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Donna Meredith Dixon
Aug 16, 20202 min read
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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Donna Meredith Dixon
Aug 9, 20204 min read
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, 20204 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 20173 min read
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, 20173 min read
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, 20173 min read
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, 20173 min read
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, 20173 min read
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, 20173 min read
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, 20174 min read
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, 20173 min read
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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