What does healing from our childhood trauma look like as Orthodox Christians?
In this deeply personal conversation, Michaela Nikolaenko sits down with Christina Taylor of Orthodox Family Life to talk honestly about growing up in dysfunctional families, the lasting effects of childhood trauma, learning to forgive our parents, and discovering healing through Christ and His Church.
Both Michaela and Christina share from their own experiences of difficult childhoods and the ways those experiences shaped their understanding of trust, relationships, authority, love, and God. Together, they explore what it can look like to bring those wounds before Christ rather than allowing them to define our lives.
Healing does not mean pretending that the past didn't happen. It means bringing what is broken into the light of Christ and allowing Him to begin the work of restoration.
If you have experienced childhood trauma, family dysfunction, abandonment, abuse, difficult relationships with your parents, or struggles with trusting God or the Church, we hope this conversation reminds you that you are not alone, and that Christ is near to the brokenhearted.
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⏳ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00-2:24 intro
2:24-11:36 growing up in dysfunction
11:36-19:43 learning to forgive our parents
19:43-20:25 Theos Sisters Ad
20:25-20:56 Masculine Revival Ad
20:56-28:42 how dysfunction impacts development
28:42-36:02 God is close to the broken hearted
36:02-39:36 The Church unites us
39:36-42:26 becoming convinced of orthodoxy
42:26-47:55 did you struggle with having a priest after trauma?
47:55-51:28 building our capacity to bear God’s love
51:28-56:51 alone with God together
56:51-1:04:01 trusting God in hard times
1:04:01-1:04:31 Gruns Ad
1:04:31-1:05:00 Papabear Naturals Ad
1:05:00-1:13:12 embracing mother Mary after trauma
1:13:12-1:40:09 how to heal in the Church
1:40:09-1:43:13 Closing
