No more running: it stops here.

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Crystal Loyd is a podcaster, life coach, mental health advocate and speaker whose story, gentle humor, and props help women stop the running. Come, discover how to process hard things to be healed of past hurts so you can gain a closer connection with God.

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My earliest memory is of sexual abuse very early in my childhood and then later experienced sexual abuse as a preteen again. I have run my whole life wither it was from abuse, trauma and fear of people and God and or God's calling for my life or just out right rebellious. How I ran-wild, party, drinking, sex, away from God-his presence, his voice, his calling for my life. 

As I was a preteen and experiencing sexual abuse, I finally found my voice. I climbed out my bedroom window and ran to get help. I was questioned by the authorities and then made to go back home where my abuser was and where the abuse continues. During that time, I prayed to God for my future husband, because I knew that I didn't want the same abusive husbands that I saw in my family. I prayed, God, I will marry a man who will read his bible with me and who has green eyes. (Green is my favorite color, remember I was a young girl) I then heard God say Crystal you are going to marry a preacher. I was afraid and then I ran. Honestly, I didn't know God's voice. I thought this was another way to hurt me. I never told anyone, who would believe me anyway, an abused little girl. No one believe I was getting abused. I did everything I could to run away from that house and that abuse. I stayed with friends. I quit high school. I started parting with my friends. Having my own parties with sex, & alcohol anything to get away from the abuse and from what I heard God tell me. But secretly I wanted what God told me and wondered what that would look like. I would even say, I will never marry a preacher. Then I found myself in front of a judge, getting sent to a group home but then there was No room in the inn and was put in a local foster home. God knew exactly what he was doing. God had put a stop to my running, best thing ever happened to me. I went back to school and then was invited to church and joined a youth group. I surrendered my heart, my life to God. 

I then meet the man who was called to preach, with a mullet, with beautiful green eyes. I married my preacher man and now married for 27 years. We spent 18 years in the ministry and then was hurt in the ministry. And went to running again. Again, being honest, I have been stuck in the hurt for many years. I was done with God, God's people and the ministry. The ministry had become my enemy. I was done, done, done and ran. 

Stuck in this hurt, went on for years. And even pretended that I had forgiven. I had moved on. I had forgiven the family member who didn't believe me. I had forgiven even the authorizes who choice to send me back to the abuse, and abuser's home. Pretending I had forgiven those that hurt us in the ministry as well. Living a life of pretend. Putting on a brave face, with a smile attached to it. I loved everyone, no hard feelings. I had forgiven and I was healed of it all. But the reality was I hadn't loved, and I hadn't forgiven. I hadn't healed from any of it. Living a life of lies to myself and to others. 

And I got Covid in January of 2022. I have Addison's and getting Covid on top of Addison's was very hard on my body. I was struggling wondering if I was going to make it through. I ask God if he was done with me. Because I had been done with God. Only allowing God to come so close to me. I had to protect myself from never getting hurt again. He told me, Crystal if you will only stop running me and you, we can accomplish so much together, from your healing, to helping others in your calling. I then told God, ok God No More Running. I heard God say go, share your story. God has brought so much healing in my life since surrendering to God and his calling for my life. I knew I wanted to help other women. And then 

I started the podcast No More Running in January of 2023. My heart's desire is to help women who are ready to break the cycle, the generational curse of running in her abuse or the trauma she faced. Running in her relationship with God, in her marriage, with her children, in her finances, in her business, in her mental health and in all things that is holding her back or causing her to run. She is ready to rip that Band-Aid off and heal and grow. Ready to go from running to "No More Running" She is ready to talk about what she is running from and why she is running. And set goals that will help her go from running to No More Running-It stops here.

https://nomorerunningpodcast.buzzsprout.com/