Healing is a deeply personal and ongoing journey that takes time, and this process often requires us to be transparent and honest with our truths. It can be painful to face and address the emotions and feelings we've suppressed or ignored for so long, because—it hurts to heal. In this episode, Dr. Niesha delves into the topic of trauma, explaining what it looks like and why it hurts. She explores the reasons why healing hurts and can be painful and offers helpful tools and strategies for navigating the process. Tune in to this episode for encouragement to confront your difficult truths and take the next step in your healing journey. Let it inspire you with the strength and courage to heal and move towards wholeness! You Got This!

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Have you ever felt like you’ve settled for less or compromised your own feelings and values for the sake of someone else? Or maybe you’ve lowered your standards just to make someone else happy or feel valued? Have you ever stayed in a relationship or friendship that, despite causing you more pain than happiness, you continued to endure? Or perhaps you’ve stuck with a job, dealing with turmoil, even though you knew you needed to take a risk and move on? Maybe you’ve given up on a dream or goal because you didn’t feel capable of achieving it. Have you ever compromised your beliefs or faith in the process? If so then this episode is for you.

It’s natural to sometimes prioritize other people's needs, wants, or expectations over your own, and to feel conflicted when trying to maintain relationships, jobs, or dreams that may cause more harm than good. The desire to be accepted, loved, or valued can often lead to sacrificing parts of ourselves.

Letting go of something or someone, especially when there's emotional investment or history, can be really hard. Compromising your faith or core beliefs is also difficult, as those are central to who we are. Yet, when we focus too much on pleasing others or trying to meet expectations, we risk losing sight of what truly matters to us, and that’s when inner conflict arises.

Dr. Niesha talks in the this episode about compromise and how it can be a thief and rob you and steal your joy, happiness, peace, and can sometimes cause you emotional damage that leads to anxiety, depresson, isolation, feel disconnected, and in a place of stuck! Tune in as Dr. Niesha expounds more and also shares her personal experience with compromise and how she escaped the crip of guilt and chose to put herself first.

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Overcoming sexual abuse and the challenges that come with sharing such a personal and painful story is an incredibly courageous act. Maxine Henry's journey of healing and rising above her trauma is truly remarkable. By using her voice to share her testimony, she not only honors her own resilience but also offers strength and encouragement to others who may be facing similar struggles. Her diverse accomplishments—both professionally and spiritually—speak to the power of transformation and growth after trauma.

This kind of conversation is important, as it highlights the power of storytelling in healing and emphasizes that one's past does not define their future.

Tune in as Dr. Niesha and Maxine engages in this conversation of how writing her book was the catalyst for her to recently walk through and process her trauma journey through God, faith, and hope.

You can purchase Maxine Henry's book You Shall Overcome, wherever books are sold. As well as you can visit her on her webiste www.youshallovercome.com

Thank you again for tuning in and following this podcast. Please leave a 5 star rating and leave a review. Dr. Niesha would love to hear from you and hear your feedback and questions. Email Dr. Niesha at info@lifeconnections.email and follow her on IG @nieshadavislcsw.