{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"LIF #175: Gina Birkemeier: The Story We Inherited Isn't the Only Story Available to Us","description":"What if some of the ways we've learned to move through the world aren't simply \u201cwho we are,\u201d but adaptations to stories we inherited long before we knew we were living inside them? In this episode of Love Is Fearless, Doug and Janet sit down with therapist, author, and speaker Gina Birkemeier for a conversation about shame, inherited stories, generational patterns, healing, curiosity, control, and the courage to see our stories differently. Gina reminds us that the strategies we once developed to stay safe and connected can eventually keep us moving at a pace that makes it difficult to see anything except the next problem we need to solve. Together, we wonder what becomes possible when we stop spending our energy trying to solve what shame has produced and begin trusting that the story we inherited may not be the only story available to us. Along the way, we explore what it means to become curious about our stories without minimizing what happened, why problem-solving can sometimes become a masked form of control, what changes when we begin to take God at His Word about abundant life, and how the way we live today can become part of the story inherited by those who come after us. And perhaps most importantly, as Doug reminds us: \u201cYou don't age out of redemption.\u201d Wherever you are in your story, another chapter is still possible. Come explore with us. Connect with Gina \ud83d\udcd6 Read Gina's writing on Substack: Gina Birkemeier, LPC on Substack \ud83d\udcf7 Follow Gina on Instagram: @myoutloudvoice on Instagram Continue the Expedition \ud83d\udcd6 Read the companion Field Notes on Substack: Visit janetnewberry.substack.com and look for LIF #175 in the title. The companion Field Notes will be published after this episode. \ud83c\udf3f Learn more about The Story Expedition and John 15 Academy: The Story ExpeditionJohn 15 Academy If this conversation encouraged you, we'd love for you to subscribe, leave a review, or share it with someone who enjoys asking good questions and exploring alongside others. Together, let's go see. &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"LOVE IS FEARLESS","author_url":"https:\/\/www.janetnewberry.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43118073\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/001642\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/43118073"}