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LIVING A RESURRECTED LIFE: A Journey to Self-Love in the Light of Grace

"Divine light shines through a broken soul, an illuminating path to healing and wholeness." ~ Ginni Reiss Bradbury

LIVING A RESURRECTED LIFE: A Journey to Self-Love in the Light of Grace

"Divine light shines through a broken soul, an illuminating path to healing and wholeness." ~ Ginni Reiss Bradbury

Shine Our Light: 12 Steps to Healing is currently a free, private, and interactive Facebook community moderated personally by me! It is a safe space where we walk the steps together, share our hearts, and support one another in the light of grace.

"A path for the broken. A plan for the weary. A place for everyone."

If you’ve never taken a journey through the 12 Steps, this is a great place to start. This process is a sanctuary of pure healing and love, anchored in the belief that the 12 Steps are a universal path for everyone, not just for recovery. By growing in self-love and receiving divine grace, this journey of personal growth and renewal encourages you to move beyond the limitations of your past, letting go of traditional labels and stepping onto a structured path of discovering your true identity and worth.

"A safe place to be real, a sacred place to heal."

What to expect as we walk this path together...

Live Guidance: Interactive discussions and support led by me, Ginni.
A Self-Paced Journey: This group supports your unique path through the 12 steps, offering the education and understanding you need to move at a pace that feels right for you.
Come As You Are: A non-judgmental environment where you are encouraged to show up exactly as you are—doubts, messes, and all.
Daily Soul-Care: Journaling prompts, positive affirmations, and Bible verses to help you feel into God’s peace.
Curated Playlists: Access to 12 custom YouTube playlists featuring guided meditations, step-specific teachings, and inspirational music. https://www.youtube.com/@shineourlight12stepstohealing
Personal Growth: A structured yet gentle space to untangle the overwhelm of life and explore the roots of your relationship with shame; an invitation to embrace self-love, self-compassion, and self-acceptance. We help you identify how survival mode is affecting your present, giving you the tools to silence false narratives, replacing old patterns with emotional and physical healing, encouraging a life of joy and peace.

Coming Soon!
I am currently pouring my heart into a book designed to be your personal companion for growth and renewal. It will consolidate this entire journey into a single home for healing—please keep me in your prayers as I work to bring this vision to life!

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12 Steps to Healing

12 STEPS TO freedom

This 12-step path is a sacred pilgrimage for anyone exhausted by the struggle of survival. It invites you to trade shame for redemptive love and the "overwhelm" for self-love in the light of grace. By unmasking false narratives and embracing mercy, you can reclaim your true identity and step into a life of lasting peace, joy, and Divine partnership.

Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over our problems and that our lives had become unmanageable.
Healing begins with the humility to admit that our own efforts haven't been enough to fix the pain. By acknowledging the "overwhelm," we stop fighting a losing battle and open ourselves up to a new way of living.

Step 2: We came to believe a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. (Shining LIGHT into our lives!)
This is the moment of hope where we realize we don’t have to have all the answers. We look toward the Light, believing that a loving Creator can bring balance back to our minds and peace to our souls.

Step 3: We made a decision to turn our wills and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
This is where we stop running and start trusting. We step out of the driver's seat and place our burdens into the hands of a God who meets us in our mess, trading our constant worry for Divine partnership.

Step 4: We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
With courage, we look inward to identify the roots of our pain and the false narratives we've believed. This isn't about shaming ourselves; it’s about honestly seeing what has been holding us back so we can finally move forward.

Step 5: We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
Healing happens in the light. By speaking our truths out loud to God and a trusted person, we break the isolation of shame and realize we are not alone in our struggles.

Step 6: We were entirely ready to have God remove these defects of character.
We reach a point of total readiness to let go of the self-destructive behaviors and defenses that no longer serve us. We prepare our hearts to be transformed, trusting that something better is waiting to take their place.

Step 7: We humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings.
In an act of deep humility, we ask for the grace to be changed from the inside out. We stop trying to "perform" and instead ask our Creator to refine us into the unique, beautiful people we were created to be.

Step 8: We made a list of all persons we had harmed and those who had harmed us, willing to make amends and forgive others as well as forgive ourselves.
This step focuses on clearing the wreckage of our relationships. We prepare to let go of resentment and the heavy weight of regret, extending the same grace to ourselves that we hope to offer others.

Step 9: We made direct amends whenever possible, except when to do so would injure ourselves or others; also extended forgiveness to those who had harmed us and to ourselves. (Embracing FREEDOM in our lives!)
We take active steps to set things right, creating a clean slate for our future. In this space of forgiveness and amends, we finally experience the true freedom of living with a clear heart and a light spirit.

Step 10: We continued to take personal inventory, and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
Healing is a daily journey, not a one-time event. We stay mindful of our actions and emotions, choosing to address mistakes immediately so that shame never has a chance to take root again.

Step 11: We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
We nurture our relationship with the Creator through quiet reflection and conversation. By seeking His guidance, we find the strength to navigate the overwhelm of life with a sense of purpose and calm.

Step 12: Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
The light we’ve found is meant to be shared. Having discovered that we can thrive, we reach back to help others find their own path to freedom, practicing these principles in every area of our lives.

(The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous have been reprinted and adapted with the permission of Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. ("A.A.W.S.") Permission to reprint and adapt the Twelve Steps does not mean that Alcoholics Anonymous is affiliated with this program. A.A. is a program of recovery from alcoholism only - use of A.A.'s steps or an adapted version in connection with programs, and activities which are patterned after A.A. but which address other problems, or use in any other non-A.A. context does not apply otherwise.)

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COMMUNITY COVENANT

12 STEPS TO freedom

"Confess your [life struggles] to each other and pray for each other so you can live together whole and healed." ~ James 5:16a

The world thinks intimacy occurs in the dark but God says it happens in the light. Darkness is used to hide our hurts, faults, fears, failures, and flaws. But in the light we bring them all out into the open and admit who we really are.

In our coming together, we honor the group by releasing any judgment of personalities, preferences, interpretations, styles or methods. We will concentrate on loving each other and fulfilling God's purposes.

"Let there be real harmony ... I plead with you to be of one mind, united in thoughts and purpose." ~ 1 Corinthians 1:10

To ensure the loving standard of this fellowship, WE WILL...

Share our true feelings (authenticity)youteud
Encourage each other (mutuality)
Support each other (sympathy)
Forgive each other (mercy)
Speak the truth in love (honesty)
Admit out weaknesses (humility)
Respect our differences (courtesy)
Not gossip (confidentiality)
Make group a priority (frequency)

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common questions & heartfelt answers

What is the 12 Steps to Healing program?
It is a self-paced, guided experience designed to move you toward wholeness. Instead of a traditional course, this journey lives within our private Facebook community, where we provide regular journal prompts specifically crafted to help you work through each of the 12 Steps. Along the way, we share positive affirmations, Bible verses, curated YouTube playlists, and daily self-care rituals to support your healing.

Who is this program for?
Truly, anyone and everyone. It is for those who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or "not enough" and are ready for a better life. If you are willing to admit you can’t do it alone, have the courage to face your past, and are ready to make amends (including to yourself), this structured path is for you. (Please visit the SURVIVING TO THRIVING page on this website to explore your truth.)

How does the journaling work?
Our Facebook group serves as your interactive guide. As you move through the journey, I provide targeted journal prompts that correspond with each of the 12 Steps. These prompts are designed to help you dig deep, let go of shame, and process your healing at your own pace while being supported by others walking the same path.

What framework do you use?
We use the traditional Alcoholics Anonymous 12-Step framework, but we have expanded it specifically for trauma and life’s "hard" moments. We noticed a gap for people who don’t struggle with addiction but still face deep internal battles. These Steps aren’t just for sobriety—they are for anything you want to overcome, to invite personal growth and healing so you can thrive in life.

Do I need to believe in God?
While we believe true healing is found in God’s love, you are welcome here regardless of your current beliefs. This journey meets you exactly where you are. Even if you are skeptical or have been hurt by religion in the past, you can still find immense value and healing in these steps.

What is the pace of the program?
There is no "right" way to do this—only your way. While many people complete a step per week, others gather in small groups to tackle one step a month, allowing the lessons to truly settle in. The goal isn't speed; it’s reaching a place where you can embody these truths in your daily life.

Is there additional support available?
Absolutely. If you feel you need extra guidance, I offer personalized coaching to support you on your journey. For more information, click CONTACT GINNI below. I am also available as a guest speaker to share my story and the transformative power of these Steps with your group or organization.

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Shine Our Light

our mission

The mission of this healing journey is to guide you through a sacred 12-step pilgrimage, gently transforming your wounds into wonder. In this safe space, we tenderly unmask the inner critic and the darkness of shame, making room for you to step out of hiding and into the light of your own worth. By exploring your story with compassion, you will learn to love yourself and reclaim your true identity as a cherished child of God. This journey invites you to shed old survival habits, moving from the exhaustion of survival into a raw, intimate partnership with a Creator who sees you as precious—finally free to receive grace and rest in Divine love.

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Shine Our Light

Beauty in brokenness ~ healing in humility

Are you feeling broken? Lost? Hopeless? Helpless?

Do you experience anxiety, depression, worry, fear?

Does your heart feel heavy with shame and insecurities, wondering if you'll ever be enough?

Is your soul in the search for healing and purpose but you don't know where to look?

Are you always running away...from your problems, from the pain, from yourself?

My friend, YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

"The wounds in our hearts are but openings by which the healing love of God can enter in"

Every human being feels this ache, on some level. We all share the 'hard' of life.

Every soul is lost. But we don't have to stay that way. I promise you, there is hope.

We can stop hiding from our failures, stop masking the pain. We can run into the arms of a Savior that wants to show us the way.

He sees us. And He meets us, in our challenges, no matter how lost or how broken, exactly where we are.

"And Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the father except through me." ~ John 14:6

Join me, and many others, on a journey to self-love in the light of grace. A journey to freedom by letting go. As we surrender to our brokenness by seeking a unified relationship with our Creator, we begin to let go of self-destructive behaviors and harmful false internal narratives, becoming who we were created to be, in Him and for Him.

NO RELIGION. NO MAN-MADE RULES. GOD HIMSELF.

Step by step, we journey inward, inviting a more intimate and loving relationship with ourselves, seeing ourselves as God sees us

- unique, beautiful, precious, worthy, CHOSEN BY HIM.

"The ultimate love of self is to find one's self in the love of God."

This is a journey toward living a resurrected life. It is an invitation to leave the tomb of your past behind and step into a spiritual renewal where you are no longer defined by your wounds, but restored by grace. As we begin to walk in the love of God, learning to heal by his mercy and grace, our natural choices and internal beliefs begin to align with His.

How we see ourselves, how we treat others, how we show up in the world.

Our bodies, our souls, our spirits - we find balance, we find healing, we find peace.

Safely supported and loved in Divine partnership, this is how we were created in order to thrive in life.

In the light of Christ, we ALL have the power to achieve it!

"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." ~ John 8:12

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LIVING A RESURRECTED LIFE: A Journey to Self-Love in the Light of Grace

LIVING A RESURRECTED LIFE: A Journey to Self-Love in the Light of Grace

12 Steps to Healing

12 STEPS TO freedom

12 STEPS TO freedom

12 STEPS TO freedom

COMMUNITY COVENANT

12 STEPS TO freedom

12 STEPS TO freedom

common questions & heartfelt answers

Shine Our Light

our mission

Shine Our Light

Beauty in brokenness ~ healing in humility

Hear from Fellow Healers

Connect With Us

Contact Us

Drop us a line!

flourish ~ grow ~ thrive

Shine Our Light

LIVING A RESURRECTED LIFE: A Journey to Self-Love in the Light of Grace

LIVING A RESURRECTED LIFE: A Journey to Self-Love in the Light of Grace

12 Steps to Healing

12 STEPS TO freedom

12 STEPS TO freedom

12 STEPS TO freedom

COMMUNITY COVENANT

12 STEPS TO freedom

12 STEPS TO freedom

common questions & heartfelt answers

Shine Our Light

our mission

Shine Our Light

Beauty in brokenness ~ healing in humility

Hear from Fellow Healers

Connect With Us

Contact Us

Drop us a line!

flourish ~ grow ~ thrive

Shine Our Light

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