Posts by Cheryl Nembhard
Brought Back to Life
Happy Easter! Wow, if you live in Canada, hasn’t it felt like the longest winter this year? Like we’re finally emerging from the cold and darkness. I’m so glad that the way we typically mark the end of Winter and the beginning of Spring is also around Easter. New life is literally bursting out of…
Read MoreWe Can Live in Total Freedom
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. As someone who grew up in a Christian home, I can often forget the gravity of this truth. While I was an enemy of God, God loved me enough to send his son to die on a cross for me. While I was obsessed with what…
Read MoreGrace Spencer – When Shame Entered The World
Genesis two, the second chapter in the Bible, ends with a remarkable line – it says Adam and Eve, the humans God created, were naked and unashamed. One chapter later, shame enters the world when Adam and Eve disobey God, live life on their own terms, and break trust. As the story unfolds, it reveals…
Read MoreAndrea Groenewald – No More Shame On You!
I talk to so many people who talk to me about wanting to change their behaviour and the way they react to certain situations. For example: people with addictions or other self defeating behaviours (self harm, eating disorders, issues with spending, etc.), couples who blame one another for their marital strife, low self esteem, patterns…
Read MoreSathiya Sam – Why You’re Wrong About Getting Free of Pornography
Fifteen years later and I was still drowning in the shame of a terrible porn habit. I figured if I installed a few internet filters, found accountability partners and made a few high-stakes promises to God, my behavior would change in no time. Each one came up short. Free for a couple of days, then…
Read MoreShannon Binkley – A Second Chance At Life
Fat. Ugly. Lonely. Depressed. Anxious. Rejected. Unwanted. Not Worth It. Abandoned. Disgusting. Whale. Unlovable. Not Good Enough. These words are constantly being repeated in my head on a daily basis. They become slapped around inside my head and around my body causing me to hate myself more and more each day. They ease up and…
Read MoreShannon Binkley – Mar. 16
Shannon Binkley is a grade three teacher in Oakville, Ontario. She was diagnosed with anorexia at 24 and was in the hospital/treatment at Credit Valley for 6 months. She spent two months on the cardiac floor with a feeding tube and 4 months in the program (2 months living on the program ward and 2…
Read MoreNicole Fletcher Tourcette – Mar. 16
I had some trauma occur back in 2015 which led to a mental spiral downwards. This was very out of my character as I’ve always been strong and confident in who I am and what I looked like. I was diagnosed in 2017 with Depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Anorexia. I was finally forced into…
Read MoreJermaine Downey – Mar. 16
I am a retired Canadian Forces Army Captain with 21 years of service. After retirement from the CF I also worked in Federal Prisons in Kingston and with youth in Toronto. Currently, I’m fully retired from both and enjoying life as best as possible. Married to Karen, we live in Milton with our youngest daughter,…
Read MoreTrish Nicholls Powell – Mar. 16
Trish works as a Guesting Producer on See Hear Love and loves hearing the stories of each guest that comes on the show. Working in media production for many years, both on and off the screen, she now prefers to stay behind the scenes. But she will come back on camera for one reason now:…
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