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The podcast currently has 43 episodes available.
Is it OK to tell God how we really feel about a loss or other tragedy that rocks our lives? Many Christians feel they need to focus on thoughts of future comfort and messages of God's good promises. Genuine feelings of sorrow and anger can be overlooked or held in painful silence. In this Questions of Faith episode, Brian argues that God invites us to emotional honesty. Lament is a biblical model for honest, healthy expression of pain and complaint to God. Brian draws from the book Just Be Honest by Clint Watkins, who maintains that "We don't need to pretend or be polite with God." Clint describes a way to relate candidly to God in life's hardest moments.
Just Be Honest, by Clint Watkins
Psalms 42 & 43
RESET, by Debra Fileta
The Grief Recovery Institute
The Heart of Grief.com
Familiarity can be beneficial, providing safety, comfort and enjoyment. It can also become detrimental. In this episode Brian explains how a familiarity bias regarding response to loss can lead to narrow thinking that keeps us stuck in our grief and hinders us from considering better ways. Healthy grieving can involve taking courageous steps into new ideas that while initially uncomfortable, hold promise for genuine heart-healing. Understanding and breaking away from our familiarity biases is vital for long term recovery following loss.
The Decision Lab: The Mere Exposure Effect Explained
The Grief Recovery Institute: Exploring the F Words -3, Familiarity
The Heart of Grief.com
What do apologies have to do with healthy grieving? In our Grief Recovery Method® programs we recognize that recovery from loss involves identifying and bringing completion to unfinished pieces of emotional business in a relationship that has ended. This includes making apologies for things said or done by us, the grieving person, that have resulted in some hurt or disappointment being felt by the person who has died or the other person in an ended relationship. Failing to offer apologies leaves us burdened with negative emotional energy - disappointment, regret, perhaps guilt. It weights us down emotionally and keeps us from finding the peace we desire. In this Questions of Faith episode, Brian explains the power of apology and how God provides a compelling model for us to follow.
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The Heart of Grief
The Grief Recovery Institute
Dr. Alan Wolfelt: You Are not Crazy, You are Grieving
The Grief Recovery Institute
The Heart of Grief
We’ve looked at forgiveness from various angles in two of our recent episodes. This Questions Of Faith episode is going to consider that powerful emotional action step with the addition of a faith perspective. The question is, how does biblical teaching impact our understanding and application of forgiveness? Brian offers 4 considerations:
-There is the added relationship with God
-Forgiveness includes bearing the burden of the hurt caused by the other person
-My forgiveness of others is linked to my experience of God's forgiveness
-Is there benefit to the offender brought about by my forgiving them?
The Heart of Grief
The Grief Recovery Institute
When a loss experience leaves us with a deep hurt caused by someone, it can be hard to let go of the pain. In this episode Brian shares the idea of Compassionate Reappraisal; a way of considering the circumstances of the offending party using Difficult Compassion. Toxic, life-limiting anger and heartache can be released, to allow for the peace that comes through forgiveness.
Dr. Kelly McGonigal: The Healing Power of Difficult Compassion
Compassionate Reappraisal: A 3-Step Exercise
Dr. Everett Worthington: The REACH Model of Forgiveness
The Heart of Grief
The Grief Recovery Institute
A Questions of Faith episode, this is the second part of Brian's interview with colleague, Andy Reeves. We’re going to continue our conversation about finding God in the midst of suffering, with a particular focus on mental and emotional health issues. Andy shares some practical suggestions for both receiving and giving care and finding meaning.
Joni and Friends Podcast
Logos Live Interview with John Andrew Bryant
The Grief Recovery Institute
The Heart of Grief
The Grief Recovery Handbook calls it one of the most misunderstood ideas in the world. Forgiveness is a concept widely recognized for its power and importance. Unfortunately it is frequently missed out on due to wrong ideas about what it is and what it is intended to do. In this episode, Brian unpacks the misunderstandings and the true intent of forgiveness and invites listeners to embrace the emotional healing it makes possible.
The Grief Recovery Institute
The Heart of Grief
Greater Good Magazine: What is Forgiveness?
In this edition of our Questions of Faith program, Brian will be sharing part one of two of an interview he had recently with a professional colleague who has been living for years with chronic, debilitating illness. We’re going to talk about finding God in the midst of suffering.
Brian interviews a colleague and fellow Grief Recovery Method Specialist®, Trudie Slomp. Trudie is a retired nurse, and a grandmother who felt a desire to help fellow grievers find genuine healing. The Grief Recovery® Personal Program gave Trudie effective steps to experience personal recovery from loss. The Certification Training has provided her with the tools she was seeking in order to provide help for others. If you feel a desire to help people struggling to overcome the lingering pain of loss, this is an invitation to consider a program proven to achieve lasting recovery.
The Grief Recovery Method Certification Training:
Trudie Slomp, Grief Recovery Specialist:
The podcast currently has 43 episodes available.