Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWielding Forgiveness
This podcast episode answers two submitted questions, both involving forgiveness on some level. Whether it’s that we have to forgive ourselves, or making sure we truly have forgiven the other, God wa…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
When the Calendar Hurts: Navigating the Anniversary Effect
An anniversary reaction or effect is very common and affects most people at one time or another, and some are affected throughout their lives. The anniversary of a loss or painful event can be a chal…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Sharing our Story, Safety, and Real Forgiveness
This episode discusses healthy ways to share our painful or traumatic experiences. It is also covers the importance of safety and how to rediscover safety in a health way after losing it in the after…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
The Healing Work as a valuable part of the Praxis of our Faith
This episode discusses how our healing work and our painful experiences are not separate or outside of our relationship with God and our faith, but rather an integral part of it. These experiences, w…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Tricking grief, rooting out shame, and a healing paradigm
This podcast episode discusses a helpful exercise to do when grief over our own experiences seems stuck, also rooting out shame by it’s source, and reviewing a paradigm of different approaches that f…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Self-denial and self-acceptance: a peaceful and necessary coexistence
This podcast episode discusses much of the confusion and fears about the concepts of self acceptance and self compassion. The discussion highlights that self acceptance and self compassion are both v…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
When the Past Reappears
In this episode, Fr. Joshua addresses questions on loss, abandonment, and broken relationships. Many of us experience fear and anxiety on some level, but this is often from perceived threats and diff…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Holding on to Hope
In this episode, Fr. Joshua addresses questions on trauma in the Church, divorce, and alcoholism. While we may become guarded due to our own woundedness, we must never turn in on ourselves in self-re…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Dealing with Trauma
Fr. Joshua begins his new podcast by answering submitted questions on the subject of trauma and how to heal from it within the context of Orthodox Christianity. If you have a question for Fr. Joshua,…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago