This week on Safe to Hope, we talk about the process of storytelling, self-care, and grief, and why survivors need time, patience, and space to make sense of what they’ve been through. Carya shares how putting words to her story changed how she saw it, but also how she wrestles with grief and the need for lament. 

SHOW NOTES:

Season 1 Significance of Story

Season 6 Introduction (Episode 1)

Season 6 Jesus is My Captain

Dr Jim Wilder Resources:

• Thrive conference.
• The Red Dragon Cast Down: A Redemptive Approach to the Occult and Satanism
• Pandora Problem: Facing Narcissism in Leaders & Ourselves 
• The Other Half of Church: Christian Community, Brain Science, and Overcoming Spiritual Stagnation
• Escaping Enemy Mode: How Our Brains Unit and Divide Us

Informational Resources:

• Lalich Center on Cults and Coercion
• RAINN - Informational Support for sexual abuse survivors:
• Escaping High-Control Religious Groups 
• On the Threshold of Hope: Opening the Door to Healing for Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Diane Langberg

Self-Care Resources:

• Christian Trauma Healing Network, Tools and Handouts
• Self-Regulation for Daily Triggers
• The Essential Skill to Regulate Your Nervous System - Relaxed Vigilance vs. Hypervigilance

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