Everyone is a little tangled up. One of the worst things is that we sometimes can’t see how we’re tangled up, so we struggle to make sense of our own stories. Chris has helped to clarify things for me. By observing where issues were linked and noting how stories were related, Chris helped me to see how connected things are.
One of the main ways that Chris cleared things up for me was by teaching me about naming. For example, Chris noticed a fear of being needy running throughout my story. I remember one session in particular in which I was finally able to say out loud, “I am needy.” I had been so afraid of admitting it — or worse, of someone else discovering it — for as long as I can remember. I feared rejection. Yet when I finally said it out loud, it was the fear that left, not Chris. Chris didn’t go anywhere. Even more astonishing was that I didn’t reject me, either. I had finally accepted myself. Chris has equipped me in so many ways so that I can make sense of my story, from theological doubts to emotional turbulence — and I look forward to how I might grow with Chris in the future.
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