Healthy & Redeemed - Helping Christians Grow in Mental and Spiritual Health
Healthy & Redeemed is a podcast helping Christians grow emotionally and spiritually toward healthier, more Christ-like living.
The host, Healey Ikerd, a psychotherapist with nearly 20 years of experience and a U.S. Army Veteran, blends biblical wisdom with psychological concepts to help you learn to manage your emotions, improve your mental health, and deepen your faith. The goal is to help you live out God’s word in every aspect of your life and be a healthy reflection of Jesus Christ.
In this podcast, we will talk about:
- Practical steps to strengthen your mental and emotional health, including help for anxiety, worry, depression, guilt, and forgiveness.
- Simple coping skills you can use every day, grounded in both psychology and Scripture.
- How good mental health supports spiritual growth—and how the two work together.
- How living out biblical principles brings emotional stability, peace, and healthier relationships.
- What it really looks like to trust God more deeply in your thoughts, habits, and decisions.
- How to live out your faith in real, practical ways during ordinary moments and difficult seasons.
- How to nurture a healthier brain, including tools that reshape thought patterns and support long-term well-being.
- Developing Christ-centered thinking, replacing unhealthy thoughts with truth.
- Building resilience through community, healthy boundaries, and God-honoring connections.
More information and resources can be found at: https://writtenbyhealey.com/
Episodes
108 episodes
102. Struggling With Pride, Unworthiness, or Difficult People? What Romans 12 Says
In Part 2 of this Romans 12 series, we look at what it means to have a "sober" view of yourself — not too proud, not too small — and how Paul describes using the gifts God has given you.Then we get to Romans 12:9-21, Paul's pic...
101. Stuck Between Legalism and Grace? What Romans 12 Says About Our Response to Salvation
Do you feel stuck as a Christian trying to do all the things right? Or do you feel like you are covering under God's grace and don't feel the need to do anything?In this episode of the Healthy and Redeemed Podcast, we will go throu...
100. Why Am I Never Satisfied? What the Bible Says About Contentment
Have you ever thought that you'd finally be happy once something changes — more money, a new relationship, the next milestone? In this episode, we dig into what it really means to be content, as something we're called to learn.<...
99. A Prayer of Blessing for Every Listener
A Prayer of Blessing Over You: Boldness, Healing & Peace for Every ListenerIn this heartfelt episode, join us for a powerful prayer of blessing spoken directly over you, the listener. Rooted in gratitude for God's grace throug...
98. The Worried Little Goat Read Aloud | Story Time
Does your child struggle with worry or ask lots of "what if" questions? In this special back-to-school episode of the Healthy & Redeemed Podcast, licensed counselor and author Healey Ikerd reads her children's book,
97. Social Connection | Simple Coping Skills for the Christian Soul
Do you ever feel exhausted, anxious, or overwhelmed and find yourself withdrawing instead of reaching out? You're not the only one! Isolating, even when it feels safer, can actually make emotional struggles worse. ...
96. Creative Expression | Simple Coping Skills for the Christian Soul
Have you ever said, "I'm just not a creative person"? What if that's simply not true? In this episode of Healthy & Redeemed, we explore creativity as a simple, God-honoring coping skill for the Christian soul. ...
95. Journaling | Simple Coping Skills for the Christian Soul
Can journaling really help reduce stress, process emotions, and deepen your walk with God? In this episode of Healthy & Redeemed, we'll explore journaling as both a healthy coping skill and a meaningful spi...
How to Know Jesus: An Invitation into God's Story
Have you ever wondered how to know Jesus or what it really means to become a Christian?In this episode, Healey shares her own story of faith, doubt, and finally surrendering her life to Christ — and walks through the heart of the ...
94. Rest | Simple Coping Skills for the Christian Soul
Do you usually wait until you're burnt out to finally rest, but it's hard to actually do it?There's a name for this: the "recovery paradox." The busier and more stressed we get, the harder it becomes to actually stop... right when we nee...
93. Scripture Meditation | Simple Coping Skills for the Christian Soul
Can Scripture meditation help calm anxious thoughts, renew your mind, and draw you closer to God?In this episode of Healthy & Redeemed, we explore Scripture meditation as a healthy coping skill and a meaningful spiritual disci...
92. Time in Nature | Simple Coping Skills for the Christian Soul
Feeling stressed, anxious, or just mentally drained — and don't have time or money for a remedy? In this episode of Healthy & Redeemed, we explore the mental, emotional, and spiritual benefits of spending time in God’s cr...
91. Prayer Walking | Simple Coping Skills for the Christian Soul
Can a simple walk and prayer become a powerful time with God?In this first episode of the summer series, Simple Coping Skills for the Christian Soul, we explore prayer walking—a practical Christian coping skill that combines mov...
Introduction to Summer Series - Simple Coping Skills for Christian Soul
Introducing our 7-week summer series: Simple Coping Skills for the Christian Soul. Starting on July 7, we will feature one evidence-based coping skill—like rest, meditation, social connection, time in nature—paired with powerful truths...
90. Season Three Review and Reflection
During season three, we've explored a variety of important topics together—from recognizing false teachers and navigating church hurt to understanding anger, suicide, and cultivating the fruit of the Spirit. While each episode addre...
89. The Fruit of the Spirit | Self-Control: More Than Willpower
Is self-control really just about willpower — or is there something deeper? In this final episode of our Fruit of the Spirit series, we dive into egkrateia, the Greek word behind "self-control" in Galatians 5:23, and discov...
88. The Fruit of the Spirit | Gentleness: Strength That Doesn't Need to Prove Itself
In this episode of the Healthy & Redeemed Podcast, we explore the biblical meaning of gentleness as part of the Fruit of the Spirit. Together we'll look at what Scripture teaches about this often-misunderstood quality and why gentleness is ...
87. The Fruit of the Spirit | Faithfulness (Part 2): Becoming a Faithful Person
In this episode, we pick up where we left off and ask the question — what does God's faithfulness actually produce in us? This is Part 2.We explore the difference between self-produced faithfulness and Spirit-produced faithf...
86. The Fruit of the Spirit | Faithfulness (Part 1): The Faithfulness of God (3 Hebrew Words That Explain Who He Is)
In this episode, we continue our series on the Fruit of the Spirit and dig into one of the most grounding truths in all of Scripture — the faithfulness of God. This is Part 1.Before we can walk out faithfulness in our own lives, we...
85. The Fruit of the Spirit | Goodness: What Biblical Goodness Really Means
Have you ever wondered what it really means to be a "good person"? Or why doing the right thing can sometimes feel like such a struggle?In this episode of the Healthy & Redeemed Podcast, we continue our Fruit of th...
84. Fruit of the Spirit | Kindness — Why Biblical Kindness Goes Deeper Than Being Nice
In this episode of the Healthy & Redeemed Podcast, we continue our Fruit of the Spirit series by exploring biblical kindness. What does true kindness really look like? Is it simply being nice, or is there something deeper God wants to produ...
83. The Fruit of the Spirit | Patience: Why Trying Harder Doesn't Work
What does it really mean to be patient?In this episode of Healthy & Redeemed, we continue our Fruit of the Spirit series by exploring forbearance, often translated as patience. This kind of patience is more than simpl...
82. Fruit of the Spirit: Peace | Finding Peace in an Anxious World
Are you longing for encouragement about attaining peace in difficult seasons of life?In this episode of Healthy & Redeemed, we continue our Fruit of the Spirit series by exploring the peace that comes from God through Jesus ...
81. Fruit of the Spirit: Joy | Finding Joy When Life Is Hard
In this episode of Healthy & Redeemed, we continue our Fruit of the Spirit series by exploring what the Bible really means by joy. Unlike happiness, which depends on circumstances, biblical joy is a steady, Spirit-produced reality ...
80. The Fruit of the Spirit: Love | What Biblical Love Really Is
What does it really mean to love?In this episode, we explore agapē—the selfless, sacrificial love described in Galatians 5:22. Unlike the world’s definition of love as a feeling, this kind of love is produced by the Holy Spirit ...