Faith And Feelings Can Sit At The Same Table
Women Who Love God But Still Have Emotional Wounds
Faith and feelings can sit at the same table.
Sister, you can love God with your whole heart and still have a wound that needs more than a sermon. That is not a faith problem. That is a humanity reality. God built us with bodies, emotions, memories, and nervous systems. He is not insulted that yours need care.
Therapy is not a contradiction to your prayer life. It is an extension of it. Counseling, support groups, trauma work, somatic care, all of these are tools in the hand of the same God who heals. Use what He has provided. Stop being too spiritual to be helped.
Bring your wound into the light, and bring it to people who are trained to hold it. The healing will be slow and it will be real. Some things will lift in a worship service. Some things will lift in a counselor's office. Both are holy.
Your wholeness honors God. Do not settle for a faith that asks you to perform peace you have not actually received.
Healing is holy. Help is holy. Both belong in my walk with God.
From Dr. Olivia
If this conversation met you where you are, the books were written for you. Two volumes, one movement, and a sisterhood waiting on the other side.
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Hidden Pain
The wounds you carry quietly while everyone calls you strong.
Read the conversation →Silent Disappointment
Dreams that didn't unfold the way you prayed they would.
Read the conversation →Emotional Exhaustion
When you've poured into everyone and there's nothing left for you.
Read the conversation →Your Invitation
This Is Your Invitation To Stop Hiding And Start Healing
You do not have to have all the answers. You do not have to perform strength in places where your soul needs care. This movement is here to remind you that God still sees you, healing is still possible, and your story is not over.