Becky Bonham Spiritual Direction

This is sacred space, and you are safe here. Welcome to the Blog & Spiritual Direction practice of Becky Moritz Bonham! Please contact me for more information.

Blog & Spiritual Direction Practice

If you are looking for a place to explore ideas, ask questions, wrestle with the familiar, investigate the unknown, and to get to know yourself and God better, then welcome! If you are looking for a place to explore ideas, ask questions, wrestle with the familiar, investigate the unknown, and to get to know yourself and God better, then welcome! A defining aspe

ct of my spiritual care is the understanding of the spiritual life as a journey. God is a God of process who companions with us in our journeys of becoming the people we were created to be. This process-orientation makes room for life to be messy, unexpected, complex, and adventurous. It also makes room for us to be more aware of God with us on the journey, wherever we are, working in and among us in our ordinary lives. My understanding of spiritual care can be summed up as companioning with others to explore and notice the ways that God is at work in the situations they’re in – to honour the journey by acknowledging the truth of it, as well as the hope of it. Life is messy, and that can be painful, scary, mysterious, exhilarating, hopeful, or any combination of these. To make space for each of these things in our journey is to be authentically human. I provide spiritual direction to people who are interested in exploring, growing, or wrestling with their spirituality. Traditionally, this occurs via 60-minute sessions in person, over the phone, or via zoom. I also offer a written version of spiritual direction, in which the directee sends in written journal reflections and receives written feedback from me. Group spiritual direction is also available. Please visit my website at www.beckymoritzbonham.com for more information, and to read my latest ponderings on the blog. Suggested fees are provided on the blog, but a sliding scale is available to all who need it. Discounts for students and parents of young children is also available. I offer a free 30 minute consultation session to see if we are a good fit. I look forward to connecting with you! Education:
--Master of Psycotherapy and Spirituality (in process)
--Clinical Pastoral Education (2nd Advanced)
--Master of Theological Studies
--Graduate Diploma of Christian Studies
--Bachelor of Arts

Designations:
--Spiritual Directors International, Member (https://www.sdicompanions.org/)
--Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, Student Member (non-certified) (https://www.ccpa-accp.ca/)

Spiritual Direction | Becky Moritz Bonham | Canada

11/18/2022

Hi everyone! It looks like my professional page went inactive for awhile - not sure why 🤔Anyway, I wanted to let you know that I did a few updates on my webpage - after a lengthy period of neglect. Hopefully I'll be able to update - and expand - over the coming year!

Also, I recently started a public Instagram page, called .wander.wrestle. I tend to be writing shorter posts there, since I'm *supposed* to be writing for school! Feel free to check it out and follow! (Link in comments)

Spiritual Direction | Becky Moritz Bonham | Canada Spiritual Direction and Blog with Becky Moritz Bonham: If you are looking for a place to explore ideas, ask questions, wrestle with the familiar, investigate the unknown, and to get to know yourself and God better, then welcome! This is sacred space, and you are safe here.

06/06/2021

"What would prayer sound like if it was used as a balm instead of a weapon?"

Have you ever had prayer used against you as a weapon, or feared it would be used that way?

05/13/2021

I met with my spiritual director today. The sunshine is lovely and so I started outside, but the birds' exuberant squawking was so loud I had to move inside so Nancy could hear me over the phone. 🐦 🎶 I started spiritual direction with Nancy over 15 years ago, because I needed help peeling back a few layers so I could figure out what going on behind the surface levels of my emotions and experiences. She has been such a faithful companion, journeying with me through the adventures and challenges of isolation, longing, motherhood, changing beliefs, vocation, and grief, among other things. She has met me with tenderness and wisdom, and pointed me toward joy, hope, and continued growth. Most of all, she has pointed out how God continues to show up in my life, even when I thought I was alone. So grateful for spiritual direction on my journey!

05/07/2021

What Job Knows: 7 Movements of Those Who Suffer

05/04/2021

My part-two blog post has now turned into part-two-of-three! Here's the middle post. Job encountered great suffering, and while his friends accused, blamed, and shamed, he responded to his experience by creating his own choreography. Along the way, he encountered a deep knowing that guided his steps. Let's take a look at Job's wrestling moves!

What Job Knows: 7 Movements of Those Who Suffer In my previous post, I wrote about suffering and the unhelpful response of “painsplaining” – or trying to explain another’s pain. This attempt to find an “answer” to make sense of suffering leads only to more despair, self-doubt, or even to a denial of suffering altogether. In this post ...

05/01/2021

Can you identify with Job's 🙄? Or perhaps you've been the recipient of someone else's 🙄?

Check out Job's Anti-Painsplaining Tips at https://www.beckymoritzbonham.com/post/painsplaining-101

04/30/2021

Don't be a painsplainer!
My latest post - including Job's Anti-Painsplaining Tips!

Painsplaining 101 In the hardest moments of our lives, when our suffering and loss shines brightest like a gaping wound, our voices break as we cry out with the question of “Why?” Why is this happening? Why me?? For those of us who believe God is in some way overseeing our lives, the questions behind the question...