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Healthy & Redeemed - Helping Christians Grow in Mental and Spiritual Health
Healthy & Redeemed is a podcast designed to help Christians grow emotionally and spiritually, equipping them to live healthier, more Christ-like lives. Healey Ikerd, a psychotherapist for over 15 years, will blend biblical wisdom with psychological concepts to help listeners learn to manage their emotions, improve their mental health, and deepen their faith. The goal is to help listeners live out God’s word in every aspect of their lives and be healthy reflections 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/
Healthy & Redeemed - Helping Christians Grow in Mental and Spiritual Health
30. Breaking Unhealthy Relationship Patterns: Trusting God with Your Relationships
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Have you ever tried to 'manage' a relationship out of fear—fear of being rejected, fear of not being enough, or fear of being alone?
In this episode, I’m talking about what it looks like to truly trust God with our relationships. We’ll gently explore how early experiences can shape the way we relate to others and how trying to control relationships often comes fear.
You don’t have to carry the burden of keeping every relationship together. We can learn to release fear, let go of the need to be liked or in control, and instead walk in the peace that comes from placing people—and outcomes—into God’s hands.
My hope is that this episode encourages your heart and reminds you that you can be healthy and that you can trust God with your relationships.
Helpful Resources:
Attachment Theory - https://www.simplypsychology.org/attachment.html
Book - Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson
Book - Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and John Townsend
Episode 19: Forgiveness
Episode 20: Guilt
Get Healey's Books:
Changing Your Feelings - A Workbook for Anxiety and Worry
The Red Ball, A Story of Friendship and Forgiveness
The Companion Activity Book for The Red Ball
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*This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. I approach scripture through the lens of a Christian licensed counselor, combining biblical insight with clinical understanding of emotional health. It does not constitute professional advice or is intended to diagnose/treat any disorders and does not constitute a client-therapist relationship.
*Any links to specific resources or content (outside of my own) are not an endorsement of the entire website, author, organization, etc. Their views may not represent my own.
Healthy & Redeemed is a Christian mental health podcast blending Scripture, psychology, and coping skills.
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