In this episode of Being Human with Steve Cuss, hosts Steve and Lisa Cuss explore how upbringing shapes relationship dynamics, feelings of shame, and our faith. Guest Christine Caine shares her powerful journey through adoption trauma, childhood sexual abuse, and healing. Bible scholar Yana Jenay Conner reframes Jesus’ “turn the other cheek” teaching as a dignified response to dehumanization. Steve and Lisa also address gaslighting and its impact on trust. Throughout, the episode emphasizes that family of origin work isn’t about blame, but about pursuing healing, forgiveness, and flourishing rooted in God’s transformative love.
EPISODE RESOURCES
- Yana Jenay Conner’s Living Beyond Offence: Finding the Shalom of Jesus on the Path to Forgiveness
- Christine Cain’s The Faith to Flourish: God’s Design for a Rooted, Resilient, and Fruitful Life
MORE FROM CHRISTINE AND YANA
- Other books by Christine Caine
- Christine Caine’s website
- Yana Jenay Conner’s website
- Yana Jenay Conner’s podcast Living Single with Yana Jenay
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Executive Produced by Erik Petrik
Senior Producer: Matt Stevens
Associate Producer: McKenzie Hill
Edited and mixed by Jim Eckes
Theme song by Dan Phelps
Original Music by Andy Gullahorn
