Welcome, 2024!
It's already 2024 for some of those within the ADOH community - or connected to us. Yesterday I headed to my website mulling over what I...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
Jan 23, 20234 min read
"Someone recently told me that the word trauma is overused."
I paused while reading Chuck DeGroat's July 13 Tweet. And I continued because I knew his background included roles as professor,...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
Jun 20, 20224 min read
Trauma as a place of service
Dr. Diane Langberg opens her book, Suffering and the Heart of God by describing the emotional impact she felt standing in the dungeons...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
Feb 1, 20223 min read
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."
In early 2016, after completing the first of two field study training cohorts I already understood I would learn much from amazing,...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
Nov 28, 20214 min read
Navigating Christmas with trauma-sensitivity
Seattle Christian Counseling therapist, Lisa Velin, states, "The holiday season can remind people of difficulties in their childhood and...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
Oct 18, 20214 min read
Surviving the Holidays: Waiting on a Promise Partner Advent Retreat
Even during our 'best' years the Christmas season holds challenging moments, right? In December 2020, Lisa Taylor shared a Surviving The...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
Sep 1, 20212 min read
Two Exceptional September events: Registrations are open!
Waiting on a Promise: An Advent Retreat for Partners Naked Truth Project: P Word Conference My childhood and young adult experiences...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
Jun 26, 20214 min read
Creating safe places
Recognizing the significance of creating safe places begins with understanding how betrayal trauma affects the brain. My colleague, Dr....
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Donna Meredith Dixon
May 7, 20214 min read
Running out of time? Or, just in time?
Renew Ten-day free hour online Summit begins Monday, May 10 through May 19 April was a BUSY month for me (see SILS update below). I...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
Mar 11, 20214 min read
Dear Christian Leaders
Her early morning text wasn't really a surprise. Founder of a thriving ministry helping partners in recovery from sexual betrayal, my...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
Feb 26, 20213 min read
An unusual and interesting mixture of things
Collaborating and partnering: A core ADOH value Sexual Integrity Leadership Summit April 29 - May 21 (2021) San Antonio Texas As a...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
Feb 6, 20214 min read
Creating safe places to land
A trauma-informed approach to peer facilitator training Trauma-informed peer facilitators: Creating safe places to land, becoming hands...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
Dec 16, 20203 min read
And that's a wrap! Module Nine Putting it all together: What's next?
Learning Objective: Participants will a) give an overview of the Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model (MPTM) b) describe effective...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
Nov 30, 20203 min read
When … not if… your group members experience crises
"Inevitably, members of your small group will face hardship and suffering." In her Church Leaders article, Candace McMahan continues,...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
Nov 21, 20203 min read
Hodgepodge: Why Module Seven? Next ADOH peer facilitator training and Living Truth interview
Module Seven: Confidentiality, Legal Obligations to Report, and Referrals Learning objective: Participants will describe the importance...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
Oct 26, 20203 min read
Why do I need to ‘create a group structure'?
In his “Small Group Structure Made Simple” blog, Bob Fuhs describes CRU’s structure for their small group system. He begins by connecting...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
Oct 4, 20202 min read
Giving ourselves permission to shift from Plan A
After posting the "Group Stages and Dynamics (as told by the Fellowship of the Ring?)" blog on September 7, my September Plan A included...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
Sep 7, 20204 min read
Group Stages (as told by the Fellowship of the Ring?)
Module Five: Navigating group dynamics and stages Those who complete ADOH training can summarize small group theory and group stages,...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
Aug 29, 20204 min read
Skilled facilitators become comfortable feeling uncomfortable…
Learning objectives for Module Four, Mastering Peer Facilitator skills, includes the ability to list and describe essential facilitator...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
Aug 23, 20204 min read
It's complex
Our nine-week series highlighting the ADOH peer facilitator training content continues with Module Three: The peer facilitator role and...
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