The Holy Unraveling, Where Faith and Psychology Meet the Messy Middle
Real faith. Real psychology. Real transformation.
The Holy Unraveling is the podcast where faith meets real life. Hosted by Silvia Farag, (MSW, LSW) therapist, wife, mother and Orthodox Christian. Each week, Silvia blends psychology, faith, and humor to talk about the things most of us carry silently. She shares practical tools and biblical truths to help you navigate struggles such as anxiety, chronic stress, perfectionism, people-pleasing, emotional burnout, shame, control, boundaries, and what it actually means to let God into the parts of our lives we’d rather keep polished. Each season explores a different theme to help you reconnect with peace, rest, and surrender.
This isn’t about appearing put together, it’s about letting God meet you in the unraveling. With a raw, relatable, laugh-so-you-don’t-cry style, Silvia invites you to stop performing faith and start experiencing it.
This is where unraveling becomes holy. Where surrender becomes strength. Where God meets you in the messy middle.
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It is not therapy, counseling, or medical advice, and listening does not create a therapist–client relationship.
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The Holy Unraveling, Where Faith and Psychology Meet the Messy Middle
Episode 2: When Perfectionism Becomes an Idol: Letting Go of Control and Learning to Surrender
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In this episode, Silvia Farag, therapist, wife, mom, and Orthodox Christian, exposes the truth about perfectionism: it’s not excellence, it’s fear dressed up as control. She dives into how perfectionism quietly becomes an idol, something we depend on more than we depend on God. Perfectionism looks like discipline, and responsibility.
But underneath?
It’s fueled by fear.
Fear of disappointing people. Fear of failing. Fear of not being enough.
You’ll learn:
- How perfectionism is rooted in fear, not faith
- Why we chase control when we don’t feel safe
- How to recognize when you’re trying to “perform” for God
- The difference between excellence and idolatry
- A therapeutic tool to interrupt perfectionistic thinking
And most importantly…
God never asked you to be flawless, just faithful.
If you’ve ever struggled with:
- Overthinking
- Need to control outcomes
- Feeling responsible for everyone’s emotions
- Guilt when you can’t keep everything together
…then this episode will feel like oxygen.
You don’t have to earn rest. You don’t have to earn love. You don’t have to earn peace.
Scripture anchor:
“His power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9
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