Dr. Barbara's Whole Life Podcast

What if your nervous system could learn to feel safe with God… not just in your head, but in your body? In this episode, Dr. Barbara Jean Lowe Sauvé unpacks "embodied redemption"—how Jesus heals attachment wounds underneath codependency and literally calms the nervous system. Drawing from Scripture, attachment science, physics, and trauma research, she shows how codependency is unhealthy entrainme...

In Part 2, Dr. Barbara and Pastor John go even deeper into codependence, emotions, narcissism, and addiction as an attachment issue. You'll hear a clear picture of the codependent cycle (conflict → over-compromise → resentment → blow-up → guilt → repeat), how fear, pain, and control drive our patterns, and how Jesus and healthy community can break the loop. They also explore how addiction often be...

In this Flashback Friday episode, Dr. Barbara revisits a tender, fiery conversation with worship artist and Jesus lover Steffany Gretzinger from the World Women's Wholeness Summit. In our current series, From Codependence → Christ-Dependence, we've been talking about codependence as a worship disorder. In this conversation, you'll hear how a lifestyle of worship, hunger for Jesus, and intimacy wit...

Your body remembers what your mind forgets — but Jesus meets you there. In this episode, Dr. Barbara unpacks why your nervous system reacts before you can think, how early wounds shape today's boundaries, and how the Holy Spirit gently rewires your body toward safety and peace.   You'll learn: Why certain tones or moments trigger old survival patterns How attachment wounds show up in the body The...

Is your soul truly well—or is it quietly poisoned by codependence, unhealed trauma, or addiction in yourself or someone you love? In this powerful first conversation, Dr. Barbara sits down with Recovery Pastor and counselor John Eklund, founder of Recovery Alive, to unpack codependence through a Christ-centered, 12-step lens. They talk about what codependence really is (beyond the buzzwords), why...

In Part 2 of our Retro series with Nicole C. Mullen, Dr. Barbara Jean Lowe Sauvé explores Job's journey through pain, honesty, and ultimate redemption. This episode connects Job's story to the codependency triangle of pain (don't talk, don't trust, don't feel) and invites us to move toward the triangle of grace: talk, trust, and feel with God. Learn: How to let go of the false self How lament brea...

Holidays can stir up old mother wounds, family dysfunction, and false guilt… but Jesus invites us to stay in the Spirit, guard our hearts, and walk in peace. In this powerful holiday conversation, Dr. Barbara (minister who also happens to be a psychologist) and her covenant sister Pastor Valora Cole (Contagious Church, Tampa + Fearless Global) talk about how to set loving boundaries, release emoti...

This Thanksgiving week, Dr. Barbara Jean Lowe Sauvé shares a deeply personal story about truth, love, and obedience — and 15 powerful Heart Journey Tools to help you walk through the holidays anchored in peace. If you've ever wrestled with boundaries, regret, or the ache of family dynamics, this episode will help you stay grounded in your God-given agency and identity. You'll discover how to: Prac...

Today, we're going back to the World Women's Wholeness Summit—right before COVID in 2020—where the Lord used this message to bless tens of thousands. In Part 1 of this timeless teaching, my friend, worship leader and author Nicole C. Mullen, shares a powerful story of healing, worship, and spiritual resilience. As you listen through a codependency and inner-healing lens, notice how Hannah refuses...

Beloved, have you ever said yes on the outside while everything inside whispered no? You're not alone — and Jesus understands your conflicted heart. In Episode 4 of the Heart Journey Podcast, Dr. Barbara Lowe Sauvé explores how to bring your outer yes and inner yes into agreement, and your outer no and inner no into peace. Jesus invites you into a life where "your yes is yes and your no is no" (Ma...

After seasons of pruning and pressure, how do we return to peace and power in Jesus? Dr. Barbara sits down with her long-time friend, Dr. Mia Wright, for a rich conversation on Sabbath rhythms, the dark night of the soul, obedience, and the courage to lay down "dead works." They revisit Ruth's journey from Moab to Bethlehem, explore how God meets the brokenhearted (Ps. 34:18), and share practical...

If you've been rescuing, fixing, or performing to feel safe or loved, this episode is for you. Dr. Barbara shows how the Cross ended striving and the Resurrection began rest —not just spiritually, but in your nervous system . We explore how anxiety points to places not yet surrendered (Curtis Chang), how prayer and worship literally rewire fear circuits in the brain (Dr. Andrew Newberg), how dysfu...

Jewel Tankard gets real about leaving an abusive marriage, rebuilding as a single mom, and partnering with God for an epic comeback. We talk hitting bottom, choosing a new narrative, healing a blended family, shifting from codependency to Christ-dependence, and approaching money with a Kingdom heart. Jewel closes with a powerful prayer for pivot, clarity, and breakthrough. Free resource: 10 Tools...

In this episode, Dr. Barbara dives into how Jesus heals the fear beneath codependency. We move from the Garden of Control to the Cross of Freedom, where Love Himself rewrote our attachment story. Through scripture, brain science, and personal stories of healing from her own mother and father wounds, Dr. Barbara reveals how surrender rewires the brain, how abiding resets our nervous system, and how...

In this first episode of From Codependence to Christ-Dependence, Dr. Barbara Lowe Sauvé takes us back to the Garden of Eden to uncover the roots of codependency and the freedom found in Jesus. You'll learn what codependency truly is, how it shows up in relationships, and how the Cross reverses the Garden's curse of misplaced dependence. Through story, Scripture, psychology, and a powerful  healing...

Healing isn't just about what happens in prayer. It's about how we live afterward. In this final part of the series, Dr. Barbara brings together Heart Journey™ skills for integration: forgiveness that frees, boundaries that protect, and relationships that reflect the heart of Jesus. Learn how to walk out your healing in real time, whether in your family, friendships, or ministry, and discover what...

Our stories hold both the pain of what's happened and the promise of what God can redeem. In Part 2, Dr. Barbara guides you through biblical and therapeutic principles of memory reconsolidation,  a process of rewriting your story with Jesus at the center. As you revisit old wounds through the lens of His love, you'll begin to see how God brings beauty from ashes and truth into the places where lie...

Have you ever wondered why it's so hard to feel safe… even in God's presence? In this powerful first episode of Biblical Trauma Healing for Real Change , Dr. Barbara shares her own story and invites you into a gentle beginning...where true healing starts with safety. You'll learn how to calm your nervous system, encounter Jesus in your place of pain, and begin to build the firm foundation your hea...

Have you ever felt like parts of your heart are hidden away—too wounded, too ashamed, or too forgotten to ever be healed? In Part 2 of this deeply personal series, Dr. Barbara invites you into the truth that brokenness is not sin—it's injury—and Jesus, the Great Seeker, is already searching for every lost and hurting piece of your heart. Through scripture, neuroscience, and real stories of healing...

Healing is often a journey, not a single moment—and in this second part of the Inner Healing with Jesus teaching, Dr. Barbara goes deeper into practical tools that help you walk it out. You'll learn how to be still and grounded with Jesus, how to see through His eyes, and how to create sacred space in your heart for encounters with Him. Dr. Barbara also leads you through activations—gentle exercis...

Beloved, so many of us are carrying wounds we didn't ask for—memories that still sting, emotions that feel overwhelming, and patterns that keep us stuck. But you don't have to stay broken. In this first part of Dr. Barbara's powerful Inner Healing with Jesus teaching, you'll discover how Jesus meets you in the deepest places of your heart. Dr. Barbara gently unpacks how trauma impacts the soul and...

Have you ever felt so broken that you wondered if you'd ever feel whole again? In this deeply personal episode, Dr. Barbara shares scriptures, neuroscience, and her own stories of pain, loss, and redemption to remind you: Jesus is searching for every lost, shattered part of your heart. From the lost sheep to the prodigal son, from deep trauma to restoration, you'll hear practical Heart Journey too...

Healing isn't always instant—it's often a journey, a process of returning again and again to Jesus. In Part 2, Dr. Barbara guides you into practical tools for healing, including how to be still, stay grounded in Christ, and experience His presence through powerful activations. Together, you'll walk through healing exercises that help your heart and mind encounter Jesus in the deep places of memory...

Have you ever felt like you've been trying and trying—pouring out effort, prayers, and energy—yet nothing seems to change?  In this episode, Dr. Barbara invites you to hear God's fresh word: "Put out your net again. I am healing you."   If you're longing for breakthrough, this conversation will encourage you to step back into the deep waters with Him—because your haul of healing is waiting.   Join...

I'm diving deep into the epidemic of anxiety that so many of us are carrying in this season. Anxiety is more than just a mental health struggle—it's your heart's way of telling a spiritual story. Together, we'll explore why our culture feels so restless, how the Welsh word hireath (spiritual homesickness) names the ache you feel inside, and how you can take the Heart Journey Home into the embrace...