Wait, you want ME to go through THIS?
Introduction: The Way Out is Through Learning objective: Participants will be able to describe a) how trauma may impact faith/beliefs, b)...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
- Aug 1, 2020
- 4 min
Seriously, herding cats?
The peer facilitator: Cat herders? Although the responsibilities and tasks for managing a project and facilitating groups are dissimilar,...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
- Apr 29, 2020
- 2 min
Peer facilitators: Becoming first line responders in sexual betrayal trauma recovery
In describing the place peer facilitators hold in helping partners move forward in their healing journeys, co-author "Your Sexually...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
- Nov 30, 2019
- 4 min
What's wrong with me?
“Cindy,” Susi began, “Three months ago, after getting off work early, I came home unexpectedly and walked in on Jeff while he was...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
- Sep 22, 2019
- 4 min
Carrying buckets of water
One honor in walking alongside trained peer facilitators from the ADOH community is hearing their stories of moving through betrayal...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
- Jul 8, 2019
- 3 min
Celebrating goals
As a former hospice volunteer manager and someone whose family benefited from hospice care, I'm well-aware of the importance and value of...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
- Mar 18, 2019
- 2 min
There comes a point
There comes a point Ah, another threshold crossed after returning to Wisconsin: finding a hair stylist who ‘understands’ my preferences...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
- Jan 30, 2019
- 4 min
Because sexual addiction is more than a statistic
Redeeming Sexuality and Intimacy Conference April 11 - 13, 2019 Hyatt Regency Houston TX Headlines including statistics like the NBC...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
- Dec 21, 2018
- 3 min
Creating safety nets
When describing her goals for completing the first ADOH training in 2016, Cindy* shared her experience in a partner group. “The depth of...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
- Mar 21, 2018
- 3 min
A wide open door
I agree with Dr. Allender’s statement. A growing awareness about trauma has created a wide-open door for all churches to ‘deal with...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
- Feb 6, 2018
- 3 min
Removing barriers for partners of sex addicts: Creating safe groups
A Door of Hope: Peer Facilitator Training Next virtual training series begins Wednesday, March 7 A Door of Hope: Peer Facilitator...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
- Oct 14, 2017
- 3 min
A crisis of faith and betrayal trauma
` "What do you mean, you’re not going back?” Jeff hissed while pulling out of the church parking lot. "I’m a church elder. You can’t do...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
- Sep 19, 2017
- 3 min
I can't stay here any longer
Walking into the sanctuary, Susi’s pulse soared, her throat constricted. Scanning the rows ahead, she quickly moved toward an empty one,...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
- Sep 2, 2017
- 3 min
Experiencing A Door of Hope Peer Facilitator Training: Answering the 'what'
In this post I’m highlighting WHAT we cover during eleven, two-hour, interactive sessions (or three-day, 22 hours training). On my “Life...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
- Jul 5, 2017
- 3 min
The sacredness in tears
You’ve kept track of my every toss and turn through the sleepless nights, Each tear entered in your ledger, each ache written in your...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
- Mar 19, 2017
- 3 min
Johari's WHAT?
American psychologists Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham developed Johari’s Window in 1955. The tool is based on two ideas: trust can be...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
- Feb 16, 2017
- 3 min
Can you hear me now?
I’d love to meet the creators of Sprint’s 2016 ad campaign featuring Paul Marcarelli. Choosing Marcarelli and the catchy “Can you hear me...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
- Feb 16, 2017
- 4 min
The journey begins
And so it began If a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, the one I was taking from my car to her front door was one of...
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Donna Meredith Dixon
- Feb 16, 2017
- 3 min
A Door of Hope... the backstory
The greatest explorer on this earth never takes voyages as long as those of the (wo)man who descends to the depth of his/her heart....
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