Emotional Health – Page 2

Blind Spots: The Most Frustrating Thing About Being an Abuse Survivor

Apr 24, 2019

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in Abuse, Abuse Recovery, emotional abuse, Emotional Health, sexual harassment

But for me personally, nothing is more frustrating than discovering a weakness inside myself. A blind spot. A behavioral pattern resultant from years of abuse that I never realized I had.

#AskJenn: Shame from past abuse permeates my life. How can I break free?

Apr 19, 2019

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Jennifer Greenberg

in Abuse, Abuse Recovery, Ask Jenn, Christianity, emotional abuse, Emotional Health, Faith, Identity

I’m recovering from abuse, and while I’ve made a lot of progress, shame still permeates my life. How do I break free? How do I trust that God loves me?

VIDEO: How God Uses Suffering, Live at Christian Business Luncheon

Mar 14, 2019

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Jennifer Greenberg

in Abuse, Abuse Recovery, Anger, Anxiety, Christianity, Depression, Emotional Health, Events, Interviews

Jennifer Michelle Greenberg speaks on “How God Uses Suffering,” at The Christian Business Luncheon in Tomball, Texas.

How To Love a Guy in 10 Ways

Mar 1, 2019

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Jennifer Greenberg

in Culture, Emotional Health, Family, How To

While it happened long, long ago in Twitter years, once upon a time there was a Gillette advertisement that tried to characterize toxic masculinity and encourage PC manhood. While it generated a lot of incendiary cultural dialogue, from a marketing perspective, I think it’s safe to say the ad backfired. Many men were offended that…

It’s Finally Here! Jennifer’s Podcast

Aug 15, 2018

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Jennifer Greenberg

in Depression, Emotional Health, Family, Identity, Motherhood, News, Podcast

For probably a year I’ve been planning and hoping to start a podcast. Limited time and tech knowledge delayed me, but I’ve finally managed to figure it out (thank you James and Alex!). It should appear on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Spotify, and more within the next two days (so, on or by August 18).…

The Scars of Christ & Moms

Aug 15, 2018

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Jennifer Greenberg

in Christianity, Culture, Depression, Emotional Health, Identity

I used to look at my stretch-marks and c-section incision and see a wrecked and worn body. Yet because I know that Christ too bears scars, even in Heaven, I can look at my own as a beautiful manifestation of his self-sacrificial love in me.

Be Angry & Do Not Sin

Jul 4, 2018

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Jennifer Greenberg

in Anger, Christianity, Emotional Health

Human emotion is complex. We are created in the image of a complex God and the emotions we feel – though corrupted by sin – are like his fingerprints on our hearts. In this damaged and dying world each of us experiences abuse, betrayal, abandonment, loss, or heartbreak. How do we cope in a Godly…

The Healing Power of Old Hymns

May 27, 2018

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Jennifer Greenberg

in Abuse, Abuse Recovery, Christianity, Emotional Health, Faith, Other Artists, Other Authors, Poetry

There were many times, particularly when I was a teenager and young adult, that I took great solace in hymns. Some seem to think that’s a bit odd. I suppose it is unusual for a teenager to gravitate so strongly toward “old-fashioned” music. However, the lyrics of hymns tend to be much more rich, thoughtful,…

Mother’s Day: Searching For My Mom

May 11, 2018

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Jennifer Greenberg

in Abuse, Abuse Recovery, Current Events, Depression, Emotional Health, Motherhood, Parenting

I had hand-drawn cards from my kids, a bottle of wine and roses from my husband, but I felt I couldn’t fully appreciate them. Mother’s Day just wasn’t about me. There was an emptiness that could only be explained by the hole that was left by my mother.