I wasn’t chasing a high—I was running from a truth I couldn’t face. This is what happens when avoidance becomes your only coping strategy. Don’t have time to read? Listen to the podcast! Addiction didn’t ruin my life. It protected me—from a truth I wasn’t ready to face. It wasn’t about partying. It wasn’t rebellion….
Month: July 2025
How to Pray With Grit When God Doesn’t Respond
Prayer isn’t about getting it right. It’s about showing up, breaking down, and knocking anyway—even when it feels like no one’s home. Don’t have time to read? Listen to the podcast! Prayer isn’t about performance. It’s about not quitting. You don’t pray because you’ve got it all figured out. You pray because you don’t. Silence…
How to Heal the Hidden Wounds Childhood Trauma Leaves Behind
You don’t outgrow childhood trauma. You carry it—in your decisions, your relationships, even your body. But the brain that was wounded can also recover. And your story? It’s not over. Not even close. Don’t have time to read? Listen to the podcast! Childhood trauma isn’t always obvious. It can wear a smile, earn straight A’s,…
How to Choose the Better Portion and Slow Down With God
If your schedule is full but your soul is starving, this might be the most important invitation you’ll hear all week. Don’t have time to read? Listen to the podcast! Busyness has become the modern badge of honor. We race through the day, shuffle between screens, chase one obligation after another—and somewhere in that blur,…
The Hard But Beautiful Gift of a Fatherless Childhood
I didn’t ask for the struggle. But I did learn how to rise from it. This is a story about shame, survival, and the quiet power of speaking your truth. Don’t have time to read? Listen to the podcast! Some of us are born into stories we didn’t choose. Others are born into stories someone…
Are You Praying for Protection When You Need Purpose?
Most of us pray like we’re ordering from a cosmic takeout menu—expecting quick delivery, no matter the ask. But what if the most powerful prayers don’t give you what you want… they change what you want entirely? Don’t have time to read? Listen to the podcast! Introduction: Why Getting What You Want Isn’t Always a…
How to Rewrite Your Life Story and Finally Heal
The stories you don’t tell still shape your life. The Storying Method shows you how to take the pen back—and write the ending you deserve. Don’t have time to read? Listen to the podcast! If you don’t tell your story, your story tells you. Most people walk around ruled by moments they never fully processed—divorces,…
Benedict’s Way: Stillness in a Spinning World
In a noisy, restless world, his quiet path of prayer, work, and community still speaks. Discover how a cave-dwelling hermit became the father of Western monasticism—and a guide for modern seekers. Don’t have time to read? Listen to the podcast! Benedict of Nursia isn’t just a figure pulled from the pages of Church history. His…
Breaking Free: How I Reclaimed My Faith After Control
I didn’t leave a religion. I left a worldview built on fear—and started searching for a God I didn’t have to be afraid of. Don’t have time to read? Listen to the podcast! A man walks away from the only faith he’s ever known—toward a future shaped by healing, honesty, and a new vision of…
Trying to Be Strong Broke Me—Letting Go Healed Me
Most people think burnout is the end. For me, it was a beginning. When everything I held up collapsed, I discovered the real source of strength: not hustle, not performance, but surrender. If you’re exhausted from doing it all, this one’s for you. Don’t have time to read? Listen to the podcast! You can’t do…