There are many experiences that can cause a setback in our lives (exile). One of them is being invalidated by people in power. This post looks at the anger produced in us from being invalidated.

Many people get stuck in anger because they are unaware of the secondary losses associated with their anger. This post explores secondary losses.

Research has shown that journaling helps people to recover from loss and trauma. Is it possible that it might help you to heal as well?

A setback, coupled with loss, is what leads to exile. There are three main emotions associated with setback and loss. Don’t run from them. Embrace them to learn what God wants to show you about yourself.

Life is filled with losses. These losses can send you into “exile,” a setback. And when you decide to follow God and his ways there may be more losses as you say good-bye to a former life.

When you’ve suffered a severe setback in life (exile), it’s easy to feel alone, like this has never happened to anyone else. But the Bible shows that exile is more the norm than the exception.

If you’ve suffered a major setback and feel like you are wandering in a wilderness, that is an exile. It may seem like punishment or a waste of time, but God has a purpose for it.

There are various reasons why a person will end up in exile (a setback). It might be their fault, but not necessarily. This post looks at five reasons you might be in exile.

When you’ve experienced a devastating setback (exile) it fills you with a variety of emotions, from depression to disillusionment. In this post I share five emotions of my exiles.

There are many reasons for winding up in exile: divorce, betrayal, financial loss, etc. In this post I mention five ways I ended up in exile, mostly due to bad church experiences.

Everyone faces change. We often resist it our of fear. But some change is inevitable. Here are five ways to process the change that comes your way.

When bad things happen, our mind often jumps to the worst-case scenario. But this fear can undermine our success. In this post, I look at a famous Bible story that offers six ways to confront a threat without fear.

Suffering seems to have no purpose. But the suffering of Jesus shows us that meaning can be found in our suffering.

Setting boundaries is not meant to punish. But consequences are necessary to gain the space and respect you desire. Here are seven steps to creating healthy boundaries in a relationship.

Deciding how to set healthy boundaries in a relationship can be diffiicult. This post offers the first of a series of questions to help you in the decision making process of setting boundaries.

Do people take advantage of you? Do you find it hard to say “no” and you end up taking responsibility for their lives? Is it stressing you out? This is part two in a series on setting boundaries.

Many people struggle with feelings of anger even after they believe they have forgiven their offender. Can anger and forgiveness coexist? This article takes a look at this important question.

There are many ways to cope with grief and loss, but only one brings healing. Let God rewrite your story by filling up your life again.

Hard times don’t cause problems. Hard times reveal problems. This is what Andy Stanley says in his book, The Principle of the Path. What are the problems that hard times have revealed in your life?