Why Being Rejected by Your Church and Family Hurts So Bad

Published: Aug. 30, 2022, 5:30 p.m.

b"\\u201cI don\\u2019t think I\\u2019ll ever heal from this,\\u201d she said. \\u201cYou expect harm from people who only harm you. From him. Not the ones who know you, who grew up with you, who you went to church with.\\u201d \\n\\nDo you know the pain of rejection by your family, friends, and church? I do. I\\u2019ve lost entire nights of sleep swimming in that pain. It\\u2019s mind-numbing. Excruciating. \\n\\nA listener told me that after being rejected by her church and family, she felt like she was standing on an alien ship watching her home planet being blown up. Then she asked the questions you might be wondering too:\\n\\nHow do we survive such great loss? Is there any healing for grief that goes deeper than your bones? Hurts that nearly fracture your body?\\n\\nYes, dear one. But the truth is that as painful as the facts are, your hurt is increased 100 fold by the story you\\u2019re telling yourself about it. And the meaning you\\u2019re giving that story.\\n\\nFrom one heart-weary woman to another, here\\u2019s the scoop on the most important story of your life..and the secret to changing it. \\n\\nBecause rejection hasn\\u2019t ended the good of your story. Not by a long shot.\\n\\nIn this episode:\\n\\n- A prickly cactus, Jesus getting slapped, lots of Pirate\\u2019s Booty, and 8 billion people. If that\\u2019s not enough to tickle your fancy\\u2026\\n- How what happened (the facts) and what we make it mean ( the story) creates our emotions (pain)\\n- Why beliefs create the result (often extra pain)\\n- The way to discover what you believe (the whole story)\\n- 2 things that have helped me after losing most of my relationships (based on things I CAN\\u2019T lose)\\n- How Jesus\\u2019 pain and his responses are great examples for us to follow\\n- The one relationship you have from which all other relationships flow (SURPRISE: It\\u2019s not with God)\\n\\nListen or download the transcript at flyingfreenow.com/186\\n\\nFREE: I'll send you the first chapter of my book, Is It Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage. Just hop on my mailing list at flyingfreesisterhood.com/free-download. (I will NEVER spam you or sell your information.)\\n\\nDesperate for real help and safe people who understand what you're going through? Find out about my online education and support program for women of faith at joinflyingfree.com\\n\\nAnd, if you are an already divorced Christian woman who wants to take back her life and get healthy, have amazing relationships, build a business or career, or even find a good man - check out joinflyinghigher.com"