Lisa Schafer
The Diary of a Discarded Daughter - Offering Hope & Redemption Where Pain Once Ruled
Welcome to Diary of a Discarded Daughter , a Christian podcast about healing from childhood trauma, abandonment, abuse, rejection, and discovering who God really is in the middle of suffering. Hosted by Lisa Schafer, founder of Christian Drama Queen Solutions, this podcast follows her forty-year journey through childhood sexual abuse, abandonment, betrayal, and the painful questions that often follow deep emotional wounds. But this isn't simply a story about surviving trauma. It's the story of a forty-year battle to understand God. After being abandoned and abused as a child, Lisa spent decade...
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Jul 10, 2026
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Episodes
Can You Homeschool? SHOULD You? The CDQ Was Interviewed Re: Her 25 Year HS Journey 04.04.2025 34:44
Send us Fan Mail This episode is a little longer and a little different from Lisa's typical Drama Queen excursions. This week Lisa talks about her 25 years as a homeschooling mom. What led her to do it? Was God really calling her to the chaos and blessing of home education? Was it even legal 25 years ago? And were there any REAL benefits? Pros and cons alike, today we find answers, surprises...
Sometimes the CDQ Says, "Yes," for All The Wrong Reasons 28.03.2025 15:29
Send us Fan Mail Discarded Daughters struggle with the desire to be needed, wanted, loved, accepted...and often don't turn down opportunities to put out someone else's fire, when deep down they know they should. In this episode, Lisa shares her heartbreak over having to turn down an opportunity she was just certain had God's fingerprints all over it. Why was it so hard to say, "...
Embracing Your "Muchness" - How the Enemy Wants to Shut YOU Up! 24.03.2025 14:27
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Lisa recounts the weekend retreat when the enemy spent an inordinate amount of time trying to keep her quiet and convincing her that only "church mouse" personalities can truly be called by God to deliver His message. Discover how she responded and the outcome of her "wrestling" with who God created her to be. Coming soon: Freedom Christian Rad...
Part 2-What Keeps YOU Up @ Night? - The CDQ's Emotional Bondage-Feeling Unloved 19.03.2025 14:39
Send us Fan Mail The is the second episode in the series, What Keeps YOU Up @ Night? - The CDQ's Bible Study Through Emotional Bondage. In this episode, Lisa gives the Biblical ammunition to fight the deception many traumatized women believe; "Nobody loves me." Many born-again believers buy into the stinkin' thinkin' that they are not lovable and therefore cant NOT be lov...
Pt. 1 - What Keeps YOU Up at Night? The Christian Drama Queen's Emotional Bondage 14.03.2025 13:45
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Lisa shares a list of emotional bondage that haunts most all Christians at some point in time. They carry guilt, doubt, self-loathing, pain from a traumatic past, lack of trust in a God they've claimed to be devoted to, and more. She encourages the listener to dig in deep to the Word of God to find answers and to travel the journey of God-Discovery in this, a...
Am I Entrepreneur Material? A workshop preparing those who plan to build a business 28.02.2025 27:05
Send us Fan Mail When I decided to be a WAHM, I really didn't have any idea what I was getting myself into. This is a recording of the Work-At-Home workshop I offer on my YouTube channel. If you're hoping to build a business from home, there are many things you need to plan for. I wish someone would have prepared me to be an entrepreneur. Check it out and share with the young moms in you...
About the Babies We Lost - The Christian Drama Queen Mourns the Adoptions That Fell Through 24.02.2025 19:31
Send us Fan Mail Recently I've been doing a lot of grief "counseling" with women burdened by loss. And it's brought up some painful memories of my own. In this episode, I share the stories of children we fell in love with but were never allowed to parent. Aside from being heartbroken, we also had to let those babies go...knowing the situations they'd be going do might not...
Fight the Urge to Comfort and Just Allow The Grieving to Suffer 11.02.2025 13:27
Send us Fan Mail I know it may sound completely counterintuitive to NOT comfort those who are grieving, but hear me out. In this episode, Lisa shares her own thoughts regarding the way Believers tend to step on the grief of others with more "comfort" than they can handle at that moment. Listen and see if you can relate. Ready for some more Christian Drama Queen? Sign up for my newsletter...
God's Blindness And Your Idolatry - Confessing and Letting Go 07.02.2025 10:46
Send us Fan Mail Drama Queens like to play the victim. Doesn't matter if they're Christian or not. Their pain and suffering has to be bigger and more horrendous than anyone's in the room. What's the damage done by hanging onto their trauma? And, once the conviction leads us to the cross, should we walk in our guilt and shame forever, as if bearing a "scarlet letter" i...
Rejecting Jesus in the Name of "Freedom" - How Long Will You Wait? 30.01.2025 12:51
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Lisa shares the story of a rich man who thought more of his independence and wealth than his eternal soul, and asks the question: Is Jesus just your Savior? Or have you really made Him Lord of your life? And what are you waiting for? Ready for some more Christian Drama Queen? Sign up for my newsletter via my website: https://christiandramaqueen.com/ Click on the...
Don't I Have the RIGHT to be Bitter? 17.01.2025 11:59
Send us Fan Mail Lisa would never imply that victims don't have the right to feel the pain they're experiencing. After all, she struggled herself for over 40 years to understand God had a plan and a purpose for the suffering in her past. But most victims don't just feel pain—they desire vengeance and to see their perpetrators suffer, as well. But do they really have some sort of sup...
How the Brokenhearted Respond to Pain OR WWJD? 09.01.2025 16:46
Send us Fan Mail No matter who you are, everyone has felt slighted, ignored, uncherished and unappreciated at some point. How long should you sit feeling sorry for yourself; on the pitty pot, so to speak? Even if your feelings are justified, is there a better…more Biblical way to respond? And seriously…What Would Jesus Do? Ready for some more Christian Drama Queen? Sign up for my newsletter via m...
Pretending Bitterness is Next to Godliness? Sister, Take Care of Your Bidness! 01.01.2025 13:54
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Lisa makes no bones about how broken victims need to quit believing they have a right to feel bitter and vengeful. Although a victim herself, she's not saying she knows how every victim feels after being abused, victimized, left with no justice. But the Word says that God is the One to repay. And what are Sisters missing out on by holding onto their pain and...
The Holy Spirit Forced My Hand - The CDQ Tried to Run Like Jonah but Had to Deal With Her Bitterness 12.12.2024 13:02
Send us Fan Mail If you listened to the episode published recently regarding Lisa's "church hurt" and her struggle to forgive those who call themselves, "Believers," you won't want to miss this episode; a part two, if you will. The Christian Drama Queen thought she'd make a deal with the Lord but deep down knew her heart wasn't in it. He forced her hand thou...
Bullying in the Life of The Christian Drama Queen, and How She Accidentally Got Even. 20.11.2024 15:25
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Lisa shares the pain she experienced as a ten-year-old shrinking violet and how her earlier victimization at the hands of a child molester kept her feeling small and unprotected, to the point she allowed herself to be victimized over and over on a daily basis. Why didn't she fight back? Why did she think so little of herself? Was her "discarded daughter&...
The Ugly Green Headed Monster: Envy in the Life of the Christian Drama Queen 18.11.2024 12:25
Send us Fan Mail Comparison is the Death of Contentment - In this episode, the Christian Drama Queen admits that she not only envies others and the way God blesses them, but she even judges them and compares her "want" to their blessings. But how can she compare her path to the paths of others? Especially those she says that she loves. Tune in find the solution to a jealous heart. Read...
Let's Talk About Those Who Are "Church Hurt." Yep! This Christian Drama Queen Shares the Trauma of Being Hurt By "The Brethren." 29.10.2024 19:51
Send us Fan Mail Lisa admits in this episode that it seems to be much harder to forgive the believers who've hurt her than the pagans who have no idea what charity looks like. You might be surprised how much church hurt is floating around out there. And who's supposed to "make it right?" Almost two decades since the pain was inflicted by the ministry her family was a part of.....
Was Having a Baby Just Too Much to Ask?? The CDQ Deals with Infertility 19.10.2024 17:00
Send us Fan Mail Emotions are raw when it comes to a woman who wants a baby,...but can't have one. In this episode, Lisa shares another time when the plans she made for herself did not come to pass, and how her relationship with God was impacted by her pain, grief, loss and doubt in Him. Ready for some more Christian Drama Queen? Sign up for my newsletter via my website: https://christiandr...
Three Steps to Fighting Back When Falsely Accused That Soften Hearts - Ask Me How The CDQ Knows! 07.10.2024 15:46
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Lisa shares how God taught her the best way to deal with those who falsely accused her and how He worked through such obedience. Did she ever get an apology? Is that what our Heavenly Father wanted of her enemies? How should each of us respond when everything in us is telling us to seek revenge? Find out in this episode and go to the YouTube Channel @Chrisitian Dra...
The Christian Drama Queen Threw a Fit When She Didn't Get Her Way - And God Made it Clear Whose Plan Was Best 02.10.2024 16:48
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Lisa shares one of the most painful times of her life. In the middle of making her dream of recording a gospel album come true, the worst happened, as she had what seemed to be an incurable case of laryngitis. She couldn't sing in the studio, couldn't praise the Lord in church, and although her radio gig boss said it was okay for her to stay on the air,...
Does all the Drama, Drama, DRAMA have You Living Like a Doubting Thomas Instead of a Faithful Follower? How to Walk Your Talk When the Fires Rage 07.09.2024 16:19
Send us Fan Mail The trials of life seem to hit us at the most inopportune moments. This week, Lisa shares how hard things have been in the past few weeks as she's not only increased her entrepreneurial workload, but has taken on some advancement opportunities for the ministry she's been called to. Sometimes the doubt and fear is overwhelming and the enemy tries to convince her that she&...
I Guess I’m a Bully! The CDQ Gets Caught Being Unkind to a Special Relative. Be Humble or Be Humiliated. 23.08.2024 17:59
Send us Fan Mail Lisa recently got some distressing news when someone believed she was bullying her disabled relative. Horrified, but humbled, she comes face-to-face with a misunderstood (but probably honest) perception of her personality and has to do something about it to make things right. Even if we feel falsely accused, it doesn’t change what others believe about us. Here’s how to handle thos...
Have Snack Cakes Replaced Jesus? The CDQ Confesses and Addresses Her Addiction and Explains Why She Believes the Church is So FAT! 16.08.2024 14:09
Send us Fan Mail Most of us can relate to it; we have loved ones who are addicted to drugs, alcohol, even over the counter cold medications. In this episode, Lisa shares some of her past recklessness and admits to the greatest of all addictions in her life—FOOD! It makes us feel good! It fills a void! Our brains respond chemically and want more! Don't forget to sign up for more Christian Dr...
The Christian Drama Queen Taking Her Pride in Stride and Other Valuable Lessons 09.08.2024 16:36
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, learn the real life application of Proverbs 12:15 and see how Lisa showed so much arrogance that she could have lost valuable business, bringing on her own destruction. Ready for some more Christian Drama Queen? Sign up for my newsletter via my website: https://christiandramaqueen.com/ Click on the link for FREE PDF assessment ! My YouTube Channel for videos of...
I CAN'T FORGIVE THEM! I Don't Wanna Forgive Them! And You Can't Make Me! 08.08.2024 14:16
Send us Fan Mail As a redeemed yet broken vessel and freedom facilitator, Lisa understands the thoughts and feelings of victims so injured they can't possibly let their perpetrator/abuser off the hook. Why should they? What does God say about retribution? Paying those vile offenders back for what they've done? And what if the abuse came from someone charged with protecting the victim, li...
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