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Continue reading →: There’s no consistency in healing
At least not in the first year. Did I read that anywhere? No. But if I had a client, who had just come out of an abusive marriage, tell me that they haven’t been consistently working out, reflecting, eating right, sleeping right, etc, I would tell them, “there’s no consistency…
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Continue reading →: Therapy Break: Numb
In my therapy office I have a photo of surfers in the ocean. Some are paddling across the waves, some are waiting to catch a wave. I purchased this photo to remind myself that emotions are waves that are meant to wash over us. When we try to fight them,…
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Continue reading →: Session 5: What Am I Doing?
The pull up workouts I’m doing are diverse and new. Some things I’ve done before and now how to do, like squats and…well maybe just the squats. One of the exercises I had to do today were inverted rows. Pull up Dictionary Inverted row Also known as a supine row. This…
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Continue reading →: Session 3: Assisted
Today’s session was humbling. The workout involved assisted pull ups. What are these? It’s where you get heavy duty exercise bands, hook them over the pull up bar, and step onto the banded loop. The band essentially reduces your weight, making it easier to pull yourself up. I excitedly perused…
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Continue reading →: Session 2: Calloused
When I was younger, I wasn’t considered pretty. At least not like my friends who were regularly praised for their beauty. It was my personality and easygoing nature that got me a lot of friends and even a few admirers. But I did have one physical attribute that got a…
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Continue reading →: Session 1: Grip Strength
It is so hard to hold on. I had my first pull up training session today. The part of the workout regimen on the pull up bar was straightforward: 2 sets of 10 negative pull ups, and 2 sets of scapula shrugs. As I read the day’s instructions, it seemed…
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Continue reading →: Pull Up Therapy
Today is my 9 year anniversary with my husband. We separated 2 weeks ago. 9 years ago, we got married and moved to Asia to start a new life and church together. One week in, my husband verbally abused me for the first time. We were both shocked by what…
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I’m the Pull Up Therapist
Follow me on my journey as I navigate life out of an abusive marriage. This will be an honest look from the perspective of a Christ-following marriage and family therapist. This is a safe corner for those who have been wondering if they are ok in their marriage and perhaps needing courage to rise again.
Rise Again.
No matter what you've been through, there is hope to pull up and rise again.
"He pulled me out of a horrible pit,
out of the mud and clay.
He set my feet on a rock
and made my steps secure."
Psalm 40:2
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