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The Healing & Freedom Journey

The Healing & Freedom Journey

Mark DeJesus 300 Episodes Aug 24, 2026

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

🔴 What is Rejoicing in the Lord? | Processing Thoughts, Feelings and Emotions | Vain Repetition
🔴 What is Rejoicing in the Lord? | Processing Thoughts, Feelings and Emotions | Vain Repetition Aug 24, 2026 1:57:22 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
🔴 Wrestling with ADHD and OCD | Health Anxiety | Narcissism in the Workplace | Rapture Fears Aug 19, 2026 1:35:07 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
12 Signs You Have a PUNISHMENT-BASED Relationship with God Aug 12, 2026 39:33 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
🔴 Burnout, Sickness, Exhaustion and Feeling Guilty about Rest | Tips for a Strong Marriage Bond | Relationship with AI Aug 9, 2026 1:59:18 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
🔴 Freedom in Christ to Make Decisions | Shame About Your Past | Whatever Is NOT of Faith Is Sin? | Watching TV Shows Aug 5, 2026 2:02:13 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
What Feelings of DESPERATION Can Mean for Your Mental Health Jul 29, 2026 23:21 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
🔴 Wisdom for Hard Seasons | 5 Unhealthy Patterns in Leaders | Forgiveness, Work and Hatred Confusion in Scripture Jul 26, 2026 2:02:26 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
🔴 ROCD Q&A 8: Intimacy and Commitment Fears | God Distortions | The Root of ROCD | Sexual Intrusive Thoughts Jul 15, 2026 1:35:15 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
🔴 Complaining in the Bible is Not What You May Think | Emotional Immaturity | Fawning, People Pleasing and OCD Jul 12, 2026 1:51:13 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
🔴 Why do I Struggle with Condemnation? | Reading the Bible with Distortions | Free to Make Decisions Jun 17, 2026 1:53:36 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
🔴 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 Jun 7, 2026 1:59:32 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
🔴 Living with a Jesus Mindset | Adrenal Crash and Anxiety | When Fear Drains Your Energy May 31, 2026 1:54:57 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 […]

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