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The Best of You — 368 episodes
225. The Cost of Changing Yourself to Fit In—and How to Belong Without Abandoning Yourself with Dr. Patricia Hewlin
224. The Feelings You Think a Mom Shouldn’t Have: What to Do With Shame, Resentment, and the Pressure to Get It Right
Why the Loudest Person Isn’t Always the Wisest
223. The Hidden Trauma Behind People-Pleasing, Perfectionism & Self-Sufficiency with Sheila Wise-Rowe
When You’re Overthinking the Next Right Step
When You Try to Repair a Relationship—But They Won’t
How to Be Assertive Without Being Harsh
When “Love” Is Used to Cover Up Harm
222. Why You Still Feel Insecure—and How to Build a Secure Soul
How to Build a Life in a Place You Didn’t Choose
When You Need Friends to Carry Hope for You
When You Need a Safe Place to Run
The Fear Beneath Your Need for Control
221. How Attachment Wounds Shape the Way You Love—and Pray
You’re Bruised, Not Broken
When You Feel Too Messy to Be Loved
When You’ve Stopped Expecting Anything Good To Happen
When You Feel Like You Don’t Belong
220. Is Your Faith Falling Apart—or Growing Deeper? With Ian Morgan Cron
When Shame Makes You Feel Like Hiding
When You’re Afraid God Won’t Be Kind
When Your Soul Feels Empty and Depleted
When Spiritual Growth Starts to Feel Like Pressure
219. Why Rejection Hurts So Much—and How to Stop Abandoning Yourself When It Happens
How to Start Rebuilding When Something Has Been Broken
How to Stay Tender Without Being Naive
What to Do When Pain Makes God Feel Far Away
When You’re Exhausted From Proving You’re Good Enough
218. From Panic Attack to Survivor Season 50 Winner: How Aubry Bracco Learned to Trust Herself Again
When Your Pain Is Misunderstood
How Jesus Meets You in Grief
When You Feel Alone—and Wonder Where God Is
How to Know If It’s Your Inner Critic or Conviction
217. What to Do When You’re the Only One Trying: Leslie Vernick on Emotionally Destructive Relationships
How to Believe What God Says About You
How to Stop Silencing What You Need
What to Do When You Can’t Feel God Anymore
When You’re Tired of Being the Strong One
216. Forgiveness Without Self-Abandonment: How to Forgive Without Ignoring the Harm with Amy Orr-Ewing
Stop Letting Fear Make You Feel Smaller Than You Are
How to Love Someone Without Trying to Control Them
How to Stop Obsessing Over Someone Who Hurt You and Seems to Be Winning
When God Doesn’t Remove the Thing You Begged Him to Change
215. 5 Toxic Patterns + The Family Role You Didn’t Choose But Still Carry
Help May Be Closer Than You Think
What To Do When You Step Out in Faith and Start to Panic
When Your Spirit Feels Drained and You’re Barely Holding On
What If I Believe I Don’t Deserve Anything?
214. The Difference Between God's Voice and Spiritual Manipulation with Theologian Steven Tracy
The Day Children Play Again: God’s Vision for a Restored World
When Your Pain Becomes Your Identity: How Jesus Gives You a New Name
A Prayer for the Tired, Needy, and Overwhelmed
How to Sit With Grief When You Don’t Know What to Say—Even to Yourself
213. Inner Work and Outer Boundaries: Why Healing Requires Both
When Family Loyalty Gets Complicated
Overstimulated, Touched-Out, and Trying Not to Lose It
When Fear Has Been Running the Show
When Submission Has Been Used to Silence You
212. Why You Feel Everything So Deeply (and Other People Don’t): Childhood, Sensitivity & the Nervous System
Finding Secure Attachment in God When Productivity, Approval, or People Can’t Sustain You
How to Break a Bad Habit Without Hating Yourself
When You Feel Stuck in a Pit & Help Seems Far Away
How to Be Honest When You’re Angry Without Being Harmful
211. Is Productivity Ruining Our Mental Health? Why We Need More Play (Piera Gelardi)
When You’re Carrying Too Much Responsibility by Yourself
Over-Functioning, the Pressure to Meet Every Need, and What We Can Learn from Jesus
When You’re Trying to Control What You Can’t Control
How to Get Dressed on the Inside
210: From Emotionally Immature Parents to Emotionally Mature Parenting with Dr. Lindsay Gibson
Learning to Recognize the Voice of God
What to Do When You Have No More Capacity (But Life Asks You to Keep Showing Up Anyway)
The Relief of Feeling Small Under a Big Sky
What If Church Hurt Makes Gathering Feel Unsafe?
209. Triggered in Marriage, Parenting, or Friendship? How to Respond Without Overreacting OR Shutting Down
Attachment, Loyalty, and the Courage to Stay
When a Bible Verse Feels Unsafe
When Your Nervous System Is Scanning for Safety
How to Stop Needing Approval
208. Spiritual Dryness, Burnout, and the Desert Seasons of Faith with Tish Harrison Warren
The Ache of Feeling Unseen or Overlooked
When You Feel Judged
The Neuroscience of Guilt and Confession
Why You Feel Powerless (and How to Find Your Voice)
207. Why You Can’t Stop Overthinking—and How to Break the Spiral
Why You Resist the Very Thing That Could Help You
When Everything Feels Out of Control
Why Other People’s Lives Seem Easier Than Yours
Why You Feel Indecisive (and What to Do About It)
206. Getting Unstuck: When Parts of You Are in Conflict (And How to Find Relief)
When You Can’t Rush the Season You’re In
When Life Feels Unfair (and Why Comparison Keeps You Stuck)
The Truth About Overfunctioning and Burnout
You Are Not Meant to Do This Alone
205. It’s Not Just Physical: The Emotional Trauma of a Medical Diagnosis
Not All Intensity Is Love—The Problem With Love Bombing
Let Your No Be No (And Stop Overexplaining!)
God Draws Near to the Lonely
The Neuroscience of Resentment and Forgiveness
204. Procrastination Isn’t Laziness: What’s Really Holding You Back with Jon Acuff
You Can't Pour From an Empty Nervous System
Deny Yourself Does Not Mean Erase Yourself
Attachment Wounds and Divine Holding
Why You Go Back to Old Patterns
203. Staying Close When Connection Feels Hard: The Relationship Skills No One Has Taught You (with Relationship Expert Dr. James Cordova)
Limiting Beliefs and Expectations
When You’re Stuck in Your Head
Relearning Joy After Survival
EASTER: Love That Finds you Again
GOOD FRIDAY: Loss, Grief, and When Nothing Makes Sense
Love Offered But Not Yet Understood
Resilience in Suffering
When a Friend Betrays You
Whom Shall I Fear? Safety in God
The Unseen Work of the Inner Life
"This Must Be My Fault" — Why We Take Rejection So Personally (Ep 201)
Not Taking the Bait: How to Stop Reacting
What Jesus Says to the Weary
When Life Feels Heavy & Unfair
How Healthy Conflict Works
200. Trauma, Safety, and Healing —3 Types of Trauma + 4 Ways to Restore Trust
When You Walk Through the Fire
Why Jesus Calls the Broken Blessed
Know My Anxious Thoughts
True Guilt vs. Distorted Guilt
199. What the Body Teaches Our Soul with Justin Whitmel Earley
Family Fractures, Family Secrets, & the Roles We Learn to Play
How to Be A Sheep Among Wolves
Anger Without Spiraling
When Comparison Creeps In
198: Breaking Painful Generational Patterns—One Woman’s Story of Healing Childhood Wounds with Melanie Shankle
Fear Isn’t Failure
Forgiveness Does Not Equal Access
Healing Shame
Confident Humility
197: Am I Under Attack—or Just Overwhelmed? Spiritual Warfare and Personal Responsibility with Joel Muddamalle
The First Blame Shift
Grace Runs Toward You
The Exhale Your Soul Needs
Love Must Be Sincere
196: Humor as Healing—The Nervous System, Embodied Delight, and the Need for Safe Connection
Hope As Resilience
When You Doubt
Do Not Put Your Hope in Rulers
Strength Through Fragility
195: Caring For Others vs. Carrying Them—How to Build Healthy Dependencies with Nedra Tawwab
Dealing With Fools
Trauma, Touch, and the Courage to Reach
The Psychology of Joy
Love Is Not Gaslighting
194: When Relationships Start to Drain You—Using Discernment to Stay Connected Without Losing Yourself
Wrestling With God
Gratitude
Resting a Dysregulated Nervous System
Emotional Maturity
193. Why Relationships Feel Hard Even When You Care: An Unfiltered Conversation with Relationship Expert Debra Fileta
Why all Work is Sacred
Recognizing Toxic Fruit
When God Feels Far
Growth That Doesn't Feel Good
192. The Work Only Humans Can Do: Why Connection, Vocation, and Meaning Still Matter in a World of AI
Burnout
Name Your Desire
Pour Out Your Heart
Love Without Overfunctioning
191: The 5 Most Important Things I've Learned About Faith, Attachment, & The Inner Life
Habits Shape Your Heart
Why We Project
Rooted & Resilient
Life Beyond Ego
190: Self-Brain Surgery, Overcoming Trauma, and the Courage to Change How You Think with Dr. Lee Warren
What Does It Mean to Honor Your Parents?
Where is Your Attention?
Securely Attached
Do Not Worry
189: Introducing The Best of You Every Day (A New Daily Practice)
188: Tiny Joys, Big Healing: Retraining the Brain for Hope
187: Finding Your Way Back to Peace This Holiday Season
186: Stuck in Overthinking? A Simple Practice to Interrupt Stress, Overwhelm, and Habit Loops
185: For the Ones Who Are Overwhelmed and Tempted to People-Please — A Real-Time Practice to Help You Return to God’s Loving Presence
184: Stop Running From Anxiety - How to Tell Normal Stress from Unhealthy Anxiety and Find Peace Over Panic
183: The Real Reason You Compare Yourself (and How to Heal It)
182: Self-Esteem Culture, Therapy Culture, and the Case for Wholeness in Christ
181: The Healing Power of Safe People (Not Just Safe Spaces)
180: When People Push Your Buttons: The Power of Curiosity Over Control With Harvard Psychologist Dr. Stuart Ablon
179: Building Wise Trust - How to Protect Your Heart Without Closing it Off
Celebrating a New Season of The Best of YOU Podcast!
178: How to Recognize Toxic Tactics, and Stop Taking the Bait
177: Meeting God on the Bathroom Floor - Amber Smith on Faith, Hope, and Life After Loss
176: My Reflections on Love in an Age of Violence · Plus Dr. Stephen Macchia on Intimacy with God in a Noisy World
175: A Game-Changing Toolkit to Help Kids Conquer Worry and Build Courage
174: TikTok Therapy Trends, Overprotective Parenting, and Raising Resilient Kids with Trey Tucker
173. From Silence to Safety: Reclaiming Women’s Stories in Faith Spaces with Therapists Christy & Andrew Bauman
172. Daring Joy: Breaking Free from Fear, Cynicism, and Toxic Positivity with Therapist Nicole Zasowski
171: Why People Pleasing Actually Makes You Feel More Alone, and 3 Steps to Create Real Connection
170: The Truth About Venting, Numbing, and Finding Real Relief - Science-Backed Tools to Actually Restore Your Brain and Body
169: When Caretaking Becomes Compulsive – How to Break Free from the Urge to Help Everyone Except Yourself
168: How Do I Trust God After Loss? Navigating Spiritual Disorientation and the Quiet Path Back with Stephanie Duncan Smith
167: Can I Pray the Anxiety Away?
166: When Your Emotions Are at War – Here’s How to Set Boundaries Inside Your Own Soul
165: Reboot Your Boundaries — A Practical Guide to Help you Reset, Protect Your Peace and Create Space for What Matters Most
164: Rewriting Your Narrative – What If the Hardest Parts of Your Story Hold the Key to Your Growth?
163: Healing Spiritual Wounds – Understanding Abuse in Faith Spaces with Rachael Clinton Chen
162: When Reconnection Feels Impossible—Family Estrangement Expert Dr. Joshua Coleman on Grief, Boundaries, and Hope for Healing.
161: Finding Yourself Without Losing Your Family - Healing from Dysfunctional Family Patterns with Jerry Wise
160: When You Feel Unwanted—Meeting the Parts of You That Long to Belong with IFS Therapist Tammy Sollenberger
159: Spiritual Drowning, Honest Questions, and a God Who Doesn’t Let Go with Heather Thompson Day
158: Your Pain Has a Name: The Deeper Hurt Behind Distressing Thoughts with Therapist Monica DiCristina
157: Braving Change—3 Ways to Get Unstuck & Transform Guilt and Regret
156: Why Fear Shows Up When You’re About to Grow & How to Break Free from Self-Sabotage with Mary Marantz
155: A Fresh Take on Boundaries—Prioritize What Matters, Avoid Burnout, and Navigate Toxicity
Episode 154: The Cost of Denying Your Own Needs—When Emotional Exhaustion Tells a Deeper Story
Episode 153: Embodied Healing, Spiritual Trauma, and the Journey Home to Your Body with Dr. Hillary McBride
Episode 152: The Anxiety Beneath Perfectionism—Why Trying Harder Won't Set You Free
Episode 151: The Hidden Reason You Feel Overwhelmed—Understanding the Mental Load with Dr. Morgan Cutlip
Episode 150: The Great Sex Rescue—Debunking Harmful Messages About Intimacy in Christian Marriage with Sheila Wray Gregoire
Episode 149: Narcissism in the Bible—5 Toxic Behaviors to Avoid & How to Protect Your Soul
Episode 148: The Truth About Marriage—Dan Allender on Healing, Intimacy & Hard Fights
Episode 147: The Hidden Trauma of Being the Chosen Child & a Path Toward Healing—Making Sense of Your Family Story with Therapist Adam Young
Episode 146 BONUS: Why Fun Matters, the Difference Between Escape & Relief, and a Journey Through Loss with Annie F. Downs
Episode 145: From Rejection to Redemption—Transforming Your Rejection Story Into One of Loving Empowerment
Episode 144: Healing the Soul Through Encounters with Jesus Featuring John Eldredge
Episode 143: Reparenting Your Younger Self—How to Stop Seeking Approval From Others & Find Inner Security
Episode 142 BONUS: Digital Detox—Surprising Insights from 7 Screen-Free Weeks with Monks & Amish Farmers Featuring Carlos Whittaker
Episode 141: Unlocking Your True Power—How Self-Compassion Strengthens Resilience & Helps You Advocate For Yourself with Aundi Kolber
Episode 140: If You Struggle with Guilt and Second-Guessing Yourself, This Will Set You Free – How to Stop Blaming Yourself for Things That Aren’t Your Fault
Episode 139: IFS, the 12 Steps, and A Way to Heal When You’re Tempted to Numb Your Pain with Ian Morgan Cron
Episode 138: Breaking Free from Overfunctioning—Discover the Hidden Costs of Always Being 'The Responsible One’
Episode 137: The Mindful Marriage—Overcome Pain Cycles and Discover the Surprising Secret to Lasting Love with Ron and Nan Deal
Episode 136: Sacred Attachment—Escaping Spiritual Exhaustion and Trusting in Divine Love with Michael John Cusick
Episode 135: Tackling the Holiday Hangover—Recognizing Holiday People Pleasing and Setting the Stage for an Emotionally Healthy New Year
Episode 134: Bridging Mysticism and Science—A Personal Journey Through OCD with Therapist Ryan Kuja
Episode 133: From Feeling Numb to Meaning-Making — Navigating the 6 Stages of Grief with Renowned Grief Expert David Kessler
Episode 132: Caring for Everyone but Yourself? 3 Strategies for Managing Overwhelm and Emotional Stress in the Sandwich Generation
Episode 131: Navigating Holiday Emotions—An Honest, Heartfelt Conversation About Guilt, Nostalgia, and Exhaustion with Author & Spiritual Director Anjuli Paschall
Episode 130: Is This Autism? Understanding Neurodiversity, Navigating Social Cues, & How to Support Loved Ones with Neuropsychologist Dr. Donna Henderson
Episode 129: Understanding Your Anxiety—A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Calm, Advocating For Yourself, and Cultivating Inner Resilience
Episode 128: Generational Trauma—Overcoming Inherited Dysfunction & Legacy Burdens with Therapist Gina Birkemeier
Episode 127: Healing Childhood Wounds—The Enmeshed Family & 5 Toxic Patterns that Affect Your Ability to Thrive in Adult Relationships
Episode 126: Restoring Wonder & Play in Intimacy—Navigating Sexual Brokenness, Safety, and Vulnerability with Therapist Sam Jolman
Episode 125: Recovering From Purity Culture: Dismantle the Myths, Reject Shame-Based Sexuality, and Move Forward in Your Faith with Dr. Camden Morgante
Episode 124: Boundaries & Numbing—How to Set Healthy Limits and Stop Avoiding Your Feelings
Episode 123: How to Heal When You’ve Been Hurt—Healing What’s Within with Narcissism Expert Chuck DeGroat
Episode 122: Navigating Anxiety, Therapy, and Spiritual Formation—Balancing Mental, Emotional, & Spiritual Health with John Mark Comer
Episode 121: The 5 Languages of Faith—Caring for the Disillusioned, Doubting, and Disconnected Parts of You
Episode 120: Navigating Celebrity Culture—How Personas, Platforms, & Profits Are Hurting the Church with Katelyn Beaty
Episode 119: Drawing Strength from the Past —The Spirit of Justice & True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance with Dr. Jemar Tisby
Episode 118: Types of Therapy, the Importance of Trauma-Informed Care, & the Role of Sin in Therapy
Episode 117: Healing in the Messy Middle—How to Transform Churches, Families, & Communities with Dr. Monique Gadson
Episode 116: Blended Families—How to Heal, Build, & Sustain a Healthy Family Through Grief, Loss, & Complicated Circumstances
Episode 115: 4 Ways to Transform Your Relationship—Expert Tips to Heal Pain Points and Deepen Intimacy
Episode 114: Healing Trauma— How to Break Cycles, Heal From Trauma, & Restore Your Faith With Trauma Therapist Kobe Campbell
Episode 113: A New Vision of Human Flourishing—A Christian Approach to Mental Health with Duke University Psychiatrist & Theologian Warren Kinghorn
Episode 112: Navigating Anxiety—Practical, Powerful Tips to Recognize and Transform Anxiety In Your Life
Episode 111: The Enneagram For Moms—How to Transforms Parenting Triggers & Blind Spots Into Growth & Connection With Beth McCord
Episode 110: How to Be Wise When People Are Difficult—Biblical Strategies For Keeping Your Emotional Health & Mental Sanity
Episode 109: Healing Burdens From the Past—How to Overcome Childhood Wounds and Heal Your Younger Self with Tammy Sollenberger
Episode 108: Inside Out—Internal Family Systems, Therapy, and High-Performing Protectors with Jenna Riemersma
Episode 107: Name, Frame, & Brave Depression: Science-Backed Strategies to Treat Mild and Stubborn Depression & Recover Your Joy with Dr. Len Lantz
Episode 106: Transform Limiting Beliefs, Embrace Critical Thinking, & Navigate Holistic Health with Dr. Josh Axe
Episode 105: 4 Lies We Tell, the Mental Health Benefits of Honesty, & How to Stop Lying In Your Relationships
Episode 104: Overcoming the Fear of Vulnerability—Strategies to Stop Feeling Alone and Build Meaningful Connections
Episode 103: Name, Frame, and Brave Gossip
Episode 102: I Shouldn’t Feel Conflicted About God—How to Name, Frame, and Brave Complicated Emotions About Faith & God
Bonus Episode: Aundi Kolber & Dr. Alison on Writing & Launching Books
Episode 101: I Shouldn’t Feel Angry—Exploring the Violence that Shapes Our Family Stories & How to Heal with Lisa Jo Baker
Episode 100: I Shouldn’t Feel Betrayed By Someone I Trust—How to Grieve, Breathe, & Receive in the Wake of Broken Trust with Steve Carter
Episode 99: I Shouldn’t Feel Like My Spirit is Broken—Exploring a Broken Spirit & the Dark Night of the Soul with Christopher Cook
Episode 98: I Shouldn’t Feel Alone in My Grief—Why Your Grief Matters & How to Support Those Who Are Grieving with J.S. Park
Episode 97: I Shouldn't Feel This Anxious—Insights on Trauma & Healing with Monique Koven
Episode 96: Signs of Emotional Immaturity & How to Bring Emotional Health Into Your Relationships
Episode 95: 4 Toxic Behaviors You Need to Recognize & the #1 Way to Protect Yourself
Episode 94: Should I Stay or Should I Walk Away? How to Discern When It’s Time to Leave with Emily P. Freeman
Episode 93: 3 Ways to Stop Guilt-Tripping Yourself, Untangle Complicated Emotions, & Discover the Joy of Clarity
Episode 92: How to Honor Loss & Why It Matters With Rachel Marie Kang
Episode 91: Self-Worth–How to Believe You Are Enough & Transform Your Life with Jamie Kern Lima
Episode 90: Parenting Through Transitions—How Their Challenges Catalyze Your Growth
Episode 89: When A Relationship Has to Change—How to Tolerate Discomfort, Face an Attachment Void, & Resource Yourself
Episode 88: Navigating Transitions—What to Do When Change Stirs up Anxiety, Uncertainty, or Confusion
Episode 87: A Surprising Way to Break Free From Self-Criticism & Comparing Yourself to Others
Episode 86: Embracing Conflict—Why It's Essential & 4 Simple Ways to Tackle It
Episode 85: The Goal of a Healthy Family & 6 Roles We Take On In Dysfunction
Episode 84: The Truth About Happiness and 4 Proven Ways to Feel Happier
Episode 83: How to Turn Anger, Sadness, and Fear Into Powerful Allies
Episode 82: Why We Overreact—How Big Emotions Can Help You Unburden Past Hurts
Episode 81: Finding God Through Your Feelings—How to Practice the Presence of God No Matter What You’re Feeling
Episode 80: Navigating Overwhelming Emotions—2 Essential Steps to Bring Calm to the Chaos Within
Episode 79: Surviving Trauma & A Path to Forgiveness—Finding God In the Hardest Parts of Your Story With Esau McCaulley
Episode 78: The Mental Health Benefits of Forgiveness & Thoughts on Grace with Max Lucado
Episode 77: The Dark Night of the Soul—Why It Happens & What It Means
Episode 76: When Self-Help Isn't Enough—Finding the Faith & Strength to Move Forward after Loss & Heartache With Granger Smith
Episode 75: Your Secret Weapon Against Stress & Anxiety—How to Transform Your Mind Through the Power of Prayer
Episode 74: The Neurobiology of Hope and How to Find Hope in Hard Times with Dr. Curt Thompson
Episode 73: True Belonging vs. Groupthink, Cliques, & Trying to Fit In—How to Belong to Others While Staying True To Yourself
Episode 72: Resilience—Overcoming Failure, Handling Adversity, and Telling Yourself the Truth
Episode 71: All About Therapy—Do I Need a Therapist, How Do I Find One, and What Type of Therapy Works Best?
Episode 70: Mastering the Art of Emotional Intelligence—How to Harness the Power of Your Emotions to Improve Your Relationships
Episode 69: Your Future Self—8 Challenges to Resolve As You Become the Person You Were Meant to Be
Episode 68: How *Not* to Lose Yourself—Remaining You While Raising Them with Alli Worthington
Episode 67: The Inextricable Link Between Faith & Emotional Healing—Gen Z & A Hidden Search for Meaning
Episode 66: The Truth About Anxiety & How to Become a Worry Free Parent with Sissy Goff
Episode 65: Vulnerability, Parenting, and Letting Go of Control—Inside A Guy’s Perspective With Our Friends From Dadville
Episode 64: Women’s Health—Menopause, Hormones, Depression and How to Advocate for Yourself Through Your Body’s Changes
Episode 63: Spiritual Direction, the Power of Listening, & How to Attune to Yourself and to Others
Episode 62: Your Questions About Friendship—How to Test a New Relationship, Manage Your Capacity Through Different Life Seasons, & Become a Friend to Yourself
Episode 61: Reconnecting With Old Friends—Healing the Past, Naming Regret & Bringing Your Whole Self into the Future
Episode 60: How to Make New Friends, Identify Red and Green Flags, & Extract Yourself From an Unhealthy Situation with Aundi Kolber & Dr. Monique Gadson
Episode 59: Overcoming Past Hurt & Deepening Friendships Through Intentional Community with Jennie Allen
Episode 58: Friends on Friendship—How to Find Friends Who Bring out the Best of You with Dr. Curt Thompson, Amy Cella, and Pepper Sweeney
Episode 57: Should I Turn the Other Cheek? Why It's the Opposite of Being a Doormat & How to Stand Firm in the Face of Gaslighting, Manipulation, and Toxicity
Episode 56: Am I Really Supposed to Die to Myself? Misconstrued Messages and How to Disentangle From Them
Episode 55: Am I Supposed to Distrust Myself? Why Trusting Yourself is Necessary to Establishing Healthy Relationships With Other People
Episode 54: Can I Pray My Anxiety Away? A Surprising Approach to the Anxiety Pandemic & How to Walk Yourself & Your Kids Through It
Episode 53: StrengthsFinder—How to Claim Your Strengths, Lean On Others & Thrive at Home and Work
Episode 52: The Enneagram—9 Ways to Uncover the Best (and Worst) of Who You Are, Get Honest With Yourself, & Improve Your Relationships
Episode 51: The 12 Common Thinking Traps, Mind Reading, Mental Filters, and How To Stop Taking Things Personally
Episode 50: 9 Types of Intelligence, the Trap of Comparison, and 9 Ways to Connect with God
Episode 49: Personality, the Big Five Traits, and Why Are We So Obsessed With Personality Types?
Episode 48: Loving Your Body as a Spiritual Practice, Why the Flesh Isn't the Body, and 3 Heresies We Kind of Believe
Episode 47: Spiritual Bypassing vs. Embodied Faith & How Not to Harm Those Who Are Hurting, Including Yourself
Episode 46: People Pleasing as Survival, How Jesus Regulated Emotions & the Problem With Toxic Positivity and Spiritual Bypassing with Aundi Kolber
Episode 45: Strong like Water—Finding the Freedom, Safety, & Compassion to Move through Hard Things & Experience True Flourishing with Aundi Kolber
Episode 44: Why Anger is a Surprising Friend, What Happens When You Avoid It, and How to Create Space for Healthy Expression of Anger in Your Family
Episode 43: How to Tame Your Inner Critic, Why All Parts are Welcome, and How to Resolve Conflict in Your Relationships
Episode 42: How to Honor Sadness, Set Boundaries with Loneliness, and What to Do When You Don't Have Time for this Work
Episode 41: Boundaries With Fear And Anxiety—How to Calm the Chaos Within and the Joy of Internal Boundaries
Episode 40: 5 Steps to Healing Painful Emotions & Why Parts of Us Get Stuck in the Past
Episode 39: Boundaries for Your Soul—How to Navigate Your Overwhelming Thoughts & Feelings
Episode 38: Taking a Risk on God—How to Stay Standing with Alli Patterson
Episode 37: The Problem With Toxic Thinking & How to Name, Tame, and Transform the Messages You Tell Yourself
Episode 36: An Update on My Social Media Detox & How to Create Boundaries With Toxic Distractions, Numbing, & Unhealthy Coping Tactics
Episode 35: Change is Hard: Why We All Need to Detox From Unhealthy Dependencies From Time to Time
Trailer: 3 Ways to Detox Your Heart, Soul, and Mind: How to Stop Numbing and Start Coming Alive to the Good Things You Need
Episode 34: Why We Avoid Our Own Power & How God Calls Us to Step Into It
Episode 33: People Pleasing & Developing Your Own Inner Compass: Thoughts on Depression, Mental Health & the Church, and Finding Hope in Dark Places
Episode 32: Productivity and the Never Ending To Do List: How to Stop Hustling & Embrace the Joy of Enough
Episode 31: Peace-Keeping, Anger Avoidance, and How to Start Using Your Voice
Episode 30: Protecting What's Good Without Denying What's Hard at the Holidays
Episode 29: Perfectionism and Proving Your Worth: How to Stop Chasing Approval and Start Living the Life You Actually Want
Episode 28: The Pain of Performing For Others and How to Claw Your Way Out with Toni Collier
Episode 27: 7 Ways We Manage Perceptions Instead of Forging Real Connections
Episode 26: Types of "No" Part 2—How to Say "No" to Toxicity, The Real Meaning of Turn the Other Cheek & How to Form a Boundaries Committee
Episode 25: Types of No Part 1—How to Say "No" in Healthy Relationships
Episode 24: Boundaries, the Spectrum of Toxicity, and a Note About Evil
Episode 23: Am I wounded or am I sinful?
Episode 22: How to Build Trust with Yourself
Episode 21: Making and Keeping A Promise to Yourself
Episode 20: Making Peace with Yourself (& Facing Your Fear of Disappointing Other People)
Episode 19: My Stroke, A Process of Healing, and How I Began to Write The Best of You
Episode 18: Selfhood vs. Selfishness
Episode 17: What is Church Hurt and How do I Heal?
Episode 16: What are attachment styles and why does it matter?
Episode 15: CPTSD—The Pain of A Million Paper Cuts
Episode 14: The Fawn Response & The Hidden Root of People Pleasing
Episode 13: Criticism, Narcissism, and Boundaries—Dr. Alison Answers Your Questions
Episode 12: Overcoming the Pain of Divorce
Episode 11: How to Start Loving Your Body
Episode 10: What are limiting beliefs and how do I overcome them?
Episode 9: Hidden Pain and the Power of Facing Your Fear
Episode 8: Overcoming Addiction and Learning to Ask for Help
Episode 7: Why are boundaries so hard to set?
Episode 6: Do I Really Have an Inner Child? What It Means to Reparent Yourself
Episode 5: What is codependency and why does it matter?
Episode 4: What do I need to know about trauma?
Episode 3: What is self-love and should I really love myself?
Bonus Q&A: A Gaslighting Spouse & Narcissistic Parents
Episode 2: What should I know about gaslighting?
Episode 1. What is narcissism really?
Welcome to The Best Of You!