrist opens up about his experiences with "doing the work" in his own life. We also talk about the role of pain in becoming emotionally aware, the benefits of processing emotions within safe community, and how to pass on the benefits of doing the work (even if imperfectly) with the ones you love. 

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Sometimes you may become so overwhelmed by a distressing experience that figuring out where to begin your healing process seems too daunting.

In this episode, I'm discussing the role of resources & support in initiating the process of repair, and how to incorporate spiritual "scaffolding" into an approach that invites not just repair in the present, but also restoration of the past.

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Download the workbook guide for this podcast series, "Rebuke Rest Repair: A Holistic Framework for Moving Through Emotional & Mental Distress"

Learn more about healing painful moments with the free PDF "God Within Us: A Guide to Processing Pain with Jesus"

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Triggered traumas and intrusive thoughts can leave you feeling profoundly fearful and alone. Regulation techniques can help calm the nervous system, but an underlying sense of loneliness and vulnerability may remain.

In this episode, I share about the role of relationships in regulating emotions, and how an early lack of support can cause distress into adulthood. Also, I share ways to incorporate your relationship with God into a regulation experience that not only deepens your sense of peace, but invites healing into wounds of emotional misattunement, abandonment, abuse, and neglect.

In This Episode:

Download the workbook guide for this podcast series, "Rebuke Rest Repair: A Holistic Framework for Moving Through Emotional & Mental Distress"

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We often think of the spiritual part of ourselves as being separate from our body/mind/emotions; but the truth is we are experiencing spiritual realities in our natural being –

And that includes spiritual warfare.

In this episode, I share about the role of spiritual warfare in mental and emotional distress, and what it looks like to incorporate spiritual care into a holistic approach to addressing triggers and intrusive thoughts.

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Download the workbook guide for this podcast series, "Rebuke Rest Repair: A Holistic Framework for Moving Through Emotional & Mental Distress"

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When you feel hopeless, it may seem like there's no way you'll ever find hope (and there's definitely no way you'll figure out how to "make it happen."

But what if that's exactly where hope is found?

In this episode, I'm sharing about a time when I felt like I was coming apart at the seams, and how God helped me to understand this is exactly the place where He unties us from our pain and tethers us to His never-ending goodness.

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Learn more about healing painful moments with the free PDF "God Within Us: A Guide to Processing Pain with Jesus"

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Check out my books and services at uncommonvalor.co

We've all made choices that we regret, and sometimes those choices have hurt the people we love in ways that seem to be beyond repair.

In this episode, I'm sharing about a situation just like this, and the unexpected way God revealed He truly is bigger (and better) than our mistakes.

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Check out my Bible study, Made for More: Life Beyond the Wreckage of Hurt, Loss, & Heartbreak

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Okay, so last week I talked about learning to be vulnerable with safe people- but for me, that's not really where learning to be vulnerable started.

It didn't start with friends or family- it started with my Father.

This week I'm sharing about what it looks like to be vulnerable in a relationship with God, and the healing that comes when we are really honest with Him.

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Do you hate asking for help? Asking for help can be a humiliating experience, and receiving it can feel even worse.

In this episode, I share an experience where I had to face the shame of opening myself up to receive help, and what it taught me about the beautiful way God pours out His love on us through safe people.

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Safe Haven: A Devotional for the Abused & Abandoned

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"God, I need people." I prayed this desperate prayer in a season of loneliness and isolation, when NOTHING I did to find community was working out.

I asked- and God answered (and NOT in the way I expected).

In this episode, I'm sharing how God used a 1600-mile move to change more than just my zip code, and what He did to teach me more about hearing (and being heard by) Him.

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How involved do you think God is when it comes to what you need? Or what you want?

In this episode, I share what God showed me about our needs and wants, and how much more we gain when we trust Him to provide.

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