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Recovery Journal: Learned Helplessness and the Theology of the Abused (Part 2)
Recap: In my first post of this very very long blog I talked about learned helplessness. To recap what I said… Abused people often experience trauma they have absolutely no control over. The pain, trauma and abuses they experience lead … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, Church, learned helplessness, real talk, safe community, theology
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Recovery Journal: Learned Helplessness and the Theology of the Abused (Part 1)
Part 1: My identity is not in Christ, it is in Seligman’s dogs. During my Introduction to Psychology class at Pasadena City College we covered something briefly that I think was very impactful for my life and I’m sure my … Continue reading
Posted in Recovery Journal
Tagged abuse, benevolence, faith, human experience, learned helplessness, theodicy, theology
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Speakfaithfully 
The Catharsis of Depression
I have been wrestling with publishing this post or not. Technically I am not even supposed to be writing it as I’m supposed to be working on my book. But this is really I can think about. The Monday before … Continue reading →