Estrangement: Turning Pain into Peace
Estrangement: Turning Pain into Peace Podcast is hosted by me, Becky Kolb. I help Christian women find peace amid estrangement through practical teaching & biblical truth. navigate 💔estrangement.
Your heart is broken. You flip between guilt, shame and feelings of unworthiness.
You feel distant from God and wonder if He even hears your prayers anymore. I’ve been there and felt all of this.
You are a beautiful child of God, loved and accepted. You aren’t who your child or others may say you are. Guilt and shame keep you locked in a mental prison. There’s help!
Start the process toward healing now. 📲DOWNLOAD my FREE guide - 4 Steps to Discover Lasting Peace Amid Estrangement at: 📲www.beckykolb.com/guide
My estrangement story began with a divorce and remarriage and some decisions around that. The guilt and shame was overwhelming as most of my family didn't speak to me for several years. You can read my journey with estrangement and the peace I found at https://www.beckykolb.com/meet-becky
I discovered the #1 step toward healing broken relationships and the barrier that kept me from it. You don’t have to make that same mistake.
My relationship with God was almost non-existent and I wondered if He had rejected me too. But what I discovered was Him standing with arms wide open waiting for me to turn around.
I learned that you can't force reconciliation. Any attempt to change another person is fruitless. The only control you and I have is ourselves and my podcast and coaching focus is on WHOLENESS in your heart.
I offer free no pressure, no obligation discovery calls to see if coaching is right for you. It's not a sales pitch. If that's something you seek, navigate to www.beckykolb.com/work-with-becky and let's have a conversation.
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Episodes
76 episodes
75: The Joy of Forgiveness
Joy and forgiveness don’t belong in the same sentence. Or do they? Estrangement brings such a host of emotions. Sadness, anger, resentment, disappointment and many more. How is joy even possible when your heart is so heavy?Today I’ll sha...
74: Trusting God During Estrangement
Trusting God during estrangement is essential to your mental health. However, it’s one of the hardest things to do. This child whom you’ve reared, nourished, protected and loved has chosen to walk away from you and your heart is bro...
73: 3 Reasons Estranged Kids Stay Silent
While every family story is different, I’ve discovered three reasons estranged kids stay silent. If you’ve been searching for answers and hearing crickets, you are not alone. As a mother your heart breaks when your child refuses to ...
72: Take a Selfie of Your Heart
If you took a selfie of your heart right now, what would it reveal? Selfie’s have been all the rage for a while now. People risk life and limb to crawl to the highest point of a dangerous cliff to capture their smiling face with the tallest wat...
71: Can I Find Peace Even Amid Estrangement?
Peace even in estrangement is attainable although women believe otherwise. What about you? Do you feel that your estranged relationship must be reconciled before you can have peace? I did. Obsessing over words spoken, actions taken ...
70: The Heaviness of Why in Estrangement
The heaviness of why in an estranged relationship with a loved one is unbearable at times. As I continue with the theme of changing your thoughts and changing your life, let’s explore how to lessen the weight of why. Why is the cry ...
69: What God Thinks Toward You
Continuing with the estrangement theme - Change your thoughts and change your life.Do you wonder what God thinks of you? That very thought can bring immense peace or terrorizing fear. At the height of my chaotic sinful life, I was certai...
68: Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life
Change your thoughts and your life will change. How it changes depends on how you think. Now, this is not the power of positive thinking message. But there is truth to how our thoughts affect our life – either positively or negatively.&n...
67: Mother's Day and Estrangement
Estrangement and Mother’s Day are two attributes that are at odds with one another. And when you are estranged from a son or daughter, it’s a trigger that can send you spiraling into a dark place. As I’ve talked with some mom’s they...
66: The Secret to Peace
The secret to peace is elusive to many women. Everyone wants it and often knows how to get it but are unwilling. Those that embrace this secret discover a deep and lasting peace even amid estrangement before relationships reconcile....
65: Reconciliation
Reconciliation is defined as the process of restoring friendly relations. It involves resolving disputes and balancing accounts. You’re thinking about your estranged loved one and that’s what this is about. However, it also is a principle in ba...
64: Letting Go of Grudges
Letting go of grudges is rarely easy and certainly nothing happens quickly for most people. Estranged relationships create a hotbed for growing grudges, and you nourish them when you replay and rehearse responses. Coaching wom...
63: The Bridge that Connects
There is a bridge that connects an unsaved heart and that’s the subject of today’s podcast episode. Women have asked me how to handle their unsaved kids especially when estranged. That’s a worthy question and one that resonates with...
62: The Sting of Rejection
The sting of rejection has been on my mind this week. For Christians, it’s Holy Week and I’ve been thinking about conversations I’ve had with women about estrangement. Moreover, the rejection these women discuss is typically a child...
61: Daughters-In-Law - Made for Connection
As children of God, we are made for connection. Connecting with another in meaningful relationship is one of the greatest joys of life. Family, friends, and co-workers. Neighbors, Church fellowship, and children’s sporting events are all places...
60: Anxiety - Waiting for the other Shoe to Drop
Anxiety and estrangement go hand in hand. As the days and months and years wear on with no relationship with your loved one, it’s hard to be anything but anxious. Will you ever see them again? Do they think of you or miss you? Do yo...
59: Faith and Estrangement
Estrangement due to one’s faith is on the rise given the world situation. No doubt you have witnessed the great divide in families over religion and politics. As a Christian woman, you are navigating an estranged relationship ...
58: 3 Steps to Manage Your Thoughts
Attempts at managing your thoughts can be an exercise in futility. Yet it’s essential to maintain healthy emotions when dealing with estranged relationships. If you’re like me, you’re well on the trip to nowhere before you discover ...
57: Grit and Grace - 2 Steps to Conquer Estrangement
Grit and Grace are two key components when you find yourself navigating an estranged relationship. Often these two attributes come later in the estrangement when you’ve suffered through many negative emotions.What if you could learn the ...
56: Healing Brokenness
Healing brokenness in an estranged relationship is a lengthy process. Today I’ll talk about three-steps that center around these attributes. Reconcile. Restore. Rebuild. You already know that reconciliation requires two partie...
55: Transformation and Estrangement
Transformation is a beautiful word. Changing something so that its appearance is completely different and noticeable. You may wonder what this has to be with estranged relationships but stay with me. It’s a foundational principle you won’t want...
54: Hope When Your Child Walks Away
It’s hard to have hope when your child walks away, but that is exactly where your strength lies. Without hope you’re lost. Thoughts go awry and that leads to a slippery slope you want to avoid. But it’s hard, right? When phone calls...
53: A Valentine's Message for the Estranged Heart
Today I have a Valentine’s Message for the Estranged Heart. If you’re listening, then it’s for you. Love is worth celebrating. And for those with an estranged relationship, it may be feelings of sadness as you reflect on love lost. ...
51: Estrangement - Reconnecting with God
Good morning, this podcast today is to introduce a slight shift in focus in my estrangement coaching podcast. There are many that deal with estranged relationships with an adult child. My experience certainly included an adult child...
50: Discover Peace in Estrangement
I’m one that never thought I could find peace in estrangement. Estranged relationships were on my mind constantly. Over the holidays I heard from an abundance of women who struggled with their emotions and self-worth because of estrangement wit...
