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A Doorway of Hope celebrates 10 years!
Following an 18-month research and development phase, ADOH’s training program began with two pilot trainings in late 2015 and early 2016. An in-person betrayed partner group of women working with Sarah Morales was followed by online training with Lisa Taylor founder Beyond Betrayal Community (New Zealand) and Amanda Jackson (Australia). Those pilot trainings formed ADOH's experiential learning training model as we journeyed together through the workbook content sharing insig

Donna Meredith Dixon
Jun 286 min read


Farewell 2025, welcome 2026
The year as a house ~ A Blessing — Jan Richardson May Richardon's blessing be so for you and yours in 2026. "Think of the year as a house: door flung wide in welcome, threshold swept and waiting, a graced spaciousness opening and offering itself to you. Let it be blessed in every room." Following an in-person and virtual international beta training offerings, ADOH's first official partner peer facilitator training began in June 2016. Through alumni referrals, ADOH began and

Donna Meredith Dixon
Jan 42 min read


Welcome, 2024!
It's already 2024 for some of those within the ADOH community - or connected to us. Yesterday I headed to my website mulling over what I...

Donna Meredith Dixon
Dec 31, 20235 min read
"Someone recently told me that the word trauma is overused."
I paused while reading Chuck DeGroat's July 13 Tweet. And I continued because I knew his background included roles as professor,...

Donna Meredith Dixon
Jan 23, 20234 min read


Trauma as a place of service
Dr. Diane Langberg opens her book, Suffering and the Heart of God by describing the emotional impact she felt standing in the dungeons...

Donna Meredith Dixon
Jun 20, 20224 min read


"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."
In early 2016, after completing the first of two field study training cohorts I already understood I would learn much from amazing,...

Donna Meredith Dixon
Jan 31, 20223 min read


Navigating Christmas with trauma-sensitivity
Seattle Christian Counseling therapist, Lisa Velin, states, "The holiday season can remind people of difficulties in their childhood and...

Donna Meredith Dixon
Nov 28, 20214 min read


Surviving the Holidays: Waiting on a Promise Partner Advent Retreat
Even during our 'best' years the Christmas season holds challenging moments, right? In December 2020, Lisa Taylor shared a Surviving The...

Donna Meredith Dixon
Oct 18, 20214 min read


Two Exceptional September events: Registrations are open!
Waiting on a Promise: An Advent Retreat for Partners Naked Truth Project: P Word Conference My childhood and young adult experiences...

Donna Meredith Dixon
Sep 1, 20212 min read


Creating safe places
Recognizing the significance of creating safe places begins with understanding how betrayal trauma affects the brain. My colleague, Dr....

Donna Meredith Dixon
Jun 26, 20214 min read


Running out of time? Or, just in time?
Renew Ten-day free hour online Summit begins Monday, May 10 through May 19 April was a BUSY month for me (see SILS update below). I...

Donna Meredith Dixon
May 7, 20214 min read


Dear Christian Leaders
Her early morning text wasn't really a surprise. Founder of a thriving ministry helping partners in recovery from sexual betrayal, my...

Donna Meredith Dixon
Mar 11, 20214 min read


An unusual and interesting mixture of things
Collaborating and partnering: A core ADOH value Sexual Integrity Leadership Summit April 29 - May 21 (2021) San Antonio Texas As a...

Donna Meredith Dixon
Feb 26, 20213 min read


Creating safe places to land
A trauma-informed approach to peer facilitator training Trauma-informed peer facilitators: Creating safe places to land, becoming hands...

Donna Meredith Dixon
Feb 6, 20214 min read


And that's a wrap! Module Nine Putting it all together: What's next?
Learning Objective: Participants will a) give an overview of the Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model (MPTM) b) describe effective...

Donna Meredith Dixon
Dec 16, 20203 min read


When … not if… your group members experience crises
"Inevitably, members of your small group will face hardship and suffering." In her Church Leaders article, Candace McMahan continues,...

Donna Meredith Dixon
Nov 30, 20203 min read


Hodgepodge: Why Module Seven? Next ADOH peer facilitator training and Living Truth interview
Module Seven: Confidentiality, Legal Obligations to Report, and Referrals Learning objective: Participants will describe the importance...

Donna Meredith Dixon
Nov 20, 20203 min read


Why do I need to ‘create a group structure'?
In his “Small Group Structure Made Simple” blog, Bob Fuhs describes CRU’s structure for their small group system. He begins by connecting...

Donna Meredith Dixon
Oct 26, 20203 min read


Giving ourselves permission to shift from Plan A
After posting the "Group Stages and Dynamics (as told by the Fellowship of the Ring?)" blog on September 7, my September Plan A included...

Donna Meredith Dixon
Oct 4, 20202 min read


Group Stages (as told by the Fellowship of the Ring?)
Module Five: Navigating group dynamics and stages Those who complete ADOH training can summarize small group theory and group stages,...

Donna Meredith Dixon
Sep 7, 20204 min read
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