Sin Is Sickness: Trauma, Compulsion & Orthodox Healing with Fr. Hans Jacobse (St. Paisios Brotherhood)

What if sin is not merely a legal violation, or "rule-breaking," but a sickness of the whole person?In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John are joined by Fr. Hans Jacobse for a deeply pastoral conversation on trauma, compulsion, embodied memory, prayer, & Orthodox healing.Dropping the day after Pentecost, this conversation asks what true healing looks like when the Holy Spirit descends not simply to give spiritual experiences, but to restore the whole human person in Christ.Fr. Hans discusses the Orthodox understanding of sin as sickness, why compulsive behaviors often reveal deeper wounds, how the body can carry trauma, why prayer is not merely a calming technique, & how the Church heals through repentance, communion, fasting, confession, spiritual fatherhood, & life in Christ.This episode also explores the proper place of therapy, without allowing therapeutic language to become the master language for the human person.Key Takeaways:Sin as sickness & disorderThe body’s role in healingTrauma, memory, & compulsionWhy willpower alone often failsPrayer & the healing Word of GodPentecost & the restoration of manThe Eucharist as uncreated medicineTherapy in proper orderWhy no one desires your healing more than GodSound Bytes:“The memory of the brain recalls the narrative of the event. But the actual trauma, the experiences, the things felt, are held in the body.”“The past isn’t behind us. The past is in us.”“When the trauma is healed, that compulsive behavior moves up to volition.”“No one desires your healing more than God.”“The closer the person draws to Christ, the more troubled they become.”“The Eucharist is the uncreated medicine.”“Prayer is action.”Chapters:00:00 Coming Up00:42 Orthodox Health Podcast Intro02:12 Pentecost & True Healing in Christ04:44 Meet Fr. Hans Jacobse09:51 Orthodoxy & the Healing of Sin12:29 Community, Brotherhood, & Healing18:18 The Human Heart as the Center of the Universe23:15 Jordan Peterson, Orthodoxy, & the Search for Christ25:37 God Is Bound by His Love26:15 The Healing Power of the Saints29:46 The Benevolence of Creation31:48 Miracles & the True Natural Order35:46 Trauma, Memory, & the Healing of the Body43:02 The Holy Spirit & Healing Prayer45:41 The Past Is Not Behind Us48:30 The Body Remembers Trauma50:05 Fascia, Trauma, & the Nervous System53:40 Recovering from Materialism54:16 Water, Memory, & Healing55:14 The Eucharist as Uncreated Medicine57:58 What Does Prayer Actually Do?01:00:35 Becoming Co-Creators with God01:02:30 Can Yoga Be Christianified?01:03:33 Spiritual Illness & Physical Symptoms01:06:15 Divine Liturgy, Prayer, & the Healing Process01:09:53 Affection, Trauma, & Pastoral Healing01:14:28 No One Desires Your Healing More Than God01:15:27 Fr. Hans Jacobse & the St. Paisios Brotherhood01:21:15 OutroWhere to find Fr. Hans Jacobse: ⁠St. Peter's Orthodox Church & the St. Paisios BrotherhoodWork with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Mike⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Signed Copies of Orthodoxy & The Medicine of the Future: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠OrthodoxHealth.com/book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order Orthodoxy & the Medicine of the Future on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate to St. John the Theologian ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with a One-Time or Recurring donationIntro & Outro Music: St. John of Chicago Orthodox Church Choir (Arkansas) - Please support their building fund by buying the whole album ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Orthodox Health ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠