Category: Mental Health
Did We Change at All?
What's the test of true change in your life? Whether you like it or not, your best self and your worst self are on full display in front of your family and closest friends. It’s in these relationships where it’s easy to slip back into your ingrained behaviors and habits. So, the test for true…
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Why Asking For Help Honors God
Faithfully following God involves having clear and honest communication with the people in our lives. Trying to go it alone puts us into an exhausting cycle: we don’t ask for help, so then we become resentful of others, which leads to making our work harder and our relationships less fruitful. Jamie and Heather have learned…
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Are You Too Busy for God?
We live in a culture that wears busyness like a badge of honor. How do we practice the presence of the Lord in a season where there doesn’t seem to be any margin for more of God? We want to show up for all the people in our life, but it feels like there’s just…
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Recognizing Dysfunction & Redefining Normal
Being healthy spiritually, physically, and mentally doesn’t just happen by accident. It takes intentionality in every aspect of life. But sometimes we get so comfortable in unhealth and dysfunction, we don’t even realize that what has become normal to us is not in fact normal. It takes a lot of internal work, but also a…
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"I Think It's Time to Walk Out in Freedom."
It can be harder than we realize to truly walk in freedom, to let go of the safety nets we’ve built around ourselves and our emotions; it takes a lot of courage. There is so much fear attached because our normal reactions and coping mechanisms are how we self-protect. Last season, Heather and Jamie were…
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Am I Really Changing at All?
Last season, Heather and Jamie devoted themselves to doing the hard, internal work: exploring how to be their healthiest physically, emotionally, and spiritually. They felt like they had made a lot of progress. But as they’re stepping into this new season, it’s becoming obvious that getting internal work to translate externally is a challenge, leaving…
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The spiritual side to mental and emotional health
How do we nurture our spiritual health along with our mental and emotional health? A lot of times in our pursuit of mental and emotional health we neglect our spiritual being. Why? Because that’s what culture tells us to do. There are tons of books, podcasts, and blogs on how to be a better person,…
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Emotional Blockage: Do You Have One?
Are you struggling with an emotional blockage? Have you ever felt really bottled up? Maybe you've been holding on to a lot of hurts and you just don't know how to let them go? Or maybe some old feelings keep popping back up. How do you release them? In this episode, Heather and Jamie talk…
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“I made a counseling appointment.”
In this episode, Heather and Jamie talk about Heather making a counseling appointment, putting in the work to get healthy, and different ways to afford help. So, let's talk about it! How badly do you want to be healthy? We often avoid going to counseling or getting healthy emotionally, physically, and spiritually because of the…
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Habits: how to break them and start them
How do you start new habits (and break old ones)? We're sure you've been in a spot where you've tried all you can to keep a healthy lifestyle. You've outlined the workout schedule, you've bought the right groceries. But when it comes down to cooking the food and doing the workouts you just ... can't.…
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