For years I lived in deep, debilitating anxiety—panic attacks, intrusive thoughts, rumination, OCD tendencies, and a constant sense of dread. I loved God, but I was tormented in my thoughts and emotions. In this video, I share the one verse that completely changed how I see God and how I relate to anxiety: “For God has not […]
In this live broadcast I dive into a wide range of honest, real–life struggles that many believers face but don’t often talk about openly. I start by addressing what it’s like to feel overwhelmed and angry at the evil in the world—from injustice, cultural confusion and workplace hostility toward Christian values, to the heartache of […]
If you find yourself stuck in your head, spiraling over big questions about God, eternity, reality, and the meaning of life, allow me to talk to you about when thoughts become existential and obsessive. Maybe you can’t stop asking: Perhaps you’re tormented by thoughts like: You might spend hours researching online, watching videos, asking pastors […]
In this Resurrection Day Sunday Live broadcast we invite you into a real and honest journey of heart healing and mental health through a biblical lens. We open by sharing a very raw and traumatic story of Melissa experience a violent incident at Target, while sharing about how we processed it. I then shared a […]
In this midweek live, I begin by addressing OCD, scrupulosity, and the tormenting fear of being a “reprobate,” unpacking what the Bible actually says about a debased mind versus what an anxious, obsessive filter tells you about yourself. I talk about salvation OCD, the unpardonable sin, intrusive thoughts, and how perfectionism, performance-driven Christianity. From there, […]
I invite you into a gracious, Christ-centered way of relating to your imperfections in a renewed way—not as areas to compulsively fix, run away from or erase, but as places where love and grace can finally reach you and worlk through you. If you struggle with perfectionism, the “just right but never enough” mindset, OCD […]
If you’ve ever battled OCD, scrupulosity, perfectionism, or just that “never enough” way of living, you may know what it’s like to suddenly find yourself feeling low, empty, and emotionally flat—right in the middle of trying to get better. Today, I unpack what I call the doldrums—those windless, still seasons where the drama of compulsions quiets […]
Does your mind have a habit of turning small problems into full-blown emergencies? Do your thoughts spiral into worst-case scenarios before you even have time to catch your breath? If so, you may be caught in a pattern called catastrophizing — and it’s more common than you think. In this broadcast, I break down what […]
In Sunday Live, we dig into boundaries with dysfunctional and unhealthy parents, neediness, borderline personality disorder, religious OCD, scrupulosity and more! I start off with why Paul was able to break through the fear of death and end the broadcast addressing a 68-year-old pastor who has spent decades tormented by the fear that his past […]
If you’re exhausted from battling your own thoughts, this video is for you. In this teaching, I’m opening up about a struggle that’s been very real in my own life: being afraid of my thoughts—especially those intrusive, “where did THAT come from?” thoughts that seem to hijack your peace and spin you into anxiety, shame, […]