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#065: A Tool to Heal Your Brokenness and Your Relationship with God | Bob Siemens
If you’re from a broken family, you’ve likely experienced extra barriers in your relationship with God. In fact, you might not even believe in God because of what happened in your family. Wherever you’re at, we’re glad you’re here.
How to Get Over Someone
Parting ways is never easy. Sometimes moving on can even feel impossible. But that is not the case. Read some simple tips on how to get over someone. And remember that saying goodbye can be turned into a fresh start.
#064: Your Broken Family and Mistakes Don’t Need to Dictate Your Future | Maggie Kim
One night, Maggie’s mother left her family without any explanation. Naturally, Maggie felt extremely abandoned. Following that night and her parents’ divorce, she hated her mom. All the pain led her to cope by using drugs, drinking, and sex.
Love Is: Patient (A Beginner's Guide)
We’ve all heard it before: “patience is a virtue!”. But do we actually care about this? Is being patient something we really want and work toward? If it’s not, it should be. Patience saves marriages. Read why patience matters and how to put it into practice starting today.
Differing Values in Marriage and How to Handle Them
Disagreement in marriage is inevitable, there’s no doubt about it. However, how different is too different? Read some tips on how to tackle differing values in marriage instead of letting it come between you and your spouse.
What You Need to Know about Intimacy After a Breakup
It’s needless to say that breakups are hard. It is a loss that needs to be grieved. While this necessary process is sad and difficult, it can be a little easier when you understand the anatomy of intimacy. This post explains what intimacy is and why knowing that can help you accept what happened and move on.
Dare I Say Forever? On Overcoming Fear of Commitment
Fear is powerful. It can hold us back from some of the most beautiful experiences in life, including love. While fear can sometimes be healthy, overcoming fear of commitment is an essential step to finding love that lasts. Read these tips on how to overcome your fear of commitment once and for all.
#063: The Antidote to Trauma | Margaret Vasquez
When your parents’ marriage and family break apart, it’s traumatic for you as their son or daughter.
That trauma is not only painful, but also has devastating effects on you that last for a long time. As a result, you need to heal. But how?
Considering Divorce? Why It's Not the Answer
Marriage is often the most difficult challenge we experience in life. If you’re struggling, maybe you have been for a while, read this piece before you decide to leave.
My Saving Grace: Marriage Advice after Twenty Years from a Child of Divorce
Read marriage advice from a child of divorce who has been married for twenty years: "Pursue holiness and true love seeking the good of the other, over happiness.”
God Will Never Leave or Forsake You
In this anonymous piece, the author encourages other children of divorce by sharing what she has learned: “Seek after God; know that God will never leave or forsake you.”
#062: The Best of 2021: Restored Podcast Highlights
In this episode, you'll hear 7 short clips from the podcast in 2021.
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 thrive.
A Marital Chill Pill: Why Some Countries are Forcing Couples to Wait before Divorce
In the past few years, some governments have realized there are serious concerns that come with a high divorce rate. For this reason, they have passed legislation that forces couples to wait before being able to settle their divorce. Whether or not you agree with this type of law, the results in these countries give us something to think about.
#061: Will I Always Feel Stuck? | Alexandra M
When Alexandra was in 7th grade, her parents divorced. Almost immediately, she went to counseling, which led her to believe that the effects of her parents’ divorce were in her past. She thought she was healed.
A Fresh Start: Five Simple Tips to Set and Keep New Year's Resolutions
At the end of every year, we are presented with the opportunity to do some self-reflection on what went well and what didn’t over the last 365 days. While you may be skeptical of New Year’s resolutions, goal-setting can be a vital part of becoming the person you want to be and thriving, that’s why we came up with some simple tips for you to set and keep your New Year’s resolutions.
#060: Divorced Parents is All I’ve Ever Known | Sydney & Daniel Binette
Since she was 2 or 3, Sydney’s parents have been divorced. It’s all she’s ever known. As a result, she spent most of her childhood living out of a suitcase between Mom and Dad’s house.
Holidays 101: How to Handle Probing Questions
Eggnog, presents, holiday cheer, and . . . uncomfortable conversations? Not this year. Read these five tips on how to handle probing questions that you know certain friends, family members, or acquaintances are prone to ask at holiday gatherings this time of year.
#059: From a Broken Family? 9 Tactics to Navigate the Holidays
Are you from a broken family? If so, you know how challenging the holidays can be. Not only is it difficult to balance time between mom and dad, but we also have to deal with any family drama. Instead of enjoying the holidays, many of us just can’t wait till they’re over. But there is good news: it doesn’t always have to be that way.
Radio Show with Reach of 237 Million People Interviews Restored's Founder, Joey Pontarelli
Our founder and CEO, Joey Pontarelli, joined The Drew Mariani Show to discuss his new book, It’s Not Your Fault: A Practical Guide to Navigating the Pain and Problems from Your Parents’ Divorce.
Two Years (When Healing Takes a Little Longer)
“Time heals all things.” It’s a phrase we probably have all heard at some point. But what happens when time passes and healing still evades us? This post addresses the frustration we sometimes encounter on our healing journeys.