The Healing & Freedom Journey
The Healing & Freedom Journey is a podcast hosted by Mark DeJesus that focuses on helping listeners achieve mental, emotional, and relationship health. Each episode provides insights and practical advice for personal healing and growth. The show aims to guide individuals on a journey toward freedom from past hurts and unhealthy patterns.
Episodes
Restoring Child Like Faith, Breaking Through Distortions and Becoming Secure in Your Identity
Do you ever feel disconnected from who you are in Christ? Finding yourself under attack in your thoughts that pull you into confusion and insecurity? Do you feel like you have to perform, get everything right or prove you belong? If so, join me as I explore how restoring childlike faith can help you become more secure […]
🔴 The Power of Gentle Reasonability | Faith, Works & Scrupulosity | Conviction, Halloween & OCD
In this Sunday Live, I explore the powerful meaning of gentleness in Philippians 4:2–5—a quality I describe as gentle reasonability: a humble, kind and reasonable way of relating to others, especially in conflict that invites others to grow. Looking at Paul’s appeal to Euodia and Syntyche, I reflect on how to address disagreements without shaming people, rushing […]
10 God Distortions from a Punishment Based Lens
Today, I explore how a punishment-based view of God can shape the way we see Him, relate to Him and interpret our faith. Fear, striving and condemnation can quietly, or loudly, distort our picture of God’s love and grace. Recognizing distortions we carry about God is a very important aspect for experiencing greater healing and […]
🔴 Standing Fast in the Lord | Working Through Unworthiness | Being Loved for Who You Are | Affection and Lack of Sexual Desire
In this broadcast, I explore the power of standing fast in the Lord through Philippians 4:1, looking at how faith, perseverance, and loving relationships can help us remain grounded through difficult seasons. I also discuss standing firm in God’s grace and liberty, navigating spiritual warfare and mental health struggles without falling into striving, shame, or legalism and […]
12 Types of Christian Perfectionists
Are you striving to get everything “just right” in your Christian walk—but still feeling like it’s never enough? In this episode, I explore 12 types of Christian perfectionism and how they can show up in our faith, relationships, decisions, and everyday lives. Perfectionism has many “faces” so it can be helpful to see how it […]
🔴 Discerning Who You Choose to Walk With | Getting to the Heart of Sexual Struggles and Addictions
In this Sunday Live, Melissa and I catch up on family life and health, then I continue our study of Philippians 3:17–21. I explore Paul’s encouragement to learn from godly examples, why it’s natural to grieve when people we respect stumble or walk away from faith and how to recognize destructive patterns without losing sight […]
The Fear of Punishment and Your Relationships
Do you live with a looming question hanging over your life: “Am I in trouble?” Maybe it hits when your pastor says, “Can I talk to you for a minute?” or when a letter shows up in the mailbox, or when a friend goes quiet. In this video, I want to explore how a punishment-based […]
A Punishment-Based Relationship with God Hinders Mental Health
Today I open up about how a punishment-based relationship with God quietly erodes your mental, emotional and relational health. I share from my own journey how the lie of disconnection, fear, and chronic condemnation can create a constant sense of “I’m not safe,” leading to anxiety, hypervigilance, torment, perfectionism, OCD patterns, depression, and deep loneliness. […]
2 Things Perfectionists Obsess About
Join me as I talk about two main things that perfectionists are often obsessed about. They fixate on these two things quite often. Are you exhausted from constantly feeling “almost there, but never enough” in your walk with God? In this broadcast, I expose two hidden patterns that quietly drive Christian perfectionism—and how they wear […]
🔴 We Have not Arrived | OCD in Families | Afraid of Your Thoughts | Obsessing Over Your Faith
In this Sunday Live, I walk through a powerful section of Philippians 3 and share why you haven’t arrived… and that’s actually the point. I explore Paul’s “no confidence in the flesh” mindset, how he treats his impressive religious resume and what he lost in his old religious life as rubbish and what that means for […]
Reading Galatians Opened up Freedom from Perfectionism
In this live broadcast, I share how perfectionism and a law-based mindset “bewitched” my walk with God and how the book of Galatians unlocked a new experience of grace, sonship and emotional freedom. I talk about what Paul really meant by bewitchment, why performance-driven Christianity feels spiritual but actually keeps us in a yoke of […]
🔴 Yokes That Are Not of God | Toxic Discernment | Over-Mothered Under-Fathered | Why Bother Praying?
In today’s Sunday Live, I was joined by my son, Maximus, as my co-host! We had a powerful, fun and vulnerable time together, while addressing questions you sent in. Max shared a number of updates, about his dreams of growing in his artwork, starting his own YouTube channel and the areas of his life where […]
Emotions Perfectionists FEEL (Or Do Not Allow)
In this live broadcast, I open up about the emotional world of a perfectionist—the constant pressure, anxiety, shame, anger, and even the hidden disappointment and depression that so many of us carry but rarely know how to process. I share from my own journey as a recovering Christian perfectionist, unpacking how fight, flight, and freeze […]
🔴 Performance-Based Influences | Conviction and Repentance Distortions | Boundaries and Guilt
In this episode of Sunday Live, I dive into the book of Philippians for a teaching on detecting performance-based influencers in the church. I unpack Paul’s striking warning to “beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation” (Philippians 3:2) and what that actually means for us today. We talk about Judaizers, legalism, […]
Freedom from the Burden of “Just Right But Never Enough”: The Christian Perfectionist Healing Journey
So many believers deeply desire to live right before God, uphold strong values, and walk in holiness. Yet behind that sincere desire, there is often a hidden burden—an emotional and spiritual pressure that never lets you rest, never lets you feel “enough,” and never lets you simply be loved by God. This is the toxic […]
🔴 What is Rejoicing in the Lord? | Processing Thoughts, Feelings and Emotions | Vain Repetition
In this Sunday Live, I continue our Philippians Bible study and dive deep into Paul’s call to “rejoice in the Lord.” What does it actually mean to rejoice when life feels anything but joyful? Is joy just a religious cliché, or a real, practical experience we can grow in—especially in the midst of anxiety, depression, […]
🔴 Wrestling with ADHD and OCD | Health Anxiety | Narcissism in the Workplace | Rapture Fears
In this live broadcast, I stand at the intersection of mental health and biblical insight, sharing from my journey “in the trenches” of my own journey and through experience of helping those who are struggling. From a pastoral lens, I share the common root areas that are often underlying those who struggle with OCD and also those who battle ADHD, and how these […]
12 Signs You Have a PUNISHMENT-BASED Relationship with God
Do you live with an anxious dread about connecting with God? Do you find yourself living a performance-based lifestyle so that you won’t be punished by God? Do you find yourself relating to God through a lens of punishment? If so, you are not alone and today can be a new step into freedom. In […]
🔴 Burnout, Sickness, Exhaustion and Feeling Guilty about Rest | Tips for a Strong Marriage Bond | Relationship with AI
In this Sunday Live, I open up about burnout, overwork, chronic health struggles, and why so many of us are secretly exhausted while trying to serve God. Using Philippians 2 and the story of Epaphroditus, I walk through a biblical picture of burnout, illness, and God’s mercy that doesn’t shame you for crashing, but actually […]
🔴 Freedom in Christ to Make Decisions | Shame About Your Past | Whatever Is NOT of Faith Is Sin? | Watching TV Shows
There is far more freedom in Christ than we could ever imagine and this broadcast gets into so many areas that seek to hinder the freedom and liberty that is available to us in Christ. This impacts our spiritual walk and our mental health in many ways. I talk about how this impacts decisions, calling […]
What Feelings of DESPERATION Can Mean for Your Mental Health
Do you ever find yourself drowning in feelings of desperation? Where your mind and body feel so overwhelmed by what you are going through, that every part of you is crying out and even begging for help? Maybe you are there right now. I know I have been there countless times. In fact, I often […]
🔴 Wisdom for Hard Seasons | 5 Unhealthy Patterns in Leaders | Forgiveness, Work and Hatred Confusion in Scripture
In this broadcast I take you on a journey that brings together biblical insight and mental–emotional health, especially around the struggles many believers face. I share honestly from my own battle with chronic illness (Epstein-Barr), fatigue, and brain fog and how I have been in a learning journey, where I learn to accept where I’m […]
🔴 ROCD Q&A 8: Intimacy and Commitment Fears | God Distortions | The Root of ROCD | Sexual Intrusive Thoughts
In this live ROCD Q&A, I take you into the battleground of relationship OCD and anxiety, especially when it comes to relationship intimacy and commitment. I address intrusive thoughts, especially for sensitive ROCD strugglers who deeply care about God’s will, purity and honoring biblical truth, but are struggling with distortions on how they relate to those areas. I talk […]
🔴 Complaining in the Bible is Not What You May Think | Emotional Immaturity | Fawning, People Pleasing and OCD
We are back with Sunday live! I take an opportunity to share a great experience we had in Pennsylvania and our experience at the Sight and Sound Theastre in Lancaster, PA. I also share some honest updates about my health journey and current findings in what I am working through. I also return to our […]
🔴 Why do I Struggle with Condemnation? | Reading the Bible with Distortions | Free to Make Decisions
Today I dive into questions from believers wrestling with OCD, scrupulosity, intrusive thoughts, relationship anxiety, burnout, and condemnation. If you’ve ever felt “just right but never enough,” overwhelmed by perfectionism, or stuck in religious obsessiveness, this is a space where I invite you to slow down, breathe, and discover that God’s heart is not performance-driven, but […]
🔴 Working Out Your Salvation is Not What You May Think | Sharing Your OCD Struggles with Wisdom | Freedom in Christ and the Yoke of Religious Bondage
Today we walk through one of the passages of Scripture that trips up many believers who struggle with assurance of their salvation, their standing with God or wrestling with anxiety regarding their faith walk. But I believe as we simply break down the words and context, you will find that this passage of Scripture communicates […]
🔴 Living with a Jesus Mindset | Adrenal Crash and Anxiety | When Fear Drains Your Energy
In this live broadcast we take you on a full journey through faith, mental health, and real-life struggle. I share updates on my upcoming book on Christian perfectionism and share an update on the Church Lady and the Church Gentleman’s journey together. You’ll laugh but also find some heart warming moments! I move into a […]
🔴 Scrupulosity and the Performance-Driven Gospel | Hobbies, Idolatry and Coveting | Marriage Betrayal and Submission Confusion | Social Awkwardness
In this Wednesday Live, I take you with me into some of the deepest and most painful questions many believers are wrestling with in their mental, emotional, and relationship journey. At the same time, I had an opportunity to bring some exhortations to encourage you in your healing and freedom! I address salvation OCD and […]
Empowering Mind Renewal When You Struggle to “Feel It”
When you want to practice renewing your mind but your emotions are pitching a fit, it can feel confusing and defeating. In this episode I want to address some important insights when it comes to mind renewal that we often forget or were never taught. I will expose the emotional resistance that comes up, why […]
🔴 Salvation OCD and Bible Reading | Detoxing Charismatic Extremes | Perfectionistic Parenting | Estrangement
In this Sunday Live, I dive into a wide range of questions at the intersection of mental, emotional, and relationship health with a biblical lens and practical mental health insights. But I first start things off on the lighter side, giving an update on the Church Lady and the Church Gentleman’s ongoing journey together, as […]
Mercy: God’s Love is Faithful Even When You Are Not
If you’ve ever felt like God’s love for you goes up and down based on your performance, this teaching is for you. In this episode, we dive into the Old Testament word chêsed—often translated as “mercy,” “lovingkindness,” or “steadfast love.” You’ll discover how God’s covenant love remains loyal, faithful, and committed even when we are not. […]
🔴 Keeping Selishness, Narcissism and Conceit out of the Church | Biblical Humility | Brain Rewiring
In this Sunday live, I open by sharing a humorous-but-painfully-real Church Lady rebuke that will put a smile on your fce. From there, I dive into Philippians 2 and unpack what Scripture actually means by “selfish ambition” and “conceit,” tracing the Greek word studies and how they describe the dynamics we now call narcissism—especially in […]
How to Move On from a Thought
One of the most common questions I receive is some version of this: “Mark, how do I move on from a thought?” Whether it’s a disturbing intrusive thought, an obsessive loop that won’t quit, or a troubling idea that seems to follow you everywhere — you want to know how to get unstuck and move […]
🔴 Depart from Me Fears | Parenting Without Provoking | Heat Exhaustion
In this Sunday Live, I share a very real-life update about my recent heat exhaustion experience and recovery, while getting into the honest, raw questions that many of you are battling in your own mental, emotional, and spiritual journey. I step into questions that center around OCD, scrupulosity, doubt, and salvation anxiety. I respond to […]
🔴 Unbelief and Feeling Crazy | Walking in the Spirit | Workplace Burnout | Intrusive Thoughts at 3AM
In this Wednesday Live Q&A, I talk through struggles around unbelief, anxiety, and salvation, including questions like, “If my anxiety comes from unbelief, am I in constant sin?” as well as, “How do I repent of sins that feel impossible to fix right away?” I also address questions about feeling like you’re losing your mind: […]
My Journey Working through the Fear of Man
Do you struggle with the fear of other peoples’ opinions, not getting their approval or being rejected? Are you finding that your perspective and your decisions are being clouded by a fear of what other people think? You may be wrestling with the influence of the fear of man. If recognize you struggle with the […]
🔴 Healthy Church Life | Dealing with Embarrassment | Terrified About Eternity
Today, we dive into your questions, while also sharing a Bible study on Philippians, where I address, “Living as a Healthy Church.” I encourage listeners to slow down and take in the beauty of comfort, consolation, fellowship, affection and mercy, in such a way that welcomes our hearts to recieve the nurishment and health we […]
This ONE Verse Changed How I Relate to God and Anxiety
For years I lived in deep, debilitating anxiety—panic attacks, intrusive thoughts, rumination, OCD tendencies, and a constant sense of dread. I loved God, but I was tormented in my thoughts and emotions. In this video, I share the one verse that completely changed how I see God and how I relate to anxiety: “For God has not […]
🔴 Angry at the Evil in the World | What is Healthy Prophecy? | Where is God in My Anxiety and Panic?
In this live broadcast I dive into a wide range of honest, real–life struggles that many believers face but don’t often talk about openly. I start by addressing what it’s like to feel overwhelmed and angry at the evil in the world—from injustice, cultural confusion and workplace hostility toward Christian values, to the heartache of […]
Working Through EXISTENTIAL Thoughts that Become OBSESSIVE
If you find yourself stuck in your head, spiraling over big questions about God, eternity, reality, and the meaning of life, allow me to talk to you about when thoughts become existential and obsessive. Maybe you can’t stop asking: Perhaps you’re tormented by thoughts like: You might spend hours researching online, watching videos, asking pastors […]
🔴 The Father’s Love, LUST and Sexual Addictions | Narcissistic Father | OCD and Parenting Autism
In this Resurrection Day Sunday Live broadcast we invite you into a real and honest journey of heart healing and mental health through a biblical lens. We open by sharing a very raw and traumatic story of Melissa experience a violent incident at Target, while sharing about how we processed it. I then shared a […]
🔴 OCD Makes You Feel Like a REPROBATE | Demon Confusion | New Career Path | ROCD
In this midweek live, I begin by addressing OCD, scrupulosity, and the tormenting fear of being a “reprobate,” unpacking what the Bible actually says about a debased mind versus what an anxious, obsessive filter tells you about yourself. I talk about salvation OCD, the unpardonable sin, intrusive thoughts, and how perfectionism, performance-driven Christianity. From there, […]
Embracing IMPERFECTION and Experiencing God’s Love and Grace
I invite you into a gracious, Christ-centered way of relating to your imperfections in a renewed way—not as areas to compulsively fix, run away from or erase, but as places where love and grace can finally reach you and worlk through you. If you struggle with perfectionism, the “just right but never enough” mindset, OCD […]
Working Through OCD and LOW Feelings and Emotions
If you’ve ever battled OCD, scrupulosity, perfectionism, or just that “never enough” way of living, you may know what it’s like to suddenly find yourself feeling low, empty, and emotionally flat—right in the middle of trying to get better. Today, I unpack what I call the doldrums—those windless, still seasons where the drama of compulsions quiets […]
Stop Catastrophizing Your Thoughts
Does your mind have a habit of turning small problems into full-blown emergencies? Do your thoughts spiral into worst-case scenarios before you even have time to catch your breath? If so, you may be caught in a pattern called catastrophizing — and it’s more common than you think. In this broadcast, I break down what […]
🔴 Boundaries with Unhealthy Parents | Borderline Personality Disorder | Fear of Death
In Sunday Live, we dig into boundaries with dysfunctional and unhealthy parents, neediness, borderline personality disorder, religious OCD, scrupulosity and more! I start off with why Paul was able to break through the fear of death and end the broadcast addressing a 68-year-old pastor who has spent decades tormented by the fear that his past […]
10 Ways to Stop Being Afraid of Your Thoughts
If you’re exhausted from battling your own thoughts, this video is for you. In this teaching, I’m opening up about a struggle that’s been very real in my own life: being afraid of my thoughts—especially those intrusive, “where did THAT come from?” thoughts that seem to hijack your peace and spin you into anxiety, shame, […]
You Are NOT the Thoughts that Show Up in Your Mind
Do you struggle with disturbing, dark or “crazy” thoughts that pop into your mind that make you immediately wonder, “What is wrong with me?” That was my life for a long time. Fear-based, anxiety-ridden, intrusive thoughts would spin me out, and I felt convinced they were exposing something horribly wrong with my heart. In this message, I […]
🔴 Chained But Not Captive | Obsession Over Physical Appearance | Modern Prophets and God’s Voice
In this broadcast I div into the intersection of biblical truth and mental health, and how the two meet us right in the middle of our real-life struggles. I start in Philippians 1:12–18, looking at Paul’s imprisonment as a master class in what I call “redeemed interpretation.” Paul was in chains, but he refused to live as a […]
Mercy and Gods Compassionate Tenderness
Have you learned about how tender God’s mercy is towards us? Join me as I take a journey through discovering God’s transforming mercy, specifically in the Old Testament. We will look at the richness of words like racham and rachamim — and discover that God’s compassion toward you is not distant or cold. It’s tender, […]
Don’t Feed Intrusive Thoughts Because they Are TROLLS
You’ve been fighting your intrusive thoughts and yet they keep coming back, often stronger than before. But there are some reasons why these thoughts seem to get worse of even stronger. Once we understand that, everything can beging changing. I’m going to show you why your intrusive thoughts behave exactly like trolls and why every […]
🔴 4 Signs of Discerning Love | I Don’t Feel God’s Love | Submission | ADHD Husband | Sexual History in Marriage
This is a jam-packed Sunday live with Bible study, questions that you have sent in and some laughs along the way! I start off with sharing that I have not been feeling well. The Church Lady rebuked me for “claiming” sickness and we had a interesting conversations about it. I then dive into Philippians 1:9–11 […]
I Am Concerned About How We’re Using “God’s Voice”
I’ve spent decades in the trenches with believers — one on one, in groups, through emails and counseling conversations — and I keep seeing the same pattern showing up and doing real damage. It’s the way we’re using God’s voice. I’m not saying God doesn’t speak. I give full room for that. But I’m deeply […]
🔴 The Call of God to Ministry | Schizoaffective Disorder | Child Birth, Sickness and Low Libido
In this midweek LIVE, I tackle a wide range of questions that hit both theology and real‑life struggle. I share my perspective on the call of God to ministry—what’s actually biblical versus what’s become Christian culture, with some tips on how to approach the desire to be an overseer in a healthy way. I also […]
This ONE WORD Helps to Overcome Intrusive Thoughts
If you’ve ever been hijacked by an intrusive thought — that unwanted, disturbing image or urge that shows up without warning — you know how exhausting the battle can be. It leads to a lot of compulsive activity that actually makes the thoughts worse. The praying, confessing, mental reviewing, the avoidance — to name a […]
🔴 Discerning What Love Looks Like | Ways a Man can lead his Home | Healing Through Adoption Trauma
What does love actually look like in the everyday moments of life? In this live broadcast, I open with a rich Bible study in Philippians, unpacking the importance of discerning what love calls for in real life, to help us learn to grow in deeper knowledge and wisdom on how to apply love. From there, […]
🔴 Can God Just Change My Thoughts? | The Get Over it Mentality | Frustrated with God
In our Wednesday Live, Melissa and I take your questions that address struggles like Christian perfectionism, religious OCD, intrusive thoughts, emotional pain from the past, financial anxiety, and more—all through a biblical, grace-filled lens. Instead of giving you quick, packaged answers, we walk through real questions such as: Christian Perfectionism & the Healing Journey “Why Won’t God […]
🔴 Sovereignty of God | Road Rage and Struggles with Anger | The Mind vs the Brain
In this live, I start by diving into the big topic of God’s sovereignty—what it actually means, how it’s commonly taught, and how it can be misapplied in ways that fuel fear, confusion, OCD, and perfectionism. I talk about the difference between God being in control and God being controlling, and how our attempts to […]
🔴 Longing, Affection and Relationship Bonds | Max Turns 18 | Sinner and Identity | Family Communion
Our son Maximus turns 18 this week and joins us on the broadcast to answer your questions. He shares what it means to him to become a “man of God,” favorite childhood memories, his love for movies, art, and comedy, how he handles sensory overload and feelings of loneliness, his fears about college and the future, and a powerful […]
🔴 Christian Athlete and OCD | Quick Fix Spiritual Promises | Spiritual Roots to Diseases | Burnout
Struggling with Christian OCD, scrupulosity, anxiety, perfectionism and false teachings? In this live stream, we look at mental health through a biblical lens—addressing legalism, spiritual abuse, distorted teachings, salvation anxiety, and church burnout—while grounding everything in God’s love, grace, and your identity in Christ. I talk about being a professional athelete while also working thro
🔴 Your Journey’s Not Over | Evangelism OCD | Mental Health and the Epstein Files | Church and Israel
This week’s Sunday live brings a full batch of fun, laughter, honest discussion, Bible study and deep questions! Melissa and I first talk about media consumption–from doomscrolling and rabbit-hole researching to video games and binge-watching. Melissa and I share personal stories (including her “cyber dizziness” and my own research rabbit holes) to highlight how our habits with screens impact our
Working Through Sadness and Not Pushing It Away
How do you relate to sadness? Is it something you want to go away as soon as possible? Do you avoid feeling sad at any cost? Are you like many others who admit, “I don’t even know how to be sad in a fruitful way”? Today I want to encourage you to learn a new […]
🔴 Experiencing Gratitude and Joy | Charismatic Chaos | Spiritual Abuse
We begin with a Bible study in Philippians 1:3–5, sharing how gratitude is a powerful spiritual and emotional calibrator in our lives. I talk about how thanksgiving helped Paul in the midst of hardship, how gratitude gently redirects us out of rumination and negativity, and how appreciation for others can fuel our prayer life and […]
🔴 Confusion Over Forgiveness | Perfectionism Creativity and Criticism | Chronic Anxiety
In this live broadcast, I’m going to walk through a bunch of the real-life battles you’ve been writing to me about—forgiveness, trauma, OCD, anxiety, perfectionism, sexuality, grief, and purpose—and show how they actually connect. We’ll talk about why “just forgive and move on” often backfires for people with deep father wounds, abandonment, and spiritual abuse, […]
Overwhelmed by Mercy in a Way You May Not Expect
Discover a side of God’s mercy in a way you may not expect—within the context of His glorious presence being revealed in the Old Testament. See how the people were overwhelmed by the goodness and mercy of God! In this message, I explore a powerful Old Testament moment: when God’s glory filled the temple and […]
Rethinking Discipleship and Mental Health
When you think of discipleship and mental health, we often think of them as seperate subjects and areas of our journey. We often think “I get discipled within the church and I work on my mental health somewhere else.” But what would happen if you realized that your mental, emotional and relationship health journey IS […]
🔴 Experiencing Grace & Peace | Healing Self-Hatred from Abuse & Neglect | Neediness in Social Interactions
We embark on a Bible Study of the book of Philippians (Philippians 1:2), focusing on “Grace & Peace”—how the FOUNDATION of the Christian life must be rooted in God’s grace and sustained by His supernatural peace. In this study, you will gain understanding of how grace and peace impact our lives and how they are […]
What is Mercy? Experiencing God’s Transforming Mercy
If I ask you this question, “What is mercy?” What comes to mind for you? Does it connect you to the nature of God in a way that transforms your heart, how you relate to God and how you relate to others? Or is it just a nebulous word that gets said in church here […]
When You Are Highly Sensitive and Feel Emotions “Too Much”
Do you ever feel emotions so intensely that it’s overwhelming? You may be a highly sensitive person. In this video, I open up about my own journey with high sensitivity, sharing why emotions can sometimes feel like too much to handle and how I’ve learned to approach this part of myself with compassion and grace. […]
🔴How I Prepare Bible Studies | Stop Chasing the Contrarian Voices | Sexual Brokeness and Family Ties
What does it look like to live with an empowered state of mind as a believer—especially when life feels overwhelming? In this Sunday Live, I kick off a brand new Bible study journey through the book of Philippians, exploring what it means to think and live as an overcomer in all things. After the Bible […]
🔴Medication and OCD | Praying for Physical Healing | Not Believing in Christ Enough
Do you struggle with OCD and wonder what medication’s role can be? Are you struggling with not believing enough, questioning your faith or calling out to God with great desperation, while finding yourself angry and disappointed? When you have had a life of severe neglect and trauma and find yourself struggling with chronic illness, what […]
Letting Go of an Arrival Mentality
Is an arrival mentality infiltrating your thinking and actually hindering your healing and freedom journey when it comes to your mental, emotional, and relationship health? I find myself, over the decades, addressing the hinderance of an arrival mentality. It is one I have had to address in my own thinking. What I have learned has […]
🔴Spinning Over Salvation | Phone Addiction | Giving Until It Hurts? | Healing Resentment
Happy New Year and welcome back to Sunday Live! We’re kicking off 2026 with a packed episode full of your questions on salvation fears, guilt, anger, and so much more. But first—we have a Church Lady and Church Gentleman update you won’t want to miss. We also share what captivated our family over the holiday […]
I Review Books I Have Read
I want to share some books I have been reading, while also encouraging you on your own reading journey. I talk about how I approach reading and how reading has impacted my life. I pray that what I share will empower your reading and learning journey. Books I Talk About: 📕 A History of Psychiatry: […]
🔴 Church Lady Christmas | Spinning Out at Church | Deceived by Grace? | Perfectionism Exposed
Join us for a special Sunday Live as we celebrate Melissa’s birthday, share the Church Lady’s hilarious reading of “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” and dive deep into your most pressing questions about mental health, your faith walk and healing! Birthday Celebration: Melissa turns 53! We kick off with a heartfelt conversation about making decisions […]
Two Important Words for Trauma Healing
In all the years of helping people who have experienced trauma in a variety of ways and a variety of intensity, there are two themes that have become very clear that are so important in the healing and freedom journey. In this broadcast, I want to show you the importance of these two words and […]
🔴 The True Church | Purity Culture | Keto and Food Issues | Am I an Alcoholic?
In this special Wednesday Q&A live, Melissa and I address your questions on a wide range of topics affecting mental, emotional, and relationship health from a biblical perspective. We share a bit of our struggles with family and especially watching our aging parents and how they deal and cope with their later stages of life. […]
Somatic Work and Getting Trauma “Out of Your Body”
Could somatic work be helpful in your healing and freedom journey, especially when it comes to trauma healing? Today I want to share some perspectives that I hope will bring clarity and practical insight to this often-misunderstood topic. “Soma” is simply the Greek word for “body,” and somatic insights encourage us to embrace our physiology […]
🔴 Plastic Surgery and ROCD | Misophonia | Emetophobia | Recalibrating How We Hear from God
Do you find you need a new relationship with your thoughts and emotions? This live Q&A dives into a number of battles that many face with OCD, scrupulosity, perfectionism, phobias and more. We also bring an update about the church lady and the church gentleman, who arrive to share what they are “grateful” for in […]
Processing Trauma Related TRIGGERS Through Compassionate Grace
What if the triggers you’re trying so hard to get away from or avoid are actually doorways to some of the deepest healing you’ll ever experience? Most of us have been taught to see triggers as the enemy—something to suppress, avoid, get away from or even pray away as quickly as possible. The problem is, […]
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