Stories Our Scars Tell: A Conversation with Brittany Tinsley

About this episode

Brittany Tinsley shares her experiences with self-harm and discusses themes of faith and mental health.

Today we’re talking about a topic that often goes under the radar or gets misunderstood: self-harm. I’m really grateful for this week’s guest, Brittany Tinsley, who shares some of her story and experience with self-injury. We talk about themes of faith, mental health and the church, ways this topic gets misrepresented, the change cycle, and elements of healing shame, gaining compassion, and receiving support. This conversation is handled with a lot of care, and whether or not you have personal experience with this topic, I think this episode will be helpful. Brittany is an author and recently released a new book: Stories Our Scars Tell: Hope, Healing, and Honesty about the Wounds We Carry . If you enjoyed this episode and you’d like to know more of Brittany’s story, I hope you’ll go check it out! May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus!

People in this episode

Guest: Brittany Tinsley

Topics covered

• self-harm
• faith
• mental health
• church
• healing
• compassion
• support

Keywords

• self-injury
• shame
• change cycle

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Stories Our Scars Tell: Hope, Healing, and Honesty about the Wounds We Carry

Books & works: Stories Our Scars Tell

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