107: Boundaries, Forgiveness, and Loving When it Hurts with Sarah Mae

Sarah Mae is a wife, mom of 3, host of the Complicated Heart podcast, and author of the new book, The Complicated Heart: Loving Even When It Hurts. Today we are sitting down to chat about loving when it hurts, boundaries, forgiveness, and so much more. What We Chat about in Today's Episode: ~Sarah Mae's newest book, The Complicated Heart: Loving Even When It Hurts, what led her to write it, and what readers can expect ~Sarah's story of being raised by an alcoholic mother and all the trials and struggles that resulted in her childhood,  but finding God's grace and redemption through it all ~The way God continuously was with her and pursued her throughout this whole time and wooed her mom, as well ~Discovering the love of God when you're far less than perfect  ~The beautiful gospel truth found in Psalm 40 ~Our journeys into and out of legalism ~The real meaning of a "meek and quiet spirit" ~The importance of understanding and recognizing the lies you are believing and how to replace them with truth ~Letting go of expectations in order to forgive ~The importance of getting counseling in any situation where abuse of any kind is involved ~The importance of boundaries, what they are, how to appropriately live them out, and what that can look like as a believer ~Gaslighting - what it is and how to respond ~The good that God brings out of everything  ~Dealing with manipulative relationships ~Figuring out when to leave and when to stay ~And more! For full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast! Get full access to Beyond the Boxes at rebekahhargraves.substack.com/subscribe