From Perfection to Freedom: Embracing the Relational Jesus with Dr. Shannan Crawford

Podcast Description: In this episode of the Pretty In Praise Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Shannan Crawford, a therapist and author with a powerful story of breaking free from the chains of perfectionism and self-loathing. Growing up with a checklist mentality toward religion, Dr. Crawford found herself trapped in cycles of striving, including struggles with eating disorders, until she discovered the relational aspect of Jesus. Dr. Crawford shares her personal healing journey and how learning to embrace Jesus beyond religion brought her freedom and transformation. Today, as a therapist, she helps her patients navigate their own stories by bringing Jesus into the conversation, honoring the different parts of themselves, and healing from a place of love and acceptance. If you're seeking a deeper, more personal connection with God or wrestling with perfectionism, tune in as Dr. Crawford offers practical insights on finding freedom and growing in trust, love, and acceptance of who God created you to be. 🌸👑   🌸 Step Into Your God-Given Worth 🌸 Join the Pretty In Praise community and explore resources, listen to powerful testimonies, and discover tools to help you heal, grow, and reconnect with your faith. From podcast episodes to inspiring apparel, each offering is designed to support you on your journey. Visit PrettyInPraise.com to start walking in the fullness of who God created you to be. 💖👑   Bio:   Dr. Shannan Crawford is a licensed clinical psychologist, leadership coach, conference speaker, adjunct professor, innovator of the Restoring Self-Cohesion (RSC) approach, and the host of the popular podcast Unlock U with Dr. Shannan Crawford. A California native, who has joyfully lived in various states, now residing in magnificent Texas. She earned her APA-accredited Doctoral and Master's degrees in Clinical Psychology from Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA. She is the CEO of Crawford Clinics, where she, and her specialized team, provide innovative psychotherapy services and Leadership Coaching, tailored to overcome self-sabotage, optimal performance, and enrich the enjoyment of life and leadership. As a lifelong learner and lover of people, she enjoys teaching as an adjunct professor at The King's University. As a conference speaker, she delights in sharing her insight and expertise covering a range of topics speaking to business leaders, church audiences, for youth and women's events both in the U.S. and internationally including speaking for conferences in Singapore, Indonesia, India, Brazil, and Bangladesh! Dr. Crawford is passionate to partner with healthy organizations and initiatives to end human trafficking. She is currently working on a massive book project that will be pitched as a feature film; an allegory fiction adventure that explores the nuances of the internal world through the intrigue of espionage and romance. Specialties:  As a clinical psychologist, with over 15-years of combined training and experience. Through constantly partnering with The Holy Spirit, innovating Restoring-Self-Cohesion (RSC), a hybrid approach that conceptualizes from a psychodynamic orientation that holistically blends inner healing models, wellness approaches, and positive psychology to cultivate optimal performance tailored for the individual's needs. It is my joy to share the RSC model with leaders and influencers who can remove blind spots, leading from self-awareness, to foster an emotionally healthy culture for those they lead.    Population: Leaders and influencers wanting to resolve the unconscious blocks below self-sabotage, insecurity, glass ceilings, burnout, emotional outbursts, and counterproductive relationship dynamics that keep you from thriving personally, relationally, spiritually, and vocationally. Leaders and influencers don't have to have a title. A leader is anyone who recognizes that your life is bigger than just you. Whether it's your family, friends, a corporation or a non-profit, the people around you ARE impacted by the health or lack of health of your soul. When leaders and influencers are unhealthy the negative ripple effect is widespread and demoralizing for those in your wake. While positive reinforcement in leadership equips, calls up, and helps platform others. Instead of being easily threatened and possessive of our position and title, when we cultivate and empower the right people around us, our leadership goes from temporal to enduring legacy. How exciting to consider influence from good to great so the positive ripple effect of being an empowering leader can bring out the best in others… the impact could be global… you could be a forerunner for a positive global movement through your sphere of influence!    Education:  B.A. in Psychology from Azusa Pacific University, graduating with Psy Chi honors.  M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Regent University.  Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Regent University. Defended dissertation "Efficacy of the Parrott's Marriage Mentoring Program" under dissertation chair, Dr. Jennifer Ripley.  Certified in, and helped run research for, the Hope-Focused Couples Counseling approach.  1 year of post-doctoral fellowship with Brookhaven Institute for Psychoanalysis and Christian Theology.    https://linktr.ee/dr.shannancrawford    https://www.DrShannanCrawford.com  Https://www.CrawfordClinics.com  https://youtube.com/c/DrShannanCrawford https://www.instagram.com/drshannancrawford  https://www.facebook.com/DrShannanCrawford1  www.linkedin.com/in/ShannanCrawford      Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/dr.shannancrawford    Dr. Shannan Crawford | Instagram, YouTube, Spotify | Linktree   Podbean: https://unlock-u-with-dr-shannan-crawford.onpodium.com   Apple Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unlock-u-with-dr-shannan-crawford    YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@DrShannanCrawford