https://brokenandbeloved.com/writings daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://brokenandbeloved.com/writings/questions-to-ask-a-christian-therapist-before-you-book monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ffade56df71112fa4025a2/84b5c934-f9a1-4856-88c2-70596c8ac436/Questions+to+ask+a+Christian+therapist+before+you+book A Christian blog for women, therapists + counselors | broken + beloved - 5 questions to ask a Christian therapist before you book - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://brokenandbeloved.com/writings/gs8i4rrquusv4bjhzclcmwsvlrgw9p monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ffade56df71112fa4025a2/17087c97-bad2-46a8-a85f-7b7b406c3da0/B%26W+Blog+Photos+for+Website+%286%29.jpg A Christian blog for women, therapists + counselors | broken + beloved - when your thoughts scare you - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://brokenandbeloved.com/writings/biblical-affirmations-for-when-youre-about-to-have-a-difficult-conversation monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ffade56df71112fa4025a2/f7b0bd24-c4e3-41b9-ada4-3bfab273fc2c/B%26W+Blog+Photos+for+Website+%288%29.jpg A Christian blog for women, therapists + counselors | broken + beloved - 7 biblical affirmations to prepare your heart for a hard conversation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://brokenandbeloved.com/writings/i-have-seen-a-great-light-my-testimony monthly 0.5 2026-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ffade56df71112fa4025a2/a44d3077-fbfc-4fa6-b2cd-60b444e266de/IMG_4196.jpg A Christian blog for women, therapists + counselors | broken + beloved - I have seen a great Light (my testimony) - Born into darkness I was born into a broken home, in a broken world. From the time I was little, I had a deep sensitivity and ache in my soul. I walked around with an emptiness in my heart. I longed, more than anything, for big, huge, love. From the time I was born, the enemy fought hard to keep my heart from ever being whole and healed. Evil powers used sin, brokenness + painful situations to make me believe lies about myself and everyone else. Many of the messages I received told me I wasn’t loved, wasn’t safe, and wasn’t worth fighting for. “You’re abandoned and forgotten”, the deceiver whispered, when my Daddy moved far away. “You’re worthless”, he scoffed, when my Mom criticized me. “You’re going to die”, he mocked, at every turn. Any spark of goodness, of God’s image, in me, the enemy worked hard to extinguish. When I was 7 years old, my teacher gave me an award for joyfulness! But over time, my joy faded - in it’s place, I became more and more sad, afraid, and insecure. Still, seeds of God’s truth and goodness were scattered upon my heart by Christian teachers, by occasionally going to church, watching Veggie Tales, or being taken to VBS by my Grandma. I turned to God sometimes in prayer and felt his comfort. I wrote a song about him rescuing his people out of Egypt through Moses. I was cherished, provided for, and protected in the deepest way. But my mind was dark and the lies of the enemy lodged deep in my heart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ffade56df71112fa4025a2/1cc0c89e-c42e-480b-88e1-32cd2bfdd7e8/IMG_0673.jpg A Christian blog for women, therapists + counselors | broken + beloved - I have seen a great Light (my testimony) - Looking for light As early as I can remember, I began to seek relief and escape from the pain, anxiety, and tormenting lies inside. I tried to hide from my pain and did my best to hide it from others too. I found all sorts of ways to escape and hope — storybooks, being a straight A student, daydreaming about fame and worldly riches. I was a good girl and didn’t get in trouble. In my most afraid moments, I turned to God in prayer. But the rest of the time, I turned to everything else. In high school, I discovered boys. Their attention, physical affection, and validation gave me a taste of the love and acceptance I longed for. I discovered alcohol and how my anxiety and insecurity went away when I drank. I started getting in trouble. I compared myself to other girls and coveted what they had. I tried hard to be someone people liked. I focused on my friends’ issues and helped other people with their pain if it meant I didn’t have to face mine. I used all sorts of things to manufacture peace and run from the ache and emptiness in my heart, including - especially - people. Everything I did was driven by this fear, insecurity, and the emptiness of not knowing God or his love for me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ffade56df71112fa4025a2/6732ae5b-762d-450e-bf54-d951315f7ac8/20FAE74B-0148-4C6B-8C59-67643183FDFE.JPG A Christian blog for women, therapists + counselors | broken + beloved - I have seen a great Light (my testimony) - Darker and darker still At one point, my closest and best friend, left. She called out my dishonesty, my selfishness, my recklessness. The jig was up. The lie of okay-ness was crumbling. So I began to attend 12-step meetings. I hadn’t thought about or prayed to God for years. I felt disdain for even the word “God.” But I could accept a ‘Higher Power of my own understanding.’ I began to imagine a Higher Power who was gentle and patient. I became open to help. I asked a woman to be my sponsor, inventoried my character defects, made some amends, felt some freedom, and began to sponsor others in recovery. My life got better. In living more rightly, it seemed like I’d found what I was looking for. My life had certain rules, and I believed I had things under control. I started my own business, moved in with my boyfriend, traveled the world, and got years of sobriety. Over time, I softened towards the word “God” and even felt comfortable using it. But I hated when anyone mentioned church or spoke the name Jesus. And the more successful I was, the more conceited I became. Old lies were covered up with new, better-sounding ones. I still found ways to hide from my pain, like by trying to control whatever and whoever I could. I didn’t believe I actually needed God, and eventually was convinced that he wasn’t real. But my anxiety continued to grow. Despite all outward appearances, my mind was darker than ever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ffade56df71112fa4025a2/08595608-ea62-4f9e-bef5-688285997699/IMG_6884.jpg A Christian blog for women, therapists + counselors | broken + beloved - I have seen a great Light (my testimony) - Let there be Light I truly believed I knew God during this time. But I was being deceived by demonic spirits masquerading as something good. I was given an assignment and promised the worldly fame and wealth I’d dreamed of when I was a little girl. I was even offered a new name in meditation. I was planning to fly to India to dive deeper into yoga and enlightenment. But God had other plans. Seeds scattered upon my heart when I was just a little girl fell in and began to take root. One day, I met Jesus in my meditation and felt His presence with me as I cried. I was searching for someone to follow, a spiritual teacher to lead me to enlightenment. So I began to read the Gospel of John alone in my bedroom. It turns out the Teacher was searching for me. I walked away from 12-step too, and was looking for loving community. So I decided to try going to church. I found out that Christians had been praying for - waiting for - me. So many things converged all at once, in perfect timing, to bring me to my Savior. The Holy Spirit showed me my sins. He showed me my own hatred and distrust for the very ones who’d been loving me - the true, biblical Jesus and His Church. He comforted me with the truth of forgiveness, of my debt fully paid for on the cross. The big, huge love I longed for more than anything I began to find and experience in Jesus, and through His people. I was looking for enlightenment, but found the Light himself instead! I never expected to become a Christian. https://brokenandbeloved.com/writings/top-5-bible-studies-for-women monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ffade56df71112fa4025a2/d566017a-d17d-4d07-8a90-2499462a502c/5+best+bible+studies+for+women A Christian blog for women, therapists + counselors | broken + beloved - my 5 favorite Bible studies for women - 1. Breaking Free (Updated Edition) by Beth Moore This study was recommended to me by a sister. It’s an extensive study that centers the freedom promised in Christ. I went through this study slowly, on my own, which gave me plenty of time to digest it. It taught me that believing lies is at the heart of bondage, while believing truth is at the heart of freedom. The more we believe what’s true, the more truly free we are. This concept is something I’ve carried with me ever since. It changed the way I think about God’s saving work in my life, and even the way I understand my role and work as a therapist. I recommend this study if you: are dealing with some area of bondage such as anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, an addiction, or trauma are longing for more of the freedom promised in Jesus are trying to make sense of your story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ffade56df71112fa4025a2/489d1947-dba3-4319-af77-9e8fc9361f04/IMG_0021.jpg A Christian blog for women, therapists + counselors | broken + beloved - my 5 favorite Bible studies for women - 2. Relaxed by Megan Fate Marshman Me and a few girls decided to go through this study shortly after Megan visited our church to teach at a women’s gathering. I was so glad we did. Each week’s lesson has a 30-minute or so teaching video, which makes it more engaging and in-depth than some other studies. I loved its focus on moving from self-dependence to honest dependence on God - more honesty with God, in general! By the end, I was rooted more deeply in the reality that God is perfectly secure and invites me into perfectly secure relationship with Himself through Jesus. I recommend this study if you: are anxious or fearful have insecure attachment tend to worry are tempted to perform or pretend with God https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ffade56df71112fa4025a2/2a8386cf-afa9-4710-bd29-15969aab5f9d/IMG_0023.jpg A Christian blog for women, therapists + counselors | broken + beloved - my 5 favorite Bible studies for women - 3. Rescued: Lent with the Lamb of God by Blessed is She Blessed is She releases a Catholic study for Lent each year and I’ve grown to love them (Under the Olive Tree and Who Do You Say I Am? are the most recent ones, which I also recommend.) I went through this with a few girls and we all loved it. It was my first experience with a study that went beyond sort of your typical Bible study format. It has contemplative practices like lectio divina and imago divina that engage more of your right brain - the non-language based, more emotional part of your brain - where many Bible studies tend to focus on engaging the left brain. God made us with both, so I found this different format really refreshing. It drew me closer to Jesus, the Lamb, my soft place to land. I recommend this study if you: tend to engage with God’s Word mentally, but maybe have a harder time engaging emotionally are interested in or enjoy contemplative practices could use a hug https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ffade56df71112fa4025a2/c3878b81-c003-4313-9a1d-edcdf3766a4c/IMG_0017.jpg A Christian blog for women, therapists + counselors | broken + beloved - my 5 favorite Bible studies for women - 4. In Weeping and Rejoicing: Emotions in Theology and Life by Paige Stitt McBride This is not so much a study, but a book that I read and studied with a few other girls. 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