When your family says you should be over it already, what do you do? And what if you're the one rushing yourself?

Natasha Elaine and licensed marriage and family therapist Adrianne Wagner finish their Faith After Fire conversation with family pressure, guilt after childhood abuse, a listener's question about a mother who keeps belittling her, and one boundary to practice this week.

Content note: Childhood sexual abuse and violent loss are discussed without graphic detail.

Word of the Week: COMPASSION.

Scripture: Colossians 3:12.

Challenge: Choose one boundary you can practice, and give yourself room to try again.

Kingdom Artist: Jackie Hill Perry.

Song of the Week: “Glory (The End)” from Blameless.

The full radio edition with music is on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/RRWSPODCAST

Chapters:

00:00 No Deadline on My Healing

00:46 Welcome to Part 2

02:14 When Family Pushes You to Move On

03:26 We Can Grieve the Same Loss Differently

05:03 Self-Love Means Knowing What You Need

06:16 The Guilt I Carried After Forgiving

07:25 Forgiveness or Avoidance?

08:11 Listener Question: When Mom Belittles You

10:50 Protecting Your Peace with Family

12:50 Compassion for Yourself, Too

13:35 Talking to Myself Like I Believe It

15:52 One Boundary to Practice This Week

17:56 Closing: “Glory (The End)”

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Some family can't ever come back to the cookout. Natasha Elaine and licensed marriage and family therapist Adrianne Wagner revisit a hard question: What changes when you forgive someone, but cannot rebuild the relationship?

They talk about acknowledging hurt and anger, the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation, and the power of naming what was never “no big deal.” Natasha also shares why a separate Prince George's County cold case prompted her to report abuse she experienced as a child.

Content note: Childhood sexual abuse is discussed without graphic detail.

Scripture: Romans 12:18.

Word of the Week: ACKNOWLEDGE.

Challenge: Tell someone safe. However long it has taken, what happened was never your fault.

Kingdom Artist: Jackie Hill Perry.

Song of the Week: “Keep Your Head Up,” featuring Scootie Wop. Hear the complete radio edition with all four songs on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/RRWSPODCAST/.

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What happens when a boundary is crossed... and the person who needs to take accountability is us?

In the final part of Natasha Elaine’s conversation with licensed clinical social worker Psalm McDaniels, they explore accountability, self-trust, and how to discern whether the next step is repair, distance, or release.

Reflection Question: What boundary do I need to set, respect, or repair?

Word of the Week: Self-trust

Kingdom Artist: Porsha Love
Song of the Week: “INI MINI”

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Connect with Psalm on Instagram at @ThatTherapistJawn.

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