"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, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
"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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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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Donna Meredith Dixon
- Aug 16, 2020
- 2 min
The foundational peer facilitator skill? The winner is…
Module Two: The Facilitator’s Self-Awareness The scope of knowledge and skill set required to effectively fulfill the peer facilitator...
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