If you’re in a season of pain, recovery, healing — or someone you know is — this is your course.
Life is so hard. Harder than it looks from the outside. Harder than we know. Harder than we see. Harder than people let on.
And life is going on and swirling all around you anyway because it does that.
You are not alone in your pain, your fear, your unrest, dear one. There is a whole club of us out here with open arms, shared stories, understanding, even hope if you can believe that. If you’re in a season of pain, recovery, healing — or someone you know is — this is your course.
4 jam-packed video sessions
Each about 15 minutes.
5 bonus videos
On coping mechanisms, boundaries, and forgiveness.
Guided Meditations
Including 50 quotes that inspire healing and growth.
recovery resources
Media, book, and podcast recommendations for additional support.
Meet The Expert
We’re chatting with Carissa Woodwyk, a Korean-born adoptee, writer, speaker, counselor, marriage and family therapist. she offers her story and voice and heart in ways that invite people to connect with themselves, with others, with God. She is an advocate for the human heart.
Course modules
Session 1
Groundwork
Defining suffering, recovery, healing.
Suffering always begins with pain. Recovery is the process of getting better. Healing is anything that soothes and comforts the impact of pain and secures our well-being.
It's a difficult road, but you don't have to do it alone.
SESSION RESOURCE:
- Bonus Video about Carissa's story
Session 2
Navigating Our Responses to Suffering
Suffering is about pain, and recovery is about practice.
Because we are human, we try our hardest to get rid of pain. This is where coping mechanisms enter the chat.
SESSION RESOURCES:
- Bonus Video on Coping Mechanisms
- Bonus Video on Boundaries
Session 3
Jen & Carissa on Healing
Healing happens in the deep places where evil attacked and marred our goodness, and when something or someone moves towards us, with presence, without judgment, and sees us and all of our mad and sad and fear and shame and says: I’m here, seeing it all, with you, and I’m not gonna leave the room.
SESSION RESOURCE:
- Spotify Suffering & Recovery Playlist
- Quote for Healing
Session 4
The Road To Recovery
Get practical steps for how to create savings plans from today through your legacy planning.
SESSION RESOURCES:
- Session Notes & Reflection Questions
- Bonus Video: Forgivness & Making Mistakes
This Is For You If:
You are in quicksand and still managing a Zoom call.
Your family is in crisis and no one knows.
Your private addiction is tearing you to shreds.
Your trauma has turned into shame or dysfunction.
You feel sad and broken - and want to start finding your way through.
“Healing happens in the deep places where evil attacked and marred our goodness, and when something or someone moves towards us, with presence, without judgment, and sees us and all of our mad and sad and fear and shame and says: I’m here, seeing it all, with you, and I’m not gonna leave the room.”
