Abuse Recovery: Taking Steps Toward Healing

Abuse can make you feel powerless, worthless, and hopeless. But healing is available in Christ. 

In this episode, Haley and Dustin discuss the impact abuse can have on a person and how God can heal us from past pain. With vulnerability and compassion, they share stories and walk through some practical, biblical steps we can take to move toward healing and recovery. 

Listen now – it’s such an encouraging story and conversation on addiction, recovery, and the hope we have in Christ. Subscribe to the podcast and tune in each week as Haley and Dustin share with you what the Bible says about real-life issues with compassion, warmth, and wit.

So you have every reason for hope, for every challenge in life. Because hope means everything.

 

Hope Talks is a podcast of the ministry of Hope for the Heart.

Listen in to learn more 

(05:07) Understanding the Impact of Abuse  (13:57) Recovery From Past Abuse and Mistreatment  (20:25) Healing From Childhood Trauma (22:05) Understanding & Addressing Personal Responsibility (26:14) Processing Childhood Realizations and Forgiveness  (30:29) Steps to Healing From Past Trauma  (38:42) Integrating Recovery Into Daily Life 

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Abuse Recovery hotlines & resources National Domestic Violence Hotline: Call 800-799-7233 or text START to 88788. Visit www.thehotline.org  Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741. Visit www.crisistextline.org  RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): Call 800-656-HOPE (4673) or visit www.rainn.org  Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: Call or text 800-4-A-CHILD (800-422-4453). Visit www.childhelp.org  SAMHSA’s National Helpline (Substance Use and Mental Health): Call 800-662-HELP (4357). Visit www.samhsa.gov

Hope for the Heart resources:

Abuse Recovery book: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/store/product/abuse-recovery 

Abuse Recovery video course: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/store/product/abuse-recovery-video-course 

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-------------- Bible verses mentioned in this episode

Psalm 145:8 – “The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.”   Psalm 147:3 – “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”   Matthew 8:14-15 – “When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in be