The Healing Table, the Martha Mentality, and Entering the New Year Anchored in Christ

Faith in Focus: A Moment for Your MindGeleta “Gigi” ParkerComing out of survival mode is not an overnight shift. It is a holy rebuilding.In this episode of Faith in Focus: A Moment for Your Mind, Geleta “Gigi” Parker, board-certified brain and mental health coach, reflects on the Healing Table gathering and the powerful lesson God revealed through what she calls the “Martha Mentality.” Through Scripture, lived experience, and psychological insight, this conversation explores how perfectionism, control, and overfunctioning can quietly exhaust the body, overload the nervous system, and pull us away from the presence of God.Geleta shares how releasing control, letting go of unrealistic expectations, and trusting God with who He brings to the table created space for authentic connection, prayer, and healing. This episode is a reminder that the function is never more important than the fellowship and that God often does His deepest work when we stop striving and start abiding.Listeners will hear a heartfelt recap of the Healing Table impact, gratitude for donors and community partners, an anonymized impact moment, Scripture-based encouragement, reflection questions, a spoken blessing, and a closing prayer to help enter the new year anchored in Christ rather than exhaustion.This podcast is sponsored by Focus Faith and Mental Health, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization where faith and mental health meet and where healing is holy.🎶 Music Credit“Be Still and Know”Written and composed by Jalita G.G. Parker.Arrangement and piano accompaniment by Debary Thompson.📚 Books by Geleta “Gigi” ParkerMy Body Is God’s GiftChef Gigi Serves TodayGigi’s French BakeryBeautifully BrokenCatch & Release: Seeds of DeceptionJesus Lover of My Soul: Helping Women Worship Through GriefWithholding Love: When Intimacy Becomes a Weapon (ebook available, paperback coming soon): https://a.co/d/8sD1MEq🖥 Author Websitehttps://geletaparker.com/🌐 Nonprofit, Programs, Giving, and Supporthttps://focusfaithmentalhealth.com/If you are experiencing domestic violence, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.If you are feeling overwhelmed or in crisis, call or text 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.You are not too far gone. You are not alone. Healing is holy.