Victorious Souls

Our "formative years" are suppose to be as young children, but for Shannon hers were in college. It was when she was studying psychology and sociology that she had the rude awakening of her parents severe mental health issues. They wanted to keep it quiet, but Shannon reached out to get them help anyway. However, Shannon didn't realize she was experiencing undiagnosed trauma herself....

Life throws things at us and we can either become a victim or victorious. Where do you find yourself? Do you want to be victorious and need some guidance? I have 5 things you need to become victorious. https://www.daniellebernock.com/ https://victorioussouls.com/community/ https://victorioussouls.com/coaching/ Resources https://daniellebernock.com/ https://clarity.fm/daniellebernock https://www.da...

PEACE.  People talk about it but what is it, and what is YOUR peace worth to YOU? I'm talking about inner peace? In this short little episode you'll learn HOW YOU can have peace in the midst of whatever chaos is going on around you - if you want it.  This episode was originally aired in season 1 but due to it's importance I'm sharing again. Love you. Resources https://danielleberno...

Have you ever felt like you're on a hamster wheel trying to prove yourself? This is how Emily grew up. Oppressive religious theology convinced her she wasn't worthy enough without abiding by certain "to-dos". She grew exhausted by all the striving, but was afraid that God would walk away from her if she stepped out of line. Then she had a faith crisis and dared to start asking qu...

I was reminded of how those 2 words "not today" helped me deal with and overcome stress and overwhelm. This week I've been focused on putting together my new book and my emotions were intense. Then I implemented those 2 words and it changed how my week went. They can help you too. Resources https://daniellebernock.com/ https://clarity.fm/daniellebernock https://www.daniellebernock.co...

Early on in Jerry's life he was your standard Army brat (which I learned stands for born raised and trained). But everything changed when he was 11 and his younger brother was 9. Following the divorce of his parents Jerry and his brother had to become "career suicide preventionalists" - meaning they worked hard to keep their suicidal father alive. It worked for a while until Jerry fo...

FIVE ways you can tell if emotional honesty and integrity are lacking in your life. In your relationships or in your own life. You might be experiencing these or doing these and not know that this is the problem. But the good news is that once you know, you can do something about it. There's lots of hope and no shame. Previous video on What is emotional integrity: https://youtu.be/zFflrR2JOmg?...

A quick response to that question is probably a yes. However, it isn't always as simple as that. So I have 3 things for you to make your life better. Resources https://daniellebernock.com/ https://clarity.fm/daniellebernock https://www.daniellebernock.com/coaching/ Join my community https://dani-daniellebernock-com.ck.page/31bfe7d9fa Additional resources: Books: Emerging With Wings https://amz...

How can a childhood be good and rough at the same time? That's how Ahmard sees his upbringing on the other side of dark times that he calls "life context". There was love in the house, but also many hard times. One being his parents divorce when he was 11. But soon after his mom remarried and Ahmard had 2 dads. As a young man Ahmard was driven to succeed and thought he had it going o...

Lies are common place in our world but that doesn't mean they're good. My husband and I had an interesting conversation about lies after watching a movie. Lies are damaging. We can find ourselves believing lies for a variety of reasons. Are you suffering because of lies? I have some solutions for you. Here is the article I talk about: https://www.daniellebernock.com/knowing-your-inherent-v...

Growing up was hard and lonely for David. The only child of a single mom he was mostly cared for by his grandma, until she lost her fight with cancer. He was only 4. David did his best but he had no coping skills and no support system. He was a sickly child and doctors misdiagnosed him repeatedly. But it wasn't until they discovered an "inoperable" tumor that the medical traumas real...

When we think about empowering we tend to think of how we need to be doing and doing and doing and doing until we become exhausted. Oftentimes we don't think about something called the pause. There are number of ways we can implement pausing to empower ourselves. Resources https://daniellebernock.com/ https://clarity.fm/daniellebernock https://www.daniellebernock.com/coaching/ Join my communit...

Abuse and abandonment were deeply entrenched in Paul's lineage making his entire family "an angry bunch." However Paul denied that anger was the only emotion he had learned, until he turned himself in to social services. But their way of dealing with the problem wasn't sufficient and he found himself looking for answers. Again he found something helpful, but insufficient, so he c...

How would you like to simplify your life? How would you like to simply your faith life? I got some wisdom from a philosopher named Dallas Willard. This one thing he said is what we need to not do if we want a flourishing life. Resources https://daniellebernock.com/ https://clarity.fm/daniellebernock https://www.daniellebernock.com/coaching/ Join my community https://dani-daniellebernock-com.ck.pag...

Growing up in a violent and abusive home was just the beginning of PTSD for Cheryl. They called the abuse love and at 6 years old she stood on a ledge contemplating suicide. Between her 6 year old logic and hearing "God is love" Cheryl survived her childhood. As an adult she tried putting her past behind her saying it didn't matter anymore, but it did matter. Oh in so many ways. Cher...

Do you feel like bad things happen to you all the time? Do you get frustrated about it? I have been there and I learned something that can help you change things. Article: https://www.daniellebernock.com/when-... Emerging With Wings: https://amzn.to/3DRNb4a Because You Matter: https://amzn.to/47sKNOV Resources https://daniellebernock.com/ https://clarity.fm/daniellebernock https://www.daniellebern...

A healthy baby thrust into a fight for life due to an undetected outbreak of staph infection in the hospital nursery. This is how Melanie’s life began. The nurses worked heroically, but 21 lives were lost. Melanie physically survived but deep trauma wounds were left behind. These wounds were like that staph infection – undetected. These wounds damaged her childhood, her health, her marriage and ma...

What are you desiring in life? Better relationships? More time? Better health? More money? If you want to add something to your life you have to make room for it. I share how I did that with a little one pound weight. Resources https://daniellebernock.com/ https://clarity.fm/daniellebernock https://www.daniellebernock.com/coaching/ Join my community https://dani-daniellebernock-com.ck.page/31bfe7d...

Adventurous and independent, Wendy grew up in solid Christian home. She was an avid reader who already knew what she wanted to do with her life at ten years old. At 19, she boldly moved from America to Kkyrgyzstan. The temporary trip turned into a new adventure involving multiple countries. Her independent nature took it hard when she discovered she couldn't function alone. She needed help and...

Back in 1998 they made a movie that came up in a devotional I did recently. It really gave me pause because a huge message in the movie is portrayed in some churches as part of the gospel - but it's a lie. Resources https://daniellebernock.com/ https://clarity.fm/daniellebernock https://www.daniellebernock.com/coaching/ Join my community https://dani-daniellebernock-com.ck.page/31bfe7d9fa Addi...

From a living hell at home to "acting like Barbie" at church, Kim's childhood was full of abuse, confusion, deception, and hiding. As all children do, Kim blamed herself for everything. The invalidation from her mother, and the legalism at church drove her to give God the middle finger for many years. But hope and healing broke through with entertaining the possibility of one thing....

BONUS episode: To celebrate my birthday this year I'm sharing a particular keynote I delivered. In it I share parts of my journey through trauma healing. I share about what it takes to be healed, about rising up, emerging free, and "redemption so deep." Resources https://daniellebernock.com/ https://clarity.fm/daniellebernock https://www.daniellebernock.com/coaching/ Join my communit...

I heard a story recently involving a greenhouse that has me really thinking about our hearts and trusting. A former NFL player named Jason Brown told me the story. Get the book here: https://amzn.to/44uL3uN Resources https://daniellebernock.com/ https://clarity.fm/daniellebernock https://www.daniellebernock.com/coaching/ Join my community https://dani-daniellebernock-com.ck.page/31bfe7d9fa Additio...

Trying to escape the chaos, violence, and dysfunction surrounding him at home, Guy began running away at the tender age of 4. Then again at 6. And again at 13 under threat of death. Desperate to survive he found himself living on the streets of Los Angeles until someone came along offering help for his soul. Sitting in a gutter with tears of hope, the direction of his life changed. He hitchhiked t...

What do you do when someone tells you to calm down? Do you? I think not. We tend to do the opposite. So how can you calm yourself down? The key begins in that sentence, and then I share some tools to empower you. Resources https://daniellebernock.com/ https://clarity.fm/daniellebernock https://www.daniellebernock.com/coaching/ Join my community https://dani-daniellebernock-com.ck.page/31bfe7d9fa A...