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Let Go of Shame

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Let us fix our eyes on Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning the shame. Hebrews 12:2 Shame is that terrible, private feeling that something is wrong with us—that we are somehow defective as a person. That we are irreparably damaged. That if anyone really knew what we were like we would be rejected. A part of the experience of shame … [Read more...] about Let Go of Shame

Let Go of Shame

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Let us fix our eyes on Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning the shame. Hebrews 12:2 Shame is that terrible, private feeling that something is wrong with us—that we are somehow defective as a person. That we are irreparably damaged. That if anyone really knew what we were like we would be rejected. A part of the experience of shame … [Read more...] about Let Go of Shame

Let Go of Shame

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before himendured the cross, scorning the shame. Hebrews 12:2 by Juanita Ryan Shame is that terrible, private feeling that something is wrong with us—that we are somehow defective as a person. That we are irreparably damaged. That if anyone really knew what we were like we would be rejected. … [Read more...] about Let Go of Shame

Attention Disorders and Addictions

An Interview with Wendy Richardson   While attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)—often called simply attention deficit disorder (ADD)—affects only about 5 percent of the general population, studies have shown that 40 to 50 percent of addicts and alcoholics have ADHD. Until about 10 years ago many alcoholics were diagnosed with a condition called post-sobriety syndrome, but … [Read more...] about Attention Disorders and Addictions

Shame as a tool of the devil or….how shame stymies spiritual renewal

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I don’t know how to keep shame from creeping into a room. Heck, I don’t even know how to keep shame from eating away at my heart. But because I personally have struggled with shame so much I have learned a few techniques that help me manage it, even as I work and wait for healing. Shame is going to make merry anytime we are trying to improve our conscious contact with God or become more decently … [Read more...] about Shame as a tool of the devil or….how shame stymies spiritual renewal

Recovery from Spiritual Anorexia

by Dale Ryan I remember when I first heard about people who were anorexic with respect to food. I was confused by the whole idea. Why would people refuse to eat? Why would people refuse to eat even when they were hungry? Why would people refuse to eat even when they were dying of starvation? But it does happen. Some people reject physical nurture. Sometimes, ironically, they reject … [Read more...] about Recovery from Spiritual Anorexia

Theology and Recovery

by Dale Ryan It was a couple of hopeless drunks in Akron, Ohio—not a couple of respectable theologians at a seminary—whom God chose to jump-start the modern recovery movement. I think that was a pretty good decision on God's part. If our problems were just bad theology, then maybe a couple of theologians would have been a better choice. But the problem, for most of … [Read more...] about Theology and Recovery

Notes to Our Older Selves: Practice Humility

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Dear Older Self, You may find yourself resisting the changes and growing vulnerabilities of aging because of fear. But you might also find yourself resisting because of feelings of shame. Shame is that belief that if people knew you fully, they would reject you. It is that feeling that you are less-than others. Or the sense that your needs make you look weak and unloveable. You know how shame … [Read more...] about Notes to Our Older Selves: Practice Humility