Taking Back Your Thoughts with Mary Rooney Armand

Happy Wednesday!   This week we are excited to welcome special guest Mary Rooney Armand to the podcast, joined by our co-host Jeanine and host Janell.   In this episode, we dive deep into the reality of toxic thoughts and the lies that can quietly take hold in our minds. Throughout this season, we’ve been talking about what it looks like to take back those thoughts—especially the ones that feel the most debilitating, like self-hatred, shame, condemnation, and the constant feeling of never being enough.   Mary brings powerful truth and wisdom as she shares the importance of taking our thoughts captive and aligning them with what God says about us. She reminds us that we were never meant to sit in cycles of bitterness, guilt, or unforgiveness—but instead, we are invited into freedom. God is not distant in the process—He walks with us through it. But it does require something from us: surrender.   This conversation is honest, encouraging, and full of hope for anyone who feels stuck in their thoughts or weighed down by lies.   We hope you enjoy this week’s episode!       About  Mary Rooney Armand  Mary Rooney Armand is a Christian author, speaker, and founder of the faith-based platform ButterflyLiving.org, a community devoted to helping believers experience transformation through a deeper relationship with Christ. She launched Butterfly Living in 2019 after a personal season of studying her identity in Christ. During that time, she recognized a tendency to focus more on rules and service than on the love, freedom, and peace found in a genuine relationship with Jesus—an insight that shaped her mission to guide others into spiritual renewal and transformation.   Mary is the author of Uniquely Made: Understanding and Embracing Your Identity in Christ and contributed to the devotional Life-Changing Stories, a collaborative work sharing testimonies of God’s faithfulness. She leads small groups, speaks at events, and encourages women through devotionals and teaching centered on Scripture.   With a professional background in marketing and sales, along with experience directing mentoring programs like Kids Hope USA and leading mission trips to Honduras, Mary blends practical leadership with spiritual guidance. She also works as a life coach and holds both a bachelor’s degree in marketing and an MBA.   Through her writing and ministry, Mary’s passion is to help others embrace their God-given identity and walk in the “newness of life,” inspired by the biblical image of transformation like a butterfly.   -- -- -- -- -- LINKS   https://butterflyliving.org/about-us/   Uniquely Made: Understanding & Embracing Your Identity in Christ   The Gift of Desperation with Shelli Strickland   How Do I Know God's Will For My Life? - Cailee's Story   I Was Trying to Prove Atheism with Mary Jo Sharp   The Kingdom of God Starts Now with Brant Hansen   The Gospel is Offensive with Adam and Candice Coleman   Taking Back Your Power Through Forgiveness with Amy Orr-Ewing   Does My Suffering Have Any Meaning with Allen Crostic   How Can I Defend Being a Christian? with Ryan Pauly   I Was Running Away From God with Travis Monen   How to Navigate Relationships in a Godly Way   Can Christian's Struggle with Mental Health? - Christie's Story     Listen on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2MuVWFbZzue3ZLgCtIJGzB Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/finding-something-real-podcast/id1481017856   www.janellmwood.com   Follow us on:  Instagram: finding_something_real Facebook: Finding Something REAL with Janell Wood Tiktok: @findingsomethingreal Youtube: Finding Something REAL with Janell Wood