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#045: How to Become the Dad You Wish You Had | Justin Batt
Many fathers have physically or emotionally abandoned their children, largely because nobody ever showed them how to be a great dad. So, what’s the solution?
I Knew Finally That Somehow My Life Was Worth Living
I began to seek answers to the deeper questions of life, obvious answers that everyone else already knew intuitively. Eventually, I quit the self-harm, and the depression gradually began to lift.
Four Ways to Work on Trust in Dating Relationships
Textbooks, recipes, reviews on Amazon...day in and day out, our normal, life things require us to trust. This is especially true in relationships. However, if you are from a broken family, it is very likely that you struggle with trust a little more than the average person. Here are four simple ways you can work on trust issues while navigating the exciting (and a little scary) world of dating and romance.
#044: Practical Tips for Becoming a Great Parent | Mike & Alicia Hernon
Becoming a parent is beautiful but also scary and intimidating for people from broken families. Often, we didn’t see a great example of parenthood, so we feel lost and unsure how to do it ourselves.
#043: Do You Feel Abandoned by God? | Fr. John Paul Mary
If you’re from a broken family, you likely struggle extra in your relationship with God. There are so many barriers people like us have to overcome. One barrier is feeling abandoned by God.
#042: What is Broken Can Be Repaired | Shenandoah Lawson
As people from broken homes, we fear repeating the dysfunction we experienced in our families. But sometimes, we end up going down that path. Our guest today dealt with that in a very real way.
#041: How to File the FAFSA if Your Parents are Divorced or Separated | Alex Driscoll & Mike Rossman
Statistically, children of divorce are less likely to attend college. Further, they’re less likely to receive financial support from their parents for college.
I Built Walls Around Myself
I realized I had spent so much time and energy building walls out of anger that I wasn't spending any time focusing on any real healing.
#040: 9 Ways to Pay for Counseling
Joey discusses the massive barrier that stands in the way of counseling: The price. Therapy is not cheap. So, how are you going to pay for it? We tackle that question and more in this episode.
#039: The Anatomy of a Wound & How to Heal | Dr. Bob Schuchts, PhD
Dr. Bob Schuchts offers his expertise on healing and shares how his parents’ broken marriage deeply affected him. It took years, but he did find healing - for himself and even his family.
Three Reasons the Risk is Worth It
I like to plan because it’s safe. Having a plan means having certainty. I know what I’m doing, where I’m going, and (most importantly) who I’m going to be with. Of course, plans change or go awry and I don’t always handle that well, but I’d rather have a plan and have it go wrong than just not have one…that’s unthinkable.
The flaw in my plan about always having a plan is that there are certain things you can’t plan for.
#038: When Our Families Break Apart, We Feel Homeless | Malcolm MacDonald
When our families break apart, most of us feel homeless. We lose our sense of safety and belonging. As a result, we go through life looking for the family we never had.
In this episode, Malcolm touches on those points while sharing his story.
#037: Trauma: What It Is and How It Damages You | Margaret Vasquez
What is trauma? How does it affect a person? Today, licensed trauma therapist Margaret Vasquez answers those questions and more.
#036: Healthy Relationships Are Impossible Without Boundaries
Most people from broken homes struggle with boundaries. Usually, we were never taught how to set and enforce proper boundaries within our families. We’ve seen this again and again.
Why is that damaging? Because you can’t have healthy relationships without proper boundaries. Period.
5 Step Exercise to Grow as a Person
To grow as a person, it’s essential to work to overcome your weaknesses. That’s obvious.
What’s not obvious is where to focus.
You Can Still Love and Be Loved
There must always be the hope that YOU can still love and be loved. YOU must make that the core of your being.
Death of Innocence
An artistic and thoughtful reflection on how divorce forces children to grow up faster than they should.
#035: My Parents’ Divorce Exposed My Insecurities | Emily Luke
Emily knew her parents might divorce, but nothing could’ve prepared her for it. Immediately, she felt alone. She felt like nobody understood. Feeling insecure, she sought security by trying to control things - especially her relationships.
5 Tips to Build a Divorce-Proof Marriage
Almost all children of divorce feel that fear. Research shows the biggest effects from our parents’ divorce are experienced in our own romantic relationships. Why? We lack a roadmap for love. We’ve seen a broken model of love and marriage. Unsure of how to build lasting love, we are statistically more likely to get divorced. Desiring the opposite, I sought advice. These tips from successful marriages and research are a piece of the solution.
#034: The Best of 2020: Restored Podcast Highlights
We know. “Best” and “2020” don’t belong in the same sentence… what a year.
To celebrate the good, here are 10 of the best highlights from the Restored Podcast in 2020.