When your parents separate or divorce, it hurts. You feel alone and uncertain of how to deal with it all. If you feel that way, the Restored podcast is for you. On it, we feature expert interviews and stories that offer practical advice on how to cope and heal after the trauma of your parents' divorce or separation, so you can feel whole again and become the person you were born to be.
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#122: What Caused So Many Broken Marriages & Families? | Dr. John Bishop, PhD
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With so many marriages and families falling apart, the natural question is: What has caused all these broken marriages and families? In this episode, Dr. John Bishop unveils the surprising root cause, plus: The crisis of masculinity facing our world right now The proper place of happiness within marriage An awesome digital hack to protect yourself …
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#121: A Cure for Feeling Needy or Helpless | Margaret Vasquez
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So many people from broken families struggle with feeling helpless or needy. Our efforts to heal or grow might even feel fruitless like tires spinning in mud that never gain traction. We put in effort in learning, but transformation isn’t happening. Whether that describes you or someone you know (like a friend, parent, or anyone else), this episode…
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#120: Freedom You Never Tasted But Always Wanted | Jake Khym, MA
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Two years into marriage, Jake found himself enslaved to a sexual addiction. He longed for freedom but felt very stuck. As a result, he lived a double life, hiding his unwanted behavior from his wife. But one random day, it all came to light. At that moment, he thought his marriage was over. In this episode, he shares what happened next, plus: What …
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#119: Broken is What Happened to Me, Not Who I Am | Stacey
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After her parents divorced, my guest felt abandoned and badly hoped it was all a dream that she could just wake up from. Dealing with all the brokenness that followed led her down a path of feeling stuck and thinking her brokenness defined her. Thankfully, she realized that “‘broken’ is what happened to me, not who I am.” In this episode, we touch …
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#118: Resolving Conflict is a Skill | Cody & Katherine
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If you’re like me, you never saw conflict resolved peacefully in your family. As a result, you might feel a bit lost about how to resolve conflict in your life, especially in your relationships. If that’s you, this episode will help. In it, a married couple joins to share tips they’ve learned on resolving conflict, plus: Why it’s important to let s…
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#117: Children & Parents Deserve Better Than Divorce | Jennifer Friesen
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So many divorces happen because one spouse follows their desires at the expense of their vows. That happened in the family of my guest today. In this episode, we cover: How her family’s dysfunction led to struggles with gender and sexuality The beautiful transformation she’s experienced and even seen in her parents The biggest lie about getting div…
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#116: Divorce (on Restore the Glory Podcast)
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Today we’re sharing a podcast where I was interviewed by two therapists, Dr. Bob Schuchts and Jake Khym, on their podcast, Restore the Glory. Joey especially opens up about his struggles in his relationship with God, plus they discuss: When we don’t face our wounds, we typically try to outrun them. Since divorce is a wound of broken love, the antid…
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#115: The Antidote to a Life of Emptiness | Dr. Andrew & Sarah Swafford
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It’s said that Henry David Thoreau once wrote, “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.” Doesn’t that describe our culture? A culture that’s hooked on comfort and so void of meaning. But thankfully, Dr. Andrew and Sarah Swafford have a solution to that problem. In this episode, we discuss: What hold…
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#114: You Were Not Made to Be Without a Father and Mother | Nicole Rodriguez
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When your parents divorce, you almost always lose one or both parents physically or emotionally. But as our guest today says, we’re not meant to go through life without the mentorship of a father and a mother. In this episode, Nicole Rodriguez shares the immense healing she’s experienced through parents who were not her own. We also discuss: How he…
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#113: A New Therapy to Heal Trauma | Dr. Christopher Genn, DPT
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Trauma, such as your parents’ divorce or extreme family dysfunction, doesn’t only affect your emotions. It affects your body too. It quite literally has physical effects. In this episode, Dr. Christopher Genn, a physical therapist and expert in applied kinesiology, explains how our bodies respond to trauma and how we can heal. Plus, we discuss: A n…
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#112: The Best of 2023: Restored Podcast Highlights
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In this episode, you'll hear highlight clips from the podcast in 2023. This episode, and the entire podcast, will help you heal from the trauma of your parents’ divorce, separation, or broken marriage, so you can break the cycle. If you’re new to the podcast, this is the perfect way to sample our content and learn how it will help you. If you’re a …
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#111: The #1 Lie About How Divorce Affects the Children | Cody
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There’s an extremely popular lie about how divorce affects the children. In this episode, we discuss that lie with my guest who is an only child from a divorced family, plus: The loneliness, addiction, and social problems that stemmed from his family’s breakdown The anger and even hatred he felt toward his parents and how he feels now A unique thin…
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#110: 10 Ways to Make Therapy Fail or Succeed for You | Clare Eckard
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If there were 10 things you can do to make therapy succeed (or fail), would you want to know them? I know I would. In this episode, a therapist joins us to share those tips, plus: The goal of therapy and the temptation to idealize healing A tool for dealing with troubling thoughts The struggle to put words to your own emotions and experiences of br…
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#109: 5 Tips to Navigate the Holidays in a Broken Family
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If you’re from a broken family, the holidays often bring more stress and challenges than joy. After my parents separated, I faced these challenges: A sad, pit-in-the-stomach reminder of my parents’ split and my family’s brokenness Pressure to choose between parents and balance time amid many events A misled desire to make everyone happy, especially…
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#108: It’s Not Your Job to Parent Your Parents | Ashton
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If you’re from a broken family and you’ve struggled with OCD, relationships, overthinking, and filling a parent role for your siblings or parents, this episode is for you. In it, Ashton shares how her parents’ divorce has affected her and her relationships. She also talks about what’s helped her heal and even offers some advice for you. Take the po…
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#107: Forgiving Someone Who’s Hurt You | John O’Brien
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When trauma occurs, it causes you to ask big questions. That’s where my guest found himself after being brutally attacked, almost to the point of death, by people he was trying to help. In this episode, you’ll hear the story of the attack, plus he answers: Has forgiveness been difficult for you? Why forgive? What are the benefits? What happens if w…
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#106: Healing Sexual Brokenness: A Resource for Men Struggling | Steven Motyl
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When you’re struggling with unwanted sexual behavior, asking for help is terrifying. The struggle feels so shameful and admitting your weakness feels humiliating. As a result, most men stay stuck for years and years. Thankfully, there’s a way out. Asking for help from the right people is the key to overcoming shame, humiliation, and unwanted behavi…
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#105: Healing Sexual Brokenness: A Resource for Women Struggling | Rachael Killackey
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If you’re a woman that struggles with unwanted sexual behavior, you are not alone. The myth of porn, or even lust, being a male problem is just that - a myth. More importantly, healing and freedom are within reach for you. In this episode, brave author and speaker Rachael Killackey shares her struggles with unwanted sexual behavior and a valuable r…
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#104: Healing Sexual Brokenness: Why is Our Culture So Sexually Broken? | Christopher West
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Our world is very sexually broken. The examples are endless: Pornography use, sexual compulsions, addictions, hookup culture, paying for sex, infidelity, sex trafficking, and much more. But how did our world become so sexually broken? That’s the topic we tackle today with famous author and speaker Christopher West. If you’ve wrestled with sexual br…
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#103: How Does Your Body and Brain React to Trauma? | Patricia Scott, LPC, PhD Candidate
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What happens inside your brain and your body when you endure trauma? Surprisingly, there’s actually a predictable way that your body and mind responds to trauma. In this episode, we break down each response with a trauma therapist. We also discuss: How her parents’ divorce impacted her Is healing trauma even possible? If so, what does it take to he…
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#102: Healing Sexual Brokenness: Your Sexual Brokenness Isn’t Random | Jay Stringer
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What if I told you that your sexual struggles could be predicted by your untreated trauma? Today, we’re joined by author Jay Stringer who studied ~4,000 men and women who struggle with sexual compulsion or addiction, such porn, masturbation, affairs, buying sex, and much more. In this episode, we breakdown his NEW study and more: How the sexual fan…
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#101: Healing Sexual Brokenness: Freedom from Porn | Matt Fradd & Jason Evert
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When it comes to pornography, there are basically two types of people: Those who believe that porn is wrong and harmful. And those who do not. But beyond the arguments, millions of people struggle with a pornography compulsion or addiction. They want to break free, but they feel stuck and hopeless. No matter what they try, it doesn’t work. In this …
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#100: How Restored Helps Children of Divorce and Broken Families
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What’s brought the most pain and problems into your life? If your answer (or a top answer) is your parents’ divorce or the breakdown of your family, this podcast is for you. In this episode, we talk about the specific pain and problems your parents’ divorce or family breakdown bring into your life. We also highlight resources to help you heal and b…
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#099: Healing Sexual Brokenness: The Cure to Unwanted Sexual Behavior | Dr. Bob Schuchts, PhD
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Millions of people right now are struggling with sexual compulsion and addiction. It’s a massive problem that doesn’t get the attention or resources it deserves. Thankfully, in this episode, psychologist Dr. Bob Schuchts offers steps and a resource to heal your sexual brokenness. We also discuss: A story of profound healing and transformation Dr. B…
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#098: Healing Sexual Brokenness: 6 Steps for Women to Break Free | Kelsey Skoch
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If you’re a woman that struggles with unwanted sexual behavior, have you felt like you’re the only female that struggles? If so, that’s an absolute lie. In fact, one study found that ~75% of women 18-30 reported viewing porn at least once a month. With more and more women struggling with porn and masturbation, speaker and author Kelsey Skoch joins …
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#097: 3 Tips to Help Someone from a Divorced or Broken Family
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Are you worried about someone you love or lead from a divorced or broken family? Do you want to help them, but feel unequipped and somewhat helpless? In this episode, you’ll learn 3 tips to help them and a NEW resource on how to help someone from a divorced or broken family, so you can do and say the right things, avoid the wrong ones, and offer re…
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#096: How to Heal from the Trauma of Your Parents’ Divorce or Broken Family | Margaret Vasquez
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If you come from a broken family, did your parents’ divorce or family dysfunction bring emotional problems, bad habits, and relationship struggles into your life? As a result, do you feel unsure how to heal and afraid that you’ll repeat the cycle? In this episode, we unveil a NEW and FREE resource to help you heal from the trauma of your parents’ d…
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#095: Healing Happens When We Ask for Help | Tanya Lyons
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You feel broken. You want to heal. But you’re unwilling to ask for help. If that describes you, your ability to heal will be stifled. Nobody ever healed their broken leg without the help, knowledge, or experience of others. Healing only happens with the love and help of other people. In this episode, we discuss that and more as my guest shares : Ho…
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#094: Are You Trying to Outrun Your Trauma?
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How have you dealt with the trauma of your parents’ divorce or broken family? After enduring her parents’ divorce, her mom’s alcoholism, her dad’s absence, and her stepmom’s abuse, today’s guest tried to outrun her trauma through busyness, accomplishments, and perfectionism. Before long, she went from repressing her emotions and saying “I’m fine” t…
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#093: Radio Interview: In Divorce, the Kids are Not Okay and Here’s Why
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Two things we’ve learned about divorce from scientific studies and stories of people like us: Almost always, divorce is traumatic and damaging for the children The effects are typically serious and long lasting In this episode, you’ll hear a radio interview I did that elaborates on each point: How divorce is traumatic for the children The specific …
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#092: Is Divorce Good or Bad for Children? | Katy Faust
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Is divorce good or bad for children? There’s tons of confusion around that question. In this episode, speaker and author Katy Faust offers answers with clarity and tons of research. She also touches on: How does divorce affect the children? Is divorce really worse than the death of a parent? What do children need that marriage provides? How do you …
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#091: Infidelity: Healing from Your Spouse or Parent’s Affair | Dr. Christine Bacon
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Feeling hopeless, our guest prayed for her husband to die. Earlier in their marriage, she cheated on him. Thankfully, they turned things around and they now have a beautiful marriage. In this episode, Dr. Christine Bacon vulnerably shares about her affair but especially about the restoration of her marriage. She even shares the formula she’s discov…
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#090: How’s Your Parents’ Divorce or Broken Family Affecting You Today?
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How is your parents’ divorce or your broken family affecting you today? If your answer is “I don’t really know” or you don’t understand the depth of it, you’re not alone. That’s actually very common. But in the words of one therapist, “When it comes to experiencing healing, naming how you’ve been harmed is about 70% of the battle.” In this episode,…
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#089: How to Become Fit and Healthy | Dakota Lane
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According to research, people like us from divorced or broken families are typically less physically healthy. If that describes you, or you simply want to become healthier, this episode will help. Fitness and nutrition coach Dakota Lane shares how the abuse and dysfunction in his family impacted his relationships and how he’s found healing. He also…
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#088: How to Respond to Your Pain in a Heroic Way | William Scheremet
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When William was in high school, his home was riddled with emotional pain and conflict. Eventually, his parents got divorced. That led to struggles in his relationships, especially with handling conflict and breaking up prematurely because he didn’t want to get hurt. But the pain didn’t end there. After suffering from neglect and severe bullying, W…
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#087: A Special Operations Tactic to Stay Calm and Function under Stress | Tyler Morris
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If there was a technique used by Special Operators (Navy SEALs, Rangers, Special Forces, etc), firefighters, paramedics, and high performing athletes to stay calm during stressful situations, think clearly, make the right decisions, and avoid overwhelm, would you want to know it? That’s what you’re going to learn in this episode from a firefighter …
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#086: The Best of 2022: Restored Podcast Highlights
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In this episode, you'll hear six short highlight clips from the podcast in 2022. This episode, and the podcast as a whole, will help you heal and grow from the trauma of your parents’ divorce, separation, or broken marriage, so you can feel whole again and break the cycle of dysfunction and divorce in your own life. If you’re new to the podcast, th…
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#085: How to Build a Beautiful Marriage Despite Your Struggles as a Daughter of Divorce | Leila Miller
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If you’re a woman with divorced or separated parents, have you struggled a lot in your relationships? If you’re married, has marriage felt extra difficult for you? If so, you’re not alone. That’s actually common as our guest today shares. In this episode, we discuss the struggles that daughters of divorce face in marriage that daughters of intact f…
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#084: Angry at God? Why People from Broken Families Struggle Extra in Their Relationship with Him | Sr. Miriam James Heidland
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Have you rejected God? Do you really struggle in your relationship with him? If you’re from a broken family and that’s true, you’re not strange. In fact, it’s really common. Why? From a young age, our parents represent God to us. If their example wasn’t good, it leaves us with a distorted image of God. As a result, we reject him or struggle extra i…
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#083: 3 Steps to Navigate Your Broken Family During the Holidays | Margaret Vasquez
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If you’re from a broken family, you don’t need anyone to tell you how stressful, depressing, or just plain difficult the holidays can be. If you can relate, this episode is for you. In it, we offer: 3 steps to plan the holidays, so you can reduce the drama and actually enjoy them Advice from a former trauma therapist on how to deal with your diffic…
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#082: You Deserve Better than a Broken Life and Relationships | Kailash Duraiswami
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Imagine you have all the success, pleasure, money, and excitement you could want. But instead of being happy, you feel unhappy and empty. What would you do? That was the story of our guest today. The wounds from his broken family were at the core of his need to live a life of extreme pleasure, excitement, and ultimately, unhappiness. But that all b…
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#081: What to Do If Fear Holds You Back in Life and Relationships | Dr. Rebecca Showalter, PsyD
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If you’re from a broken family, you’ve likely dealt with a lot of fear. For so many of us, that holds us back in life and relationships. At the core of that fear is usually the fact that we don’t feel safe. In this episode, a psychologist joins us to discuss why so many people struggle to feel safe and how that affects their life and relationships.…
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#080: My Parents’ Divorce Made Me Question Everything | Paula Chambers, PhD
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For so many of us, our parents’ divorce causes us to question everything — especially if it came out of the blue. We ask ourselves: What won’t fall apart? We may even go through life feeling like there’s a disaster around every corner and as a result, so often we play it safe in life. We discuss that and more in this episode as my guest shares: How…
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#079: Religious Art for Adult Children of Divorce | Dr. Daniel Meola & Michael Corsini
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Art is healing. If you’re not an artistic person, that might seem odd. But it’s true. In this episode, we discuss why and how art can be healing and more: What type of art has been healing for our guests How art can help people from broken families A piece of religious art specifically for Catholic/Christian adult children of divorce Dr. Daniel: Bu…
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#078: Ashamed of Your Past? It Doesn’t Need to Dictate Your Future | Crystalina Evert
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If you’re ashamed of your past because of mistakes or abuse, it’s natural to feel stuck. But you don’t have to stay stuck. Healing and freedom are possible for you. Author and speaker Crystalina Evert vulnerably shares how her broken family and sexual abuse caused her to cope with drugs, drinking, and sleeping around. We also discuss: Tactics that …
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#077: The Past Sometimes Lives in the Present | Eddy Cervantes
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A myth about children of divorce is that the impact of our parents’ divorce is temporary. That’s simply not true, which research proves. Sadly, the effects last long after the divorce itself. Our guest today shares how his parents divorce has impacted him, even 20 years later in his own marriage. We discuss: How he felt lost when it came to dating …
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#076: The #1 Thing Missing in Marriages Today | Matt & Mindy Dalton
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Marriage isn’t easy. There are good times and challenging times. According to research, people like us from broken families typically struggle more in relationships and marriage. As a result, we’re more likely to need help. In this episode, a couple that offers marriage coaching offers advice and shares the one thing missing most in marriages today…
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#075: Dealing with Your Parents’ Divorce, Anger Toward Parents, Helping Your Kids Heal | Ask Restored #1
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In this episode, we answer questions from listeners like you. Each question reveals a real life challenge faced by someone from a broken family. We offer answers and practical guidance. The questions include: How do you deal with your parents divorce when it isn’t a clearly justifiable split? As divorced parents, how do we make up for all the mista…
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#074: Why Children of Divorce Learn to Act Like Chameleons | Craig Soto II
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Often, people from broken families become very attuned to the needs of others, especially our parents and siblings. We become skilled at being what people want us to be. In the end, we often lose ourselves and our ability to articulate what we need and want. In this episode, we discuss that problem as well as: How normal was strange and strange was…
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#073: Prepare for Your Marriage, Not Just Your Wedding | Fr. Daniel Ciucci & Deacon Colin Coleman
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Whether you’re single, dating, or engaged, your wedding day will be a beautiful experience. However, planning it is very consuming. As a result, it’s easy to prepare more for the wedding day than for a lifetime of marriage. Marriage preparation is meant to refocus you and prepare you not only for your wedding day, but for your marriage. In this epi…
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