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138. Healing Childhood Trauma Through Christ & the Orthodox Church with Christina Taylor (opens the original)
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What does healing from our childhood trauma look like as Orthodox Christians? In this deeply personal conversation, Michaela Nikolaenko sits down with Christina Taylor of Orthodox Family Life to talk honestly about growing up in dysfunctional families, the lasting effects of childhood trauma, learning to forgive our parents, and discovering healing through Christ and His Church. Both Michaela and Christina share from their own experiences of difficult childhoods and the ways those experiences sh
137. Orthodox Christianity & Alternative Medicine: Yoga, Herbology, Meditation & Jiu Jitsu with Dr. Mike (opens the original)
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What does Orthodox Christianity have to say about alternative medicine, yoga, meditation, herbology, acupuncture, psychedelics, and even Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? In this episode of Raised & Redeemed, Michaela Nikolaenko sits down with Dr. Michael Christian Kuhn, Doctor of Health Sciences, functional health and nutrition consultant, founder of Orthodox Health, host of the Orthodox Health Podcast, and author of Orthodoxy and the Medicine of the Future: Rediscovering the Healing Power of Fasting, Praye
136. Orthodoxy and Therapy | Fr. Timothy Pavlatos on Mental Health, Trauma & Spiritual Warfare (opens the original)
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Can Orthodox Christians go to therapy? Where should we turn when we’re struggling—to a priest, a therapist, or both? And how do we understand trauma, mental health, and spiritual warfare through an Orthodox Christian lens? In this episode, I sit down with Fr. Timothy Pavlatos, an Orthodox priest and counselor with 25+ years of experience integrating psychology, therapy, and Orthodox theology. We discuss trauma, somatic practices, yoga, Carl Jung, mental health diagnoses, addiction, spiritual war
135. Our First Dormition Fast & Responding to Internet Orthodox Criticisms (opens the original)
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This is our first year participating in the Dormition fast, and it's so amazing the way you learn and grow in the faith just by TRYING to live liturgically -- even if you do it imperfectly. I also realized some of the internet crazies come out during the time of fasts, so I'll be responding to some of the criticisms I got online during this time. Lord have mercy on us! Goarch.org: https://www.goarch.org/-/learn-to-chant-paraklesis #orthodoxchristianwomen #dormitionfast #internetorthodoxy -------
134. Everything You're Afraid to Ask Your Orthodox Priest | Traditions, Marijuana, Prayers for the Dead with Fr. Philip (opens the original)
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Have questions about Orthodox Christianity but don't yet have an Orthodox Priest you can ask? In this episode, I speak with Fr. Philip at St. Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church in Lake Worth, Florida, to answer some of the biggest, and most misunderstood, questions people have about the Orthodox faith. We cover everything from what to expect when visiting an Orthodox church for the first time, why Orthodox Christians pray for the departed, Confession, Holy Water, the Church calendar, to deeper con
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