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The Best of You

Dr. Alison Cook

Join therapist and author, Dr. Alison Cook, as she guides you through some of your toughest challenges with wisdom, kindness, and grace. Together with friends and experts we'll unpack the best of psychology from a faith-based perspective.…

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How to Find Inner Strength Through the Armor of God 2026-11-06 · 7m
233: The Paradox of Surrender—How Letting Go of Control Makes Us More Free with Dr. Anna Lembke 2026-11-05 · 62m
When Your Anger Takes Over: How to Let Go Without Letting Injustice Win 2026-11-04 · 10m
How to Recognize Religious Manipulation and Spiritual Abuse 2026-11-03 · 11m
How to Be Content When You're Lonely—Without Giving Up Hope 2026-11-02 · 9m
Why You Keep Doing What You Don't Want to Do (And How to Change) 2026-10-30 · 10m
232: When You Believe God Loves You, But Still Feel Like You Have to Earn It with Stasi Eldredge 2026-10-29 · 53m
How to Trust God When the Future Feels Uncertain 2026-10-28 · 10m
The Difference Between Sacrificial Love and Self-Abandonment 2026-10-27 · 10m
Why You Can't Stop People-Pleasing (Even When You Want To) 2026-10-26 · 10m
How to Be Discerning Without Becoming Cynical 2026-10-23 · 9m
231: How to Know Who You Can Trust in a Narcissistic Age: Charisma, Character & the Signs of Real Change with Dr. Chuck DeGroat 2026-10-22 · 55m
3 Ways to Build Stronger, Healthier Friendships 2026-10-21 · 9m
How to Stay Strong When Others Question Your Choices 2026-10-20 · 7m
When You're Not Ready to Act: The Wisdom of Waiting on God 2026-10-19 · 8m
When Your Mind Turns Against You: How to Resist the Lies 2026-10-16 · 9m
230. When Rest Isn’t Enough: Dr. Henry Cloud on Burnout, Boundaries, and What Your Soul Needs 2026-10-15 · 52m
What to Do When Someone Insists on Misunderstanding You 2026-10-14 · 10m
Do You Want to Be Well? When Healing Doesn't Look Like You Expected 2026-10-13 · 10m
When Your Soul Is Asking for Connection 2026-10-12 · 10m
Letting God's Love Reach Every Part of You 2026-10-09 · 8m
229. Why Your Soul Needs Quiet in a Noisy World with John Mark Comer 2026-10-08 · 62m
How to Stop Fighting the Season You’re In 2026-10-07 · 7m
Loving Your Inner Enemy 2026-10-06 · 9m
What to Do When Too Many Voices Are Pulling You Apart 2026-10-05 · 11m
228. The Surprising Problem With Trying to Be Secure: Attachment, Parts Work & Emotional Honesty with Dr. Marisa G. Franco 2026-10-01 · 48m
227. What Trusting God Really Looks Like When You Can’t Control the Outcome with Susie Larson 2026-09-24 · 61m
226. When Sexual Wounding Shapes Your Story—or Someone You Love: Healing Shame, Trust, and the Body with Dr. Dan Allender 2026-09-17 · 55m
225. The Cost of Changing Yourself to Fit In—and How to Belong Without Abandoning Yourself with Dr. Patricia Hewlin 2026-09-10 · 57m
224. The Feelings You Think a Mom Shouldn’t Have: What to Do With Shame, Resentment, and the Pressure to Get It Right 2026-09-03 · 60m
Why the Loudest Person Isn’t Always the Wisest 2026-08-28 · 9m
223. The Hidden Trauma Behind People-Pleasing, Perfectionism & Self-Sufficiency with Sheila Wise-Rowe 2026-08-27 · 44m
When You’re Overthinking the Next Right Step 2026-08-26 · 8m
When You Try to Repair a Relationship—But They Won’t 2026-08-25 · 9m
How to Be Assertive Without Being Harsh 2026-08-24 · 9m
When “Love” Is Used to Cover Up Harm 2026-08-21 · 9m
222. Why You Still Feel Insecure—and How to Build a Secure Soul 2026-08-20 · 25m
How to Build a Life in a Place You Didn’t Choose 2026-08-19 · 9m
When You Need Friends to Carry Hope for You 2026-08-18 · 9m
When You Need a Safe Place to Run 2026-08-17 · 10m
The Fear Beneath Your Need for Control 2026-08-14 · 9m
221. How Attachment Wounds Shape the Way You Love—and Pray 2026-08-13 · 39m
You’re Bruised, Not Broken 2026-08-12 · 9m
When You Feel Too Messy to Be Loved 2026-08-11 · 9m
When You’ve Stopped Expecting Anything Good To Happen 2026-08-10 · 9m
When You Feel Like You Don’t Belong 2026-08-07 · 10m
220. Is Your Faith Falling Apart—or Growing Deeper? With Ian Morgan Cron 2026-08-06 · 55m
When Shame Makes You Feel Like Hiding 2026-08-05 · 9m
When You’re Afraid God Won’t Be Kind 2026-08-04 · 9m
When Your Soul Feels Empty and Depleted 2026-08-03 · 9m
When Spiritual Growth Starts to Feel Like Pressure 2026-07-31 · 11m
219. Why Rejection Hurts So Much—and How to Stop Abandoning Yourself When It Happens 2026-07-30 · 37m
How to Start Rebuilding When Something Has Been Broken 2026-07-29 · 10m
How to Stay Tender Without Being Naive 2026-07-28 · 10m
What to Do When Pain Makes God Feel Far Away 2026-07-27 · 12m
When You’re Exhausted From Proving You’re Good Enough 2026-07-24 · 9m
218. From Panic Attack to Survivor Season 50 Winner: How Aubry Bracco Learned to Trust Herself Again 2026-07-23 · 51m
When Your Pain Is Misunderstood 2026-07-22 · 9m
How Jesus Meets You in Grief 2026-07-21 · 10m
When You Feel Alone—and Wonder Where God Is 2026-07-20 · 9m
How to Know If It’s Your Inner Critic or Conviction 2026-07-17 · 10m
217. What to Do When You’re the Only One Trying: Leslie Vernick on Emotionally Destructive Relationships 2026-07-16 · 52m
How to Believe What God Says About You 2026-07-15 · 10m
How to Stop Silencing What You Need 2026-07-14 · 9m
What to Do When You Can’t Feel God Anymore 2026-07-13 · 10m
When You’re Tired of Being the Strong One 2026-07-10 · 12m
216. Forgiveness Without Self-Abandonment: How to Forgive Without Ignoring the Harm with Amy Orr-Ewing 2026-07-09 · 59m
Stop Letting Fear Make You Feel Smaller Than You Are 2026-07-08 · 10m
How to Love Someone Without Trying to Control Them 2026-07-07 · 9m
How to Stop Obsessing Over Someone Who Hurt You and Seems to Be Winning 2026-07-06 · 10m
When God Doesn’t Remove the Thing You Begged Him to Change 2026-07-03 · 10m
215. 5 Toxic Patterns + The Family Role You Didn’t Choose But Still Carry 2026-07-02 · 47m
Help May Be Closer Than You Think 2026-07-01 · 10m
What To Do When You Step Out in Faith and Start to Panic 2026-06-30 · 10m
When Your Spirit Feels Drained and You’re Barely Holding On 2026-06-29 · 10m
What If I Believe I Don’t Deserve Anything? 2026-06-26 · 11m
214. The Difference Between God's Voice and Spiritual Manipulation with Theologian Steven Tracy 2026-06-25 · 64m
The Day Children Play Again: God’s Vision for a Restored World 2026-06-24 · 12m
When Your Pain Becomes Your Identity: How Jesus Gives You a New Name 2026-06-23 · 11m
A Prayer for the Tired, Needy, and Overwhelmed 2026-06-22 · 11m
How to Sit With Grief When You Don’t Know What to Say—Even to Yourself 2026-06-19 · 10m
213. Inner Work and Outer Boundaries: Why Healing Requires Both 2026-06-18 · 39m
When Family Loyalty Gets Complicated 2026-06-17 · 11m
Overstimulated, Touched-Out, and Trying Not to Lose It 2026-06-16 · 10m
When Fear Has Been Running the Show 2026-06-15 · 10m
When Submission Has Been Used to Silence You 2026-06-12 · 11m
212. Why You Feel Everything So Deeply (and Other People Don’t): Childhood, Sensitivity & the Nervous System 2026-06-11 · 37m
Finding Secure Attachment in God When Productivity, Approval, or People Can’t Sustain You 2026-06-10 · 9m
How to Break a Bad Habit Without Hating Yourself 2026-06-09 · 10m
When You Feel Stuck in a Pit & Help Seems Far Away 2026-06-08 · 9m
How to Be Honest When You’re Angry Without Being Harmful 2026-06-05 · 9m
211. Is Productivity Ruining Our Mental Health? Why We Need More Play (Piera Gelardi) 2026-06-04 · 53m
When You’re Carrying Too Much Responsibility by Yourself 2026-06-03 · 10m
Over-Functioning, the Pressure to Meet Every Need, and What We Can Learn from Jesus 2026-06-02 · 10m
When You’re Trying to Control What You Can’t Control 2026-06-01 · 9m
How to Get Dressed on the Inside 2026-05-29 · 10m
210: From Emotionally Immature Parents to Emotionally Mature Parenting with Dr. Lindsay Gibson 2026-05-28 · 60m
Learning to Recognize the Voice of God 2026-05-27 · 10m
What to Do When You Have No More Capacity (But Life Asks You to Keep Showing Up Anyway) 2026-05-26 · 10m
The Relief of Feeling Small Under a Big Sky 2026-05-25 · 9m
What If Church Hurt Makes Gathering Feel Unsafe? 2026-05-22 · 10m
209. Triggered in Marriage, Parenting, or Friendship? How to Respond Without Overreacting OR Shutting Down 2026-05-21 · 56m
Attachment, Loyalty, and the Courage to Stay 2026-05-20 · 9m
When a Bible Verse Feels Unsafe 2026-05-19 · 10m
When Your Nervous System Is Scanning for Safety 2026-05-18 · 10m
How to Stop Needing Approval 2026-05-15 · 9m
208. Spiritual Dryness, Burnout, and the Desert Seasons of Faith with Tish Harrison Warren 2026-05-14 · 57m
The Ache of Feeling Unseen or Overlooked 2026-05-13 · 9m
When You Feel Judged 2026-05-12 · 9m
The Neuroscience of Guilt and Confession 2026-05-11 · 10m
Why You Feel Powerless (and How to Find Your Voice) 2026-05-08 · 9m
207. Why You Can’t Stop Overthinking—and How to Break the Spiral 2026-05-07 · 52m
Why You Resist the Very Thing That Could Help You 2026-05-06 · 9m
When Everything Feels Out of Control 2026-05-05 · 8m
Why Other People’s Lives Seem Easier Than Yours 2026-05-04 · 8m
Why You Feel Indecisive (and What to Do About It) 2026-05-01 · 9m
206. Getting Unstuck: When Parts of You Are in Conflict (And How to Find Relief) 2026-04-30 · 55m
When You Can’t Rush the Season You’re In 2026-04-29 · 8m
When Life Feels Unfair (and Why Comparison Keeps You Stuck) 2026-04-28 · 8m
The Truth About Overfunctioning and Burnout 2026-04-27 · 9m
You Are Not Meant to Do This Alone 2026-04-24 · 8m
205. It’s Not Just Physical: The Emotional Trauma of a Medical Diagnosis 2026-04-23 · 52m
Not All Intensity Is Love—The Problem With Love Bombing 2026-04-22 · 8m
Let Your No Be No (And Stop Overexplaining!) 2026-04-21 · 9m
God Draws Near to the Lonely 2026-04-20 · 8m
The Neuroscience of Resentment and Forgiveness 2026-04-17 · 8m
204. Procrastination Isn’t Laziness: What’s Really Holding You Back with Jon Acuff 2026-04-16 · 52m
You Can't Pour From an Empty Nervous System 2026-04-15 · 7m
Deny Yourself Does Not Mean Erase Yourself 2026-04-14 · 8m
Attachment Wounds and Divine Holding 2026-04-13 · 9m
Why You Go Back to Old Patterns 2026-04-10 · 9m
203. Staying Close When Connection Feels Hard: The Relationship Skills No One Has Taught You (with Relationship Expert Dr. James Cordova) 2026-04-09 · 49m
Limiting Beliefs and Expectations 2026-04-08 · 10m
When You’re Stuck in Your Head 2026-04-07 · 10m
Relearning Joy After Survival 2026-04-06 · 9m
EASTER: Love That Finds you Again 2026-04-05 · 6m
GOOD FRIDAY: Loss, Grief, and When Nothing Makes Sense 2026-04-03 · 7m
Love Offered But Not Yet Understood 2026-04-02 · 24m
Resilience in Suffering 2026-04-01 · 7m
When a Friend Betrays You 2026-03-31 · 10m
Whom Shall I Fear? Safety in God 2026-03-30 · 9m
The Unseen Work of the Inner Life 2026-03-27 · 8m
"This Must Be My Fault" — Why We Take Rejection So Personally (Ep 201) 2026-03-26 · 49m
Not Taking the Bait: How to Stop Reacting 2026-03-25 · 8m
What Jesus Says to the Weary 2026-03-24 · 9m
When Life Feels Heavy & Unfair 2026-03-23 · 8m
How Healthy Conflict Works 2026-03-20 · 9m
200. Trauma, Safety, and Healing —3 Types of Trauma + 4 Ways to Restore Trust 2026-03-19 · 41m
When You Walk Through the Fire 2026-03-18 · 8m
Why Jesus Calls the Broken Blessed 2026-03-17 · 9m
Know My Anxious Thoughts 2026-03-16 · 10m
True Guilt vs. Distorted Guilt 2026-03-13 · 10m
199. What the Body Teaches Our Soul with Justin Whitmel Earley 2026-03-12 · 50m
Family Fractures, Family Secrets, & the Roles We Learn to Play 2026-03-11 · 12m
How to Be A Sheep Among Wolves 2026-03-10 · 9m
Anger Without Spiraling 2026-03-09 · 10m
When Comparison Creeps In 2026-03-06 · 11m
198: Breaking Painful Generational Patterns—One Woman’s Story of Healing Childhood Wounds with Melanie Shankle 2026-03-05 · 61m
Fear Isn’t Failure 2026-03-04 · 10m
Forgiveness Does Not Equal Access 2026-03-03 · 10m
Healing Shame 2026-03-02 · 12m
Confident Humility 2026-02-27 · 12m
197: Am I Under Attack—or Just Overwhelmed? Spiritual Warfare and Personal Responsibility with Joel Muddamalle 2026-02-26 · 65m
The First Blame Shift 2026-02-25 · 11m
Grace Runs Toward You 2026-02-24 · 9m
The Exhale Your Soul Needs 2026-02-23 · 8m
Love Must Be Sincere 2026-02-20 · 10m
196: Humor as Healing—The Nervous System, Embodied Delight, and the Need for Safe Connection 2026-02-19 · 35m
Hope As Resilience 2026-02-18 · 9m
When You Doubt 2026-02-17 · 8m
Do Not Put Your Hope in Rulers 2026-02-16 · 9m
Strength Through Fragility 2026-02-13 · 12m
195: Caring For Others vs. Carrying Them—How to Build Healthy Dependencies with Nedra Tawwab 2026-02-12 · 49m
Dealing With Fools 2026-02-11 · 8m
Trauma, Touch, and the Courage to Reach 2026-02-10 · 7m
The Psychology of Joy 2026-02-09 · 8m
Love Is Not Gaslighting 2026-02-06 · 10m
194: When Relationships Start to Drain You—Using Discernment to Stay Connected Without Losing Yourself 2026-02-05 · 38m
Wrestling With God 2026-02-04 · 9m
Gratitude 2026-02-03 · 9m
Resting a Dysregulated Nervous System 2026-02-02 · 8m
Emotional Maturity 2026-01-30 · 7m
193. Why Relationships Feel Hard Even When You Care: An Unfiltered Conversation with Relationship Expert Debra Fileta 2026-01-29 · 48m
Why all Work is Sacred 2026-01-28 · 9m
Recognizing Toxic Fruit 2026-01-27 · 8m
When God Feels Far 2026-01-26 · 8m
Growth That Doesn't Feel Good 2026-01-23 · 9m
192. The Work Only Humans Can Do: Why Connection, Vocation, and Meaning Still Matter in a World of AI 2026-01-22 · 47m
Burnout 2026-01-21 · 8m
Name Your Desire 2026-01-20 · 7m
Pour Out Your Heart 2026-01-19 · 7m
Love Without Overfunctioning 2026-01-16 · 7m
191: The 5 Most Important Things I've Learned About Faith, Attachment, & The Inner Life 2026-01-15 · 25m
Habits Shape Your Heart 2026-01-14 · 7m
Why We Project 2026-01-13 · 7m
Rooted & Resilient 2026-01-12 · 7m
Life Beyond Ego 2026-01-09 · 9m
190: Self-Brain Surgery, Overcoming Trauma, and the Courage to Change How You Think with Dr. Lee Warren 2026-01-08 · 52m
What Does It Mean to Honor Your Parents? 2026-01-07 · 9m
Where is Your Attention? 2026-01-06 · 8m
Securely Attached 2026-01-05 · 7m
Do Not Worry 2026-01-02 · 8m
189: Introducing The Best of You Every Day (A New Daily Practice) 2026-01-01 · 15m
188: Tiny Joys, Big Healing: Retraining the Brain for Hope 2025-12-18 · 45m
187: Finding Your Way Back to Peace This Holiday Season 2025-12-11 · 36m
186: Stuck in Overthinking? A Simple Practice to Interrupt Stress, Overwhelm, and Habit Loops 2025-12-04 · 48m
185: For the Ones Who Are Overwhelmed and Tempted to People-Please — A Real-Time Practice to Help You Return to God’s Loving Presence 2025-11-20 · 37m
184: Stop Running From Anxiety - How to Tell Normal Stress from Unhealthy Anxiety and Find Peace Over Panic 2025-11-13 · 47m
183: The Real Reason You Compare Yourself (and How to Heal It) 2025-11-06 · 36m
182: Self-Esteem Culture, Therapy Culture, and the Case for Wholeness in Christ 2025-10-30 · 49m
181: The Healing Power of Safe People (Not Just Safe Spaces) 2025-10-23 · 50m
180: When People Push Your Buttons: The Power of Curiosity Over Control With Harvard Psychologist Dr. Stuart Ablon 2025-10-16 · 45m
Celebrating a New Season of The Best of YOU Podcast! 2025-10-09 · 2m
179: Building Wise Trust - How to Protect Your Heart Without Closing it Off 2025-10-09 · 32m
178: How to Recognize Toxic Tactics, and Stop Taking the Bait 2025-10-02 · 56m
177: Meeting God on the Bathroom Floor - Amber Smith on Faith, Hope, and Life After Loss 2025-09-25 · 33m
176: My Reflections on Love in an Age of Violence · Plus Dr. Stephen Macchia on Intimacy with God in a Noisy World 2025-09-18 · 63m
175: A Game-Changing Toolkit to Help Kids Conquer Worry and Build Courage 2025-09-11 · 49m
174: TikTok Therapy Trends, Overprotective Parenting, and Raising Resilient Kids with Trey Tucker 2025-09-04 · 40m
173. From Silence to Safety: Reclaiming Women’s Stories in Faith Spaces with Therapists Christy & Andrew Bauman 2025-08-28 · 64m
172. Daring Joy: Breaking Free from Fear, Cynicism, and Toxic Positivity with Therapist Nicole Zasowski 2025-08-21 · 53m
171: Why People Pleasing Actually Makes You Feel More Alone, and 3 Steps to Create Real Connection 2025-08-14 · 30m
170: The Truth About Venting, Numbing, and Finding Real Relief - Science-Backed Tools to Actually Restore Your Brain and Body 2025-08-07 · 47m
169: When Caretaking Becomes Compulsive – How to Break Free from the Urge to Help Everyone Except Yourself 2025-07-31 · 32m
168: How Do I Trust God After Loss? Navigating Spiritual Disorientation and the Quiet Path Back with Stephanie Duncan Smith 2025-07-24 · 52m
167: Can I Pray the Anxiety Away? 2025-07-17 · 47m
166: When Your Emotions Are at War – Here’s How to Set Boundaries Inside Your Own Soul 2025-07-10 · 39m
165: Reboot Your Boundaries — A Practical Guide to Help you Reset, Protect Your Peace and Create Space for What Matters Most 2025-07-03 · 25m
164: Rewriting Your Narrative – What If the Hardest Parts of Your Story Hold the Key to Your Growth? 2025-06-26 · 43m
163: Healing Spiritual Wounds – Understanding Abuse in Faith Spaces with Rachael Clinton Chen 2025-06-19 · 60m
162: When Reconnection Feels Impossible—Family Estrangement Expert Dr. Joshua Coleman on Grief, Boundaries, and Hope for Healing. 2025-06-12 · 42m
161: Finding Yourself Without Losing Your Family - Healing from Dysfunctional Family Patterns with Jerry Wise 2025-06-05 · 43m
160: When You Feel Unwanted—Meeting the Parts of You That Long to Belong with IFS Therapist Tammy Sollenberger 2025-05-29 · 43m
159: Spiritual Drowning, Honest Questions, and a God Who Doesn’t Let Go with Heather Thompson Day 2025-05-22 · 40m
158: Your Pain Has a Name: The Deeper Hurt Behind Distressing Thoughts with Therapist Monica DiCristina 2025-05-15 · 40m
157: Braving Change—3 Ways to Get Unstuck & Transform Guilt and Regret 2025-05-08 · 29m
156: Why Fear Shows Up When You’re About to Grow & How to Break Free from Self-Sabotage with Mary Marantz 2025-05-01 · 42m
155: A Fresh Take on Boundaries—Prioritize What Matters, Avoid Burnout, and Navigate Toxicity 2025-04-24 · 38m
Episode 154: The Cost of Denying Your Own Needs—When Emotional Exhaustion Tells a Deeper Story 2025-04-17 · 31m
Episode 153: Embodied Healing, Spiritual Trauma, and the Journey Home to Your Body with Dr. Hillary McBride 2025-04-10 · 53m
Episode 152: The Anxiety Beneath Perfectionism—Why Trying Harder Won't Set You Free 2025-04-07 · 22m
Episode 151: The Hidden Reason You Feel Overwhelmed—Understanding the Mental Load with Dr. Morgan Cutlip 2025-04-03 · 42m
Episode 150: The Great Sex Rescue—Debunking Harmful Messages About Intimacy in Christian Marriage with Sheila Wray Gregoire 2025-03-27 · 41m
Episode 149: Narcissism in the Bible—5 Toxic Behaviors to Avoid & How to Protect Your Soul 2025-03-20 · 37m
Episode 148: The Truth About Marriage—Dan Allender on Healing, Intimacy & Hard Fights 2025-03-13 · 53m
Episode 147: The Hidden Trauma of Being the Chosen Child & a Path Toward Healing—Making Sense of Your Family Story with Therapist Adam Young 2025-03-06 · 47m
Episode 146 BONUS: Why Fun Matters, the Difference Between Escape & Relief, and a Journey Through Loss with Annie F. Downs 2025-03-03 · 48m
Episode 145: From Rejection to Redemption—Transforming Your Rejection Story Into One of Loving Empowerment 2025-02-27 · 34m
Episode 144: Healing the Soul Through Encounters with Jesus Featuring John Eldredge 2025-02-20 · 52m
Episode 143: Reparenting Your Younger Self—How to Stop Seeking Approval From Others & Find Inner Security 2025-02-13 · 43m
Episode 142 BONUS: Digital Detox—Surprising Insights from 7 Screen-Free Weeks with Monks & Amish Farmers Featuring Carlos Whittaker 2025-02-10 · 45m
Episode 141: Unlocking Your True Power—How Self-Compassion Strengthens Resilience & Helps You Advocate For Yourself with Aundi Kolber 2025-02-06 · 47m
Episode 140: If You Struggle with Guilt and Second-Guessing Yourself, This Will Set You Free – How to Stop Blaming Yourself for Things That Aren’t Your Fault 2025-01-30 · 45m
Episode 139: IFS, the 12 Steps, and A Way to Heal When You’re Tempted to Numb Your Pain with Ian Morgan Cron 2025-01-23 · 51m
Episode 138: Breaking Free from Overfunctioning—Discover the Hidden Costs of Always Being 'The Responsible One’ 2025-01-16 · 40m
Episode 137: The Mindful Marriage—Overcome Pain Cycles and Discover the Surprising Secret to Lasting Love with Ron and Nan Deal 2025-01-09 · 63m
Episode 136: Sacred Attachment—Escaping Spiritual Exhaustion and Trusting in Divine Love with Michael John Cusick 2025-01-02 · 55m
Episode 135: Tackling the Holiday Hangover—Recognizing Holiday People Pleasing and Setting the Stage for an Emotionally Healthy New Year 2024-12-26 · 44m
Episode 134: Bridging Mysticism and Science—A Personal Journey Through OCD with Therapist Ryan Kuja 2024-12-19 · 55m
Episode 133: From Feeling Numb to Meaning-Making — Navigating the 6 Stages of Grief with Renowned Grief Expert David Kessler 2024-12-12 · 47m
Episode 132: Caring for Everyone but Yourself? 3 Strategies for Managing Overwhelm and Emotional Stress in the Sandwich Generation 2024-12-05 · 43m
Episode 131: Navigating Holiday Emotions—An Honest, Heartfelt Conversation About Guilt, Nostalgia, and Exhaustion with Author & Spiritual Director Anjuli Paschall 2024-11-28 · 42m
Episode 130: Is This Autism? Understanding Neurodiversity, Navigating Social Cues, & How to Support Loved Ones with Neuropsychologist Dr. Donna Henderson 2024-11-21 · 47m
Episode 129: Understanding Your Anxiety—A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Calm, Advocating For Yourself, and Cultivating Inner Resilience 2024-11-14 · 40m
Episode 128: Generational Trauma—Overcoming Inherited Dysfunction & Legacy Burdens with Therapist Gina Birkemeier 2024-11-07 · 46m
Episode 127: Healing Childhood Wounds—The Enmeshed Family & 5 Toxic Patterns that Affect Your Ability to Thrive in Adult Relationships 2024-10-31 · 45m
Episode 126: Restoring Wonder & Play in Intimacy—Navigating Sexual Brokenness, Safety, and Vulnerability with Therapist Sam Jolman 2024-10-24 · 43m
Episode 125: Recovering From Purity Culture: Dismantle the Myths, Reject Shame-Based Sexuality, and Move Forward in Your Faith with Dr. Camden Morgante 2024-10-17 · 50m
Episode 124: Boundaries & Numbing—How to Set Healthy Limits and Stop Avoiding Your Feelings 2024-10-10 · 39m
Episode 123: How to Heal When You’ve Been Hurt—Healing What’s Within with Narcissism Expert Chuck DeGroat 2024-10-03 · 45m
Episode 122: Navigating Anxiety, Therapy, and Spiritual Formation—Balancing Mental, Emotional, & Spiritual Health with John Mark Comer 2024-09-26 · 63m
Episode 121: The 5 Languages of Faith—Caring for the Disillusioned, Doubting, and Disconnected Parts of You 2024-09-19 · 44m
Episode 120: Navigating Celebrity Culture—How Personas, Platforms, & Profits Are Hurting the Church with Katelyn Beaty 2024-09-12 · 52m
Episode 119: Drawing Strength from the Past —The Spirit of Justice & True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance with Dr. Jemar Tisby 2024-09-05 · 48m
Episode 118: Types of Therapy, the Importance of Trauma-Informed Care, & the Role of Sin in Therapy 2024-08-29 · 37m
Episode 117: Healing in the Messy Middle—How to Transform Churches, Families, & Communities with Dr. Monique Gadson 2024-08-22 · 53m
Episode 116: Blended Families—How to Heal, Build, & Sustain a Healthy Family Through Grief, Loss, & Complicated Circumstances 2024-08-15 · 54m
Episode 115: 4 Ways to Transform Your Relationship—Expert Tips to Heal Pain Points and Deepen Intimacy 2024-08-08 · 51m
Episode 114: Healing Trauma— How to Break Cycles, Heal From Trauma, & Restore Your Faith With Trauma Therapist Kobe Campbell 2024-08-01 · 48m
Episode 113: A New Vision of Human Flourishing—A Christian Approach to Mental Health with Duke University Psychiatrist & Theologian Warren Kinghorn 2024-07-25 · 56m
Episode 112: Navigating Anxiety—Practical, Powerful Tips to Recognize and Transform Anxiety In Your Life 2024-07-18 · 37m
Episode 111: The Enneagram For Moms—How to Transforms Parenting Triggers & Blind Spots Into Growth & Connection With Beth McCord 2024-07-11 · 48m
Episode 110: How to Be Wise When People Are Difficult—Biblical Strategies For Keeping Your Emotional Health & Mental Sanity 2024-07-04 · 46m
Episode 109: Healing Burdens From the Past—How to Overcome Childhood Wounds and Heal Your Younger Self with Tammy Sollenberger 2024-06-27 · 56m
Episode 108: Inside Out—Internal Family Systems, Therapy, and High-Performing Protectors with Jenna Riemersma 2024-06-20 · 50m
Episode 107: Name, Frame, & Brave Depression: Science-Backed Strategies to Treat Mild and Stubborn Depression & Recover Your Joy with Dr. Len Lantz 2024-06-13 · 47m
Episode 106: Transform Limiting Beliefs, Embrace Critical Thinking, & Navigate Holistic Health with Dr. Josh Axe 2024-06-06 · 45m
Episode 105: 4 Lies We Tell, the Mental Health Benefits of Honesty, & How to Stop Lying In Your Relationships 2024-05-30 · 49m
Episode 104: Overcoming the Fear of Vulnerability—Strategies to Stop Feeling Alone and Build Meaningful Connections 2024-05-23 · 60m
Episode 103: Name, Frame, and Brave Gossip 2024-05-16 · 46m
Episode 102: I Shouldn’t Feel Conflicted About God—How to Name, Frame, and Brave Complicated Emotions About Faith & God 2024-05-09 · 46m
Bonus Episode: Aundi Kolber & Dr. Alison on Writing & Launching Books 2024-05-07 · 48m
Episode 101: I Shouldn’t Feel Angry—Exploring the Violence that Shapes Our Family Stories & How to Heal with Lisa Jo Baker 2024-05-02 · 59m
Episode 100: I Shouldn’t Feel Betrayed By Someone I Trust—How to Grieve, Breathe, & Receive in the Wake of Broken Trust with Steve Carter 2024-04-25 · 49m
Episode 99: I Shouldn’t Feel Like My Spirit is Broken—Exploring a Broken Spirit & the Dark Night of the Soul with Christopher Cook 2024-04-18 · 54m
Episode 98: I Shouldn’t Feel Alone in My Grief—Why Your Grief Matters & How to Support Those Who Are Grieving with J.S. Park 2024-04-11 · 55m
Episode 97: I Shouldn't Feel This Anxious—Insights on Trauma & Healing with Monique Koven 2024-04-04 · 42m
Episode 96: Signs of Emotional Immaturity & How to Bring Emotional Health Into Your Relationships 2024-03-28 · 42m
Episode 95: 4 Toxic Behaviors You Need to Recognize & the #1 Way to Protect Yourself 2024-03-21 · 50m
Episode 94: Should I Stay or Should I Walk Away? How to Discern When It’s Time to Leave with Emily P. Freeman 2024-03-14 · 46m
Episode 93: 3 Ways to Stop Guilt-Tripping Yourself, Untangle Complicated Emotions, & Discover the Joy of Clarity 2024-03-07 · 42m
Episode 92: How to Honor Loss & Why It Matters With Rachel Marie Kang 2024-02-29 · 53m
Episode 91: Self-Worth–How to Believe You Are Enough & Transform Your Life with Jamie Kern Lima 2024-02-22 · 41m
Episode 90: Parenting Through Transitions—How Their Challenges Catalyze Your Growth 2024-02-15 · 49m
Episode 89: When A Relationship Has to Change—How to Tolerate Discomfort, Face an Attachment Void, & Resource Yourself 2024-02-08 · 47m
Episode 88: Navigating Transitions—What to Do When Change Stirs up Anxiety, Uncertainty, or Confusion 2024-02-01 · 47m
Episode 87: A Surprising Way to Break Free From Self-Criticism & Comparing Yourself to Others 2024-01-25 · 38m
Episode 86: Embracing Conflict—Why It's Essential & 4 Simple Ways to Tackle It 2024-01-18 · 43m
Episode 85: The Goal of a Healthy Family & 6 Roles We Take On In Dysfunction 2024-01-11 · 53m
Episode 84: The Truth About Happiness and 4 Proven Ways to Feel Happier 2024-01-05 · 40m
Episode 83: How to Turn Anger, Sadness, and Fear Into Powerful Allies 2023-12-21 · 35m
Episode 82: Why We Overreact—How Big Emotions Can Help You Unburden Past Hurts 2023-12-14 · 38m
Episode 81: Finding God Through Your Feelings—How to Practice the Presence of God No Matter What You’re Feeling 2023-12-07 · 34m
Episode 80: Navigating Overwhelming Emotions—2 Essential Steps to Bring Calm to the Chaos Within 2023-11-30 · 39m
Episode 79: Surviving Trauma & A Path to Forgiveness—Finding God In the Hardest Parts of Your Story With Esau McCaulley 2023-11-16 · 50m
Episode 78: The Mental Health Benefits of Forgiveness & Thoughts on Grace with Max Lucado 2023-11-09 · 46m
Episode 77: The Dark Night of the Soul—Why It Happens & What It Means 2023-11-03 · 37m
Episode 76: When Self-Help Isn't Enough—Finding the Faith & Strength to Move Forward after Loss & Heartache With Granger Smith 2023-10-26 · 50m
Episode 75: Your Secret Weapon Against Stress & Anxiety—How to Transform Your Mind Through the Power of Prayer 2023-10-19 · 49m
Episode 74: The Neurobiology of Hope and How to Find Hope in Hard Times with Dr. Curt Thompson 2023-10-14 · 45m
Episode 73: True Belonging vs. Groupthink, Cliques, & Trying to Fit In—How to Belong to Others While Staying True To Yourself 2023-10-05 · 42m
Episode 72: Resilience—Overcoming Failure, Handling Adversity, and Telling Yourself the Truth 2023-09-28 · 39m
Episode 71: All About Therapy—Do I Need a Therapist, How Do I Find One, and What Type of Therapy Works Best? 2023-09-21 · 48m
Episode 70: Mastering the Art of Emotional Intelligence—How to Harness the Power of Your Emotions to Improve Your Relationships 2023-09-14 · 53m
Episode 69: Your Future Self—8 Challenges to Resolve As You Become the Person You Were Meant to Be 2023-09-07 · 39m
Episode 68: How *Not* to Lose Yourself—Remaining You While Raising Them with Alli Worthington 2023-08-31 · 46m
Episode 67: The Inextricable Link Between Faith & Emotional Healing—Gen Z & A Hidden Search for Meaning 2023-08-24 · 52m
Episode 66: The Truth About Anxiety & How to Become a Worry Free Parent with Sissy Goff 2023-08-17 · 49m
Episode 65: Vulnerability, Parenting, and Letting Go of Control—Inside A Guy’s Perspective With Our Friends From Dadville 2023-08-03 · 61m
Episode 64: Women’s Health—Menopause, Hormones, Depression and How to Advocate for Yourself Through Your Body’s Changes 2023-07-27 · 51m
Episode 63: Spiritual Direction, the Power of Listening, & How to Attune to Yourself and to Others 2023-07-20 · 67m
Episode 62: Your Questions About Friendship—How to Test a New Relationship, Manage Your Capacity Through Different Life Seasons, & Become a Friend to Yourself 2023-07-13 · 51m
Episode 61: Reconnecting With Old Friends—Healing the Past, Naming Regret & Bringing Your Whole Self into the Future 2023-07-06 · 68m
Episode 60: How to Make New Friends, Identify Red and Green Flags, & Extract Yourself From an Unhealthy Situation with Aundi Kolber & Dr. Monique Gadson 2023-06-29 · 53m
Episode 59: Overcoming Past Hurt & Deepening Friendships Through Intentional Community with Jennie Allen 2023-06-22 · 53m
Episode 58: Friends on Friendship—How to Find Friends Who Bring out the Best of You with Dr. Curt Thompson, Amy Cella, and Pepper Sweeney 2023-06-15 · 62m
Episode 57: Should I Turn the Other Cheek? Why It's the Opposite of Being a Doormat & How to Stand Firm in the Face of Gaslighting, Manipulation, and Toxicity 2023-06-08 · 46m
Episode 56: Am I Really Supposed to Die to Myself? Misconstrued Messages and How to Disentangle From Them 2023-06-01 · 48m
Episode 55: Am I Supposed to Distrust Myself? Why Trusting Yourself is Necessary to Establishing Healthy Relationships With Other People 2023-05-25 · 49m
Episode 54: Can I Pray My Anxiety Away? A Surprising Approach to the Anxiety Pandemic & How to Walk Yourself & Your Kids Through It 2023-05-25 · 55m
Episode 53: StrengthsFinder—How to Claim Your Strengths, Lean On Others & Thrive at Home and Work 2023-05-11 · 55m
Episode 52: The Enneagram—9 Ways to Uncover the Best (and Worst) of Who You Are, Get Honest With Yourself, & Improve Your Relationships 2023-05-04 · 63m
Episode 51: The 12 Common Thinking Traps, Mind Reading, Mental Filters, and How To Stop Taking Things Personally 2023-04-27 · 50m
Episode 50: 9 Types of Intelligence, the Trap of Comparison, and 9 Ways to Connect with God 2023-04-20 · 32m
Episode 49: Personality, the Big Five Traits, and Why Are We So Obsessed With Personality Types? 2023-04-13 · 51m
Episode 48: Loving Your Body as a Spiritual Practice, Why the Flesh Isn't the Body, and 3 Heresies We Kind of Believe 2023-04-06 · 44m
Episode 47: Spiritual Bypassing vs. Embodied Faith & How Not to Harm Those Who Are Hurting, Including Yourself 2023-03-30 · 40m
Episode 46: People Pleasing as Survival, How Jesus Regulated Emotions & the Problem With Toxic Positivity and Spiritual Bypassing with Aundi Kolber 2023-03-23 · 36m
Episode 45: Strong like Water—Finding the Freedom, Safety, & Compassion to Move through Hard Things & Experience True Flourishing with Aundi Kolber 2023-03-16 · 50m
Episode 44: Why Anger is a Surprising Friend, What Happens When You Avoid It, and How to Create Space for Healthy Expression of Anger in Your Family 2023-03-09 · 50m
Episode 43: How to Tame Your Inner Critic, Why All Parts are Welcome, and How to Resolve Conflict in Your Relationships 2023-03-02 · 55m
Episode 42: How to Honor Sadness, Set Boundaries with Loneliness, and What to Do When You Don't Have Time for this Work 2023-02-23 · 48m
Episode 41: Boundaries With Fear And Anxiety—How to Calm the Chaos Within and the Joy of Internal Boundaries 2023-02-16 · 49m
Episode 40: 5 Steps to Healing Painful Emotions & Why Parts of Us Get Stuck in the Past 2023-02-09 · 45m
Episode 39: Boundaries for Your Soul—How to Navigate Your Overwhelming Thoughts & Feelings 2023-02-02 · 43m
Episode 38: Taking a Risk on God—How to Stay Standing with Alli Patterson 2023-01-26 · 54m
Episode 37: The Problem With Toxic Thinking & How to Name, Tame, and Transform the Messages You Tell Yourself 2023-01-19 · 45m
Episode 36: An Update on My Social Media Detox & How to Create Boundaries With Toxic Distractions, Numbing, & Unhealthy Coping Tactics 2023-01-12 · 37m
Episode 35: Change is Hard: Why We All Need to Detox From Unhealthy Dependencies From Time to Time 2023-01-05 · 38m
Trailer: 3 Ways to Detox Your Heart, Soul, and Mind: How to Stop Numbing and Start Coming Alive to the Good Things You Need 2022-12-29 · 7m
Episode 34: Why We Avoid Our Own Power & How God Calls Us to Step Into It 2022-12-22 · 41m
Episode 33: People Pleasing & Developing Your Own Inner Compass: Thoughts on Depression, Mental Health & the Church, and Finding Hope in Dark Places 2022-12-15 · 69m
Episode 32: Productivity and the Never Ending To Do List: How to Stop Hustling & Embrace the Joy of Enough 2022-12-08 · 60m
Episode 31: Peace-Keeping, Anger Avoidance, and How to Start Using Your Voice 2022-12-01 · 62m
Episode 30: Protecting What's Good Without Denying What's Hard at the Holidays 2022-11-24 · 35m
Episode 29: Perfectionism and Proving Your Worth: How to Stop Chasing Approval and Start Living the Life You Actually Want 2022-11-17 · 69m
Episode 28: The Pain of Performing For Others and How to Claw Your Way Out with Toni Collier 2022-11-10 · 40m
Episode 27: 7 Ways We Manage Perceptions Instead of Forging Real Connections 2022-11-03 · 39m
Episode 26: Types of "No" Part 2—How to Say "No" to Toxicity, The Real Meaning of Turn the Other Cheek & How to Form a Boundaries Committee 2022-10-27 · 55m
Episode 25: Types of No Part 1—How to Say "No" in Healthy Relationships 2022-10-20 · 37m
Episode 24: Boundaries, the Spectrum of Toxicity, and a Note About Evil 2022-10-13 · 37m
Episode 23: Am I wounded or am I sinful? 2022-10-06 · 39m
Episode 22: How to Build Trust with Yourself 2022-09-29 · 32m
Episode 21: Making and Keeping A Promise to Yourself 2022-09-22 · 38m
Episode 20: Making Peace with Yourself (& Facing Your Fear of Disappointing Other People) 2022-09-15 · 31m
Episode 19: My Stroke, A Process of Healing, and How I Began to Write The Best of You 2022-09-08 · 19m
Episode 18: Selfhood vs. Selfishness 2022-09-01 · 36m
Episode 17: What is Church Hurt and How do I Heal? 2022-08-25 · 42m
Episode 16: What are attachment styles and why does it matter? 2022-08-18 · 41m
Episode 15: CPTSD—The Pain of A Million Paper Cuts 2022-08-11 · 41m
Episode 14: The Fawn Response & The Hidden Root of People Pleasing 2022-08-04 · 31m
Episode 13: Criticism, Narcissism, and Boundaries—Dr. Alison Answers Your Questions 2022-07-28 · 28m
Episode 12: Overcoming the Pain of Divorce 2022-07-21 · 60m
Episode 11: How to Start Loving Your Body 2022-07-14 · 60m
Episode 10: What are limiting beliefs and how do I overcome them? 2022-07-07 · 53m
Episode 9: Hidden Pain and the Power of Facing Your Fear 2022-06-30 · 48m
Episode 8: Overcoming Addiction and Learning to Ask for Help 2022-06-23 · 52m
Episode 7: Why are boundaries so hard to set? 2022-06-16 · 31m
Episode 6: Do I Really Have an Inner Child? What It Means to Reparent Yourself 2022-06-09 · 32m
Episode 5: What is codependency and why does it matter? 2022-06-02 · 34m
Episode 4: What do I need to know about trauma? 2022-05-26 · 37m
Episode 3: What is self-love and should I really love myself? 2022-05-19 · 30m
Bonus Q&A: A Gaslighting Spouse & Narcissistic Parents 2022-05-17 · 24m
Episode 2: What should I know about gaslighting? 2022-05-12 · 43m
Episode 1. What is narcissism really? 2022-05-05 · 42m
Welcome to The Best Of You! 2022-04-19 · 3m
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