Victorious Souls

"Everybody's story starts with someone else's story" is how Mark began our time together. For Mark, the "someone else" was his mother, who suffered multiple heartbreaks. Mark was born out of an affair, and his mom took all the shame and blame. For his first 7-years, he lived with his mom, grandma, and siblings from his mom's first marriage. But then his mom remarried, and that's when the nightmar...

It's Christmas time and I have a special episode for you about Christmas. Many believe that Christmas only affects people who believe in Jesus. However, that is not true. Because of Christmas our world is forever different and it affects everyone everywhere for all time. How does that make you feel? How do you want to respond?

Merry Christmas and I love you - Danielle aka #thatladyontheinternetwholovesyou

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Childhood for Joshua was rough. His family was poor and lived on the beach. His dad contracted HIV, was ostracized, and attempted suicide multiple times until he succeeded. Many others in the area committed suicide also. Josh's brother killed himself 4 years later. The church his grandma took him to when he was young only preached hell fire so he found no comfort there, and started a decent into atheism. Josh worked hard to mak...

Who knew that falling down could change your entire life? Darci came to learn just how much after a fall down the stairs turned into a near death experience. At first they thought it was just a back injury but later discovered a nerve pain disorder CRPS. Darci became bedridden with 2 little children. After 2 years death was coming for her but by the grace of God she fought for life and not only lived, but regained her autonomy. But...

How much do you struggle with feeling unworthy? Many do. I used to. The issue of worthiness is often connected to earning it. Some believe we are only worthy if we behave a certain way, or accomplish certain things. Many feel unworthy due to abuse and trauma. So let's look at the word worthy, and what it really means, and settle the truth that you are worthy. Then we'll talk about how to settle it inside your heart.

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"It" started when Marty was around 7. "It" was debilitating and kept him in bed for 2 days. Through elementary school and growing up Marty got so accustomed to "it" that he thought "it" was "just normal." But "it" wasn't. By the grace of God he found a way to function in life but "it" hindered him greatly. He began to pray persistently for Jesus' help. Th...

So many people struggle with the concept of being enough. The statistics say 85% of people struggle with their self-esteem. That's part of it but there's a reason people struggle. I've been thinking about this subject of enough for a while now and there are 2 things I think are important to take note of. Two things that can help us stop struggling so much. I can help you internalize this and move forward: https://www.d...

Growing up was quite traumatic for Crystal. Starting with being a "mistake" that her parents didn't plan, and led into a "very scary childhood." Emotional abuse and manipulation, verbal abuse, violent outbursts, and physical abuse were the norm. Later on sexual abuse took place as well. All of this wreaked havoc on Crystals nervous system which led to Alcohol Use Disorder. The disorder wreaked havoc in her l...

Are you dealing with a lot of stress, anxiety, and fear? It happens. Here are two things I do, that you can do also, to help you to calm all that inner turmoil.

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This episode was first released in season 2 and is worth repeating.

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The holidays are coming and sometimes they can be hard. There are various reasons they can be hard. This year I have something I'm dealing with that will make them harder for me. What is going on in your life? When we know that the holidays are going to be hard we don't have to feel powerless. I've learned we can do stuff to make them a bit easier. It doesn't erase the hard, but it empowers us to make it better and ...

The trauma started early in Amanda's life. Being raised in a military family they moved a lot, and each person in her family unit dished out a different kind of abuse. Emotional, physical, and sexual. The only safe place she could find was at a church on base that she ran away to on Sunday mornings. But that was only temporary. Amanda had no idea what healthy relationships looked like. At three separate times in multiple countr...

Back in October I republished an episode of Victorious Souls podcast from season one. My reasons were to help those facing grief, especially with the holidays coming. The episode is called See Me Through My Tears. What I didn't realize was that I would become one of those grieving and that episode would be for me too. November 7th I lost my dear friend and prayer partner Cheryl. Today I am doing grief work and I have some thing...

Elizabeth says she has rocked the world from the very beginning. She entered the world not only unplanned, but the doctors thought they were doing an appendectomy. Still, for the first 5 years life was great for Elizabeth. She was growing up on a farm and calling grandma her mom. But then her grandfather died and everything changed. Her mother took off with her and multiple traumas followed. Abandonment, abuse, parentification and ...

Do you know that we can think we believe something but then our behavior says otherwise? What do you think you believe about yourself? About others? About God? I have a funny story to illustrate. Books I referenced (affiliate links):

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Keep Your Love On: https://amzn.to/3u24I8b

This episode aired in season 2 and is worth repeating.

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Early on in life things were hard for Brandi. One place of sanctuary was with her grandparents. But when her grandfather got sick with dementia and everything changed again, Brandi's way of coping shifted from one unhealthy way into another. Little bits of healing began with massage therapy school, but her breakthrough didn't really come until the past few years. Now she has 2 children's books, and more projects planned...

Trauma has a way of stripping a person of their sense of self. That happened to Simba in the Lion King. That happened to me. It's something I help my clients with - recovering their sense of self. You matter and you are loved. There are a variety of ways you can help yourself to know who you are and be secure in that.

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From a young age Julia loved food and Jesus. When things got hard though she looked to food for comfort, and then food became her friend. Soon food became a problem. Julia fought obesity with all she knew how but nothing seemed to work. She struggled with infertility and eventually she and her husband adopted twins. But they had some issues that involved food. Then Julia developed medical problems that turned into medical trauma th...

There is so much grief is in the world. It's important to be there for each other, and even for ourselves as we grieve. Today I share the poem by Kelly Ormont: See Me Through My Tears, and then discuss it. Tears are so valuable that for each reason we shed tears, there is an undeniable chemical differentiation seen under the microscope. Rose-Lynn Fisher did a scientific study.

This episode aired in season 1 and is worth repeat...

As a wife and mom Debbie's faith played a role in her life, but following the sudden loss of her husband it intensified. Widowed without warning at the young age of 34 she had no idea how she would move forward. Reaching for God was how she found her way out of her personal nightmare and into a new life. Now she is a mompreneur and happily remarried. Bio: Debbie Baisden, mom of four boys, was widowed without warning. The depth...