The Healing Connection - THC

06/22/2025

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10/05/2023

I feel like a deep soul in this picture. It's probably one of my favorite up close pictures. I was going through an arduous journey in this time of my life, (3-4 years ago). This picture doesn't show that but it shows a depth I have gained. I can hardly believe the difference I feel now since then. It's not been without much sacrificing, emotional healing, deliverance, and heart/trauma work. In one sentence, Jesus.

One of the amazing resources I gained later on this arduous journey was the Resilient Retreat, an organization that helps those who are suffering. The founder received healing from PTSD and made it her aim to help others heal. The programs and everything are free. Just wanted to share in case anyone needs this resource. They also have a kind line with professionals who understand trauma.

I am so much more than a survivor. I am a warrior and a powerful force in the kingdom of God. I feel like those that overcome much are gifted with much and if anyone here needs that encouragement feel free to comment or reach out. You are not alone.

07/27/2023

Shout out to Resilient Retreat, a wonderful supportive place with a Mon through Friday Kind Line. Google them for their programs and phone number.

07/22/2023

09/04/2022

Hi, I'm Lilly, PTSD recoverer. I'm a survivor of childhood domestic violence and sexual abuse. I've also battled physical illness much of my life and need to eat a pretty clean diet to stay well. I'm a child of God, chosen and called to do great things. The hard parts of my story were my story but my story is being redefined by my Father who is making all things new. My past was a stepping stone to my call to make a difference in others' lives and was used to develop and build the woman I am today. I'm not defined by what happened to me or even my own poor choices at times. I'm defined by Love. I'm an overcomer, forgiven and free and continuing to move forward into more and more healing and growth. I haven't arrived, but I'm so proud of me.😊
This pic was taken two years ago. I haven't done any recent pics since so I thought I'd share.
If you would like, I'd love to hear more about you in the comments. Who are you, and what are some things you've overcome? I've learned not to be ashamed of my background or my story...it all gets used for good for both myself and others as I surrender it to my Father.
There are valuable things we've learned and gifts we've received from the hard things. Sometimes it takes a while to see that. It's absolutely okay if you are not there yet.
Who are you? Where are you in your story?

08/19/2022

Encouragement and recognition of those among us who are on the journey to becoming REAL.

08/09/2022

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08/09/2022

The process of mourning can feel long, and I don't know if it ever goes away. There's a layering of healing that happens. Sometimes we deal with part of the pain, but there's more underneath. We get triggered by something that brings up past hurt and we walk through some more mourning of very real losses that have occurred. Expressing and feeling deep pain and sorrow is necessary for feeling the opposite. Stuffing emotions doesn't just stuff the unpleasant ones, but the higher ones too. Today I voice recorded some of my story as I was reminded and needed to process it. I released emotion. People may wonder why I'm still working through my process why I am not over all of it. Because it was deep deep s**t. It doesn't heal all at once when it's something that affects the core of you, and the longer it lasted sometimes the longer the mourning process is and the healing can be. We are made as human beings with real needs. When we can't process what we're going through we find ways to cope, but sometime we will have to walk through the doors we have shut so that we can have access to that part of ourselves too. Healing isn't linear, it's raw, messy, and up and down. Emotional and psychological healing can take time. Often there are no quick fixes than to go through the process. There are things that can help: EMDR, neurofeedback, inner healing, but it's still not all at once. But if you can ride the wave when it comes, you can also stand and surf when the time comes. Just my take on it. Mourning this time around doesn't hurt as much because you are out of that past situation, but it lightens the heart and mind and maybe even the subconscious.

08/09/2022

Feeling so alone. Feeling so disconnected and alone. The feelings of survival, of overwhelm, of trauma. Not able to connect with God, self, or others the way you'd like because you are barely living, just doing what needs to be done, but not taking care of yourself: you don't know how so you just survive to pay the bills, get through another work day. Not knowing what's wrong with your body, your brain, or your heart, so you just function...but barely another day. Wearing masks that get you through the day. Repressing emotions, repressing real fears, you almost dread the light of another day, but you can't make it stop, the fear, the pain, and you can't run away. So you stay to face another day, same way, and your soul continues to be crushed by the weight of too much and not enough. Days weren't meant to stay like this but when nothing is resolved, you can barely make it another day.

08/01/2022

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07/25/2022

Healthy relationships appreciate healthy boundaries. It's in unhealthy relationships where boundaries are not respected.

We could spend years suffering through chaos in a relationship hoping to get that person to meet our specific need, and maybe for a while they do, but if they're eventually the kind of person that will walk away, they're going to walk away.

Boundaries aren’t there to shove people away. They aren’t there to help us peace out or tap out of where we are supposed to be responsible in relationships. Boundaries are there to help us love others really well without losing the best of who we are.

Boundaries help us establish what is healthy and what is not healthy, what we are willing to accept, what we’re not willing to accept, what we have to give and what we don't have to give.

If that relationship is going to fall apart eventually, it's better for it to happen in a situation where we have declared health so we don't get sucked into years of unhealth.

I know this hard, friend. If you want to learn more, you can listen to a full podcast where me, Director of Theology at Proverbs 31 ministries, Joel Muddamalle, and my personal counselor, Jim Cress unpack this even further.

Listen here: https://bit.ly/3PTDJ4h