Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Healing Religious Trauma: Listening to My Own Advice
The day Trauma in the Pews published my focus shifted, and I began living out an unhealed portion of my story...
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Dec 30, 2023
- 4 min
Trauma in the Pews: The Memory Behind the Metaphor
The most unexpected parts of 2023 were my struggles with the success of Trauma in the Pews and all the opportunities it brought me.
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Dec 15, 2020
- 4 min
My Ph.D. was Earned!
From the time I was in high school, I dreamed of one day completing a doctorate. It was a mixture of desiring validation and the simple...
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Jun 1, 2020
- 3 min
Can You Listen to the Smoke?
As the protests began, I understood the purpose; when they turned violent, I also understood some of the conditions that fed that violence.
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Oct 23, 2019
- 5 min
Women in Leadership: It's About Respect
I have served in churches and church-related ministries in two denominations that believed very differently about the roles of women in mini
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Sep 27, 2019
- 3 min
Reflection: My Hope for the Future
I was prepared to share my insights with the students; but what I received from them exceeded my expectations. I received a profound hope fo
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Aug 4, 2019
- 5 min
Five Years Later: A Future I Couldn’t Imagine
Except for the people I have known for many years, my life looks nothing like it did five years ago. I do not live in the same place, do the
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Jan 9, 2019
- 4 min
A Peek into Jeannie's BRAVE Childhood!
This book defines me as a writer. It is an interweaving narrative that almost defies description. One of my endorsers for Jeannie's BRAV
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Dec 19, 2018
- 1 min
Poetry: Words
Sometimes I like to surprise my readers by a side of me most haven't seen. Poetry would fall into that category. I wrote quite a few poe
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Nov 13, 2018
- 2 min
Jeannie's BRAVE Childhood
Jeannie, the resourceful and resilient child self of author Janyne McConnaughey takes center stage in this companion book to BRAVE: A person
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Aug 6, 2018
- 5 min
BRAVE: The Introduction
(There have been many times when readers stop and message me with appreciation after reading the Introduction to BRAVE: A Personal Story of
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Jul 14, 2018
- 3 min
Writers! You Are Enough!
Every dream is a child’s dream. Even when we dream as an adult; it is connected to a dream we had as a child. Maybe we can’t remember where
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Jul 13, 2018
- 3 min
WHAT IF It's Not Your Fault?
Then one glorious day, I sat back on the therapy couch and said, “This was never my fault.” In all of my “what if” moments, the idea of my i
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Jun 1, 2018
- 5 min
Helping Jeannie Release Trauma
We often stop ourselves and the children in our lives from doing everything necessary for the body to heal from trauma. We stop our tears, w
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Apr 3, 2018
- 5 min
BRAVE: To Read or Not to Read
I used all my skill as an instructional designer when writing BRAVE. I have read books that throw graphic abuse details at you on the first
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Mar 11, 2018
- 4 min
NWMinistryConference: If We Pause to Listen
We can’t fully help others without addressing the deep impact of mental health in our homes, churches, schools, and communities. Simply addr
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Feb 28, 2018
- 5 min
The Blanket of Brokenness
My blanket of brokenness had lots of layers. It had the parts I rejected and the parts I created to please the world. It also had a thousand
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Feb 5, 2018
- 5 min
Reflecting on a BRAVE Journey
And finally, the 6th most common reaction: Thank you.
You are welcome. Those who are saying thank you are the reason I was willing to be “cr
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Jan 10, 2018
- 4 min
BRAVE: A Personal Story of Healing Childhood Trauma
I am well aware that my book and the truth I tell will be a powerful statement about the effects of childhood trauma. The vulnerability requ
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Jan 5, 2018
- 4 min
Writing My Own Ending to My Story
I did not come to this place of sharing easily or quickly. It was necessary to heal before sharing. It is important to share selectively and
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