49. Rejection, Compassion, Self-Preoccupation, and Loneliness in Friendship with Pastor, Speaker, Author, Wife, and Mom – Sharon Hodde Miller, Ph.D.

Sharon Hodde Miller is an Enneagram 7, wife of 14 years, mom of three kids, and the author of three books. She has a Master of Divinity and a Ph.D. in Educational Studies. She and her husband founded Bright City Church in the Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina in 2018 and co-pastor the church together. Sharon is a passionate teacher about faith, culture, and the Bible.

In this episode of Courage Becomes Her, Sharon talks about the revelation that came to her about self-preoccupation in friendship and how we can reframe rejection in friendship by seeing the woundedness of the other person. She also talks about how self-righteousness and shame contribute to isolation and loneliness in friendship. She shares about friendship that is safe and consistent.

 Resources from my conversation with Sharon:

• Sharon’s Books:

  • Nice

  • Free of Me

  • The Cost of Control

• Losing our Religion by Russell Moore

• The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness by Tim Keller

• The Wounded Healer by Henri Nouwen

• Sharon Interviews Beth Moore

• Sharon is Interviewed by Carey Nieuwhof

• Sharon is Interviewed by Annie F. Downs

• When Narcissism Comes to Church by Chuck DeGroat

• Podcast Episodes with Chuck DeGroat about Narcissism

  • Carey Nieuwhof

  • Saved by the City

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