Sometimes the lies we tell ourselves come from past grief, pain, and trauma. So how do we “break up the concrete” around those old roots and learn truth?

In this conversation, Liz Petty joins host Heather Lobe Johnson to discuss:

• How grief, codependence, and past trauma affect our thought life
• How we can learn to sift through lies vs. truth about our present situations and our identity
• Where we can ground ourselves when we are unsure about the truth
• The validity of our feelings and experiences, while also knowing that sometimes “our brains lie to us”
• Learning to answer questions like, “What’s true in this moment? What’s true about my identity? How has God been faithful in the past?”

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Grounding practices (moving our bodies, paying attention to our senses, naming what’s happening in the present moment)
• The Body Keeps the Score (by Bessel van der Kolk)
• Connect with Liz Petty on Instagram @lizpetty431, www.lizpetty.net, or on Facebook
• RE-ROOTED: A 6-week growth journey for women (offered by Heather Lobe Johnson, Spring 2021): heatherlobe.com/course or email taketheseashes(@)gmail.com