Redeeming Power with Dr. Diane Langberg

Famous at Home

Josh + Christi Straub

Parenting, Relationships, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Kids & Family

4.9 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Diane Langberg is a pioneer. As a practicing psychologist for nearly five decades, she gives voice to those without a voice. She joins us this week to talk about how we can help our kids find their voice and use it for good in the world. She also describes practical ways we can teach our kids to stand against unhealthy people and systems.

Speaking from the heart of a mother and grandmother, and from the experience of a psychologist, Diane defines power as "the capacity to impact." From a nursing home resident, to your newborn infant screaming for food in the middle of the night, the capacity to impact others is in all of us. But what happens when power is abused? Particularly in a system, whether political or religious, that uses God's name as a weapon to protect the system more than the people it serves?

In this episode, Diane joins us to talk about her new book Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church. She shares how we can redeem our own voice if hurt by those in power and how we can help our kids find their voice and use their power for good in the world.

Here are a few of the highlights:

* Diane shares who helped her find her voice as a little girl and how it shaped who she is today who she is today * How women can prioritize raising kids and doing what they love* Where our power originates from* The danger of trying to move on too quickly after an apology* Practical ways to help your kids find their voice and recognize unhealthy systems* The healthy steps toward healing for the parent once victimized

Show Notes:

Pre-order Diane's book, Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church by clicking here.

To access more of Diane's free talks and books she's written, click here.

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0:00.0	And then the other thing, which we've already talked about, is every human being has power.
0:03.7	So when you're raising little ones, you want them to know they have a voice, you want them to use it well for truth, for kindness, for all of those things.
0:15.8	And you also want them to know what a safe relationship looks like.
0:20.1	And if you can't ask questions or disagree or something, it's not safe.
0:26.0	You are listening to the Famous At Home Podcast with Dr. Josh and Christy Straub.
0:31.7	Because when it's all said and done, we all want to know that we were famous at home.
0:40.0	Welcome back to the Famous Home Podcast.
0:43.9	As you know, we love introducing you to people who have shaped us.
0:50.5	And today is one of those people, Dr. Diane Langberg, known her for about 15 years.
0:56.2	She's been a mentor of mine and has really helped shape how I sit with people,
1:00.2	how I see humanity, have had the privilege of traveling with her to Rwanda.
1:07.6	As we trained counselors in Rwanda in the understanding of trauma and what trauma does to the body, what trauma does to our emotions and how we need to live out the
1:12.6	healing journey, and that it is just that. It's a journey. Today she joins us. She has a new book
1:19.5	releasing here coming up called Redeeming Power, Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church.
1:25.3	And for many, many years, she has been, she's been a pioneer,
1:29.7	giving women a voice and giving victims of abuse of voice. Today she's joining us to not just
1:36.9	talk about this book, but to talk about how we as families today, what this means for our kids,
1:42.7	and how we can live out today, how we can give
1:46.2	our kids a voice, how we help our kids understand their voice, and how we help our kids understand
1:51.2	and use their power for good in the world. So without further ado, here's our interview with
1:58.5	Dr. Diane Langberg.
2:07.6	Welcome back to the Famous at Home podcast. And this week we have a, I'm just going to call her a mentor, also a friend through the years,
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