Radiant Redemption

Joy Without the Crash

Joy used to make me nervous. Not because I didn’t want it.But because I didn’t trust it. If something felt really good, my mind immediately scanned for what might go wrong. If a season felt peaceful, I braced for impact. If I felt deeply happy, a quiet voice would whisper, Don’t get too comfortable. For years, joy had always been followed by a crash....

Joy Without the Crash Joy used to make me nervous. Not because I didn’t want it.But because I didn’t trust it. If something felt really good, my mind immediately scanned for what might go wrong. If a season felt peacefu…

Staying Open in Conflict

Conflict used to terrify me. Not the loud, dramatic kind — though that too — but the quiet tension. The shift in tone. The subtle disconnect. The feeling that something wasn’t right. Conflict felt like a threat to connection. And connection felt like survival. So I learned patterns. I would freeze.Then I would fawn.I would smooth things over....

Staying Open in Conflict Conflict used to terrify me. Not the loud, dramatic kind — though that too — but the quiet tension. The shift in tone. The subtle disconnect. The feeling that something wasn’t right. Conflict felt …