Bonus: Receiving Judgment, Reaching for Closure, Rebuilding Trust | Q&A Part 2
Therapy and Theology
Proverbs 31 Ministries
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 December 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
In this bonus Q&A episode, Lysa TerKeurst, Dr. Joel Muddamalle, and Counselor Jim Cress respond to voice memos sent in by Therapy & Theology listeners.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn How To:
- Navigate conflicting narratives and opinions from others.
- Respond to someone whose actions and words don't align.
- Make peace with your desire for clarity and closure as you move forward from a past relationship.
Links and Resources We'll Mention in This Episode:
- Get your copy of Surviving an Unwanted Divorce by Lysa TerKeurst, Dr. Joel Muddamalle, and Jim Cress.
- The Therapy & Theology podcast is brought to you by Proverbs 31 Ministries. Give today to partner with Proverbs 31 Ministries and help more women encounter the Truth of God's Word.
- Have a question for Lysa, Jim, or Joel? Leave us a message, and it could be answered on one of our future podcast episodes! Start here.
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- Click here to download a transcript of this episode.
Go Deeper:
- Listen to "Moving Through the Impact of Trauma."
- Listen to "Mile Markers of Healing."
- Watch "You’ve Been Through So Much — Now Let God Use It."
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | As this year ends, I can't help but thank God for all he's done through Proverbs 31 Ministries |
| 0:06.2 | and through generous friends like you. Because of your support, women around the world are finding |
| 0:11.6 | peace, hope, and truth when they need it the most. As we look to a new year, we're excited to keep |
| 0:17.1 | reaching even more women through this podcast, but also the First Five mobile app, |
| 0:21.7 | our daily devotions, and new Bible studies. But listen, we can't do any of this without you. |
| 0:27.0 | Visit proverb.31.org backslash give or the link in our show notes to give today and help |
| 0:32.7 | more women experience the hope of God's word. |
| 0:38.1 | Hi, friends. |
| 0:39.1 | Welcome back to the Therapy and Theology podcast brought to you by Proverbs 31 Ministries, |
| 0:43.3 | where we help you work through what you walk through. |
| 0:45.9 | I'm your host Shay Hill, and I'm so glad you're tuning in today. |
| 0:48.9 | If you've been listening to the season 10 episodes so far, you know that Lisa, Dr. Joel, |
| 0:53.7 | and Jim have been sharing topics from |
| 0:55.5 | their new book that just released called Surviving an Unwanted Divorce. In light of that, today's |
| 1:00.8 | episode is part two of these Q&A-style episodes where you're going to hear live questions |
| 1:05.9 | from listeners just like you, followed by answers from Lisa, Dr. Joel, and Jim. |
| 1:15.0 | These episodes are some of my favorites that we've done because we're getting to hear straight from you, the people that we really want to help the most. |
| 1:18.3 | Okay, are you ready? |
| 1:19.4 | Let's dive in to part two. |
| 1:22.6 | I would like help in making peace with the part I played in the death of the marriage. |
| 1:27.4 | It's hard when my ex-husband's family has one narrative and my family has another. |
| 1:31.9 | I also have one, but it puts the blame with him. |
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