Beauty for Ashes Trauma Recovery Group offers help, hope and healing for women who have experienced hurt, hang ups and heartbreak in any form through weekly support group meetings.
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From the time of Jesus left us to live out the Christian life, God put us in groups, small centers of support - yet big enough to give us the help we desperately need during times of trouble and major encouragement for positive growth.
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Loving support
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Higher motivation to do what is right
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Gain self-control
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Increased self worth
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Healthy independence
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Resources, reassurances and perspective
What is Trauma?
Trauma is the lasting emotional response that often results from living through a distressing event. Experiencing a traumatic event can harm a person’s sense of safety, sense of self, and ability to regulate emotions and navigate relationships. Long after the traumatic event occurs, people with trauma can often feel shame, helplessness, powerlessness and intense fear.
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Severe illness or injury
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Violent assault
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Sexual abuse
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Traumatic loss
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Childhood emotional abuse
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Domestic violence
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Being a victim of or witness to violence
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Abandonment
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Emotional abuse
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Long term misdiagnosis of a health problem
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And many more
Personal Testimony from Fear to Freedom
One of the hardest things I’ve ever done was to reach out for help. For years, I hid my pain from others. Shame silenced me. I hid my pain from others, but I couldn’t hide my pain from God. Despite my anger, questions, and doubts, He continued to love me. He listened. He comforted me. He gave me the courage to  break the silence and share my pain with others. I still remember how nervous I was the first meeting for trauma survivors. But I remember that at the end of that meeting, the shame didn’t feel as overwhelming. I felt a little lighter. For the first time in my life, I didn’t feel alone in my pain. A glimmer of hope started to pierce through the darkness.
Beauty for Ashes is a 13-week Bible study and support group for women who have experienced trauma. Instead of focusing on the details of the trauma, we focus on the impact that the trauma has on our lives.
I’ve learned that even though our stories are different, survivors of trauma often struggle with similar issues, such as: shame, guilt, depression, anxiety, fear, anger, bitterness, low self-esteem, and difficulty trusting others / maintaining relationships.
 
God has used the Beauty From Ashes group to reveal truth to many women breaking the chains and bringing transformation. ~ Joy LoPiccolo
