Let's Be Real - Mama Journeys - Episode 155 W/Beatty Carmichael

Beatty Carmichael is a dad of three adult children, missing littles running around and married to his wife for 32 years. He and his wife have never had a large argument!  He comes from a family of doctors and decided he wanted to pivot into helping people have blessed lives. As a business owner, you don't always know what you are doing so it's a learning process every day so he looked at parenthood like that too.  He gives a lot of the credit to his wife who read all the books on parenthood and he took what she learned from those books and provided the guidance and discipline to the kids.  He leaned on her and asked, "how can I help?"  His expertise is helping people get set free from all kinds of issues including unforgiveness. Unforgiveness is the source of many issues people have.  Over 700 people, he has worked with where unforgiveness is the block that many people face. Along the way, someone may have hurt us deeply and we haven't let that go. Resentment is often the reason there is a block in relationships. Learning to forgive is a HUGE part of having a positive relationship with many people in your life. This can include parents, children, spouses/partners, friends, neighbors, etc. In early motherhood, it is important to be careful not to bring in past hurts that we haven't let go of. Forgiveness starts way back in childhood because we are just our younger selves in a bigger body. Forgiving someone doesn't mean excusing their behavior but instead understanding them that causes us to do things that aren't meant to hurt us. He believes you need to separate the person from their actions. It may not be easy to do but the benefits outweigh the consequences of holding onto those feelings. You can find his book called The Prayer of Freedom at theprayeroffreedombook.com