Restored: Helping Children of Divorce

Part 3 of 3. When your parents separate or divorce, it hurts. It brings a lot of pain, problems, and struggles into your life. But what are some of those common struggles? That's the topic of today's show.We discuss 9 common struggles that children of divorce typically face based on a survey of 350 adult children of divorce.Throughout the conversation, we offer practical advice on how to deal with those struggles. In addition, this episode will help you understand yourself if your parents are separated or divorced. If you love or lead anyone from a broken family, it will also help you understand and love or lead them better.Shownotes | RestoredMinistry.com/7

Part 2 of 3. When your parents separate or divorce, it hurts. It brings a lot of pain, problems, and struggles into your life. But what are some of those common struggles? That's the topic of today's show.We discuss 9 common struggles that children of divorce typically face based on a survey of 350 adult children of divorce.Throughout the conversation, we offer practical advice on how to deal with those struggles. In addition, this episode will help you understand yourself if your parents are separated or divorced. If you love or lead anyone from a broken family, it will also help you understand and love or lead them better.Shownotes | RestoredMinistry.com/6

Part 1 of 3. When your parents separate or divorce, it hurts. It brings a lot of pain, problems, and struggles into your life. But what are some of those common struggles? That's the topic of today's show.We discuss 9 common struggles that children of divorce typically face based on a survey of 350 adult children of divorce. Throughout the conversation, we offer practical advice on how to deal with those struggles. In addition, this episode will help you understand yourself if your parents are separated or divorced. If you love or lead anyone from a broken family, it will also help you understand and love or lead them better.Shownotes | RestoredMinistry.com/5

The holidays are a challenging time for most children of divorced or separated parents. Most of us feel alone, lost, and uncertain of how to navigate the holidays with our broken families. Instead of experiencing the joy of the holidays, we often feel overwhelmed, frustrated, embarrassed, and sad.If you can relate, we made this episode for you. In it, we give 7 tips on how to navigate the holidays so you can enjoy them and hopefully, avoid all the drama.The advice is from a survey of older children of divorce combined with Joey's advice on the topic. If you love or lead someone with divorced or separated parents, share this episode with them.Shownotes | RestoredMinistry.com/4

#003 - Beth’s parents divorced when she was very young. However, she still remembers the cardboard boxes and feeling confused about her dad leaving. Over the years, she saw her parents’ divorce impact her in various ways. She recalls looking for external approval, feeling lost, and the challenge of constantly navigating between two homes. She also shares what she has done to heal and how her life is better now because of it.By listening to Beth’s story, you’ll find that no matter how broken you feel or messy life becomes, there’s always hope. She also shares some practical tips on how you can heal too.At the end of the show, we introduce a free online tool for you to use at RestoredMinistry.com/storyIf you love or lead someone with divorced or separated parents, this episode will help you to better understand them and how to help them.Shownotes | RestoredMinistry.com/3

#002 - When your parents separate or divorce, it hurts and you feel alone. You feel like nobody can understand what you are going through. At Restored, we know how that feels. But we want you to know this: You’re actually not alone.To prove that, we talk with speaker and author Leila Miller about her book Primal Loss, which features 70 stories from children of divorce. We uncover the shocking ways divorce has affected them, even years later as adults, and some practical advice to deal with it.If you love or lead someone with divorced or separated parents, Leila offers some practical advice for you too.To access the shownotes, go here:https://restoredministry.com/2

#001 - Are your parents divorced? Are they separated? Has that brought a lot of pain and problems into your life? Do you feel alone and unsure of how to deal with it all? If you answered yes, the Restored podcast is for you. In this intro episode, we'll talk about how your parents' divorce is affecting you, what you can do about it, and how the Restored podcast exists to help you cope, heal, and feel whole again. Also, if you love or lead someone with divorced or separated parents, the Restored podcast is also for you. We want to help you, help them.To access the shownotes, go here:https://restoredministry.com/1