Episode #53: Abiding in Christ when Embracing Authentic Faith with Leigh Mackenzie

The Refuge Podcast with Jennifer Elwood

This week’s episode addresses one of those hard, but necessary topics: trauma. I was introduced to Leigh Mackenzie through a mutual friend, Mabel Ninan. She published the book She Seems So Normal: Shatter the Plastic Princess, Embrace Authentic Faith where she shares the need for authenticity and shares her story of overcoming the trauma of abuse.

We discussed:

• Leigh’s discovery of her need for trauma therapy and how that ignited her to tell her story
• The process she went through to become transparent instead of shallow
• The the church’s need to be a safe place for people to heal from trauma
• Forgiving instigators and enablers of abuse
• Psalm 23:4 and the healing influence Jesus’ role as a shepherd has on her life
• Evaluating what safe looks like in someone to share traumatic experiences with
• Journaling and the processing the good things that happen in our lives
• Our process of staying connected to the Lord through His Word

During the episode, we mentioned Mabel Ninan, you can check out her Far From Home book and podcast at https://mabelninan.com.

Leigh’s bio: Former top Pureflix mommy blogger, magazine writer, and megachurch sermon research assistant, Leigh Mackenzie is an author, podcaster, and motivational speaker. Her recently released book, “She Seems So Normal: Shatter the Plastic Princess, Embrace Authentic Faith" has been an Amazon Top 10 New Release for Abuse Self Help, Spiritual Biography, Pastoral Care, and Christian Self Help.

Grab a "Build Your Anxiety Toolkit" by requesting in one of these places or follow along with her story: https://leighmackenzie.com, Instagram @xoxo_leighmackenzie, on Facebook at Leigh Mackenzie, and on Twitter at leighmackenzie3.

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