140:Mental Health Awareness Month with Ike Miller
“I can’t change what has happened to me…but I can use it to help somebody else.” Today’s guest, Ike Miller, is an author and pastor who shares his experience of the impacts of growing up with a parent with an addiction to alcohol. As he unpacks his story, we discover the beauty of God’s redemption, using our hurts and struggles for His glory. Now, Ike encourages others through his book, Good Baggage, to discover the same redemption.
Quotes
- Once we share our lives with people…it actually makes people aware of that pain so they can come to our care.
- I can’t change what has happened to me…but I can use it to help somebody else.
- There’s a lot of fear behind the idea of acknowledging I don’t have control.
- There are things that happen to us because of others’ sin, but that is not beyond God’s ability to do something good with it.
Resources
- Good Baggage, by Ike Miller
- Ike Miller’s website
- Supportive Relationships and Active Skill-Building Strengthen the Foundations of Resilience
- ACEs and Toxic Stress: Frequently Asked Questions
- Codependent No More, by Melody Beattie
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