Episode 283: "I Will Never Be Hurt Again": How Jesus' Sacred Heart Breaks the Cycle
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Dr. Greg discusses how the Sacred Heart of Jesus can help break the cycle of a hardened heart formed from past betrayals.
A hardened heart isn't where the story starts. It's what's left after a child trusted, got hurt, and concluded: I'll never be in that position again. This week, Dr. Greg turns the antisocial series toward hope: looking at how that hardness forms, and how the Sacred Heart of Jesus, betrayed and pierced yet still open, breaks the pattern. Key Topics: Why a hardened heart is never cold by nature—it's protection learned the first time trusting backfired Why the urge to control everyone around you is really an old strategy for never being at anyone's mercy again How "making up for it" can quietly become a way to avoid facing the wound underneath Why Jesus didn't heal the hardened heart from a safe distance—He walked straight into betrayal and stayed open What it means that control isn't the enemy; where you aim it is what changes everything Why healing means loving even the parts of you that sin, not just the parts that behave Why you can't will yourself into trust overnight—and why that slowness reflects your dignity, not your failure Learn More: Earlier in this series on the Antisocial Defense Patterns: Antisocial Part 1 — Ep. #281: Control or Be Controlled: The Devastating Wounds…
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- Episode 286: A Mental Tug of War: Inside the Avoidant Mind and the Burden of Being Known
- Episode 285: Venting Isn't Always Healing: The Difference Between Sharing Truth and Feeding Resentment
- Episode 284: Stop Chasing Spiritual Highs: Why Real Healing Happens in the Ordinary
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