The Healing & Freedom Journey with Mark & Melissa DeJesus: Recent Episodes
Mark DeJesus
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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’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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 through […]
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 emotional, mental, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Welcome to another Sunday Live broadcast where we dive deep into one of the most critical issues facing marriages today: the silent epidemic of emotional disconnection. In this episode, my wife Melissa and I have a raw, honest conversation about why so many couples are living like roommates instead of intimate partners—and what you can […]
Do you know how to access nurture and practice healthy care for your heart? This is a critical healing skill that we all need to learn when it comes to receiving comfort and recovery through the difficult emotions that we experience hardship, trauma and the neglect that many experience in life. When mental and emotional […]
In our Sunday live, we start off our by talking about four common helpful ways people relate to their intrusive thoughts, while also diving into your questions on regret, religious OCD, scrupulosity, medicatoin and more! Are you exhausted from battling intrusive thoughts, salvation anxiety, and the endless cycle of reassurance-seeking? Do you find yourself stuck […]
How do we actually put new, empowering beliefs into motion? How do we move from just knowing what needs to change to actually experiencing that change in our daily lives? Today I want to explore your self-talk and show you how you can practically welcome new beliefs that affirm what God says about you. I’m […]
Do you find yourself battling loneliness and many of the struggles that stem from that? Are you battling compulsive thoughts about your faith? If so, this Wednesday live will be a blessing to you. In this episode, discover how trauma, isolation, OCD, scrupulosity and intrusive thoughts can create a lot of confusion and turmoil. Melissa […]
In 1 John 5:21, John ends his profound letter with a brief but significant warning: “Little children, keep yourselves from idols.” This single sentence gives us an opportunity to address idolatry in a biblical manner, bringing clarity to a subject that has become deeply confusing for many Christians today. Through years of ministry and walking […]
There is a lot of empowerment found in making decisions, committing and taking a step forward into that decision. But many of us find ourselves paralyzed in this area. I want to talk to you about the fear of commitment, what’s behind it and how it prevents you from making a decision and moving forward […]
Today I want to get into the subject of self-discernment, specifically the ability to discern what’s going on in your heart and what you need for healing, especially when it comes to healing from trauma. It involves addressing how you see yourself, and I pray that what I share here will help you see yourself […]
I tackle one of the most challenging and anxiety-inducing passages in Scripture, the sin leading to death in 1 John 5:16-17. This is NOT a passage meant to send you unnessary condemning spiraling—it’s meant to equip you with discernment and sobriety for the spiritual battles we face. In this deep dive, I bring out eight […]
When it comes to trauma healing, we often search for special techniques or magic solutions, but we overlook one of the most fundamental and powerful healing experiences available: the simple act of having an fruitful, loving and effective conversation. In this episode, I dive into why “talking it out” is so essential for mental, emotional, […]
Struggle with a lack of confidence in prayer or constant spinning about whether you’re “in God’s will”? This Sunday Live tackles the confidence crisis stealing your prayer life and the obsessive patterns that keep you paralyzed. I teach out of 1 John to dive into the struggle of confidence when it comes to our prayer […]
Join us for a special Tuesday live, where I address your questions on mental, emotional and relationship health. I share about my recent trip to Texas to officiate a wedding, while sharing the powerful experience I had visiting the region in Hunt, Texas that was hit with devastating floods this past July. Here are some […]
Do you find yourself in emotional flares, forgetting what you know to be true, where your emotions feel disconnected? Then allow this broadcast to be an empowerment to you. What about using your gifts and talents? Do you overthink your motives and live in fear that you will end up being the wicked servant in […]
Join us for an insightful and empowering Sunday Live, where we dive deep into the journey of mental, emotional, and relationship health from a biblically-based perspective, which we pray is rooted in the love of the Father, the grace of Jesus Christ and the truth that sets us free. In this episode, we address timely […]
Your nervous system needs the biblical call to “be still,” because when trauma hits, your mind and body get stuck in overdrive. You’re constantly on edge, hypervigilant, and unable to find peace. The last thing that feels safe is being still—yet that’s exactly what your traumatized nervous system needs most. In this episode, I dive […]
In this heartfelt Sunday Live broadcast, I open up about the recent national trauma and its emotional impact on individuals, families, and communities. I also share my personal journey of processing grief, anxiety, and shock in the wake of tragic events, including the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and offers compassionate, faith-based insights for navigating these […]
As I dive into important precepts for the healing of trauma, allow me to share with you the more important aspect of our healing journey–our connection to love. In this broadcast, I will share with you about the power of healing with TULA—Total Unconditional Loving Acceptance! I dive into revealing why true healing begins not […]
Are your expectations for marriage being hijacked by obsessive thoughts and compulsive checking? You might be dealing with relationship OCD without even knowing it. If you’ve ever found yourself constantly analyzing your feelings about the person you are dating, searching for “red flags,” or wondering if you’re with “the one” God has for you, this […]
Are you ready for breakthrough and empowerment in your mental health and faith? In today’s Sunday Live, I bring a strong exhortation from 1 John 5:1-5 about Faith that gets built up when you see yourself as an overcomer. Melissa and I share some of our day to day encounters and experiences, where we continue […]
Grieving has to do with significant loss and working through the emotion of it all. If you’ve ever struggled with loss, pain, or the overwhelming emotions that come with grief, I invite you to join me for this heartfelt broadcast. In this second part of my series on tears, grieving, and lamenting, I open up […]
I watched a short clip where Luke Combs, a well known singer, talks about his struggle with Pure O OCD. I wanted to share a fews thoughts to empower your journey. Pure O OCD is a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder where the battles of compulsions take place internally, with mental compulsions and relentless rumination. I […]
In today’s Sunday live, I dive deep into the heart of what it means to love one another—drawing from 1 John 4 and sharing how God shows up in our everyday loving connections and interactions. I also open up about the real struggles many of us face with OCD, trauma, abuse, anxiety, and how our […]
Looking to experience greater healing from trauma and emotional pain that you have experienced? I want to share with you one of the simplest, very important, but also highly overlooked healing experience. It’s something you may have overlooked. It may even be something that you look down upon, but it is an aspect of healing […]
Struggling with difficult emotions like anxiety, anger, or sadness? There may be an emotional pattern you are practicing that is working against you. In this video, I want to highlight an unproductive mindset that keeps so many of us stuck and show you a new, empowering approach to your emotional world. If you desire to […]
Today’s Sunday Live broadcast was a heartfelt exploration of the real-life mental health challenges that so many of us face. We covered a whole bunch of topics, including, OCD, anxiety, heaviness, depression and narcissism. Melissa and I started out with talking about the intersection of cleanliness, order, and the influence of obsessive-compulsiveness. Where do you […]
God created us as human beings who think, feel and relate. He made us with emotions that help us connect and relate in powerful ways. And there are a variety of emotions that you and I will experience throughout our lifetime, some of them we welcome easily; others make us uncomfortable. But emotions involve a […]
In this broadcast, my Melissa and I open up about 19 years of marriage—sharing the honest challenges, the lessons we’ve learned, and the intentional steps we’ve taken to grow together in love and communication. I also dive into 1 John and cover the importance of receiving and giving out God’s love. Plus, we answer your […]
We all do it. We put things off, shy away from uncomfortable conversations, or find ourselves saying “I’ll deal with that later.” But for many of us, avoidance has become more than just procrastination—it’s become a prison that keeps us from the freedom and growth God has for us. If you’ve ever felt trapped by […]
Do you find yourself trapped in cycles of a negative and disempowering internal dialogue? If you’re struggling with persistent patterns of unhelpful self-talk that seem to work against your growth and healing, you’re not alone. Today, we’re going to explore ten common types of disempowering self-talk that may be hindering your journey toward mental, emotional, […]
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or just need some hope, this broadcast could be a great resource to your journey. Melissa and I had a great time addressing questions while having lots of laughter along the way. We unpacked a number of topics from questions that address: I also addressed a number of intrusive thought […]
When life hits us with emotional challenges, we typically respond in one of two ways: we either become overwhelmed, with our stress response kicking into hyperdrive, or we shut down and check out entirely. Both responses can leave us feeling disconnected from ourselves and unable to process what we’re experiencing in healthy ways. If you’ve […]
Do you ever find yourself caught in an endless loop of anxious thoughts? Do you replay conversations, worry about the future, or get stuck analyzing the past without ever finding resolution? If so, you’re not alone. While the term “rumination” might seem relatively new in our cultural vocabulary, the struggle with worry and repetitive negative […]
Join us for our Sunday live broadcast, as we share our lives with you to encourage you in your own healing and freedom journey. Based on 1 John 4:1-6, I share a Bible study to help us grow in our discernment, especially in treasuring who Jesus is. Yet in all our biblical perspectives, we must […]
Our hearts yearn for it. We long for a sense of emotional safety with God, with others, but also within ourselves. Yet for many of us, there’s a war going on within us over our sense of emotional safety, and there can be a lot of confusion as to what it even means. View Post […]
Intrusive thoughts can be a relentless battle, often feeling like they come out of nowhere, hitting us off guard, or sneaking their way in. They create a disturbance, forming a narrative that aims to hook us in, potentially focusing on any subject of disturbance, which kicks up a lot of anxiety or condemnation. This disturbance […]
In this Sunday live, I want to share an important area of discernment that opened up my freedom and Christ and transformed my mental health–breaking free from condemnation. I dove deep into 1 John 3, unpacking how many believers get trapped in a cycle of self-accusation, self-criticism, shame, and law based bondage. Its important that […]
In this mid-week Q&A, I dive deep into some challenging topics that many of you are wrestling with. We’ll explore OCD and spiritual struggles, navigating Bible reading with anxiety and avoidance, overcoming scrupulosity, dealing with intrusive thoughts, and understanding God’s unconditional love. I walk through James chapter 5 and speak to the battle of compulsive […]
When we embrace the journey of trauma healing, we quickly encounter what could be called the “frontline enemy” – toxic shame. Even though other emotions can be very challenging, shame has a particularly toxic quality: it’s intense, infectious, and insidious. It doesn’t just affect one area of our lives; it wants to contaminate everything. Understanding […]
In our Sunday live broadcast, I dive deep into understanding genuine love, mental health, and Christian living. Join me as I share a vulnerable story about helping my son Max through a panic attack, exploring how love, grace, and patience can transform challenging parental moments. I’ll break down First John 3:16-19, revealing what sacrificial love […]
In today’s midweek Q&A, we dove deep into some challenging mental health topics that many of you are wrestling with, including: I shared insights on how OCD can distort our perceptions of love, relationships, and even our connection with God. Whether you’re struggling with doubts about your marriage, battling intrusive thoughts about your children, or […]
If you’ve ever found yourself stuck in the aftermath of trauma, battling shame, fear, and self-hatred, this video could be a great help to you. I’m going to break down 10 powerful keys that can transform your healing journey – keys that go beyond just “getting over it” and dive deep into compassionate grace. Whether […]
In today’s Sunday Live, Melissa and I dive deep into some critical conversations that I know will resonate with your heart. We explore the rising anxiety and overthinking in younger generations, unpack the complex world of social media’s impact on relationships, and take an honest look at how we as believers can truly practice love […]
In reaching reaching 100,000 subscribers, I took some time to open the plaque that arrived and let you celebrate with me. I also addressed numerous questions on OCD, anxiety, and depression, emphasizing the importance of celebrating milestones and grieving losses. One viewer discussed OCD triggered by her father’s alcoholism and her daughter’s neglect, seeking advice […]
I love questions, addressing questions and helping people navigate their healing and freedom journey. But there is one question I do not answer. in this broadcast, I get into that and help you understand why. Watch on YouTube: Watch on Rumble: Recommended Resources: To support future broadcasts:
We are back with our latest Sunday Live, with powerful exploration of healing, mental health, and spiritual growth. Let me break down the key insights we shared. Milestone Moment: we are celebrating crossing 100,000 YouTube subscribers! I address a man in his 30s who realizes he grew up with a dysfunctional father, who heavily emphasized […]
This is a part two of our Sunday Live, as we had technical issues with our internet connection. (Our son Maximus was vacuuming during the livestream and unplugged the router. 😆) So this is part two of the broadcast, where I dove into questions about discernment ministries, dealing with boundaries with the opposite sex, ROCD […]
Join us for this special Sunday live where Mark celebrates 30 years of ministry work and shares what he has learned along the way. He also takes some time to teach on 1 John 3 to help you see that identity awareness changes our behavior. (Note: we had a technical issue with our internet connection, […]
I address a question sent in about dreams and how to process dreams in a healthy way, especially if you have struggles with issues like anxiety or OCD. Watch on YouTube: Watch on Rumble: Recommended Resources: To support future broadcasts:
Would you like some advice for how to work through scrupulosity and salvation OCD from a famous Christian author? Allow me to share with you some important insights about working through salvation OCD by highlighting a statement from John Bunyan himself, who was known to have his own battle with scrupulosity. You are not alone […]
You are probably here because you are spinning about the unforgivable or unpardonable sin that is mentioned in the Bible. Most likely you landed on this video because you are spinning about this subject, wondering if you may have committed it. Or you are so deep into this subject that you have come to some […]
Are you struggling to understand and manage your emotions, especially if you struggle with OCD? In this broadcast, I break down the challenges of emotional intelligence for those with obsessive-compulsive tendencies and provide practical insights to help you, understand the four key areas of emotional intelligence and recognize the common emotional hurdles for OCD strugglers. […]
I address a question from a wife who recognizes that her Relationship OCD and perfectionism struggles have highly influenced a critical eye towards her husband that has had a negative impact on their marriage. Today, I speak soberly to this issue and what the healing journey can look like. I provide some very specific steps […]
Today I address a question sent in on the struggle of ruminating, but this is involves ruminating over good experiences when they end. What does it look like to work through this? Watch on YouTube: Watch on Rumble: Recommended Resources: To support future broadcasts:
Today we take the subject of trauma and make it the focus of this Sunday live, where I provide in depth feedback on questions regarding healing through trauma and emotional recovery. I also continue a Bible Study in 1 John 3:1, entitled, “The Power of Living as the Father’s Child.” In this broadcast, I address […]
As someone who has worked in the trenches for decades on heart healing, mind renewal and emotional work, I want to give you some inside perspectives on some common trauma approaches in what is called inner healing. I have seen some good things, but I have also seen the goofy, the dangerous and the messy […]
I found myself repeating this so much it is worth sharing in a video. In my work, I spend a lot of time helping people to recognize and heal through the broken areas of our life that often bring a great deal of resistance to our healing journey. But many are stuck in a pattern […]
Join us for Sunday Live as we empower your healing and freedom journey by addressing your questions on mental, emotional and relationship health. I also teach a Bible study on 1 John 2:18-29, entitled, “Anointed, Discerning and Abiding,” where I talk about the anointing that is not complicated, but is at work within you. I […]
Ask a Christian how to work through trauma and you might get a wide range of responses. This contribubtes to a lot of confusion when it comes to working through a trauma healing journey. In this broadcast, I want to bring out the healing and freedom that is available in the love of the Father […]
Are you plagued by anxiety, doubt and confusion with your emotions when it comes to a romantic relationship? “The Myth of the Perfect One” offers a compassionate exploration of Relationship OCD (ROCD). You will read about my honest journey and gain insights into overcoming anxiousness, doubts, and confusion. Discover how to identify distorted thinking, break […]
As someone who’s walked the challenging path of Relationship OCD, I want to share insights that can help you break free from the endless cycle of doubt and anxiety. Allow me to provide some coaching as to the important factors to be aware of when walking through ROCD. For years, I struggled with a toxic […]
We dove deep into some of life’s most challenging topics: marriage, mental health, parenting, and finding authentic love. Let me tell you, being a husband and father isn’t about perfection. It’s about commitment to growth. Melissa and I have walked through our own brokenness, learning that love isn’t about looking good on social media, but […]
In today’s part 7 ROCD Q&A, I dive deep into the world of Relationship OCD, addressing the most challenging questions Christians face in dating, romance and marriage. If you’ve ever struggled with intrusive thoughts, anxiety about relationships, or fear of making the wrong choice, this broadcast is for you. I address a number of areas: […]
A common root issue when it comes to mental health and emotional health has to do with relationship disconnection–struggling with feeling disconnected from God, from others or even from yourself. This fuels anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, mood disorders, OCD and more. I bring this up because of the importance of mental health, but also because Christians […]
Join Melissa and I as we celebrate the launch of my newest book, The Myth of the Perfect One, a book about healing through Relationship OCD. We tell behind the scenes stories of the journey, while also bringing out some important insight in navigating this anxiety ridden styruggle. We talk about its impact on dating […]
In this continuing study of 1 John, I wanted to take some extended time to address this section, to help you discern the ways of the world, but also understanding what lust is and how to get to the root system of lust battles. You’ll learn: Whether you’re struggling with temptation, feeling disconnected, or want […]
In today’s Sunday Live broadcast, we dove deep into the messy, yet beautiful journey of mental, emotional, and spiritual healing. My wife Melissa and I opened up about our family life, including some hilarious moments with our son Max and his artistic adventures. Throughout the broadcast, we explored everything from navigating toxic family dynamics and […]
Join us for our Sunday Live as Mark addresses your questions on mental, emotional and relationship health! I first start off by addressing a common struggle that many believers have when it comes to approaching the practice of taking communion. I spend some time walking through the Scriptures and highlighting how we can relate to […]
In this broadcast, I will review different types of therapy and support available for individuals dealing with trauma, PTSD, and CPTSD. Those who see the impact of trauma on their lives often find themselves navigating the complex landscape of trauma recovery by exploring what help and treatment can look like. I will provide some overall […]
I have questions being sent in to me, asking about statements made by Pastor John MacArthur saying, “there is no such thing as mental illness,” adding that there is “no such thing as OCD or PTSD” and others. He has expressed a number of very strong opinions about mental health, that a number of my […]
A pastor met with a woman in his church and told her to stop digging, dwelling and just forgive, while also telling people with painful childhoods to put it behind you and move on. Basically, “get over it.” This is a common experience many have when they receive pastoral feedback. What do you do with […]
I believe that complex trauma and CPTSD is a pervasive problem. Understanding it can also help to explain a driving force within many of the mental health battles that people face today. Of all the subjects of trauma, I personally find this specific area can be beneficial for many to learn and walk through for […]
Join us as we explore many topics and questions regarding mental, emotional and relationship health. Mark breaks down the five stages of grief, revealing how this process applies to various life experiences – from relationship changes to personal transitions. Learn how embracing your emotional journey can lead to profound personal transformation and healing. Connecting Through […]
We cannot walk The Trauma Healing Journey without getting an understanding of Post Traumatic Stress, which is often communicated by its abbreviation, PTSD. PTSD is a condition that affects people who have been exposed to a traumatic event or series of events, where a collection of symptoms remain long after the event. The understanding of […]
Dive into our Sunday Live as we take a journey of healing, mental health and spiritual growth with Mark and Melissa. In this broadcast, we cover a variety of topics. You will also discover practical insights on: Whether you’re struggling with mental health, seeking spiritual growth, or looking to understand yourself better, this session offers […]
Join me as I addressed numerous questions that have to do with mental, emotional and relationship health. One parent is concerned that her six year old has OCD. Another listener is obsessive-compulsive about the mark of the beast. A mom had to divorce her abusive husband, but now her kids won’t speak to her. One […]
Join us for Sunday Live, as Mark and Melissa discuss the importance of motivation, overcoming resistance, and the role of love in relationships. They emphasize the need to have a clear “why” and to work through challenges with compassion. Mark provides a Bible study on 1 John 2:3-11, focusing on obeying God’s commandment which is […]
When you think of trauma and you think of the Bible, those words are often explored in separate worlds. But traumatic experiences are written about all throughout both the Old and New Testament. Trauma has impacted humanity since the beginning of time and the Bible shows us its impact, where just about every form of […]
Why does it seem like trauma affects people in so many different ways? In my last session, I talked about the many signs and symptoms of trauma. For some people, you can easily detect trauma symptoms. For others, it can be much more hidden. Regardless, there are a variety of ways that trauma impacts people […]
What does the Bible say about people who act likey they have no sin? Join us as Mark does a Bible study on the book of 1 John and also takes in your questions! A psychiatrist writes in, sharing how he wants to quit, because he struggles with mental health issues himself. I also address […]
What does it mean to fall from grace? When the phrase “fall from grace” is used in our culture, it often means someone had a public scandal or moral failure. However, the biblical understanding of falling from grace is quite different. In this broadcast, I want to explore the two key ways believers can actually […]
Trauma can have a profound and lasting impact on our lives, often manifesting in ways we might not immediately recognize. But I find that it is important to understand that trauma isn’t just about the event itself, but also about the imprint it leaves on our minds, bodies, and spirit. There are patterns that can […]
Join us for Sunday live, as Mark delves into 1 John and the biblical theme of walking in the light, while also discerning the influence of darkness. He also addresses questions addressing His work in church consultations and the need for church health. Mark also shares about a psychological concept called adolescent egocentrism and how […]
How do you handle weakness in your life? What about in the lives of others? Today I want to talk about the perspective that grace brings to your weaknesses, which pushes against the cultural way that we relate to weakness in our journey. If you want to learn to experience grace more, you will need […]
Why do those with OCD have such a difficult time processing thorugh trauma? The pain of trauma is already difficult in itself, but if someone has OCD struggles, it make working through trauma even more challenging. As I continue on The Trauma Healing Journey, I must address this factor, because so many of my viewers […]
Join Melissa and I for our Sunday Live broadcast, where I teach a Bible study titled “A Full Tank of Joy” and then addresses questions on mental, emotional and relationship health. I also took some time to share about the importance of reflecting on your birth, and how Kind David experienced awe by understanding the […]
Join me on the Truma Healing Journey, where I will speak to this topic and help us get to the heart of trauma, PTSD, Complex Trauma and the overall struggle in working through painful experiences from the past. In this broadcast, I want to get into “Understanding the Impact of Trauma,” so that we can […]
In this transformative Sunday Live, join Melissa and I as we share the wisdom we have learned along our journey, while also addressing your mental health questions. Mark continues his Bible study on 1 John by teaching on “Experiencing Logos” and take in the living, powerful Word of God. Learn how to engage with Scripture […]
Grace is not sloppy, nor is it irresponsible or careless. But grace is not afraid of our messiness. In fact, where things get messy, grace has an ability to work powerfully. Today I want to get into understanding this: that while we may struggle with condemnation, fear and shame regarding our sins and struggles, grace […]
When I first began this journey of healing and freedom with my mental health, one of my goals was to learn how to relate to all my disturbing, embarrassing, conflicting, depressing and anxiety ridden thoughts. But in the long run, what I really learned was how to relate to ALL my thoughts in a renewed […]
Join us as we celebrate an incredible milestone of 1,000 videos on YouTube! As a part of this episode, Melissa asked Mark some questions, reflecting on the journey, the challenges that were face and the wisdom gained along the way. This Sunday live begins a new feature that many of you have asked for: a […]
Grace makes way for a BOLD relationship with God, which speaks of a confident interaction with God. God calls us as His children to come before Him and to practice it confidently, as the grace of Jesus Christ provides us that confidence. This confidence is not based on what we have done, but on what […]
Join me as I delve into the intricate relationship between our thoughts, emotions, and feelings and how to relate to them in fruitful ways. Many admit to a lack of training and equipping when it comes to working through their emotions and feelings. I will show you the tight connection that thoughts and emotions have, […]
Join us in this insightful Sunday Live broadcast, as Mark and Melissa have an engaging discussion covering a range of important topics related to mental, emotional, and relationship health. Mark provides thoughtful guidance to viewers struggling with social anxiety, depression, and the decision to get married or have children. Melissa offers relatable perspectives on the […]
While the subject of intimacy with God is often discussed and taught on in Christian circles, we are not always honest about the struggle that many have. Many believers wrestle with a sense of disconnection when it comes to relating to God and they can feel very alone, even isolated in the struggle. Today I […]
Today I want to share with you a helpful practice for dealing with intrusive thoughts that I call the “gentle redirect.” This will not only help you in working through intrusive and unwanted thoughts, it will also help you to relate to all your thoughts in a more fruitful way. Watch on YouTube: Watch on […]
Is ok for Christians to think about the afterlife, judgment or end times, or is that an OCD thing? How do you work through compulsive apologizing….with God….with other people? How do you work through panic attacks when you are becoming an empty nester? Is it ok for me to model or become a social media […]
In our journey of experiecing the grace of Jesus Christ, how does it impact how you see yourself and your identity? Referencing 2 Corinthians 5 and Romans 8, I want to bring out how the power of God’s grace brings to us a whole new world of living–a new Father, a new family, a new […]
Those who struggle with OCD are often wondering what is going on within their heart. They can often get lost in unproductive and unfruitful examination of what is happening in their heart and mind. In this video, I will break down, “What is actually going on in the heart of an OCDer?” Allow me to […]
Sunday Live Questions: How has Mark handled birthdays over his journey of growth? Also, how does He deal with OCD spirals around his children? How do you put your OCD subject on the side burner when you are a pastor? My husband has black and white thinking and insists that I practice wearing head covering. […]
In this live broadcast on Relationship OCD, I will shares my personal journey and insights into the complex world of ROCD, providing a roadmap for those seeking to break free from its grip. With a unique blend of biblical insight and practical strategies, we will walk through more of your questions that arise in the […]
Reading the Bible and taking in the Scriptures is an important aspect of the Christian life. But when you have obsessive-compulsive struggles, this can be very challenging. When you have OCD issues, reading Scripture can trigger a lot of anxiety and distress. If you struggle when it comes to your Bible reading, you are not […]
Join us as Mark and Melissa address numerous questions on all things mental, emotional and relationship health. Our passion is to help believers experience healing and freedom by becoming rooted in the love of the Father and the grace of Jesus Christ and to experience the truth that sets us free! This is a jam-packed […]
Join Mark and Melissa for a final Q&A of this year as we address questions on all things mental, emotional and relationship health. Our passion is to help believers experience healing and freedom by becoming rooted in the love of the Father and the grace of Jesus Christ. Watch on YouTube: Watch on Rumble: Recommended […]
When setting boundaries, many times people rush to discover the perfect rule to apply to their given situation. When in reality, boundaries are an invitation to learn new relationship mindsets. There are ways of how we approach relationships that can be modified. Sometimes even the smallest modification can make the biggest difference in your relationship. […]
Boundaries are so important to develop in our lives. But why are they so challenging to practice? Why do we find it so difficult to implement and stick with healthy boundaries? Today I want to get into the heart of the struggle so we can begin to understand what prevents us from taking healthier steps. […]
As a part of your healing journey, it will be important to understand how to live in healthy boundaries, because healthy boundaries help us to experience the best out of our relationships. Healthy relationships provide the best environment for us to heal and grow in our mental health. However, healthy relationships do not flourish without […]
Taking time off for time away for vacation or holiday to visit with loved ones or to enjoy a special location can be great for mental health. It can refresh the heart and mind, while recalibrating your emotions and perspectives. But for many, vacations can be tough times on their mental health battles. I have […]
Join me in this live Q&A as I address questions that have to do with confusion over the subject of taking thoughts captive, mindfulness, meditation, judging, the bema seat judgment, “heaven’s promise” cognative distortion and narcissism. “My question is the line between letting thoughts float by vs “taking every thought captive to the obedience of […]
How should we as believers conduct ourselves when another believer is caught in a sin, trespass and pattern that is drawing them away from the ways of Christ? Many times the deep dysfunction amongst Christians shows up the most when sin and brokenness reveals itself. We don’t know how to handle it effectively. On top […]
Join us as Mark and Melissa address numerous questions on all things mental, emotional and relationship health. Our passion is to help believers experience healing and freedom by becoming rooted in the love of the Father and the grace of Jesus Christ. Today I take some time to address an email from an Independent Fundamental […]
Join us as Mark and Melissa address numerous questions on all things mental, emotional and relationship health. Our passion is to help believers experience healing and freedom by becoming rooted in the love of the Father and the grace of Jesus Christ. “I made a vow that I will never get married, but now I […]
Join me as I going into a part 2 of addressing your questions on struggles many have regarding sex and sexuality. I will spend time covering more of the battleground of sexual addiction, porn, OCD, sexually intrusive thoughts and more. Watch on YouTube: Watch on Rumble: Watch Part 1 Healing Our Sexual Struggles To support […]
Join us as Mark and Melissa address numerous questions on all things mental, emotional and relationship health. Our passion is to help believers experience healing and freedom by becoming rooted in the love of the Father and the grace of Jesus Christ. What is accountability? Is it being a “Holy Spirit Fruit Inspector”? What is […]
Join me in this live Q&A as I address questions on the struggle of connecting to the goodness of God, wrestling with God’s anger and even confusion surrounding the subject of lukewarmness. How does one process the goodness of God when you are struggling with infertility? Do you struggle with reading about God’s anger in […]
God designed us for safe relationships, where we can experience love and edification in dynamic way. As many look around and see the relationship pain people are experiencing, the need for safe relationships is more important than ever. So how we can begin to experience safe relationships? Whether you’re seeking to improve your existing relationships […]
Join us as Mark and Melissa address numerous questions on all things mental, emotional and relationship health. Our passion is to help believers experience healing and freedom by becoming rooted in the love of the Father and the grace of Jesus Christ. How do you deal with intrusive dread that shows up when you have […]
Join me in this live Q&A as I addressed the struggle of scrupulosity, which can also be called religious OCD. In this broadcast I will address your questions about the healing and freedom journey when it comes to working through obsessions that involve aspects of your faith. I will specifically show how the seven distortions […]
We all want to have safe and empowering relationships. So we need to know some important things that make up loving relationships that are empowering. In this broadcast, I will call out six important traits that make up empowering relationships and how we can implement them into our life and journey. May these insights breathe […]
Join us as Mark and Melissa address numerous questions on all things mental, emotional and relationship health. Our passion is to help believers experience healing and freedom by becoming rooted in the love of the Father and rhe grace of Jesus Christ. A lot of questions I address in this broadcast have a similar theme, […]
Join me in this live Q&A as I will be addressing a very specific battle of OCD that impacts relationships, especially romantic ones. It is often called relationship substantiation or relationship OCD. In this episode I talk about some common ROCD hangups that you need to be aware of and some helpful pathways to experience […]
We all have our own personal encounters with people who are emotionally draining. What are the signs of a draining relationship and what do we do about it? In this broadcast, I want to share about six types of draining relationships and give you some practical insights you can put into practice today to help […]
Join us as Mark and Melissa addressed numerous questions on all things mental, emotional and relationship health. Our passion is to help believers experience healing and freedom by becoming rooted in the love of the Father and rhe grace of Jesus Christ. I open up with a question from a sister who struggles to recieve […]
Join us as Mark and Melissa addressed numerous questions on all things mental, emotional and relationship health. Our passion is to help believers experience healing and freedom by becoming rooted in the love of the Father and rhe grace of Jesus Christ. Today I bring a strong exortation about mold in the house and how […]
You want safe relationships right? Be is neediness getting in the way? We long for meaningful interactions and safe relationships. However, within our deep wounds, we can develop an intense and excessive neediness that will take over in our relationship interactions and become a driving force. We all have a need for loving connection and […]
The grace of God involves God’s relational empowerment, divinely working and through your heart, based on the work of Jesus Christ. But how do you experience grace in a meaningful way? Today I want to talk about the key gateway to experiencing grace and how you can open your heart to up to it more […]
One of the great aspects of a safe relationship is that you can be vulnerable, where you are able to share the good, but also the challenging aspects of your journey. But within it all, love and grace remain in the picture. But sometimes we want vulnerable connections so bad, we end up sharing vulnerable […]
Join us in our live Sunday broadcast as we addressed questions on mental, emotional and relationship health, helping believers to experinece healing and freedom in their life. Our passion is to ground believers in the love of the Father and the grace of Jesus Christ. I open with a question from someone feeling burnout and […]
It is such a common occurance today for those who are involved in ministry to encounter weariness, burnout and exhaustion. We were designed to minister to others, but not in constant burnout and exhaustion. So what are the factors that are contributing to losing heart and what can be done about this? Based on the […]
As we learn to develop our discernment for what safe relationships are, its important to identify what an unsafe person is like. Unsafe people make healing and freedom more challenging. When you interact with an unsafe person, it reveals that the person is not emotionally healthy. They are not a person to go to with […]
Join us in our live Sunday broadcast as we addressed questions on mental, emotional and relationship health, helping believers to experinece healing and freedom in their life. Our passion is to ground believers in the love of the Father and the grace of Jesus Christ. How do you process watching the news of hurricanes and […]
Mental health is enhanced through safe relationships. But how do find safe people? What are some the important things to look out for when it comes to identifying them? Safe relationships are loving relationships where we are edified through our interactions with safe people. They are powerful connections where we can heal and practice our […]
Join us in our live Sunday broadcast as we addressed questions on mental, emotional and relationship health, helping believers to experinece healing and freedom in their life. Our passion is to ground believers in the love of the Father and the grace of Jesus Christ. How do you walk a mentally health journey when you […]
It is by the grace of God that we love, bless and minister to other people. But have we made ministry so complicated that we do not see the beauty of God’s work in everyday, ordinary moments? What about our calling and destiny? Should we spend all this time trying to figure out our calling […]
Are you someone who love bombs? Have you been under the influence of someone else who was love bombing you? What is love bombing and how does it get into our lives? Because of woundedness and a lack of emotional equipping, our definition of what love looks like can become distorted. This can open many […]
Join us in our live Sunday broadcast as we addressed questions on mental, emotional and relationship health, helping believers to experinece healing and freedom in their life. I talk about ministry projects and where we feel to have our ministry right now, as well as addressing material for kids. What do you do when you […]
We say this all the time: God loves you, right where you are. Receive Christ. Then we receive Christ, for many, a whole yoke of performance and perfectionism gets thrown onto our backs. We strive and perform and wear ourselves out trying to fix ourselves and make ourselves lovable. We end up walking past His […]
One of the patterns I see quite often is the amount of avoidance that comes up in our mental health struggles. At first, avoidance shows up as a protective coping mechanism, but over time, we need to see where avoidance is getting in the way of our healing and freedom. In today’s broadcast, I want […]
Join us in our live Sunday broadcast as we addressed questions on mental, emotional and relationship health, helping believers to experinece healing and freedom in their life. I start off addressing a question sent in about the need to be seen, attention seeking and how that impacts online interaction. Also, are some people just too […]
Romantic relationships can be a mindfield when obsessive-compulsive influences get into the picture. The constant doubts, anxiety, compulsive need for reassurance, the fear of making the “wrong” choice and missing “the one that God has for me” is enough to keep someone in fruitless spinning. Join me in this ROCD Q&A where I dive into […]
One of the top problems that people have when it comes to experiencing greater mental health is that we do not give ourselves room to practice. Mental health is really about emotional health, and emotional health is developed as we learn to practice and develop renewed ways of thinking and relating. But new thought patterns […]
Join us in our live Sunday broadcast as we addressed questions on mental, emotional and relationship health, helping believers to experinece healing and freedom in their life. We address a question about healing from being financially scammed while sharing our own experience of seeing this happen to loved ones. Mark also responds to a question […]
Join Mark in a Sunday Night Live solo episode, where I address questions about mental, emotional and relationship health: The end times has made someone very impatient and black and white about their journey. How do I deal with friends who are into Harry Potter and Dungeons and Dragons.? Expressing the damage of spiritual abuse […]
Join us as Mark and Melissa addressed numerous questions on all things mental, emotional and relationship health. How do you work through church social anxiety, especially when you were raised in a church where you were taught to sweep the mess under the rug? Helping other stuck in a cult? OCD about fasting and doing […]
In the early days of my mental health journey, I realized that I woke up in the morning with two unhealthy patterns that I would follow. The first one is that I would insessantly check how I was feeling first thing when I awoke. Secondly, I would let how I was feeling dictate my actions […]
The very mention of suicide and suicidal thoughts can bring about discomfort and fear for many. It can be an awkward subject to talk about. The subject of suicide can trigger emotional alarm bells, maybe regarding the pain of suicide that took place in the family history or memories involving someone they know. Many do […]
Join us in our live Sunday broadcast as we addressed questions regarding mental, emotional and relationship health. Mark responds to a question from someone expressing the frustration of trying to heal through perfectionism, but doing it with perfectionism, which is making it so much more challenging and confusing. Mark also took some extended time to […]
In this midst of pain and struggle, the mental and emotional pain can feel so overwhelming that some can turn to self-harm as a way to cope. For those that struggle with this behavior, it can seem like one of the only ways to express the pain or gain a sense of sanity within the […]
Today we celebrate 18 years of marriage and invite you to celebrate with us, as we talk about our marriage journey and take your questions on mental, emotional and relationship health. Melissa and I talk about things that terrified us in chilldhood that we can (somewhat) laugh about today. Mark also addresses a number of […]
As we learn to be people who embrace the grace of Jesus Christ and let it have a work in our lives, what relationship does FAITH have with grace? Today I want to bring out what faith is and how it relates to recieving grace, while giving some perspectives you can put into action to […]
Today I want to talk through the spiritual and emotional issues that drive many food issues and eating disorders. I want to get to what drives these struggles and how we can practically walk in new directions. It seems that if you take a moment to look around, there are so many who are struggling […]
Join us for our live broadcast as we addressed questions on mental, emotional and relationship health and had a little fun along the way. In this broadcast, Mark had some fun in reading some church reviews, while Melissa and Mark shared on some family happenings. Mark addressed a question on a couple working through OCD […]
Addressing your attachment style and how it impacts your ability to connect, bond and relate can be incredibly helpful for your healing and freedom. Our mental health is deeply impacted by our relational world: how we experience relationships, how well we are equipped in relationships and how we relate to God, ourselves and the world […]
In our journey of healing through mental health battles, many can find they are struggling to connect to their emotions and even to the world around them. Within my battles of obsessive-compulsive anxiety, I felt like I was watching the world live their lives, but I wasn’t connect to it. The way I describe it, […]
Join us for a live broadcast as we take questions on mental, emotional and relationship health and have a little fun along the way. Watch on YouTube: Watch on Rumble: Recommended Resources: To support future broadcasts:
Join me in this live Q&A as I will be addressing a very specific battle of OCD that impacts relationships, which is called relationship OCD. This obsessive-compulsive battle tagrets romantic relationships. It is also often called relationship substantiation or relationship OCD. In this broadcast, I address many questions that have been sent in from a […]
Join us for a live broadcast as we take questions on mental, emotional and relationship health. We address a number of questions on a variety pof topics. How do you handle another Christian who rejects that believers need to experience the Father’s Love? What about intrusive thoughts that say “You are gay?” What should I […]
This is a part 2 live broadcast on the the subject of deliverance dysfunction and many unhealthy avenues that can be promoted in the name of deliverance. I will share more of my experiences while also giving you examples of dangerous and even abusive ways deliverance gets used. I also bring out an audio messaged […]
We are in a war, a spiritual battle that impacts all of us in a variety of ways. There are battles that are waging over nations, people groups, towns, churches and families. Then there are also battles you face in your daily life. The battle wages over the thoughts and beliefs of our hearts. You […]
In this live broadcast, I will be taking questions on all things mental, emotional and relationship health. I will also spend some time addressing an email sent to me on someone who experienced a lot of unhelpful things from an intense deliverance ministry. I will address this plus more questions that address spiritual abuse, legalism […]
Join me in this live Q&A as I address a very specific battle of OCD that impacts relationships, especially romantic ones. It is often called relationship substantiation or relationship OCD. Watch on YouTube: Watch on Rumble: Recommended Resources: To support future broadcasts:
In recognizing the obsessive-compulsive patterns that impact your faith walk, allow me to encourage you on a journey that will help nurture the areas of your heart that need attention. I know that a specific religious issue may be screaming at you, but allow me to gently redirect your awareness to underlying themes of the […]
If you battle with obsessive-compulsive struggles in how you relate to God, the Bible and Christian living, you are not alone. Many influential people have had this battle and many in the church today struggle with scrupulosity or religious OCD. You are not alone in this battle. There is hope. Sometimes we can think that […]
Are obsessive-compulsive when it comes to your spiritual life? Is it possible that scrupulosity may be influencing how you relate to God and how you live out your Christian walk? Today I want to get into the subject of scrupulosity or religious OCD–the battle that takes place when obsessive-compulsive struggles invade your faith walk. I […]
Are you chasing a quick fix mindset? In our struggle with mental and emotional health, we can put a lot of pressure on ourselves to hurry up, “fix” ourselves and fix ourselves quickly. “Fix it. Fix it quickly. Hurry up! Get me to the solution in the fastest way possible.” The problem is that mental, […]
Obedience is an important precept taught in Scripture, but many believers struggle with it being burdensome, confusing and even at times tormenting. In my own experience, obedience and disobedience were distorted and gave fuel for anxiety, guilt and a heavy ladened spiritual life. As I have embraced my own healing journey, I’ve seen first hand […]
I want to take you on a journey–one that has changed my life in profound ways and has broken so many chains of condemnation that I have carried in my life. This journey involves one from condemnation into grace. Allow me to take you on this journey by teaching you line by line the words […]
Your mental health journey will experience so much more fruit when you come to experience and practice compassionte grace. These two areas will revolutionize how you relate to God, yourself and the world around you. It will transform how you relate to your mental health struggles, but compassionate grace is something that we need to […]
In learning about the beauty of God’s grace, we have to discern the influence of condemnation that seeks to interfere. In working with Christians over the decades, it has been clear to me that what many consider to be God speaking or a direction given by God is actually the voice of condemnation. It’s the […]
Should I just go on medication? Is medication wrong for a Christian? I feel like I am struggling with my mental health, is medication going to help cure me? These are common questions that arise when people find their mood, their thought-life and emotions out of control or challenging to manage. In a world where […]
To understand the power of grace, you’ll need to understand how it contrasts with performance and perfectionism. Most would say this is really about grace vs law, which is true. But we don’t often see how law impacts us today. When most believers think of LAW, they often think of sacrifices, OT ceremonies and an […]
Join me as I take a journey in looking at mental, emotional and relationship health in the life of Timothy, a young leader in the church, who Paul mentored and fathered in the faith. In this broadcast, I will navigate through the books of 1 and 2 Timothy and observe some of the struggles Timothy […]
There are many who need this message: stop trying to fix people and let go of being the fixer. It’s hindering your journey, it is not improving your relationships, it’s wearing you out. Its fueling resentment, stress, weariness. And to top it off, it’s actually not letting God simply do the work He needs to […]
Many times Christians can say things and they don’t even know what they mean when they say it. In addition, we often say things that become cliches and lose the deeper meaning. Furthermore, we can often say things that can be super spiritual covers for underlying fears and distortions. One common one that I want […]
I like to address common statements that Christians say that often become cliche, but also don’t have depth of meaning and understanding. They become blanket statements that are overused without much thought. We often do not even know what they mean. One of them is, “You are doing this in your own strength, not God’s […]
As you look at your mental and emotional health journey, you will come across many terms that are often used to diagnose someone. As culture becomes more aware of mental health struggles and the psychological terms with diagnostics that come along with it, many wonder, “Do I have that mental health struggle? Do I need […]
In light of the ongoing crisis taking place at the International House of Prayer (IHOP/KC) involving Mike Bickle, I took a few moments to share about 6 common responses that we often have to traumatic experiences that take place within the church community. These responses are important to be aware of so that we can […]
What is the role of our conscience from a biblical standpoint and how can we learn to relate to our conscience in a healthy and fruitful way? How does it impact mental health, especially those who struggle with toxic guilt, shame and obsessive compulsive struggles? In order to address this, I need to bring out […]
A common question that arises with Christians and obsessive compulsive struggles is they often ask, “Is this a demon? Is this an evil spirit?” The feelings, emotions and disturbance that erupts with obsessions can make someone feel so overwhelmed that they wonder if the obsession is a result of spiritual warfare. In this broadcast, I […]
What does grace look like in the life of a single person? Drawing upon my own single years and decades of working with others, I want to share some insights that can point you to the empowerment available in your single season. Singleness can often be seen as a liability but there are many opportunities […]
The insights I am sharing have saved my mental health, which has to do with discerning self-pity in my life. This monster wil seek to interfere in your ability to step out of imprisoning mindsets and behaviors. It will interfere in your ability to walk in greater mental health. Self-pity is a deceptive counterfeit to […]
There is a spectrum of dysfunctional beliefs that can hinder a healthy lifestyle regarding our relationship with our WORDS. I want to bring out ditches that we can ALL fall into when it comes to our words, with a goal of encouraging some healthy practices that are grounded. Watch on YouTube: Watch on Rumble: To […]
Identity is developed and strengthened under the love, influence and validation that comes from Father God. Our journey of healing and freedom involves learning to experience the love of the Father. In The OCD Healing Journey, I write and teach about the importance of life transitions, seasons in our life where we need nurture and […]
Join me as I take some time to address your questions on struggles and battles regarding sex and sexuality: how you think, feel, believe and behave when it comes to sex. Why do we have so many struggles in our lives when it comes to sexuality and how can we get to the heart of […]
There is so much confusion over the voice of God, hearing from God or discerning what God is saying. In this broadcast, I want to address some ditches that we can get stuck in when it comes to hearing God’s voice and some ways we can walk in greater health and wholeness. I will talk […]
God designed that His nature and power be experience in the home, through powerful marriages and parenting. As beleiving parents, we have a great responsibility in raising children in the ways of God, but we must be aware of God’s grace to empower our journey. I believe that the church is strengthened by powerful homes […]
What is going on with these intrusive thoughts I am having? They seem to come out of nowhere and are very disturbing? Why are they showing up and what do I do about it? In this broadcast, I want to share with you 4 things you need to know about intrusive thoughts, so that you […]
If I was to summarize three key areas that I focus on for my mental health, it would be found in this broadcast. While I have spent a lot of time teaching on areas I have had to let go of, getting freedom from and overcome, I also want to emphasize, “What do you focus […]
In looking back over my mental health journey, there are three very important areas that made a monumental difference in my life and journey. These areas are critical aspects that need equipping for our healing and freedom. Learning to become equipped in how I related to these three areas had a remarkable difference in empowering […]
We often try to change while being influenced by condemnation, but it does not produce long-term change. Today I want to talk about the power of God’s love and grace to bring about dynamic change to behavior in our lives that is destructive and unhealthy. Watch on YouTube: Watch on Rumble: To support future broadcasts:
Are there some things you need to STOP doing that could really improve your mental health journey? I took some time to look back over my journey to discuss something I put a stop to that really helped my journey. These areas I believe can be a blessing to your healing and freedom journey as […]
What is the message we convey to other believers about what an effective and healthy journey looks like? Today I want to give you some advice that may not neccesarily “trend,” but it will be powerful wisdom for your mental and emotional health. Based on 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 Watch on YouTube: Watch on Rumble: Recommended […]
What does it look like ot have God’s grace have a work in our marriage? Marriage, as designed by God, calls us into a journey of learning to love and experience the beauty of this union. Yet we are also set within a spiritual war that seeks to erode the life our of marriages. In […]
The subject of denial is often a place of confusion for those who battle obsessive compulsive issues. Those who battle OCD are often in denial of the issues of their heart that need tending to. It takes time to realize the problem is not the problem. Yet their obsession convinces them that the topic or […]
In working through obsessive compulsive struggles, starving the compulsion can be really challenging, but its a neccesary aspect of the healing journey. But there are great blessings in the journey when we learn to stop feeding compulsive behavior and tune into the new freedom that is available. In this broadcast, I want to share with […]
When the grace of Jesus Christ has an impact in your heart and life, one of the biggest areas it will show up is in HOW WE DO RELATIONSHIPS. Grace will transform how we perceive others, how we talk to them and how we talk about others. Living in grace sets the stage for people […]
I want to address a question about exposure therapy to bring out how to work through control issues and the fear that drives control. OCD is rooted in control issues, which are driven by fear. Letting go of control is essential for facing fears and experiencing greater freedom. Exposure therapy, where individuals confront their fears […]
If you struggle with OCD, you will need to realize that intense control is a major factor that needs to be addressed. With OCD, you live in such a way that you need to maintain a high level of control, with your thoughts, your environment and even your relationships. These control issues keep us in […]
The apostles were immersed in the power of grace, to the extent that it permeated everything they wrote and expressed. They proclaimed the power of grace to keep us rooted in grace, to the point they expressed a specific phrase repeatedly. If there was a sentance repeated over and over again in the Scriptures, wouldn’t […]
When we consider the word grace, we often reference the New Testament, especially Paul’s writings on grace. But the usage of the word grace is actually all throughout the Bible, even in the Old Testament. When we consider the Old Testament, many think of law, judgment and an intense standard of living that cannot be […]
Are you aware that control issues may be hindering your mental health journey? The influence of control becomes place in our lives where we exert extensive effort, pressure, power or force to manipulate a situation or people. We can even have control issues with our own thoughts that send us into pressurized tailspins. I took […]
Grace invites us into a journey of discovery who Christ is and all that walking with Him means in our lives. I want to invite you into a deeper a personal experience with the grace of God. I have been deeply changed the love of the Father and the grace of Jesus Christ. I believe […]
Triggering is a term that is used often in mental health, to the point that it has even become a cultural expression that many use. What does it mean to become triggered and what can we do to work through moments in our life when our emotions get bombarded in this way? When we are […]
The grace of God is absolutely amazing and life changing. But why is it that we struggle to connect to something that is so incredible? Has grace lost its meaning in our hearts, or are we realizing we never had a firm equipping as to what grace really looks like in the first place? Are […]
What happens when you are in pastoral ministry, but you wrestle with obsessive compulsive struggles? It actually took me a long time to realize that I struggled with OCD and perfectionism. Looking back, it definitely took a toll on my daily sense of peace. In this broadcast, I want to share some honest struggles I […]
While addressing a question that came in, I took a brief tangeant to discuss some important things that can be helpful when it comes to our healing and freedom journey. When it comes to issues of the heart and working through our mental and emotional health, there is no such thing as a 20 minute […]
Do you find in your desire to honor God’s ways that you’ve become obsessive compulsive about sin, identifying sin and trying to get rid of sin in your life? I get many emails and questions regarding sin that have intense obsessive distortions. It drives people to compulsively check for sin and find out what things […]
Is it possible that your existential deep dives are revealing the presence and influence of OCD? Are you obsessive about chasing doubts about your existence or God’s existence? Over my 30 years of ministry experience, I have observed many who get lost in certain questions related to life, death, existence, God, eternity and more that […]
If you’re constantly questioning your love for your boyfriend or girlfriend, wondering if they’re the right person for you, or feeling the urge to break up even though you don’t want to, you may be struggling with relationship OCD (ROCD). ROCD can cause significant distress and disruption in romantic relationships. I’ve seen it in dating […]
Do you connect that thoughts that arrive into your thinking are the same as acting on it. Thought-action fusion (TAF) is a fancy psychological term that simply describes a cognitive distortion that occurs when people believe that their thoughts are equivalent to their actions. This means that they believe that simply thinking about something bad […]
Our mental health is deeply impacted by how we relate to God. When I sit down and talk with someone about their relationship with God, it doesn’t take very long to observe the lens by which they relate to God and how they see Him. How you see God is what I call your “God […]
Our mental health is not about what kind of thoughts arrive into our thinking, but more about how we RESPOND to our thoughts that is the issue. Working through OCD or any kind of mental health battle involves learning to heal how we interpret our thoughts and the meaning we give our thoughts. For many […]
How do you work through mood issues and irritability that comes along with it? As many work through their mental and emotional health, they are recognizing a struggle with their overall mood. Struggling with mood swings can be a challenging experience. It can interfere with daily life and make it difficult to maintain relationships, and […]
Overthinking can be a problem for many who struggle with anxiety, OCD, depression or other mental health struggles. It can be easy to fall into the trap of overthinking, as we can believe that by overanalyzing or ruminating over something, somehow we may be able to solve the issue. But in fact, overthinking becomes a […]
As many recognize that toxic guilt has infected their faith walk and mental health, how do we begin walking a freedom journey from the clutches of guilt that holds us back and steals our confidence? In this broadcast, I want to share with you some mindsets, perspectives and steps we can take to overcome being […]
Toxic guilt will drive us into a compulsive lifestyle. When we act in compulsion, we are doing something to alleviate the feelings of guilt that rise up within us. But as we keep responding to guilt, we actually empower guilt to become a rising voice in our thoughts and emotions. Our decisions and actions can […]
As believers in Christ, we can experience a life that is not burdened down by constant guilt. Yet for so many honest Christians admit they deeply struggle with the influence of guilt over their mind and life. The work of toxic guilt infects so many areas of their life, keeping them bound in limitation, while […]
As we understand the work of toxic guilt, we will need to allow ourselves to learn about why we are so prone to becoming guilt ridden so easily. Many will jump to asking, “How do I stop getting pulled into guilt trips?” but they don’t take the time to understand the influential factors that pull […]
One of the traps that keeps us bound is the “God Label” that we put on many guilt ridden thoughts we get stuck in. We attribute God as the author of toxic guilt, which keeps us stuck in cycles that do not produce freedom. When I discovered that God was not hovering over me with […]
Observing the life of Jesus Christ, you will discover the divine compassion He lived by on a daily basis. But what you do NOT find is Jesus being driven by or manipulated by guilt, especially in how He interacted with people. We often tell believers we should “live like Jesus.” But if you watch the […]
Many believers get pulled into a toxic guilt cycle when it comes to their sins and mistakes in life. It keeps them in continual patterns of not experiencing freedom. Why do so many get locked into that pattern? In this broadcast, I want to show the difference between the toxic guilt cycle and the freedom […]
It takes discerning to see and understand how guilt has influenced your way of living. For many, it takes learning and relearning. Today I want to break down the armor of toxic guilt. When it comes your way, what kind of influences are coming along with it to keep you in bondage to chronic guilt? […]
In my journey of navigating through seasons of anxiety and depression, I was brought back to the simple, yet powerful connection that faith, hope and love have in our lives. One day, my eyes were opened to the insight that these three powerful words can bring to your mental health. In the midst of struggles […]
For many believers, they are beginning to recognize that the influence of guilt has become toxic in their life. Toxic guilt can impact our relationship with God, ourselves and others in very unfruitful ways. It can bog down our minds with heaviness, anxiety and depression, while keeping us from being able to move forward with […]
A major aspect of my healing journey has involved learning to discern the workings of guilt and allow myself to walk free from a lifestyle entangled with toxic guilt. When you think about your spiritual journey, has anyone ever taught you how to discern what guilt means and how to work through it? Do you […]
Every single one of us were created and designed to live in the power of God’s love for us, for it is His love that paves the way for our thoughts, emotions and relationships to experience greater health. It is my fundamental conviction that all mental health begins with learning to experience the power of […]
As you navigate your mental health journey, what are the important biblical building blocks that we can stand on to heal, grow and overcome? In this Sunday night live, Mark will take us on a series where he cover the important precepts we need to build to strengthen and empower our mental health. I also […]
Gaslighting is a form of manipulative abuse, in which a person causes you to doubt your memory of experiences and past events as well as your perception, which can lead to doubt of reality and questioning of your own sanity. It is also used as a way to manipulate you into seeing a toxic and […]
The influence of narcissism partners with a mindset of grandiosity, an extreme pattern of a self-importance or “specialness” that often leads to exaggerated boasting about accomplishments, status and image. As we all learn to heal and grow, God will lead us to see His greatness at work within us. We have areas of low thinking […]
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Of the toxic ingredients that make up a narcissist, one of them is the pattern where they make everything in life about themselves. They direct conversations and attention to themselves in all things. It goes beyond selfishness, which we all have battles with and even self-centeredness. Narcissism is even more intense than that. They have […]
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In a series on healing from a relationship with a narcissist, I want to bring out what healing from the main narcissistic traits looks like. I first want to bring out the lack of empathy. How does that impact your mental and emotional health? How do you begin healing when you have been bombarded by […]
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The most challenging relationship in our mental health healing journey is with ourselves. While many of us can talk about our struggle in relating and connecting to God in fruitful ways, while also struggling in relationship to others, the biggest trouble most people have is in how they relate to themselves. Most people do not […]
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How do you handle a rough day, a bad week or even a rough season in life? While the storms of life hit everyone in various ways, how can we effectively help our mental health in the midst of it? It’s hard enough to deal with day to day mental health struggles, but what about […]
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In the Old Testament Scriptures on wisdom, the Bible brings out the toxic influence of narcissism within the profile of a SCORNER. Within the description of the scorner, you see the narcissistic traits manifesting. They leave a trail of strife, confusion and broken relationships behind them. It is important that we discern when we are […]
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One of the common things that can happen for many when they hear about the toxic influence of narcissism is they ask themselves, “Am I a narcissist?” Many obsessive compulsives will hear the traits and start to panic, thinking they are narcissistic and spiral into catastrophic thinking. But it can be helpful to look at […]
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One important step in healing from a relationship with a narcissist is accepting they will not change. This helps us to let go of the dysfunctional ways we learned to relate and cope. But for many Christians, this can bump up against some of our spiritual perspectives that have become distorted. In this broadcast, I […]
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The journey towards healing from a narcissistic relationship can be a daunting and challenging experience for anyone. However, for Christians, the pain and trauma experienced in such relationships can be compounded by certain ways we process the Bible, love and relationships in dysfunctional and distorted ways. Narcissism is an issue that many area needing to […]
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What does the Bible have to say about narcissism? There is so much talk about narcissists in psychology, but is it actually something the Bible mentions? If so, how can we discern its work in our upbringing, our relationships, churches and communities? In this broadcast, I will address what narcissism is and how to pick […]
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What does it look like for a believer to walk a journey that is mentally, emotionally and relationally healthy within the context of the workplace? With all the complications that can arise, how do you navigate your mental health healing and growth journey, while at the same time, working in an environment that isn’t that […]
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It is a joy to introduce you to a good friend of mine, Matt Tommey, an author, artist and mentor to thousands of thriving artists who have been equipped to know who they are, develop their artistic craft and walk in meaningful purpose. I have been personally blessed by the faith and learning that Matt […]
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There has been an increased awareness of the importance of mental health, both in the Christian community and in society as a whole. As Christians, there can seem to be an added dimension to our struggles, which is the desire to hear from God. Many people who struggle with mental health find it difficult to […]
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What does it look like to maintain a healthy journey while interacting with a world around you that is engulfed in strife? In this broadcast, Mark will walk you through biblical instructions that will point you towards living from a place of divine wisdom and helping you discern how STRIFE works, so that you do […]
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What is lawlessness and how can we be discerning about the growing influence of lawlessness in our world? How can you navigate your mental health and maintain your sanity in the midst of a world that wholeheartedly embraces lawless living as a way of life? Video Broadcast: Watch on Rumble: To support future broadcasts:
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Mental health has long been a misunderstood and stigmatized topic. Many Christians fear admitting their mental health struggles, due to shame and or being seen as weak. To many fight their battles in silence, while they also struggle with feeling defeated, condemned, stressed and overwhelmed. What we all need is compassion, which involves connecting to […]
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Do you find yourself compulsively checking your feelings, to make sure you REALLY feel a certain way? For many obsessive-compulsives, they are often checking how they feel on a regular basis to make sure they feel a certain way. But they end up endlessly checking their feelings in an endless loop of their emotions very […]
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Allow me to be a tour guide to help you understand what some of the stages of healing from obsessive and compulsive patterns looks like. There are some important markers along the way that I need to mention and help equip your heart. One stage that I want to highlight and speak to is what […]
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Many of us have heard of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but few may be aware of relationship OCD. I know I had no idea what it was, but struggled with it deeply for a while. It is a type of OCD that involves intrusive and unwanted thoughts or obsessions about relationships, usually romantic ones. Those who […]
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Everyone has areas of our past that are not perfect, but for those who struggle with perfectionism and OCD, self-condemnation can be a daily struggle and wrestling match. Condemnation drives us to dwell on the past in such a way that leaves us feeling broken and hopeless. The struggle with self-condemnation often leads to depression, […]
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I have never heard the end times and mental health talked about in the same talk. But today, I want to talk them together, so we can navigate our journey in a healthy and fruitful way. In this broadcast, I will describe “5 Types of End Timers,” four of which can be detrimental to your […]
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How do you navigate a healthy marriage when one or both of you has obsessive-compulsive struggles? In this broadcast, we share a bit of our journey and process in learning to grow in marriage, while also navigating the struggle of OCD. Video Broadcast: Watch on Rumble: Recommended Resources: To support future broadcasts:
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Serving others is how we can bless the hearts of others with the compassion, grace and love of God. But have we become so obsessive about serving that the subject of serving has become distorted? Many believers are admitting that they have been living a performance driven life, which caused the subject of “serving” to […]
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Fasting can be a valuable experience in the Christian life. But I have bumped into a number of believers who have became obsessive compulsive about the practice of fasting. Here are some thoughts and feedback on the issue and how to navigate it in a more healthy way. Video Broadcast: Watch on Rumble: Recommended Resources: […]
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I address a question about health OCD and how to navigate through the struggle of being obsessive-compulsive about disease, illness and sickness. Video Broadcast: Watch on Rumble: Recommended Resources: To support future broadcasts:
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Empathy, the ability to connect with what someone else is feeling and going through is so important to a fruitful mental, emotional and relationship journey. But what do you do when you notice that your empathy levels seem to go off the rails and it causes you to spiral in your own life? Do you […]
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I respond to a question by someone who struggles with OCD and has a hard time applying the words of Jesus regarding lusting after a woman, as shown in Matthew 5:27-28. How do you process this Scripture when you see an attractive person? When have you crossed the line into lusting and committing adultery? It […]
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For Christians, a passionate relationship with God through Jesus Christ is talked about, taught and emphasized. But what happens when obsessive-compulsive influences get into the mix? In this broadcast, I want to bring out some signs that OCD is infecting someone’s faith, that while they come across as being “on fire for Jesus,” the person […]
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Today I address a question on religious OCD and scrupulosity that shows how an obsessive subject grows and expands. This will be a real life example. I will lay out step by step how an intrusive thought grows into an anxiety filled distortion. You will also receive some practical insight on how to walk into […]
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Does your Christian church upbringing have an influence on where your religious obsessive-compulsive thoughts go? How much does your denominational affiliation influence scrupulosity in your life? I want to use my pastoral experience and passion for mental health to speak into various denominations I have experienced and how they contribute to where OCD struggles often […]
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The subject Belief or believing is an important aspect of learning and growing in the Christian faith. But when you have OCD, this can get off the rails very easily. One of the common patterns of religious OCD and scrupulosity is the compulsive pattern of “checking” your believing….checking, checking and rechecking, with a distorted sense […]
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I first intended on making this video for those who struggle with OCD, as they often wrestle with being able to rest in God’s love. But as I taught it, I definitely sensed this video applies to everyone. So many believers share their frustration with not being able to settle in the love of God. […]
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It happens all the time, especially with those who struggle with religious OCD and scrupulosity. You have someone come to you for help and you begin sharing Scriptures with them. Maybe you know they have OCD or you don’t. Of course, this is an important aspect of the Christian journey–to allow God’s Word to renew […]
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Melissa DeJesus interviews her husband Mark about his latest book, The OCD Healing Journey.
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Everyone experiences intrusive thoughts, but for those who struggle with OCD, they can easily get lost in examination the thought and reacting to the thought in ways that are compulsive. There are two reactions to intrusive thoughts that Christians with OCD can fall into that drive them off track. Do you find yourself falling into […]
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Have you ever felt like the spiraling of OCD is getting worse? What do we do when we feel like our obsessive-compulsive struggles are getting worse and more intense? Today I want to bring perspective on some things to consider when you feel like things are getting worse than getting better. Video Broadcast: Watch on […]
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OCD wants you to think the problem is whatever you are obsessing about. Yet you need to understand that “the problem is not the problem.” The issue you are “spinning” about is not the issue. It is more about HOW you relate to your thoughts that is really what needs to be addressed. With obsessive-compulsive […]
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To understand OCD and obsessive-compulsive struggles, we have to gain an understanding of compulsions. If you want to understand how OCD operates, the world of OCD really manifests through compulsive living. Compulsions are the manifestation of OCD. The word compulsion involves an irresistible and persistent urge or impulse to alleviate the disturbance of an obsession. […]
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There is a lot of misunderstanding when it comes to OCD. Many see it only as a cleanliness and order issue, but it is much more than that. Today I want to get into what OCD is by first explaining what obsessions are, how they show up and what topics are often material for the […]
Join me as I provide a tour through The OCD Healing Journey, to give you an overview of the chapters in the book. Video Broadcast: Recommended Resources: To support future broadcasts:
My latest book project is one that is near and dear to my heart, as it is a struggle I have had to personally face and learn to work through. As I proclaim the message of healing freedom in the areas of mental, emotional and relationship health, The OCD Healing journey is meant to encourage […]
All of us have to come to terms with our family history and understand how our parental relationship influenced our mental and emotional health. As many confront their mental health struggles, addictions and relationship patterns, we have to learn how to process through what influenced many of our thinking and behaving patterns. We often carry […]
There are certain patterns that manifest in those who were raised with emotionally immature parents. In this broadcast, I want to bring out some of the struggles a person can have that reveal the emotional limitations in their upbringing. Do you find these symptoms in your life? Video Broadcast: Watch on Rumble: Recommended Resources: To […]
Your emotional development or lack thereof, forms out of your relationship with your parents, which in effect, greatly impacts our mental health. But what about if your parents were emotionally immature? How do you even understand this and learn to heal? In understanding your upbringing, have you come to discover that your parents were emotionally […]
As you become aware of how your upbringing impacted your life, it can be helpful to understand some themes of dysfunction you may have grown up with. Today I want to talk about dysfunctional families and five types that I have seen impact the mental and emotional health of people negatively. Video Broadcast: Watch on […]
If you want to experience greater mental, emotional and relationship health, it will be important to understand your relationship with your parents. A healthy upbringing contributes to greater mental health. Studies have shown that a strong parent-child relationship leads to a healthy sense of identity and how to relate to your thoughts and emotions. On […]
What does it look like in day to day life to work through people pleasing struggles? Melissa and I take some time to give examples of how people pleasing has impacted our journey and preventing us from experiencing greater mental and emotional health. We talk through some of the factors in our upbringing that contributed […]
The inner critic seeks to block and create resistance to the work of love and grace in your life. It is the voice in our thoughts that constantly judges our thoughts, behaviors, decisions, and emotions. Learning to recognize and discern the inner critic can be a powerful tool in helping us to become more self-aware […]
Are You at War with Yourself? Many are noticing that within their struggle to heal and overcome, they have become an enemy to themselves. The brokenness of our hearts has driven us into living with a lie that being an enemy to yourself is the way to live. Too many are in a war called […]
In order to break through patterns of people pleasing, we have to learn how to help the heart of a people pleaser to experience healing and find new directions that are healthy and empowered. Today my purpose is to look at your heart and equip you to walk away from the trap of pleasing and […]
To break free from people pleasing, we have to become self-aware and discern its patterns in our life. What does the life of a people pleaser look like and why do so many get trapped underneath this bondage? in this broadcast teaching, I will share about patterns of people pleasing so that you can discern […]
As we grow in our walk with God, many share a struggle they have in working through the past. In our discussion, we want to bring out the journey of healing and growth regarding the “past you.” Not just the “you” before you accepted Christ, but even the “past you” as a believer, the immature […]
How do you practice compassion on your past mental health struggles? How do you also deal with people who hold you to the “old you” and the old issues of the past? How do you walk into the new when people around you are holding you to the past? In today’s broadcast, I address the […]
Do you struggle with ruminating about the past and have a hard time letting go? Today’s broadcast involves addressing a question that was sent in, asking about how to deal with past events recall that triggers rumination. I will answer the question by walking through healthy perspectives about your past and how to relate to […]
Welcome to our conversation, as Mark and Melissa have a discussion around sharing of mental health struggles? Do you find that you talk about mental health too much? Do you share too much? Or not enough? As we discuss this issue, we will highlight some example we have observed and what it can look like […]
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Do you feel a pressure that works in your prayer life, where you feel a constant guilt about not praying enough or “just right.”? Most likely, you are under the influence of religious perfectionism. When it comes to prayer, many believers can be highly influenced approach spiritual routines as perfectionists. We want our prayers to […]
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When we are under the influence of a shame attack, our emotional response typically ends up going into two unhealthy directions that do not allow us to remain in sobriety. They can keep us stuck in patterns of denial, stubborn and defensiveness or drowning despair and hopelessness. In today’s broadcast, I want to spend some […]
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Do you find that you constantly feel stuck? Are you observing that you keep repeating the same story, like a broken record? Do you feel discouraged, feeling like you are going around the same mountain? Today I want to share with you about what these things can mean and how we can approach it more […]
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When we think of the word “sober,” we often equate it solely with describing a person who has substance abuse issues, specifically alcohol. We think of sobriety only from a view of someone who is not drunk or intoxicated. But from a biblical perspective, there is so much more to what living sober means. Sobriety […]
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The influence of perfectionism can be so all-consuming, it can leave us ultimately feeling joyless. One of the biggest manifestations of perfectionism is the pressure it brings and the joy it steals. If you find yourself constantly striving under the pressure of perfectionism, it may be time to take back your joy. Video Broadcast: Watch […]
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When you experience a shame attack, you may feel like you are not good enough or that you are unworthy of being loved. A tremendous weight of embarrassment can fall on your emotional state. These feelings can be overwhelming and can cause you to feel like you are not worthy of love or respect. Today […]
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Join in the celebration as I take some time on my 46th birthday to address questions you may have about my journey. Video Broadcast:
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Is religious perfectionism stealing the fruit of enjoying the Scriptures and your Bible reading experience? Are you trying to read the Bible “just right,” but its the influence of perfectionism? Today I want to talk about some ways that we can get bogged down by perfectionism when it comes to engaging the Word of God […]
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Start off the new year with a live broadcast, where I address the importance of addressing the questions you ask yourself. We ask ourselves, others and God questions all the time. Many of them leave us disempowered. We are often asking question that lead us into destructive paths and dead ends. Today I want to […]
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Giving thanks is an overlooked, yet powerful experience that add so much value to your mental and emotional health. Yet it is something we easily forget about. In fact, we overlook the power of gratitude quite often. But in my journey of learning to cultivate a healthy emotional journey, I discovered that practicing gratitude and […]
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Join me in this OCD Live Q&A as I address the questions you have sent regarding obsessive compulsive struggles and the battles that surround the healing and freedom journey. Video Broadcast: OCD Help Page Mental Health Resource Page Recommended Resources: The Heart Healing Journey God Loves Me and I Love Myself! Restoring the Power of […]
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In response to a question that was sent in, I want to address the subject of failure, the fear of failure and what would I say to Moses when He finds out he is not going into the Promised Land? Here is the question: “I wonder if you would be able to address when we […]
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One of the questions I get from those who are working through their mental and emotional health is, “How do I stop SPINNING?” What they are describing is continual spiral of thoughts they get lost in, to the point that they feel trapped by the anxiety and even despair the thoughts produce. It can produce […]
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Have you been taught perspectives about emotions that have distorted how you relate to yourself and what you are going through? Today I want to share seven misunderstandings that we can often believe that prevent us from acknowledging our emotions and working through them in a healthy and productive way. Video Broadcast: Watch on Rumble: […]
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Perfectionism can manifest in a variety of ways, which you will see in our discussion today, as Melissa and I share our healing journey working through perfectionism struggles. in this broadcast, we will share how we dismissed perfectionism at first, but how we came to understand its deceptive influence. We also talk about what the […]
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Are you able to navigate the life of your emotions with fruitfulness and effectiveness? In all honesty, most of us have not had the kind of training and equipping that would help us navigate the thoughts and emotions that come our way. Today I want to talk about emotions by emphasizing ten things that are […]
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Is “All or Nothing” thinking impacting your journey? In today’s broadcast, I want to address some questions about perfectionism and show you how the “just right, but never enough” mindset can drive us into black and white, otherwise known as “all or nothing” thinking. As we begin to discern the distortions of these mindsets, it […]
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The deeper issues of a perfectionist’s heart really come out in the midst of trials. The difficulties we face bring out how we see ourselves, God and the world around us. They are seasons where we need to heal and mature in deeper levels, but perfectionistic ways keep us stuck in staring at what we […]
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Perfectionism is the mindset of “just right, but never enough,” a cycle of living that produces pressure, stress and bondage. Yet many sincere hearts will ask, “What is the opposite of perfectionism?” In others words, they are asking, what does it look like to break free from perfectionism? Today I want to give you some […]
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Join me in this OCD Live Q&A as I address the questions you have sent regarding obsessive compulsive struggles and the battles that surround the healing and freedom journey. Video Broadcast: Submit a Question OCD Help Page Mental Health Resource Page Recommended Resources: The Heart Healing Journey God Loves Me and I Love Myself! Restoring […]
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What does it look like for a Christian to navigate their mental health journey while realizing they have introverted tendencies? What does it even mean when the words Christian and introvert come together? Today I want to talk about the life of introversion and what living mentally healthy can look like. Video Broadcast: Watch on […]
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Limiting beliefs can be perspectives we carry that create limitations to our journey. They can hinder us from experience the healing and freedom that is available for our journey. These mindsets can lay underground, at times undetected, but can prevent us from developing new and empowered perspectives for our healing journey. Video Broadcast: Watch on […]
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Working through the mindset of “just right but never enough” that perfectionism creates, keeps us from seeing the shame and abandonment we carry within. Today we want to reflect on recent broadcasts on shame and abandonment, while talking through how we are processing healing in our own journey. Video Broadcast: Watch on Rumble: Recommended Resources: […]
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For the perfectionist, I believe they are in a constant state of fight AND flight, where their stress response is in overdrive. Their constant busy living and avoidance keeps them from dealing with matters of the heart that need compassionate healing and grace. In this broadcast, I want to lay out how the stress response […]
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Have you ever had a “shame attack” and did not even know it? Today I want to bring insight into the deepest root issue in our healing journey–abandonment. Most of the roads of our brokenness lead to abandonment. And when shame and abandonment connect, it can trigger a chain reaction with our hearts that can […]
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How do we respond to these intrusive thoughts that create so much disturbance within us about our salvation, our standing with God and our sense of peace? How can we respond in a fruitful way that will actually help me overcome? Many get stuck in their obsessions because they compulsively argue, research, debate, ruminate, seek […]
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One of the greatest needs that perfectionists have is nurture, the need to find comfort through unconditional loving care. Perfectionists have an inner critic that drowns out the nurturing voice they need. It amplifies criticism, shame and judgment. So we continue to live in with a ball of emotional pressure on a daily basis. Instead […]
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The mindset of perfectionism drives a message of “just right” but “never enough” that seeks to infiltrate how we think, believe, act and process relationships. Yet in the healing process, I have found there are four blocks that often get in the way of healing the perfectionist’s heart. I have observed them in my own […]
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There are things we need to embrace as we learn and walk our healing and freedom journey, but there are also things we need to learn to let go of, they get in the way of fruitful healing and growth. Each of us has to learn how to let go of things in our life […]
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I receive numerous questions about the role of evil spirits, demons and spiritual warfare and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. This week I received a question, asking to understand how the spiritual battles we face can impact someone who struggles with OCD. In this broadcast, I will be address the subject of spiritual warfare within the context […]
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How do you navigate parenting while you are aware of your own need for healing and freedom from broken patterns in your own heart? In today’s broadcast, we want to have a discussion about this and how we process our own healing journey within the context of also being parents. Video Broadcast: Watch on Rumble: […]
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If you want to make room to invest in what matters most in your life, you will have to learn to say NO. In fact, healthy people have learned to say NO and say it a lot. Practicing saying NO helps you get clear on what your YES is. But in order to experience this, […]
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Those who battle with the influence of perfectionism and obsessive compulsive struggles are not typically aware of how much shame actually drives their life. In this broadcast, I want to peal back the layers of OCD and perfectionism, to get to the heart of the shame battles we carry that need acknowledgement, grieving and healing. […]
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As we discover, “What Does Love Look Like?” I pray you have discovered that learning what love is, while untangling what love is NOT, is a journey. This is a lifelong discovery. For the rest of our lives, we will explore the depths, breath and beautiful meaning of God’s love for us. Today is a […]
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One of the common patterns for Christians with OCD, is the compulsion of excessive confession of something that disturbs your spirituality. There can be a nagging sense that something is not right in your stance with God or there is some specific issue that needs to be dealt with and remedied. Confession to God, repentance […]
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As I encourage, equip and empower the mental health of my brothers and sisters, the first thing I emphasize is the power of slowing down. Within the context of slowing down, I have personally learned to appreciate the God given practice of meditation as a habit that can recalibrate my heart and mind into the […]
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When many talk about their struggle to slow down and walk a more heart aware life, they often mention the inability to emotionally “settle.” In today’s video, I want to share about seven reasons why we can’t seem to settle and what it means for our journey. Video Broadcast: Watch on Rumble: Recommended Resources: […]
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Join me in this OCD Live Q&A as I address the questions you have sent regarding obsessive compulsive struggles and the battles that surround the healing and freedom journey. Here are many of the questions I cover in this episode: Religious OCD About Missions Work What About Living In Boldness Contamination OCD OCD & Getting […]
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Join me as I address the questions you have sent regarding obsessive compulsive struggles and the battles that surround the healing and freedom journey. Here are many of the subjects and questions I addressed: Intrusive Thoughts Against God Child Obsessed with Video Games OCD & In-Laws Fear That I Was Never Really Saved Relationship OCD […]
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How do you deal with the emotional weight and burdens that come your way? What do you do with the pull of emotion energy from family members, people you help and those you serve? What about all the energy from world news and events that pulls on your empathy and overwhelm your emotional capacity? Today, […]
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In this broadcast, I will be responding to an audio message of a cry for help in the midst of an emotional spiral. You will see the impact of religious OCD, unprocessed grief, phobias and anxiety that often leave us becoming angry with God and angry with ourselves. I pray that today you can experience […]
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Join me as I address the questions you have sent regarding obsessive compulsive struggles and the battles that surround the healing and freedom journey. Within today’s broadcast, I will dive deep into a variety of subjects that relate to OCD, including: I Emphasizes The 7 Distortions of OCD Guilt Confession OCD about Relationships and Real […]
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Love brings the power to endure, the ability to hang in there and remain in the journey. When I first began to seek deeper heart healing and freedom in my life, I realized very soon that I did not know how to experience God’s love. I not only needed healing in my heart with the […]
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My first recommendation for those who want to experience greater mental and emotional health is to SLOW DOWN. This can be much easier said than done, as the world lives at such a high rate of speed. We feel that pull every day. But what I want to do is share with you some observations […]
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We continue our series on sharing some of the struggle we are navigating through by focusing in on the family dynamics that arise as you seek to navigate your healing journey. When we step into healing, all of us have to come to terms with what it means to “leave father and mother” and heal […]
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We can all benefit from a healthy dose of slowing down. We know we need to, but what is preventing so many from living a better paced life of the heart? Today I want to bring out ten reasons why we do not slow down. See if you can discern what may be preventing you […]
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If I was to look back at the early stages of my healing journey and the lives of those I have seen pursue a heart healing path in life, there is something very important that needs to be embraced along the way. It cannot be overlooked. Those who truly learn to experience greater mental, emotional […]
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As I seek to help people through teaching and one on one work, there is often a statement followed by a question. “This is hard. Why is healing from brokenness so hard?” Today I want to address this question by providing eight perspectives that are important to keep in mind. Video Broadcast: Watch on Rumble: […]
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This message is dedicated to all my brothers and sisters who are struggling with deep discouragement, weariness or even depression. I want to be a voice of healing and freedom for your life and speak to the heart of this issue, so that life can begin to reignite the power of hope within you. So […]
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This one passage of Scripture helped save my mental health and lead me into a whole new way of experiencing healing and freedom in my life. I pray that what I discovered and experienced will bless and encourage your journey. Video Broadcast: Watch on Rumble: Recommended Resources: Mental Health Resource Page OCD Help and Healing […]
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Do you find yourself sharing too much too soon too often? If so, you are not alone, as many believers admit to over talking, over sharing and even over confessing. For many, it can even become a compulsive way of relating. You feel you need to get everything out to make sure you are ok […]
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You asked for it! Thanks to tall the kind and encouragement feedback we have received, we are continuing down a theme of sharing some of the recent personal struggles we find ourselves navigating through, as Melissa and I continue to experience healing and freedom. Today I get into a deep theme of perfectionism that has […]
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In response to a question that was sent in, I want to address prophetic ministry from the perspective of mental and emotional health. What does it look like to relate to the ministry of prophecy or prophetic words when we are working through mental health battles like depression, OCD or anxiety? I pray this broadcast […]
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In this broadcast, I address many questions that have been sent in surrounding the struggles of OCD. In this broadcast, I dive into many different areas: What is life after OCD like? Salvation OCD Recognizing depression underneath OCD Performance, failure struggles and identity Intrusive harm thoughts How to be present while having OCD. What to […]
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Today I am responding to questions about transitions that happen in church life, where friends move on from your church or you move on. What does it look like to navigate these changes? I also talk through the struggle that many experience to find genuine heart healing community. Video Broadcast: Recommended Resources: Healing from Spiritual […]
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Today I want to address a number of questions that have a common theme: how we relate ourselves in the midst of our brokenness, struggles and pain. If you are wanting to grow in your heart healing journey, what I share here the major importance of relating to yourself with greater kindness, patience and compassion. […]
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Today I address more questions relate to obsessive compulsive struggles, while also addressing questions in the comments section live. I talk about prayer, the Godhead, spiritual abuse, regaining identity, what it means to heal when you are involved in ministry, how to understanding God’s will and so much more! Video Broadcast: OCD Help Page Mental […]
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In today’s episode, we wanted to come back to our podcast and share from the heart, expressing our journey of healing and where Melissa and I are today. What are we currently working through, healing through and learning to practice? We pray that our heart felt sharing will be a redemptive blessing to your life […]
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If I can be a blessing and support to how you think, it can have a dramatic impact to your overall mental, emotional and relationship health. We can have tens of thousands of thoughts within the course of one day, but have we been equipped on how to work through our thoughts and emotions? In […]
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Today I address your questions that have been sent in regarding obsessive compulsive struggles. Video Broadcast: OCD Help Page Mental Health Resource Page Recommended Resources: The Heart Healing Journey God Loves Me and I Love Myself! Restoring the Power of Nurture To support future videos: Consider a one-time donation. Become a monthly supporter. Join a free month of […]
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In my journey of working through anxiety, depression and obsessive compulsive struggles, I often found that small tweaks can make a big difference in my healing and freedom journey. Today I want to take a moment and share with you three tips that can make a big difference in your renewal if you will allow […]
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We are taking a sabbatical break and will be back with more teaching content in July. During this time, I will be doing some work on my next book, which will be on the healing and freedom journey regarding OCD. Please keep me in prayer as I work on this and also consider a follow […]
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Have you heard the good news of the Gospel brought in such a way that it helped you learn how to grieve? When you think of the Gospel does grieving ever come to mind? When the Gospel of Good News from a Good Father who loves you arrives into your life, does it eliminate your […]
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The words Christian and perfectionism should not go together, but you will find perfectionism amongst Christianity all around. Has its influence taken hold of how you practice your faith? You may need to ask yourself, “Am I a perfectionist?” Some see perfectionism as a completely admirable trait. Many fail to see the long term dangers […]
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The power of God’s love has a way of enhancing our ability to believe. When we experience a deeper connection to love, the tank of our ability to believe gets filled and empowered. On the other hand, our ability to believe can feel like it is getting shipwrecked with our hearts are struggling with disconnect […]
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If you want to experience healing and freedom in your mental, emotional and relationship health, you will at some point need to understand your family of origin and how it impacted your development. It is important to know where you come from and how it influences your current thinking, believing and style of relating. Your […]
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When we look on our journey, the people who loved us the most are the ones that added the most to our life. Those who showed that even through our hard times, in our struggles and in our brokenness, they hung in there with us. It can be life changing when someone simply lives out […]
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The Gospel brings a massive revelation of a new journey to your heart and life, with an invitation to walk out of the imprisonment that keeps you bound. The question is, do we know what living outside of prison is like? Or do we find that even though we want to be free, we often […]
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The Gospel is good news from a Good Father who sent His Son to proclaim a message of liberty. But have we actually heard this message? Does the life of a Christian today reflect a life of liberty? Do we even know what liberty is? Today, I want to dive into the beauty of the […]
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Do you find yourself struggling with aspects of the past where you feel stuck? Do you find that this discourages you and makes you feel that you will never be able to gain freedom? Today I want to talk about what is often happening when you feel that you are stuck in the past and […]
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To experience heart healing, you have to understand how to work through and navigate the emotional life of your heart in healthy ways. But if you have perfectionism influencing your life, the healing journey gets extremely difficult and even sidetracked. The perfectionistic mindset is always driving a pressure of “just right” that is never good […]
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Today we address a question that was sent in about processing through accusation that can be felt from family and the emotional spinning you can fall into when feeling you are being misunderstood. Video Broadcast: OCD Help Page Mental Health Resource Page Recommended Resources: Rejection Mindset To support future videos: Consider a one-time donation. Become a monthly […]
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In the healing and freedom journey through obsessive compulsive battles, one will have to learn what it means to starve the compulsion they practice in trying experiencing peace. In working through OCD, we come to learn that compulsive behavior will only keep us bound and trapped. But as you practice starving the compulsion, what does […]
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What does emotional neglect have to do with perfectionism? And how does that effect your mental and emotional health at work? Today I will break down a question that was sent in about emotional neglect and how to heal through mental health and perfectionism, especially when it comes to the workplace. Video Broadcast: Recommended Resources: […]
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When we think of the Gospel, most believers automatically go to thoughts of going to heaven and forgiveness of sins. While these are incredibly important and critical aspects of the Gospel, do you ever hear about the experience of healing your heart as a major expression of the Gospel’s power? Why isn’t healing of the […]
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Do you find it challenging to experience empathy from others when you share your journey? Today I want to look into the lack of empathy you may be experiencing by addressing a question that was recently sent in while also sharing with you twelve reasons people do not effectively empathize with you. Video Broadcast: Recommended […]
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The healing of mothers wounds often surrounds the importance of experiencing nurture. When we recognize the lack of nurture in our lives, we can often discover places in our heart that carry mother wounds that need tender healing. But mother wounds can often go undetected in our journey, even though we live in a time […]
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As you grow in love, you will need to learn the relationship that truth and love have together. Because God designed them to be a powerful force in your life. But I also know that these two apart from each other can cause a lot of damage and unleash a lot of deception. If you […]
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For many OCD strugglers, it can be evident that underneath all the constant obsessions and compulsions is a underlying depression that never gets addressed and nurtured. OCD is fueled by perfectionism and quite often, perfectionists have a depression that they try to “fix” by making sure their thoughts and actions are “just right,” yet they […]
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Today I am responding to a question that was recently submitted about fear, anger, irritability and more. As I respond to the email, allow me to help bring insight and perspective to where we can actually become very obsessive compulsive about anger rising up or issues that trigger anger. Many people become obsessive compulsive about […]
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The battles we struggle with are an invitation to experience the heart of Father God in a deeper and meaningful way. At the same time, this deeper journey leads us to heal through the father wounds we carry. Many of the struggles we have in our relationship with God mirror the wounds we carry from […]
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Are you aware of the need your heart has for a deeper work of God in your life? The power of the gospel is available for the one who realizes they have need. The gospel is freely available to the poor, but many do not actually realize that they are poor. When most people think […]
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Do you find that in your journey of working through anxiety, phobias or OCD that you need exposure therapy? I have quite a number of people who have asked me to address the subject of exposure therapy. What is it? Is it ok to do? In this broadcast, I want to talk about exposure and […]
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Of all the religious obsessive compulsive battles, the one that is often at the top of the list is a disturbance over the assurance of one’s salvation. What can seem to start off as an admirable question and spiritual inquiry can move into neurotic spirals and never ending searching for something that never quite resolves […]
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The power of the Gospel is the delivery of good news from a good God who loves you and has a new journey available to you. But as we navigate a healing and freedom journey, it is worth asking, “What gospel was I given?” Have our lives been taught and shown the powerful work of […]
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The journey that every believer needs to experience is learning to see people the way God sees them. We need to see through the eyes of God. Our cry needs to be, “God, help me to see others the way you see them.” To experience this more, we have to be able to see through […]
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The message of the Gospel brings the heart of the Father towards you. But were you shown this in your Christian life? My life was propelled into a whole new direction when I was awakened to the heart of the Father in the Gospel message. I found that my struggles with mental and emotional health […]
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While we teach a lot about effective ways to experience heart healing and freedom, we have also learned what NOT to do in the journey as well. We have learned through experience about what can be very helpful and what is not helpful in the journey. So today, we pray that our honest conversation can […]
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Today launches a series of teaching insights around the power of the Gospel and it’s impact on heart healing and our transformation. I want to share about what the Gospel has to say about our mental health, our identity and the journey of the heart. For so many believers, the Gospel they have received is […]
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Do you find that when it comes to conflict and relationships, you tend to obsess over them and compulsively try to over “fix” any sense of disturbance you feel in the relationship. Today I want to address a question that was sent in on this subject and share with you some very honest struggles I […]
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Do you find that when you learn to receive God’s love and connect to how much He loves you, fear rises up? Do you find yourself realizing that the need to learn to actually let God’s love be received into your heart and mind? Today I want to address a question that was sent in […]
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You can often begin to see where OCD has an influence in your faith journey in where you become compulsive. Compulsions in OCD involve following a forceful urge with the goal of alleviating inner conflict, guilt or anxiety. They can are often actions we take, but they can also me mental hoops we jump through […]
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Today I want to share some content that may be different from what I often talk about, but it weaves in the principles of love, grace, healing and freedom throughout it all. It involves my experience watching The Jesus Music movie, which brought about so many memories of my journey with Christian music. Along the […]
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Have you become so intense about your mental and emotional health that you have become obsessive compulsive about it? Today I want to bring about how important it is in our healing journey to actually have breaks from incessant reading and self analysis, how we need room for application and time to process out what […]
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The journey of loneliness can allow you to relate to yourself in a whole new way. Today I want to walk you through how seasons of loneliness can actually open up for new ways that you relate to yourself, to allowing greater healing and freedom to open up over your life. Part of this involves […]
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What is the inner critic and where does this come from? Do you find that when you try to walk into healing and freedom, you experience resistance and thought patterns that keep accusing you, pointing out flaws and disconnecting you from experience the power of love and grace? This internal wrestling is often called the […]
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What do those lonely feelings mean? Remember, loneliness is a feeling that is very subjective, meaning it really comes down to how you perceive where you are and what you are going through. In other words, loneliness comes down to interpretation–the meaning that you give to what you feel inside. You may feel lonely, but […]
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If you are experiencing deep loneliness, today I to offer a coaching experience and walk you through the factors that can influence your lonely feelings and talk through some of the issues of the heart that can magnify and intensify loneliness. We often want quick fixes, but today I want to share about the real […]
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If you are passionate about mental, emotional and relationships health, you will need to take the journey of understanding your relationship with your parents. Some avoid this at all costs. Others wash over it without healthy awareness. There is good, bad and even ugly that many experience when it comes to our relationship with our […]
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Are you lonely and struggling with feelings of loneliness? If you are, then this series is dedicated to the purpose of bringing loving insight and nurture to what you are going through. I have found that believers in Christ are not immune from experiencing loneliness. Loneliness is something believers face and it’s time to get […]
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Are you irritable? Are you constantly struggling with chronic irritability? I pray today’s insight will be a blessing to your healing and freedom journey, as my goal will be to help you get to the heart of irritability and give you new perspectives on what you may be struggling with. Today’s insights are inspired by […]
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If you are passionate about healing and freedom in your mental, emotional and relationship life, then recognizing where you come from and how it influences your current life, then you will need to become aware of three keys areas of your family history. When you look back at where you come from, there are probably […]
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Renewing of the mind is a major aspect of our healing and freedom journey. As our minds are renewed, our mental health can be enhanced in powerful ways. But do you know how to utilize the power of renewing your mind? If I was to look back at my journey, there are 10 keys I […]
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Melissa and I are excited to launch a continuing series on the subject of healing family brokenness. We are going to have all kinds of conversations around recognizing where you come from, what has influenced your development and how to heal from broken family patterns. When you accept Christ into your life, you have a […]
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If you want to grow in the life of love, you can see where love needs to have a greater work by identifying what triggers you or pushes your emotional buttons. We have these sensitive spots in our emotions can become very easily provoked. As we look at what provokes you, I want to invite […]
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If you are passionate about experiencing healing, freedom and growth in your mental health journey, the practice of writing, journaling and documenting can be a very helpful practice. In today’s broadcast, I want to talk about ways you can utilize writing as a way to empower your life and I will also share how it […]
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One of the important precepts that we bring a lot of emphasis to is helping people understand that healing, freedom, transformation, maturity and growth is all a journey. If we do not develop a journey mindset, there are many things that will work against us. For so many of us, we get frustrated and feeling […]
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As we walk the healing and freedom journey regarding our thoughts, there is an important aspect of renewing the mind that involves surrender. Surrender is a powerful experience for mind renewal, but I find that the subject of surrender gets distorted, especially when God’s mercy, grace and love is not rooted in our hearts. If […]
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Do you find yourself stuck in patterns of procrastination? Do you have things you would like to see happen but you keep putting them off? It could be as simple as taking a step to get some help for your life or even going through the boxes in your storage room. It may be around […]
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Do you find that you are working tirelessly to try and change your thoughts? While this is a good thing to learn and practice, I want to encourage you to take a step back and first consider how you can change your relationship with your thoughts. I want to set the atmosphere where you can […]
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Do you ever wonder if you are self-centered, selfish or too obsessed with yourself? Today I want to address the subject of self-centeredness and walk through perspectives and insights that can lead us into greater freedom. Maybe you wonder if by working through issues of your heart, you are becoming selfish or self-consumed. Subjects like […]
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Today I want to address the subject of health anxiety, which often becomes an obsessive compulsive battleground. What should our perspective be on this battleground? What is the root issues of the heart when it comes to this kind of anxiety? What are things you can be aware of if you have this struggle? I […]
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What do you do when anxiety symptoms arise in your life? How do you respond and cope? Today I want to share about some common ways we react to anxiety, many of which do not serve our long term healing and freedom journey. And I also want to share with you some healthy mindsets and […]
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For so long, I walked around with a need for deep healing in my heart, but I didn’t recognize it. I guess you could say I was a “hot mess” but I was a functioning hot mess. I could get by through the day. But over time, the inner battles in my heart drove me […]
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If you struggle with your thoughts, today would be a great day for you to fire your interpreter. Our thoughts can have a powerful influence in our lives. They can form what we believe, how we see God and how we relate to our world. Yet we are not influenced by our thoughts alone, we […]
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You may be surprised to hear me say this, but this can be an important aspect for your healing and freedom journey when it comes to your thoughts. It could help a whole lot if you are able to take a deep breath . . . and not take yourself or your thoughts so seriously. […]
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When our thoughts hit us with fear, guilt or some kind of emotional disturbance, we can become overwhelmed by the emotions that these thoughts bring up within us. In the midst of this emotional disruption, we can develop an intense sense of control. We can become driven by the thought of “Get it together. Do […]
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Large numbers of people are struggling with intrusive and unwanted thoughts that arrive into their thinking and create a massive emotional disturbance. A great deal of anxiety, guilt, shame and confusion come over you, leaving you in a deep struggle and conflict. In this broadcast, I want to give you 7 simple reasons why intrusive […]
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Are you a perfectionist? If you find yourself driven by the intense pressure of making sure things are “just right” you are probably under its influence. You feel you have to make sure your thoughts are “just right,” your actions are “just right” and what you produce is “just right.” Many are tormented under the […]
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Do you find yourself slipping into the fear based hooks of “What Ifs?” all the time? Today I want to share with you about the disempowering patterns that “What If” thinking drives us into and encourage you to step into new thinking that will add life to your healing and freedom journey. Video Broadcast: Recommended […]
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In my healing and freedom journey, I was seeking to figure out what to do with all these challenging thoughts that were coming my way. Fearful thoughts Dark thoughts Anxiety ridden thoughts Obsessive thoughts “Crazy” thoughts I was stumbling through my thought life asking, “How do I deal with all these thoughts that seem to […]
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Ever wonder what God is working on in your heart and life? Many times we can learn much by understanding what our fears seem to point to. Show me your fears and I will show you where God is at work. Do you know that your fears actually reveal areas that God is seeking to […]
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In learning to transform thinking patterns in my life, I had to first recognize that fear had dominating much of how I thought. It can be easy to get lost in the barrage of thoughts we work through and not become aware that fear is taking over the narrative. Most of my life was dictated […]
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We seem to be in the midst of a growing swell of rudeness. But you don’t have to be taken out by it. Allow me to point you to the power you have as a believer to cut through cultural rudeness with an empowered love that demonstrates God’s heart. Love is not rude. But yet […]
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What is your mind reading habit in relationships? I am not talking about some form of telepathic power, but the relationship practice of reading what someone thinks about you. In life, you and I carry a relationship “filter,” a way by which we process relaitonships and get a “read” on other people. You and I […]
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Black and white thinking can deeply distort how you see yourself, others, God and your healing and freedom journey. I have noticed it to be a hindrance in my journey and in the lives of many I have helped. The more I have reflected on this subject, the more I have seen black and white […]
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Today I addressed a number of questions sent in that are related to the battle of OCD. I especially addressed the role of parenting. How do you effectively parent a child that is exhibiting OCD patterns? I also talk about working through legalism that inflames religious OCD. I address the difference between conviction and the […]
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The peace of God is a passionate subject of mine, especially because I know what it is like to struggle with a lack of peace in my journey. Every step of learning to connect to God’s peace has been a treasured experienced. So today I want to share with you about 3 enemies to peace […]
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Learning what love is, what it looks like and how it impacts our lives will inevitably lead us to confronting the toxicity and destruction of narcissism. Many are asking about narcissism and how it fits into the picture of discerning, healing and working through brokenness in our lives. Some would say we live in a […]
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Today we address a question that was recently submitted regarding struggles with seeing constant symbols and signs. In the midst of our healing and freedom journey, we can look to find meaning and make sense of what we are goign through. How can we approach the subject of dreams, symbols and signs in a healthy […]
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Today I dive into more questions that have been sent in relating to OCD struggles. I pray that your heart is encouraged and empowered as you work through the areas of your life that can get caught in obsessive and compulsive struggles. May it add life and love to what you are working through. Video […]
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I respond to a question sent into to me about repentance and confession. Her journey expresses the blessing of repentance, but she now wonders if she is focused too much on excessive repentance and confession for any possible sin issue that may be present. Do you find that repentance and confession are distorted subjects in […]
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Today we address a series of questions that was sent to us which hits very closse to home. It has to do with being a parent to a special needs child, specifically a child on the autism spectrum. In our very honest discussion, we address a question regarding parenting a son with autism and adhd, […]
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So how do we start breaking free from the entanglement of envy? Today I will provide some perspectives we can put into application to uproot envy and remove its work from our lives. I am also including a time of prayer where you can join me in the healing process and allow God to do […]
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I think it is important that we learn from history so we can gain wisdom in our current relationship world. Today I want to take a journey through the Scriptures and help bring illumination as to how much relationships are infected by the work of envy. Learning from the trail of broken relationships can help […]
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Your life can be dramatically transformed by the love of God, yet it can also be deeply eroded by the destructive toxicity of envy. As we look at what love looks like, so far we have been examining the characteristics of what love is, what love does and how love acts. The first two being […]
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I address your questions related to OCD and in this live broadcast, covering many of these subjects and more: Dealing With The Past & Unconfessed Lies Self Hate & Self Punishment Distinguishing the Voice of The Holy Spirit How to Get “Unstuck” Out of My OCD Prison World Religious OCD & Driving In Ministry with […]
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In honest conversations I have with many believers, I hear about an ache within their hearts and a continual cry for something more in their journey. Many speak of a longing or emptiness that keeps being numbed out. Others mention a discontent or feeling that signal depression or being unfulfilled. What do we do with […]
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What is it like to walk the healing and freedom journey when you have been raised by a narcissistic father, brought up under a legalistic faith and experience confusion when it comes to relating to God and hearing from the Holy Spirit? In today’s broadcast, I am responding to a question that was sent that […]
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In response to an email question I recieved, I rolled up my sleeves and dug into the subjects of heart healing from seasons of trauma, abandonment and legalism. I also address an important factor in the healing journey when it comes to relationships with others. As a result of the pain we have experienced, it […]
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Today I addresss a number of questions on various subjects, from toxic marriage issues and discouragement, to understanding the Father and specific questions on the healing journey. Here are a list of questions I address: Intro into our ministry/questions What is the Root of Disappointment Toxic Marriage Working Through Social Anxiety/Good Conversations Dealing with Suicide […]
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In today’s live question and answer episode, I address numerous questions across a broad spectrum of subjects, issues and struggles. I do my best to speak to the heart of these questions, with the hope that you can experience healing, freedom and empowerment in your journey. Here are many of the issues I address in […]
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We live in a spiritual war and battle when it comes the thoughts and emotions that we wrestle with on a daily basis. But it is important that we understand some perspectives about spiritual warfare and the fear factor as we work through the thoughts that pass into our thinking. In this video, I want […]
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In today’s live question and answer episode, I address numerous questions across a broad spectrum of subjects, issues and struggles. I do my best to speak to the heart of these questions, with the hope that you can experience healing, freedom and empowerment in your journey. Here are many of the issues I address in […]
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If you desire greater healing, freedom and transformation, then learning to experience love is the most important. But do you know how to connect to love? Are you aware that you need to learn about how to experience love in deeper and more meaningful ways? Well then you will need to learn what it means […]
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We find ourselves alone at the beginning of the day and the end of the day, and many other times throughout the day. In these moments, we find ourselves alone in our thoughts. How do we handle these moments? For so many, these are the most difficult times to face, as feelings of fear, anxiety, […]
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Today I address a number of questions that relate to struggles with OCD in various forms. I pray that my heart felt exhortations will encourage you to be empowered in your healing and freedom journey. I covered the following subjects: OCD & Being Judgmental OCD & Experiencing The Joy of Salvation OCD & Religious Scrupulosity […]
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In a live broadcast, I address many questions that were sent in, covering a variety of subjects, including: How to Get Out of Your Head Being in a Godless College Environment When You Come To The End of Yourself Beating Yourself Up Over Past Sins Obsessing on Taking Every Thought Captive Is Jesus Just Peace […]
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This episode begins a series “What Does Love Look Like,” based on 1 Corinthians 13. I want to bring out some of the most importance aspects of love that you and I need in our healing and freedom journey. When we look to experience healing, freedom and transformation in our lives, we often search for […]
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If you are passionate in allowing healing and freedom to open up in your day to day mental health, this episode is a great resource. I have taken twelve mindsets and lessons that have helped me tremendously over the years to lead me into greater growth and empowerment. Video Broadcast: Recommended Resources: The Heart Healing […]
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In today’s broadcast, I want to address the subject of worship. What is the role of worship in a Christian’s life when it comes to mental health? From my own journey, I will share with some snapshots of what I have learned and how you can allow the experience of worship to be an empowering […]
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If someone was to think of themselves as neurotic or having some form of neuroticism, it often arrives with a great deal of shame and self-contempt. I would like to dive into this word and help you gain a better perspective when it comes to how we cope with our thoughts and emotions, as well […]
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Today I addressed a question that was submitted to me in an email I received. In this broadcast, I actually read through the email and process many of the battles that OCD sufferers struggle through. No matter where your battle is, those who have OCD issues can benefit from what is shared and covered in […]
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In my journey of experiencing the love of God, I had to open my heart to learning what love actually is. I also found in the process that I had to also learn what love is NOT. In your own healing and freedom journey, you may find it helpful to learn what love is NOT […]
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When Jesus was asked to summarize the most important command in the law, He responded by highlighting something that had already been spoken in the Old Testament, but He brought it to a new level of importance and application. Love relationship is what it is all about. If we do not know how to practice […]
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I believe that strategic nutrition is important in the overall journey of healing and working through mental health battles. In today’s broadcast, I address my journey of healing and learning to utilize healthy nutrition as a part of it. Video Broadcast: To support future videos: Consider a one-time donation. Become a monthly supporter. Join a free month of […]
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We recieve many letters and questions that specifically address the pain of a woman’s heart and the heart healing journey. In response to these questions, Melissa took some time today to share her journey of heart healing through some painful experiences. In a very honest and heart felt expression, we pray that we can encourage […]
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Based on Psalm 46, I want to encourage your heart on five things you need to know and experiernce in the midst of trouble, trials and challenges that you face. When struggles hit our lives, we often look to quick answers and even quick solutions. But God is in the work of building something so […]
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In my mental health journey, I made the decision to allow God to do a “rennovation” in my heart and life. No more chasing symptoms and clipping the branches. I wanted to get to the root and heart of what I was battling. In that place of surrender, I became fascinated with some key factors […]
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No one is exempt from moments of overwhelm in their life. They become times where we feel buried under the weight of challenges, struggles and resistance. Those who go through intense feelings of overwhelm can feel they hit their limit. It becomes hard to feel like you can function or get your perspective. During times […]
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Do you find yourself leaning towards the catastrophic interpretation of where you are? Do you get lost in catastrophizing? If you are wondering if it is something that manifests in your life, catastrtophic thinking is a pattern where we often overestimate how bad something is or how bad something will be, while also under-estimating our […]
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Whatever you are facing in life, I want to bring a call to get us back to what is really important–living in the life-changing love of God. As a part of this exhortation, I want to ask, “why is love the greatest?” using Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians 13. The precious nature of love can […]
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Love calls for us to grow in wisdom and maturity, where we realize that we all need to grow in what love calls for in a given situation. In this broadcast, I want to extend the invitation to grow in knowledge and discernment of love by increasing in wisdom. Video Broadcast: Previous Episodes: What is […]
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OCD can invade many areas of thinking, and our faith perspectives can certainly become infected by Religious OCD and scrupulosity. In today’s broadcast, I took some extended time to address some keys to the healing journey when it comes to Religious OCD. I also use some email questions sent in as launching points to share […]
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In part five of this broadcast series on What is Love? I will dive into the relaitonship that love has with truth. What is truth and how do we process truth in relationship to love? As a part of this session, I want to break down two ditches we can fall into when it comes […]
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The love of God Love has the ability to shift how we see people and how we view situations. His love then leads us to act in a way that demonstrates that powerful perspective. In Part 4 of What is Love? I want to dive into what it means for love to take actiona and […]
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Today we address a question that came in about sharing salvation with non believers. We want to use this question as a way to talk about “What does it look like to share the Gospel in a way that is healthy?” Here is the question: “It would be amazing, if you could do a video […]
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In part 3 on a series addressing “What is Love?” I want to dive into a fourth key component of love. And that is the power of commitment. In the context of relationship committment, we enter into the greatest environment where we can experience and learn to give and recieve love powerfully. In committed relationship, […]
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In Part 2 of “What is Love?” I want to share two more facets that are incredibly important when learning to navigate the depth and power of God’s love. As though looking at a multifaceted damond, discovering the power of love will enhance and mature your relationship with God, how you see yourself and how […]
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If I was to sit down with you and walk you through your emotional life, here is what I would begin with. In this broadcast, I want to bring out the power of working through your emotions effectively. You don’t have to suppress your emotions or remain stuck in them either. We just need some […]
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I want to address a simple, yet incredibly important question for each of us to discover in our healing and freedom journey. “What is love?” This question seems so simple, yet it is a subject that we can so easily gloss over. Meanwhile, every soul on the planet has a need to experience love. But […]
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When it comes to our emotions, we can spend a lot of time ruminating, which leads us into a spiral of unproductive “spinning” over worries, conflicts and thoughts that distress us. On the other hand, we often think that in “venting” or ranting, we are effectively dealing with our emotions. In this video, I want […]
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Melissa and I are back to dive into some more broadcasts that will encourage you healing and freedom journey. Instead of jumping into a new series, we decided to take some time to do some episodes together in addressing some great questions that have come in. We find that addressing many of these questions in […]
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Do you find yourself saying, “I feel dead inside”? Are you becoming aware of the need to connect to your emotions in an effective way but do not know how? In this video, I want to talk through what it can look like to awaken and equip your emotional capacity. Maybe you feeling like you […]
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Is the journey you find yourself on calling you to become more present? Are you fully taking in the moment that is in front of you, or do you find your attention and focus are all over the place? Do you need to learn to become more “present” in your life? In this video, I […]
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Our mental, emotional and relationship struggles can be a signal that how we relate to God needs healing. Are we able to experience connection to who God is in His love, or do you find that your journey is highly influenced by a punishment based perspective? In this broadcast I want to talk about what […]
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I want to share with you a toxic habit that can keep people stuck in obsessive and compulsive patterns, while preventing anyone from being able to experience new ways of thinking and living. I want to encourage you to drop the insessant battle of “checking” yourself. In this broadcast, I also dive into a bunch […]
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How do you respond to trials? I cannot say that in my life and journey, I have responded to trials well at all. I have had to do a lot of learning, healing and maturing when it comes to rising up in the midst of a trial. I am still on my journey. But I […]
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It is common for believers that bump up agains the struggle with anxiety, to pray prayers that say, “God, take this anxiety away from me!” It’s a common request we will throw up to heaven, hoping God will alleviate us of the discomfort and torture that anxiety brings our way. Yet what happens when we […]
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The fear factor, in the forms of anxiety, worry and distress are on the rise. You and I need to become more equipped in seeing how fear wants to infect our vision and limit the potential in our lives. I pray in this video, you will be exhorted to break off the chains of anxiety, […]
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I stumbled upon an old journal entry from the year 2000, more than 20 years ago, where I wrote down three of my greatest fears. As I pondered today what I was struggling with back at that time, I wondered, “What mental health advice would I have given myself, if I had the chance to […]
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Today I address a question about the healing journey that involves questions surrouding, “Is this process working?” or “Will I ever get better?” In my response to this question I will also address: How to interpret what you are going through effectively. The pitfalls we run into in how we evaluate our journey. Reading the […]
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Many of the questions that came in for our series on The Christian and Mental Health were surrounding struggles connected to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or OCD. Melissa and I had an entire question and answer episode that we did on OCD, which we know will be a blessing to your life. But I also took […]
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In this episode, I get into part 2 of addressing your questions on mental health, healing and freedom. I love addressing questions and I pray that the insights covered in this episode will be a blessing to your life. In this broadcast, here are some of the questions and topics that are addressed: How do […]
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In this episode, I address questions you have sent in on the subject of mental health. Here are the questions and topics addressed in this episode: What is a healthy perspective for a Christian when it comes to the subject of mental health? How do I let go of pressure while living in a pressured […]
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Jesus has a lot to say about worry, but we need to understand what feeds worry and the core issues of the heart that drive cycles of worry. We use the term worry in our modern day culture as a way to describe how we concern ourselves for the future. It causes us to be […]
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If you struggles with anxiety, I want to be an encouragement to you. I believe it can be incredibly helpful to get to the root issues that drive anxiety, so we can have a more effective healing journey. Of these five key areas, which one sticks out the most to you? Video Broadcast: Recommended Resources: […]
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Today I address your questions regarding anxiety, phobias, worry and more. Video Broadcast: Here are the questions I address: How do I deal with being scared when I try to sit still and get still during quiet time with God? Dealing with intrusive thoughts, fear and anxiety Do I Need to Speak in Tongues to […]
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Today we address your questions on Obsessive Compulsive battles, ranging from scrupulosity and religious OCD, to guilt confession and fear of the end times. Video Broadcast: Here are the questions we cover: How to help sister with scrupulosity How to help my adult son with scrupulosity Intrusive thoughts and prayer Can I write my prayers? […]
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Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health issue, impacting 40 million+ adults, in the United States alone. And that doesn’t count the masses of those who are suffering in silence. It is my firm conviction that believers ought to be equipped in what it means to live mentally and emotionally healthy. This includes being […]
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There are plenty of resources out there about hearing from God, discerning God’s voice and how to hear God’s voice, but not always much on learning to be healthy in the process, especially when it comes to mental health. From a biblical standpoint, God spoke in many supernatural ways, some of which are very odd. […]
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Are you a ministry leader who values living more whole from the heart? Is spiritual, mental and emotional health important you, even if it means making tough decisions about what you do in your ministry? In today’s video, I want to give you a passionate exhortation about the need for health in the body of […]
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Do you find yourself in a place where you have a lot of resistance coming up against you in life? Maybe you find yourself in the heap of discouragement? Are you in a place where relationally, people seem to be coming against you with lies, deceit or falsehoods? Have you become so worn out by […]
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Based on James 1:21, I want to share with you how the Word of God can have a powerful work in your thoughts and mental health. Do you have certain thought patterns that seem like they are going to be around forever? Does it seem like certain thoughts just don’t break? What do you do […]
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Do you need personal help for your life? What does that look like? Should a Christian be utilizing counseling, therapy and coaching for their life? What does it look like to receive healthy counsel in your life? In today’s episode, we want to address your need to receive personal help for your life. We pray […]
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What is ruminating, why do we do it and how do we stop? In this video, I want to take some time to answer these questions while also providing some insights on how I began to break the dysempowering habit of ruminating. Simply put, ruminating is a chronic habit of repeating the same thought subject […]
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Are you looking to receive help, coaching, counseling or some form of personal help? Allow me to share ten questions that you can ask yourself that I believe will help prepare your heart for experiencing greater healing, freedom and transformation. Video Broadcast: Recommended Resources: The Heart Healing Journey To support future resources: Consider a one-time donation. […]
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If you are passionate about your mental health and desire to gain some helpful coaching, I took some time to share ten important factors to consider as you process the life of your heart and mind. You don’t have to walk through your journey aimlessly. Consider these ten important factors for your mental health journey. […]
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Do Christians struggle with depression? What should our perspective be towards the subject of depression? Many are struggling with depression, but they hide in shame. Far too often, people stay busy to avoid dealing with what’s happening in their hearts. Others don’t even even realize that the struggles they are manifesting are influenced by depression. […]
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I believe that believers should all grow in mental health, for we are all on a journey of learning to renew our thinking, emotions and ways of relating to how God designed us to. The good news is that we can experience great healing, freedom and transformation in our mental health, but we may need […]
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Do you struggle with being overwhelmed? If so, you are in good company. In fact, the Psalmist David struggled with incredible amounts of discouragement, heart ache and overwhelming seasons of emotions to process. Yet through his trials, he was able to process out the life of his heart with God in such profound ways. Using […]
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Mental health is a subject for all of us, not just a few. For the Bible has much to say about mental health. The rich insights still ring true through the ages and will help lead us to experience healing, freedom and transformation that will empower our mental health. In today’s episode, I will dive […]
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Believers are crying out for biblical insight on their mental health battles. The Bible has much to say that will empower our mental health journey, but we need to be able to see it. In today’s episode, I will dive into part 2 of bringing out biblical insights on mental health. In this episode, I […]
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The Bible actually has a lot to say about mental health. Join me on a journey as I walk through Scriptural insights that have helped me heal and others heal and strengthen areas of mental health. Video Broadcast: Recommended Resources: Experiencing God’s Love as Your Father Exposing the Rejection Mindset God Loves Me and I […]
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What is the lifestyle of a blessed person? How do they think? What is their daily mindset like? In this video, I want to break down Psalm 1 as a template for the lifestyle of the godly person that experiences blessing. Video Broadcast: Psalms 1 (NKJV) 1 Blessed is the man who walks not in […]
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Today I respond to an article and talk through some helpful insights on what looks like to be mentally healthy. Video Broadcast: You can find the article I mentioned HERE. Recommended Resources: Experiencing God’s Love as Your Father Exposing the Rejection Mindset God Loves Me and I Love Myself! I Will Not Fear Book The […]
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When it comes to our mental health, believers must take in account the spiritual war that wages over our minds. Yet the subject of spiritual warfare can trigger a lot of confusion and unfruitful arguments. No matter what your perspective, we do need to take into accoung that there is a spiritual war over the […]
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The subject of the “fear of the Lord” can bring about great confusion in the lives of many believers, instead of empowerment to their faith journey. When the fear of the Lord is brought up or taught, many are instead bound in being afraid of God. This brings out a bigger issue that is at […]
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How do we face the fear factor in our lives? Through the exhortation of Psalm 27, I want to you how you can take your fears and learn to overcome in effective ways. Your battles against fear do not need to hold you back Video Broadcast: Recommended Resources: God Loves Me and I Love Myself! […]
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In today’s broadcast, I share about some common ditches that believers fall into when they struggle with OCD issues. Video Broadcast: Recommended Resources: God Loves Me and I Love Myself! The Heart Healing Journey Restoring the Power of Nurture Experiencing God’s Love as Your Father To support future resources: Consider a one-time donation. Become a monthly supporter. […]
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Overcoming OCD and many battles of the mind can become incredibly powerful when we learn to break through the fear factor. A top reason why OCD can be so challenging is the disturbing anxiety that increases in the midst of a specific obsession. In this video, I want to share how we can stop being […]
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Our journey of mental health will always lead to the subject of peace. How do we go about finding and connecting to peace? We all long for greater peace. In fact, the desire for healing and growth in mental health battles is connected to a deeper desire to experience more long term, grounded peace. Our […]
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A major aspect of struggles with OCD is the influence that intrusive and unwanted thoughts can have on our thinking. These thoughts create a lot of discomfort and conflict within, usually in the form of anxiety or guilt. In today’s video, I want to share about the subject of intrusive thoughts and give you ten […]
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Are you going through a challenging season of your life? Are you going through some difficulties that at times, stretch you to your limit? In this video, by using Psalm 143, I want to share with you twelve things you need during challenging times to process what your heart needs so you can heal, mature […]
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In the struggles of OCD, it is a common patttern for one to get lost in the symptoms and arguments of the obsessions and compulsions. Meanwhile, there are root issues in our hearts that never get addressed. In today’s video, I want to share with you FIVE key root issues of the heart that need […]
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When it comes to OCD, I am all about getting to the issues of the heart, while providing practical insights that we can put into action. In this video, I want to share with you 4 practical steps you can begin today when it comes to OCD struggles. The first two get things moving. Steps […]
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If you have a passion for walking the healing journey in regard to your mental health, here are ten factors that greatly helped me experience greater healing, freedom and transformation. Whatever you struggle with, I know these factors can be a real blessing and help. I pray that you will be encouraged and inspired in […]
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Many Christians have a deep desire to be married, but for some the battleground of relationship OCD is hindering their ability to pursue healthy dating relationship patterns. In today’s broadcast, I want to address the subject of relationship OCD, a battleground of obsessive compulsive struggles that worked heavily in own heart and life. Relationship OCD […]
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A key pattern I have noticed in my life and those I have helped is that at the root system of many of our mental health struggles like anxiety, depression and OCD, there can be transitions into new seasons of our life that are deeply challenging to our hearts. In this video, I will talk […]
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There is a great need we all have to experience the power of God’s grace in deeper ways. This rings especially true when it comes to the journey of our mental health. One of the great marks of the early apostles journey was their personal experience with the dynamic grace of Father God, which is […]
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In this video I want to help bring an observation, opinion and perspective I have about OCD and the addiction factor. I believe there is an addiction like component here that is worth understanding. I will compare the words impulsive and compulsive, while also showing you the parallels the addiction factor have that are similar […]
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I am passionate about helping believers connect their faith walk to their mental health journey. With that in mind, I want to share with you ten myths I think many Christians believe that hinder us from working through the battleground of mental health in effective ways. Video Broadcast: Recommended Resources: Experiencing God’s Love as […]
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In the midst of working through mental health battles, it can be easy to focus our attention on all the things we think need “fixing.” But quite often, our battles can be an invitation to dive further in what it means to be loved. In this episode, we share a bit of our journey of […]
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Perfectionism is a major driving influence for Christians that have not been equipped in the ways of grace and love. It keeps performance driven Christianity, law based living and religious legalism working at high levels. As you work through the journey of addressing religious OCD or scrupulosity, you will need to process freedom from perfectionism. […]
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What does the healing journey look like when it comes to working through the battles of religious OCD or scrupulosity? In this session, I want to talk about the big picture as some of the daily mindsets that can lead us into greater healing and freedom. I pray I can be a voice of encouragement […]
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The subject of scrupulosity or religious OCD is one that is near and dear to my heart. For I have had to personally work through many aspects of that battlegrouind. So I do not address this from a distance, but as someone who has had deep struggles with OCD. I pray that my learning and […]
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One the deep cries of many believer’s hearts is to experience the Word of God in ways that empower and strengthen every area of their life, including mental health. In my journey of healing and freedom, I needed to learn how to read the Scriptures so that I could recieve the life changing truth. The […]
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It can be easy to focus on the symptoms or arguments that OCD battles bring up. In the process, we can lose sight of what our hearts need. In this video, I want to redirect your attention to experiences of the heart that are needed in the midst of your OCD battles. Video Broadcast: Recommended […]
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I have a deep passion for experiencing empowerment when it comes to mental health. Today I want to talk about ten emotional habits that can hinder and work against the fruitfulness of our mental health. Video Broadcast: Recommended Resources: God Loves Me and I Love Myself! The Heart Healing Journey To support future podcasts: Consider […]
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For the OCD mind, it can be hard to make sense of the thoughts that come your way, especially because there are corresponding emotions connected to those thoughts. These emotions become incredibly hard to interpret and process. You are left with a great deal of conflict on what you should do. The emotions can lead […]
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Control is a big part of OCD. If you have struggles with OCD of any kind, you will need to deal with control issues in your life. Control becomes an extension of the fears that drive your OCD. Video Broadcast: OCD Distortion #1: Perfectionism OCD Distortion #2: The Struggle with Doubt and Uncertainty OCD Distortion […]
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It is our deep passion to help believers experience greater mental health in their life and journey. Mental health should not be a side subject that is only discussed by those struggling with severe cases of mental health battles. We all need mental health help. In fact, God’s ways are designed to improve, heal and […]
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“I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!” is often the cry of those who struggle with OCD. Not only do OCD sufferers struggle with overestimating the threats their thoughts bring, they often have a massive internal sense of responsibility to do something about these thoughts. They feel deeply responsible for these troubling thoughts and emotions that […]
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One of the big distortions that come against OCD sufferers is the intense threat that certain thoughts bring. It starts with a distorted interpretation, but it gets fed by an intense feeling of fear regarding the intensity of dangers involved if these thoughts are not immediately addressed and fixed. They feel if they do not […]
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Is the subject of mental health only for certain Christians or is it something we should all learn and grow in? In today’s episode, we are beginning a series about The Christian and Mental Health. We start off with the question, “Christians Need to Learn About Mental Health?” Our answer to that question is a […]
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This is where OCD can be very challenging. In fact, this is often where sufferers get tripped up the most. It has to do with how they interpret the thoughts that come to their mind. The meaning they attach to the thoughts is what influences them greatly. In fact, the meaning or interpretation that have […]
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In support of your healing journey regarding OCD, I want to continue sharing on seven key distortions that OCD sufferers often have. In this second session, I want to cover the struggle with uncertainty, what it is, how it impacts OCD, with some helpful takeaways for your journey. Sit back and let your heart receive […]
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One of the distorted mindsets that drives patterns of OCD is perfectionism. I personally believe that every OCD sufferer will have to do business with some level of perfectionism issues in their life. But even if you are not struggling with OCD, perfectionism can certainly infect your thinking. Video Broadcast: My Perfectionism Realization One of the […]
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As God has led me on a journey of learning to heal and overcome battlegrounds of OCD, I have had the privilege of supporting others in their healing journey. All of the work I do to help others begins with the work God has done in my own heart. In all I seek to teach […]
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As I seek to create and develop content, I typically spend times and seasons covering certain themes that are near and dear to my heart and those I help. No subject of mental and emotional health hits me more personally than the subject of Obsessive Compulsive battles, otherwise known as OCD. It was one of […]
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In this last episode of season nine, we dive deep into the questions you have submitted to provide conversation, insight and feedback that we pray will encourage and equip your journey. Here are many of the subjects we cover and more: Will I be damned if I don’t use my talent or serve in a […]
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In part 1, we begin addressing your questions on toxic relationships, ranging in all kinds of subjects. We had a great time talking through the questions you sent in and walking through insights we have found to be helpful and empowering. Here are some of the subjects we talk about: How long does healing from […]
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Once someone has made the decision to leave a toxic relationship or organization, a new chapter of healing opens up. For most, there are areas of healing that can be addressed that were never addressed before. This season takes kindness, wisdom and patience. We pray that in our discussion, you will find encouragement, insight and […]
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It is our conviction that unaddressed brokenness gives rise to toxic faith cultures, spiritually abusive environments and cults. In order for there to be a change, we will need to address the issues of our hearts that need healing. We pray that our conversation will encourage you to allow the healing process to take place […]
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How can a pastor cultivate a healthy life of the heart with all that may be going on in the church? Is it even possible for a pastor to live emotionally healthy amidst all the demands, pressure and struggles that are going on? In today’s episode, we want to continue our series on Healing from […]
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For most people, you will spend more weekday hours invested in your job than you do at home. So having a fruitful experience with your work is important. For many, they admit that their work environment is unhealthy, toxic and sucking the life out of their hearts. It is important that we talk about this […]
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Codependency is a main issue that keeps relationships from experiencing health. Living codependent keeps us in toxic relationship patterns, while never experience the health and wholeness we were made for. In this week’s episode, I want to continue providing insight into the deception and stranglehold of codependency. I want to compare codependency with interdependence Codependency […]
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One of the greatest ways we can heal from the impact of toxic relationships is to recognize patterns of codependency and allow God to heal how we connect and get our needs met. If there was a top issue on the list of emotional and heart healthy issues that we all need healing from, codependency […]
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Are your family gatherings wonderful and picture perfect? Well most people don’t relate to that, as many are deeply imprinted with the experience of toxic family gatherings that create obstacles and challenges to heart healing and wholeness. When it comes to family, there are a lot of factors that can kick up the brokenness and […]
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Healing from toxic relationships often involves we working through the toxic soul ties that have form in our journey. In today’s podcast, I want to talk about the importance of your relationship ties and your history of attachments, connections and bonds. You were made for relationship and designed to be knit together with other relationships […]
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There is no greater place where healing, maturity and growth can take place than when we walk through conflict in a healthy way. At the same time, this subject hits at some of the deepest places of hurt, woundedness and brokenness in our lives. In today’s episode, we want to have a fruitful conversation about […]
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Toxic relationships are painful and damaging. Many parents today carry an ache in their hearts, regarding a toxic relationship with their son or daughter. In today’s episode, I want to talk about the important stages of parenting, what to be aware of when a teenager becomes toxic and how to address toxicity in your grown […]
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Toxic parents can be at the top of the list when it comes to relationship healing that we need in our life. The truth is, most of your deep heart struggles lead back to how you relationship with dad and mom was formed. Some can struggle to see the connection between their current battles and […]
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As we continue our series on Healing from Toxic Relationships, we cannot move through this subject without addressing the problem of toxic marriages. Unfortunately, too many marriages are tolerating an unaddressed and unhealed toxicity that is eroding the lives of their hearts. As we have spent years working behind the scenes, it has become evident […]
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Toxic relationships are often those relationships that make way for added harm, dysfunction and harm to invade our hearts. Yet many times, we often find ourselves “stuck” in these toxic relationships. It’s important that we take a step back and ask, “Why do I stay in this toxic relationship?” What keeps us locked into toxic […]
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When you’ve discovered that a relationship has toxic elements to it, the hardest part is learning what to do. In this episode, we talk through the challenging waters of what to do with a toxic relationship, by asking you some important questions to consider. When bringing up the subject of toxic relationships, everyone’s circumstance has […]
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If you want to live a healthy life from the heart, you’re going to have to learn how to navigate through toxic relationships. They can come about through friendships, at work, in church or your neighborhood. You may also find that you are married to a highly toxic person. Whatever the case may be, we […]
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In today’s episode, we recorded a second live Q&A, where we address your questions and the battles you face in your heart journey. Of the questions we addressed, here are some of the topics we addressed and more: Performance driven Christianity Loving yourself Broken dreams Desiring marriage Avoiding extremes Spiritual abuse Perfectionism Lust Head vs […]
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In today’s episode, we recorded a live Q&A, where we address your questions and the battles you face in your heart journey. Of the questions we addressed, here are some of the topics we addressed and more: What a safe person is. How to interact with unsafe people. How to interact with the opposite sex […]
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Most heart awakened believers long for heart connected relationships, where they can feel safe to share their heart and walk the journey of life with like hearted people. But the truth is, this is often easier said than done. We receive lots of emails and comments from those who share their frustration of lacking heart […]
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If you want to effectively watch over the life of your heart, then you will need to discover what happiness and joy mean in your life. The words joy and happiness get thrown around a lot, but when we all sit back and get honest, there is a definite wrestling occurring when it comes to […]
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One of the top issues that plague the hearts of many believers is the guilt factor. In this episode, we want to share our journey of overcoming guilt, while encouraging you to gain an empowered lens of who God is. Too often we listen to guilt that it drives how we relate to God, how […]
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We’ve all wasted years trying to contain our anger or avoid getting angry with little improvement. What about you? Are you finding that wrestling with anger has exhausted you? Have you struggled to find breakthrough when it comes to overcoming battles with anger? When it comes to shepherding the life of your heart, one of […]
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Have you considered that the symptoms you are experiencing may be a sign that you need to grieve? Are you allowing yourself to grieve areas of your life that need processing with God? We certainly need to grieve when a loved one passes away. Many problems occur when we don’t take the opportunity to grieve […]
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Are you manifesting symptoms of emotional pain that you haven’t recognized in your heart? Are you aware of pain in your life, but just don’t know what to do about it? As we continue to talk about shepherding the life of your heart, we have to pass through the important subject of emotional pain. We […]
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During turbulent times, we need peace, clarity and strategy. But it can be tough, especially when you are hit with all kinds of stressors and unexpected changes. The good news is that as children of God, we can rely on His goodness to carry us through these challenging seasons. But what does that look like? […]
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Emotional intelligence has a lot to do with the life of the heart, but do believers recognize their need to grow in emotional intelligence.? In this episode, we want to talk about the value of emotional intelligence, and also discuss how we can grow in self-awareness, social connection and improved relationships. As a part of […]
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What do we do with our emotions? The truth is, If you want to live a more heart awakened lifestyle, you will need to develop some healthy relationship with your emotions. Part of shepherding our heart is learning to watch over our emotions and cultivate a healthy emotional life. Historically, emotions have received a bad […]
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In this new season of episodes, we will be covering the subject of Shepherding Your Heart, where we will take the struggles that we all face and bring them to a focus on the heart. Too often, we can chase symptoms, instead of getting to the root system of our hearts in addressing the issues […]
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Many of your questions regarding fear, centered around the relationship of marriage. One of the biggest places that fear seeks to manifest and keep you from the potential that is possible is in your marriage. It is the place of deepest covenant and intimacy. It is also a target for fear, but a place where […]
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In today’s episode, we address questions arising on the subject of OCD, healing and overcoming from obsessive compulsive battles. “I didn’t think I would relate to this subject,” is what we often hear, until they hear us out and tune into what we are addressing when we bring up Obsessive Compulsive issues. This is way […]
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Today I addressed your questions on breaking free from fear based teaching, guilt and legalism as we continue to equip you to turn fear into your greatest victories. In this recording of a live broadcast, I also addressed a number of additional questions that involve fear, legalism, healing from trauma and being led by the […]
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What do you do when you don’t trust someone or have trust issues? We are back to address more questions that have been sent in regarding the subject of Turning Fear into Your Greatest Victories. We are going to specifically address the subject of trust and trust issues in relationships. We want to help identify, […]
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In this part two Q&A on Turning Fear into Your Greatest Victories, I broadcasted a live solo episode to address more of your questions regarding fear and how to overcome specific areas in your life. I thoroughly enjoyed answering your questions and pray that help empower your life and journey. In today’s episode, I address […]
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In this episode, we take your questions and process through the subjects you’ve brought to us. Amazing questions! We cover a variety of topics, including: Healing from Trauma when something happens to your child. Understanding fear, spiritual warfare and trauma. PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Fear at night Sleep issues, worrying at night, waking up in […]
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Obsessive compulsive disorder reveals more than just a psychiatric or mental health issue. There is a growing pattern where our culture is becoming increasingly obsessive and compulsive. The OCD battleground actually reveals where we need healing to our hearts. But it needs special attention and equipping. Melissa and I both have a history with Obsessive […]
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The fear of man will hinder our potential in so many ways, for it seeks to hold back your voice, your confidence and ability to experience great fruit in your relationships. In our discussion today, we want to talk about the dangers of being limited by the fear of man or intimidation in your life, […]
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We often spend so much time running from our fears, we never take the time to see the gold treasures we can discover as we learn to face our fears and overcome. Some of the greatest growth you will discover can be found in the areas where fear seeks to work in the most. We […]
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As we continue our series on Turning Fear into Your Greatest Victories, we wanted to share with you a very open and vulnerable journey in our marriage, of facing the fear factor together. Fear wants to keep your marriage from experiencing the potential that can be found in greater intimacy, connection and union. We found […]
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Do you have struggles with anxiety? If so, has anxiety become a permanent sentence for your life and journey? There is hope to experience healing, if you will allow your heart to step into a new journey of overcoming. Too often, we think that living with anxiety is a way of life. But there is […]
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Worry has become so commonplace in our culture, it’s like we assume it is just a part of life. People worry so much that if they are not worried about something, they begin to think something is wrong with them. We’ve been trained to worry about everything. Where does worry hit you the most? Is […]
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The fears we battle can often hide underneath the surface, undetected. Many times the fear issues of our heart that we need to face and heal from, can become relabeled as “good caution,” “good fears” or “healthy concern.” But are we masking over issues we need to face and heal? How do we develop the […]
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Continuing on our series of “Turning Your Fears into Your Greatest Victories,” we’re diving into uncovering the top five fears that Christians face, which hold them back. The more we can get honest about these fears and overcome them, the greater impact we will see in our homes, churches and relationships. Do you have any […]
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We are back with a new season of episodes, focused on the subject of Turning Your Fears Into Your Greatest Victories. We will cover the battleground of fear in a way that will encourage you to overcome them and experience the transformed life you were made for. In this first episode of the series, we […]
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In this part 2, we talk about loving yourself when you have a special needs child, why are men afraid of their wives and how not loving yourself effects relational intimacy. You don’t wanna miss our conversations on these subjects! Video Broadcast: In this episode we talk about: How to love yourself when you have […]
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We jump in head first in this episode to address the questions you have sent in regarding the subject of loving yourself. We will address rejection, marriage, victim thinking, anger and why loving yourself seems to be so challenging. We pray that our dialogue in response to these questions will encourage you, provide insight and […]
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Our culture is jam-packed with people that have poured out to others, but ignore and neglect themselves. As a result, it reflects in their personal life, their relationship with God and their overall health. We live in a day and age where it seems that people can easily give advice to others, pour out to […]
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As soon as you attempt to learn to love yourself more, a resistance rises up, preventing you from landing into the beauty of God’s love. But most people do not know how to discern what this resistance actually is. The most challenging thoughts to discern are often the negative ones we have about ourselves. They […]
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Ask Christians if loving yourself is a needed subject and you will get mixed responses. Some believe its a subject that will lead people into selfishness and self-centered living. Many can take it even further, expressing concerns that teaching on loving yourself could encourage a narcissistic culture. We want to cut through the confusion and […]
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Learning to love yourself the way God loves you involves learning to experience the power of emotional safety. Love has a power to communicate that you are safe and cared for. But for most people, their sense of emotional safety has been damaged and compromised. Therefore, feeling safe seems to be hard to experience. Many […]
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When it comes to learning to love yourself the way God loves you, one of the things you need to realize is that love has a flow to it. Love is meant to flow from God to you and this must be received. In response to receiving God’s love, you are able to love Him […]
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We believe that loving yourself the way that God loves you is a critical journey for all of us to engage. Yet at the same time, there can be a lot of confusion when the subject of “loving yourself” is brought up in Christianity. Many believers are unsure if they have jurisdiction to even explore […]
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The church lady is dead, and in this week’s episode, I want to share with you how it happened. Teri Miller, the author of “Death of a Church Lady,” shares with me her journey of shedding off what the “church lady” meant to her and encountering truth that allowed her to live free. Teri Miller […]
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One of my great passions is to equip believers to live in mental and emotional health. I believe it is important that we heal, grow and experience transformation in a way that strengthens the health of our minds and hearts. This subject hits close to home, as I have had to learn first hand how […]
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If you look at all your relationship frustrations, there are usually themes that keep repeating over and over. They become the irritants that you find yourself venting about. You may find yourself saying, “Why is it that ________ always keeps happening?” The problem is that when a rejection mindsets gets a hold of hurt in […]
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One of the greatest ways healing can be experienced in families is when we are able to uproot rejection in our generations. In this week’s episode, I had the opportunity to talk with Twaambo Kapilikisha, regarding the book Exposing the Rejection Mindset, and how the message has made a difference in her life. I had […]
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Is your relationship with Christ one based on your performance? Have you been taught a performance based form of Christianity? Are you promoting performance based Christianity in your church without even knowing it? Are you in a culture that promotes performance based Christianity? In this episode, we take a sober look at how performance based […]
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We need to address the identity crisis going on today, where people are manifesting many symptoms of losing who they are or never knowing who they are to begin with. Melissa and I both talk about 7 signs that you may be in an identity crisis, while also sharing about what to do about it. […]
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All of us have insecurities. The question is, “what will we do with them?” Will insecurity hide underneath the surface, or will you take the opportunity to let God grow you in the midst of those insecure areas of your life? The fact is that insecurity cannot remain underground. They will eventually rise up and […]
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Ask any Christ following believer, “Does God love you?” and the overwhelming majority would say, “yes, of course He does.” But the honest reality is that so many believe that in their minds but struggle to experience that in their hearts. Over the years, the greatest struggle we have witnessed in the lives of Christians […]
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We often spend a lot of time and energy chasing symptoms, exhausting ourselves, when we have the opportunity in life to get to the root system of the battle. Could it be that you haven’t experienced freedom because you have not had the chance to get to the root issue? In this week’s episode, we […]
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All transformation begins with restoring the power of God’s love in your life and building who you are in your identity. But you need to know there is an enemy that resists you experiencing that. It’s call rejection. We want to begin this season helping you to understanding, discern and expose the rejection mindset. A […]
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We all come to certain chapters in our life where we need to let go and move on. But are we ready to this? Are we avoiding the painful decision to let go and move on from a relationship, a job or a group that we’ve been connected to? The problem is if we don’t […]
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Understanding the season God has you in can be an incredibly helpful insight. It can make the difference in how you deal with discouragement and what you spend your energy on. Are you aware of the season God has you in right now? It may be helpful to stop and consider what that answer might […]
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I believe that the enemy seeks to attack our hearts the most during seasons of transition. Whether those transitions where expected or seemed to come out of nowhere, we need to be armed for how to process through transitions into the new seasons that God has for us. But what do we do when we […]
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This episode is an honest and transparent look at what can hinder an effect season of transition. We pray that our honest look into our own transitions and our work with others will help encourage and strengthen your own journey. There are hinderances that come up in transition seasons that you need to be aware […]
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Where seasons of transition break down the most is in the communication process. Look back on your seasons of change and transition, you’ll find the areas where it got tough was in the communication process. In this episode, we want to talk about three dangers that can come up in the midst of communicating transitions […]
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Most believers are not prepared for the transitions that come into their lives. But everyone will go through many stages of transition, that if we don’t maneuver through them in a healthy manner, we can miss the jewels that can be found in the seasons of change. Many times our expectation of what a transition […]
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We are back and excited to bring you new episodes and great content for your journey of transformation. In this opening episode, we want to share some updates on our journey while also talking about new seasons and transitioning into those new seasons effectively. Entering into a New Season Could it be that a new […]
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Do you realize that many of the transformational experiences you want often take physical action that aligns with it? We often want to experience transformation, but we often need to learn how to engage our physiology. Christians can be notorious for not understanding how to engage our physiology for maximum impact. You can make a […]
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If you position yourself to become teachable, the floodgates of opportunity and transformation can open up in dynamic ways. Yet at the same time, not being teachable is one of the top reasons people do not change, grow or maximize their potential. Search the history of many people’s lives and you will discover that they […]
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In a culture that easily drowns in negativity, you need tools that will help you rise above it all by cultivating a lifestyle of gratitude and thanksgiving. It is interesting that the habit of gratitude is known by everyone, yet underutilized in practice. We overlook the benefits and search for other areas to find greater […]
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If you are someone who talks to yourself, are you practicing a transformational habit, or is it a sign of mental illness? The answer probably lies in what you are saying and how you speak to yourself. Our words have tremendous power to breathe life or welcome death. We can get empowered or disempowered by […]
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Listening to the promptings and thoughts from God are critical to experiencing transformation. But for many believers, the subject of listening to God seems intimidating, challenging or possibly impractical. Yet at the same time, Jesus said, “My sheep hear My voice…” in John 10:27 Jesus is the Living Word, speaking the heart of the Father. […]
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If you want to make most people squirm, ask them to practice stillness; to still and do nothing…absolutely nothing. Within 5 seconds, most people would reach for their cell phones or find something to keep their minds stimulated. It’s amazing how unfamiliar we are with a life of stillness. Masses of people live as though […]
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It is a great honor and privilege to be able to receive from God. Yet it is also a great struggle for many. Too often, receiving God’s love and forgiveness can be a real challenge. Why is this and why are we having such difficulties? In this episode, we want to talk about the importance […]
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Repentance is a gift from God, yet it is also a misunderstood word. I also find that it is an underutilized tool. Yet as believers, we have an incredible privilege to engage fruitful ways of thinking and move into new directions. This becomes empowered through heart-felt repentance, which involves shifting from one way of thinking […]
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As you seek to experience dynamic transformation in your life, you’ll need to become more accurately aware of what is going on in the life of your heart. Self-awareness is trait of emotional intelligence that can give us a sense of what’s going on and how we are processing life. As a developed habit, learning […]
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We begin a series on transformational habits–important practices, mindsets and habits to become aware of when processing your healing and freedom with God. One of those important experiences is to practice self-compassion. Without it, you will end up being hard on yourself and not seeing what God is doing in the life of your heart. […]
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Everyone is led and motivated by agreements that propel our thoughts, perceptions and actions. Some of these agreements are empowering and fruitful. Yet there are many thoughts that are destructive and hold us back from walking in the wholeness that is available. It is important that we recognize many underlying agreements we have that are […]
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You are the culmination of the thoughts and beliefs you’ve held onto and have seen to be true. Where those thoughts came from is a key question, but everyone carries an internal grid of thoughts, beliefs and perspectives that follow us. It becomes the matrix by which we interpret life and process relationships. We can […]
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In this series, we have been discussing the power of transforming your thinking. In it, we have been addressing four main ways we receive thoughts. It’s important that we realize we have a spiritual enemy that can give us a thought, that sounds like our own thinking, but does not originate from our own intellect. […]
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The thoughts that gain your attention and focus in life have a major impact on your transformational experience. If you want to experience the greatest amount of healing and freedom in your life, it is critical that you address how you think. But are you aware of your input of thoughts around you? Who are […]
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The subject of hearing thoughts from God can be an incredibly powerful learning experience. Yet there can also be many concerns when it comes to the subject of receiving thoughts from God, hearing from God or being led by God. Many destructive choices can stem from someone saying they were directed by God and we […]
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In order to develop a healthy and empowered thought life, we need to understanding where thoughts come from. Too often, we live in autopilot when it comes to our thinking. We just let every thought come flying in, without any sense or realization as to where those thoughts came from? When God approached Adam and […]
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In this second season, we delve into the subject of our thoughts and transforming our thinking. The thoughts that we dwell on in our life can and will form the potential of our life and journey. As we learn to walk healed, freed and transformed, we have to address how we think. The greatest difference […]
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Where the power of our life manifests the greatest fruit is when we are able to love others with a love that keeps growing and increasing. Yet at the same time, loving the people around you becomes the greatest challenge. It is also the place where there is the greatest amount of resistance and warfare. […]
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One of the missing ingredients in our teaching and training in Christianity, involves the power of loving yourself. Ask most people, “Do you you love yourself?” and you will most likely get an uncomfortable response. We’ve not addressed this subject, mainly because of the misrepresentations we have seen. Meanwhile, masses of believers are seeking to […]
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Receiving God’s love and living in continual power of that love is one of the greatest privileges that we have as believers. Yet at the same time, it can be one of the most challenging areas for people to experience. To live with a heart fully alive, we must know how to receive the love […]
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Your heart was made to be filled with the power of nurture. It is the power of love that brings you comfort, yet trains you with what you need to overcome. Nurture is the love of recovery, helping you to remain stable when stress arises, times get tough and situations seem overwhelming. God deposited the […]
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Living with a heart fully alive is ignited when we experience the power of the Father’s love. You were meant to be loved and experience the depth of Father God’s love and affection for you. Yet for most, the image of father does not give a healthy reference in which we can engage Father God […]
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You, yes you, have a broken heart. The quicker you recognize this, the better you will understand how to live with a heart that is fully alive. Awakening to understanding how our brokenness affects our life is a key to experiencing heart transformation. Recognizing Your Broken Heart We are broken people, living in a broken […]
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If we want to experience a heart that is fully alive, we have to ask ourselves an important question. It seems very simple, but we often skip over it. Here’s the question . . . do you really want to be well? Do you want to be healed? Do you really want to live with […]
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Our generations have been plagued with a persistent pattern of numbing out from our pain and the struggles we face. We all fall into it at one time or another. The problem is, this numbing out pattern is keeping masses of people from experiencing the healing they need, and it is also keeping them from […]
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When you wake up in the morning and face the day, do you recognize the war that is taking place over your heart? Are you aware that as a believer, you are engaged in a spiritual war? What about that resistance you feel throughout your week? Are you aware of an enemy that seeks to […]
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Welcome to this new series of Transformed You, where each and every episode will focused on living with a healed heart, renewed mind and powerful relationships. Our goal is to bring out conversation that will bring perspective, encouragement and action to your transformational journey. We want to begin a series on the subject of living […]
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