Your Pain Has A Name

In this episode, Monica DiCristina shares insights on the importance of naming our pain, understanding our pain narratives, and coming home to ourselves to find healing and freedom in Christ. Monica's website: monicadicristina.com Monica's Instagram: @monicadicristina FOLLOW Amanda on Instagram: @theamandadavison SIGN UP for Amanda's Emails: https://ministry.myflodesk.com/theama... SHOP Amanda's Amazon: https://a.co/d/00QKtsI8 Monica DiCristina is a therapist in Atlanta, where she runs a private practice serving individuals and couples. She became a therapist after one changed her life. Monica shares therapeutic content through her Still Becoming podcast, newsletter, speaking, and her book, that is being translated into 9 different languages: Your Pain Has a Name: A Therapist’s Invitation to Understanding Your Story and Sorting Out Who You Are From What Hurts. We dive into: The importance of naming pain for healing How pain stories shape our identity Curiosity as a tool for self-discovery The role of faith in processing pain Sharing pain and the risk of invalidation Unwinding identity from pain Coming home to oneself in Christ Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Personal Context 02:08 Why Naming Our Pain Is Crucial 03:19 Examples of Pain Stories and Their Impact 04:10 How to Name Your Pain and Its Significance 05:01 Curiosity as a Key to Self-Understanding 06:27 Recognizing and Naming Childhood Pain 07:44 The Impact of Not Naming Pain 09:08 Honesty and Safety in Facing Pain 10:13 Pain as a Namer, Not a Definer 11:21 Sharing Pain and Its Challenges 12:43 Christian Culture and Pain 14:15 Jesus and the Model of Suffering 15:12 Unwinding Identity from Pain 16:24 The Process of Healing and Self-Discovery 17:23 Pain as Experience, Not Identity 18:48 Living Beyond Pain in Christ 21:20 Coming Home to Yourself 22:28 The Goal of Knowing God and Ourselves 23:15 Encouragement to Practice Self-Discovery and Healing Support the show