How to Recover from Loss, Grief, and Exile

Experiencing loss is much like being sent into a deep emotional exile. The intense grief that accompanies loss can leave you feeling isolated and disconnected from the life you once knew and cherished. However, it is possible to find your way back. Here are five practical steps you can take to begin the journey of healing and restoration, ultimately returning to a life full of hope and flourishing.

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Victim Mentality: Who or What is Controlling You?

A victim mentality is when you feel helpless to make changes because you believe you are trapped in your circumstances. Yet you may not be as immobile or powerless as you think. Learn practical steps to reclaim your agency and begin finding freedom again.

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Deep Hurt, Deep Healing: Finding a New Identity in Christ

This is part three in a four-part series on Deep Hurt, Deep Healing, focusing on how to overcome the persistent pain of shame. In this post, F. Remy Diederich explores how God’s boundless love and unconditional forgiveness serve as the essential starting point for the deep healing process. By embracing these truths, you can begin to reclaim your life fully and move forward towards lasting restoration and peace.

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Deep Hurt, Deep Healing: What is Shame

If you have been deeply hurt, have you found deep healing? Our hurt is often rooted in the pain of shame. But what is shame and where did it come from? Why to we suffer from it? This post will explore these questions.

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Set Healthy Boundaries: Four guidelines

People often wonder whether it’s healthy to set boundaries in a relationship. If so, where should those boundaries be drawn and how can they be communicated clearly and kindly? Did Jesus model boundaries in his own relationships and ministry? This post will offer practical direction and guidelines for establishing boundaries in your relationships so they can become more resilient, respectful, and less stressful for everyone involved.

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Two Halves of Life (Richard Rohr) - Day 23

Richard Rohr speaks about there being two halves to life. In order to successfully enter the second half it requires a stripping of much of what you’ve worked hard to achieve. This post is part of a series taken from the book, Return from Exile.

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god’s Forgiveness Makes You Perfect In his Eyes

The forgiveness of God is often misunderstood. It’s underestimated. The Bible tells us that God’s forgiveness is so complete that the forgiven person is viewed as perfect in God’s eyes. If you long for God’s forgiveness, this post is for you.

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Forgiveness Let's You Start Over

Is there hope for the future when you’ve made a mess of your life? Can you ever be forgiven or forgive yourself? This is the second post in a series that looks at these questions and offers answers that will encourage you and bring you hope.

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Recovering From a Crash and Burn Experience

When you’ve experience a crash and burn moment in your life, is there any hope? Or is all hope lost? Or is there a way to move forward and recreate your life? This is the last post in a series wrestling with these questions and offering answers.

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Exile always follows a Crash and Burn

When you hit rock bottom after a crash and burn experience, you may feel like you are in exile. But exile isn't a dead end—it's a new beginning. Learn how this period of separation from your old life offers a fresh perspective and helps you rebuild your relationship with God.

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