About Progress AP 716: You Don’t Have to Do Life Alone: Finding Courage and Community in Hard Times || with Toni Collier
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Aug 25, 2025 Toni Collier, an author and speaker, shares her journey through profound loss, including betrayal and a public divorce. She emphasizes the power of vulnerability in healing and encourages listeners to embrace community during tough times. Toni discusses the challenges of rebuilding trust after 'church hurt' and the significance of allowing others to support you. Her insights offer hope and practical steps for fostering connection, inviting you to lean on your loved ones rather than navigating life alone.
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Choosing Vulnerability Publicly
- Toni describes choosing vulnerability over hiding when she announced her public divorce on December 1, 2023.
- She credits living by her own message of vulnerability for redeeming much of the brokenness in her life.
Isolation Feels Safer But Costs Rescue
- Past betrayals make trusting again feel almost psychotic, which explains why many retreat into isolation.
- Toni argues hiding would have let the betrayers win and prevented the rescuing freedom of loving friends.
Build A Few Deep Supportive Relationships
- Start by building deeper relationships with a few trusted people rather than oversharing publicly.
- Begin with honesty to yourself, then counseling, then bring select friends close to hold the weight.
