Dysfunctional families, shame, the side effects of divorce, grief, and being married to someone with trauma. (Interview with Dr. Barry Gridley)

Happy Thanksgiving from Intentional! Today is a special bonus episode that you DO NOT want to miss. Brook sits down with his therapist Dr. Barry Gridley to cover a myriad of topics. To mention a few, they discuss dysfunctional family systems and how family's identities change as trauma or chronic sickness ensues. They talk about the fatigue of grief work and how to do it, the four "a's that shame leads us to, and how to be an excellent spouse to someone who has experienced or is experiencing trauma. Enjoy! Dr. Barry Gridley (Marriage & Family Therapist, D Min, LMFT)Barry brings 30 years of counseling experience to his work with individuals and couples. He has worked as a counselor in a wide variety of settings, including pastoral counseling, private practice, a drug and alcohol residential treatment center, and a community mental health center. He is a counselor because he wants to help people rebuild their lives out of the rubble of life's storms, help people raise new ways of solving life problems, help people repair the broken places in their hearts, and help them restore meaningful relationships in their lives. Dr. Barry specializes in…Anxiety, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Coping Skills, Depression, Divorce, Grief, Infidelity, Marital and Premarital, Men's Issues, Relationship Issues, Sexual Abuse, Spirituality, Trauma and PTSD Follow us on Instagram:@intentional_parents@brook_mosser@Emosser@philmcomer@dianewcomer Grab a copy of our book: Raising Passionate Jesus Followers (Now available in audiobook!)https://www.amazon.com/Raising-Passionate-Jesus-Followers-Intentional/dp/0310347777 Website: intentionalparents.org Join our Legacy Builders: https://www.intentionalparents.org/donate-index-impact Blog: https://www.intentionalparents./blog GET: The Intentional Film Serieshttps://www.intentionalparents.org/film-series