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Can I Be Healed Too?
Many of us who work to tend the wounds of others have a history of our own wounds going unseen and unaddressed. Here, Becky Allender...
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A Pornographic Style of Relating
Last week, we shared an article by Andrew Bauman, a licensed mental health therapist who wrote about the struggle with pornography and the invitation to...
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Blessing Pornography: From Shame Toward Delight
Much of our work at The Allender Center is about inviting people to move toward restoration not by shaming our brokenness, but by magnifying our...
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Knowing in Full
Every individual is full of seemingly infinite depth and complexity, particularly to those who are closest to them and have experienced firsthand both their beauty...
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My Family and Alton Sterling
Last week, Susan Kim wrote about the need to confront the hate that is bred by fear, and the common resistance to naming hate—particularly in...
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Confronting Hate
All summer long we have been reeling, as both individuals and communities, with the violence of recent months, grappling with the devastating realities of division and...
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Welcoming Age
Many of us are familiar with the tendency to treat our bodies with cruelty and disdain. Here, Becky Allender reflects on the joy she finds...
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The Work Is to Believe
Anyone who pursues the difficult work of telling their story for the sake of healing is familiar with the question: is it worth it? Is...
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