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The Unfolding

Page 191: Christine D'Clario: Mental Health, Hope and Healing

The Unfolding

Northwestern Media

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9867 Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

 

By the time Christine D'Clario was a young girl, she had experienced more than her share of brokenness. She suffered sexual abuse, the death of her alcoholic father, her mother's remarriage, moving from the only home she'd known in New York to Puerto Rico, and then bullying and rejection. By the time Christine was a teenager, she was angry with God She couldn't imagine He would take the broken pieces of her life and write a story that would become a source of hope for the nations. Today Christine is a Grammy-nominated songwriter and worship leader with millions of followers in Latin America and beyond She has a passion to see those who struggle with mental health experience the hope and healing of Jesus.  (This episode contains discussion of sexual abuse, postpartum depression, and suicidal ideation.) 

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Page 191 of the unfolding is the story of Christine DeClario.

0:05.1

I decided that I was going to live out all of my rebellion.

0:10.8

I was so mad at God.

0:12.4

And it came down to, well, God, if you had saved my dad, it's your fault that I'm going through all this pain.

0:18.3

So I'm just going to be mad at you.

0:23.1

God's story has been unfolding. Since the beginning of time. He invites you to be a part of it. Another page in the unfolding.

0:38.6

Hey, this is Meredith Foster.

0:40.4

So one of the things that keeps me coming back to document these stories on the unfolding,

0:45.7

it's how God is able to redeem even the most broken past.

0:50.5

Christina Clario had more than her share of brokenness.

0:53.6

By the time she was 10 years old, she had

0:55.5

suffered sexual abuse, the death of her alcoholic father, remarriage of her mother and moving

1:01.0

from her home in New York to Puerto Rico, then bullying and relentless teasing. You know,

1:06.2

hard things can give us calloused hearts. And by the time Christine was a teenager, she was angry with

1:13.2

God. She couldn't imagine that he could take the broken pieces of her life and write a story

1:18.8

that would become a source of hope for the nations. Today, Christine is a Grammy-nominated

1:24.7

songwriter and worship leader with millions of followers in Latin America

1:29.0

and beyond. She has a passion to see others who are struggling with mental health issues,

1:34.2

experience the hope and healing of Jesus. Hey, just a word of caution about this episode. It does

1:39.9

contain discussion of sexual abuse, postpartum depression, and suicidal ideation.

1:45.9

I come from a multicultural family. My father was American from European descent, heavily

1:52.1

Italian from New York. And my mother also Italian descending Caribbean Latina, Puerto

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