Episode 161: The Suffering of Forgiveness with Clark Fredericks

Episode 158: The Suffering of Forgiveness with Clark Fredericks
The Suffering Podcast
Hosted by: Kevin Donaldson & Mike Failace
In June of 2012 Clark ran into the pedophile rapist who had abused hin as a young boy. By his side was a young boy about the age that he had raped Clark.. Seeing him ripped open all of Clark’s repressed childhood pain. A few months later Clark drove to his house to confront him. At the end of that confrontation, he lay dead. HeI was arrested for his murder and faced life in prison, but instead, Clark accepted a plea deal to 2nd degree murder and got sent away to prison for 5 years. During his time incarcerated, ClarkI decided to transform his life from one of self-destruction, to one of self-construction. Clark’s gateway to a better life would require self-discipline and self-improvement. The avenue for attaining these two things would come from daily exercise, faith, transparency, and no
longer harboring the secrets from my past. This past year Clark found himself going on a 6-month backslide after sustaining a shoulder injury and then finding his brother dead on our kitchen floor. Clark was depressed, lethargic, and eating unhealthy foods. After looking in the mirror at his ballooning weight, he said, “This has to change. Clark has an upcoming multi-episode documentary coming out soon, as well as a book release with Simon and Schuster Publishing.
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00:00 Episode 161: The Suffering of Forgiveness with Clark Fredericks
09:10 Our Clark Experience
11:56 Recap
15:41 Plea Deal
20:00 The Clark Fredericks show
21:21 Transform
23:00 Unhealthy
24:03 Other Victims
26:58 I have to forgive
31:10 Triggers
34:04 No Forgiveness
35:50 From the grave
39:00 Backsliding
42:00 Wins
46:00 Irons on the fire
48:00 Walk through
49:59 Upcoming for Clark
52:12 Lets Stop
57:16 Grab young Clark
58:44 Necessary
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[@thetomflynn]

An awesome follow up to Episode 89! Clark’s courtroom testimony clip is absolutely gripping. A story that continues to be a mantra for Suffering to Success. Clark’s power? Resilience, strength and gratitude, of all things. Whilst refusing to succumb to victimhood. Amazing…💪🏻☘️💚🤘🏻⚡️

[@thesufferingpodcast]

Clark is as resilient as they come

[@aaroncalifornia934]

I just hit the subscribe button while watching this podcast.

[@thesufferingpodcast]

Excellent. We work hard to show what is possible when you face your trauma

[@Deceptive_Perspective]

I have learned that as I grow in Christ I forgive others as I have been forgiven by him. Sin is so bad it can only be forgiven. Peoole cry for justice but we would all stand guilty before a perfect God. This has been years of wrestling with it and I still have to remember how I have been forgiven. It also helps withs the victim mentality. This usually happens our understanding aligns with reality. The truth is hard to come to grips with. People today want fantasy and lies but what we all need is reality and truth..

[@thesufferingpodcast]

Very well said my friend

[@aaroncalifornia934]

24:38 I think Clark Fredericks should invite other survivors of Dennis Pegg onto his podcast.

[@aaroncalifornia934]

Which books have you guys read that helped you to recover from your trauma?

[@thesufferingpodcast]

Man You Are Crazy is My book Shots fired by Joseph Loughlin

[@aaroncalifornia934]

I don't forgive my abusers because that is like giving a pardon, as if the abuse never happened.

[@thesufferingpodcast]

Forgiveness is most important for yourself

[@aaroncalifornia934]

@@thesufferingpodcast Clark replied with the same thing.

[@thesufferingpodcast]

@@aaroncalifornia934 makes sense because I learned that from him

[@aaroncalifornia934]

@thesufferingpodcast I do recognize that in certain instances we should forgive, such as when the person who wronged us made a true and honest mistake.

[@aaroncalifornia934]

I have to ask, why do you have the SPAM doll?

[@thesufferingpodcast]

It’s a running joke. Mike know how much I love spam be a it reminds me fondly of my grandfather. He won it at a carnival and brought it in. It’s like a mascot