Restore The Glory Podcast

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Healing & Christmas Dec 20, 2023

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Merry Christmas from Jake & Bob! This week, they discuss the healing power of Jesus' infancy narrative. They recognize that this time of year can be difficult for many people and offer some solutions. Jake shares some of his triggers & wounds around the Christmas season so Bob leads him through a deep prayer and meditation. It's a beautiful insight into the work that they both do. We hope you all have a very blessed Christmas.

Key Points

The healing power of the Christmas story & Jesus' infancy narrative
Dealing with difficult feelings and triggers during the holidays
Bob leads Jake (and us) in a prayer through the difficult parts of the Christmas season.
The role animals can play in our attachment healing

Resources

Life Restoration Website

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Adoption (Part 4) w/ Sr. Miriam James Heidland Dec 06, 2023

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Sr. Miriam James Heidland shares her experience of being adopted. Jake, Bob & Sister have worked together for years and start the conversation off by discussing her impactful ministry, finding identity in Christ & her healing journey. She then shares about finding out she was adopted & the struggles & graces experienced along the way.

Key Points

Getting to a place where you are secure in your own identity that people's reaction to you doesn't affect you.
A discussion exploring why Sr. Miriam's ministry connects so well with people.
"The man who loves to walk will go further than the man who loves the destination."
We are all adopted sons & daughters of God.
What it means to truly belong.
Sister shares her experience of finding out that she was adopted.
Experiencing the kindness of the Lord that doesn't pull away or act harshly.
Sister shares the struggles and graces during her healing process.

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Adoption (Part 3) Nov 22, 2023

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Chris & Michelle Benzinger share their story of adopting two children from Haiti after a hurricane devastated the country. They share with Jake & Bob how they weren't planning to adopt until the Lord put it on their heart. They discuss how they navigated integrating these children into their family & how there was joint restoration for everyone involved. Michelle also talks about her experience with Safe & Sound protocol & it's role in her healing journey.

Key Points

Before adoption, the call from the Lord was "Will you welcome them into your heart?"
How Chris & Michelle's community helped to welcome their new children.
The disorientation of the kids coming to a new place, with new people and they don't understand the language.
Joint restoration for everyone involved. Healing of attachment wounds for Chris & Michelle as well as their kids.
The importance of listening to your body in healing & a discussion of somatic methods.
Our minds and body are so connected that healing in one helps the other.
Safe & Sound Protocol explanation & it's usefulness in our own healing and especially in our parenting.

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Adoption (Part 2) Nov 08, 2023

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This may be the most special episode of the podcast yet! Jake & Bob are joined by Bob's sister, her husband and his 48 year old nephew Brian that Bob just met for the first time this year! They gave up their son for adoption after a teenage pregnancy and the wounds were still there for everybody after over 40 years. Then, by nothing short of a miracle, the family was reconnected! It's a beautiful story of grace, healing, reconciliation and God's abundant love.

Key Points

Nick & Kathy the experience of giving up their son for adoption after a teenage pregnancy.
Brian shares his story of finding out he was adopted and his experiences with both families.
"In my deepest wound, I saw Your glory and it dazzled me." -St. Augustine
The beauty of the reunion of the family after many years apart.
Offering support and encouragement to other parents who gave babies up for adoption.

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Adoption (Part 1) Oct 25, 2023

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Jake & Bob kick off a new series on adoption. We have all been impacted by adoption, whether through family situations or spiritually since we are all adopted as sons and daughters of God. Jake & Bob tackle heart dynamics of adoption, separation anxiety & ruptures of primary relationships along with defining dissociation & attachment trauma. This series will have something for everyone!

Key Points

We have all been impacted by adoption, whether through family situations or spiritually. We are all adopted as sons and daughters of God.
The heart dynamics of adoption, separation anxiety & ruptures of primary relationships.
Attachment & attachment trauma is a popular topic in pop psychology.
Healthy attachments are formed between the mother and child in the womb.
An explanation of the different types of memory.
Nothing is beyond the scope & capacity of God to heal.
Dissociation is a God-given dynamic where we self-protect but it's not meant to be permanent.

Resources

The Places we Find Ourselves Podcast by Adam Young

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Barriers to Trust Oct 11, 2023

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Trust is vitally important to the healing process. Jake & Bob discuss broken trust, healing relationships where trust has been broken and the barriers we put up that prevent us from building trust in our relationships. They share about how trust issues can affect our relationship with God, those closest to us & how we can rebuild that trust.

Key Points

Trust is vitally important to the healing process
Gen 3:10 "I was afraid because I was naked so I hid." This verse is foundational to the human experience and a barrier in our relationship with God and others
Wrestling with trust issues in marriage
The first attack the enemy made in the garden was against trust
Jesus still had wounds after His resurrection, but they were healed and became signs of glory as opposed to wounds of death
Working through beliefs and vows that affect our ability to trust

Resources

Chastity & the Refusal to Grasp article
Dr. Karl's Lehman's Website https://www.kclehman.com/

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Immanuel Approach with Dr Karl Lehman Sep 27, 2023

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Dr. Karl Lehman joins Jake & Bob to discuss his Immanuel Approach to healing. He shares from his years of training and extensive therapy work on how to use this approach to bring people to deeper healing. Dr. Karl has been a leader in the field for decades and we are overjoyed to share this conversation with you.

Key Points

Dr. Karl explains the Immanuel Approach to therapy. He shares from his years of training and extensive work with people on how to use this approach to bring people to a place of healing.
Encountering Jesus in both positive and negative memories.
Dr. Karl shares how he has trained other professionals and volunteers to use this approach and the results it has gotten in people finding healing, particularly in 3rd world countries.
Dr. Karl shares his personal experience with healing ministry and common blockages in people's minds and spirits.
Finding healing in the the presence of the Eucharist
How to know when we are truly encountering Jesus

Resources

Dr. Karl's Website https://www.kclehman.com/
The Immanuel Approach Book https://www.immanuelapproach.com/
Fr. Basil's Immanuel Approach in Catholic Theology
Outsmarting Yourself Website https://outsmartingyourself.org/
Mind and Brain Book https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Brain-Separate-but-Integrated-ebook/dp/B0CC17X3X7

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What is Healing? Sep 13, 2023

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We're back! Jake & Bob return after a summer break tan & ready to dive deep into the topic of what healing really is. They also share insight into the problem of suffering, how to shift mindsets when it seems like healing isn't coming & a consistent reminder that God is always up to something good.

Key Points

Healing is an essential part of the Church's mission as our mission is Jesus' mission & healing was an important part of His ministry.
Healing is more than just physical.
Suffering is an essential dimension of redemption
"Healing is the restoration of our God-given glory" -Jake Khym
God is always up to something good, even it we can't see it at the moment
Healing is bringing about a greater good from whatever is experienced
The dangers of disassociation
Suffering is the door into healing, not the absence of healing

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Emotions (Part 3) Movements of the Heart Jun 21, 2023

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This week, Jake and Bob talk about what it means to "process your emotions" and give ways to practically do that. They share that the steps to regulate emotions include awareness, feeling the emotion, naming the emotion, and relationships. They create a scenario where they navigate someone through a lot of intense emotion and bring it back to a wound. Through this scenario, they share the importance of uncovering a wound in order to bring about healing.

Key Points

The steps to regulating your emotions include: Awareness, feeling the emotion, naming the emotion, & relationship.
How parents respond to their emotions affect their children's emotions & how to be aware of this as adults.
They walk through a counseling scenario to recognize the root wound behind specific emotions.
They discuss praying against, breaking, renouncing, & discovering any lies surrounding a vow.
What "bodily anchor" means & how the nervous system has feeling sensors across the body that can be labeled as a specific emotion

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Emotions (Part 2) Movements of the Heart Jun 07, 2023

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This week, Jake and Bob dive deeper into their series on emotions. They discuss how the Church often seems to deemphasize our emotions and the culture overemphasizes them which can leave us confused about the role emotions play in our lives. They discuss how having emotions is natural and good and how we can best integrate them into a holy lifestyle. They also make the important distinction between an emotion, a wound, and a spirit.

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