Heal Depression with God/Trauma, Shame, Healing BIble Verses, Holistic Healing, Mindfulness

Have you ever beat yourself up when you’ve made mistakes? Have you ever struggled with low self-esteem, where you criticize who you are and how you were made? It is easy to focus on the negative, especially if you are experiencing depression. You need to recharge with God’s perspective! He is kind towards you and wants you to know His truth. You can heal and build confidence through His words. If...

Do you feel blah and lackluster in winter? Are you struggling to function when the sun sets early and darkness cloaks the day in late afternoon? You are not alone, friend! You may be experiencing seasonal depression, which is a disorder linked to shorter days and less sunlight. If you are looking for solutions to help you heal, check out this week’s episode, 58-Three Ways to Heal Seasonal Depressi...

Embarking on a New Year, we get to start fresh with new goals and new dreams. At least that’s how we’re expected to act, as we move into 2026. Some of you, however, may feel stuck, exhausted in your healing journey. Climbing up out of depression can feel like that, hard and challenging, like you are hiking up a steep mountain. In the midst of the journey, it is difficult to keep enduring. When you...

How is your heart faring this Christmas season? Do you feel filled with hope, or despairing with hopelessness? For some of you, you may joyfully anticipate family gatherings, opening presents, and special Christmas Eve Services, celebrating Jesus, who came as a tiny baby in a manager 2000 years ago and became our Savior as an adult. Christmas can also stress us out, as we wrap presents, cook, clea...

Are you looking for a safe place to process dark soul emotions? Christian counseling sets itself apart, offering a place to heal with faith-based holistic encouragement. Our guest this week for part two of her interview is Meredith Koontz, a North Carolina Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate, who shares the benefits of Christian therapy to help heal depression and move toward welln...

Have you ever felt overwhelmed and stressed with chronic health problems? You are not alone. Meredith Koontz was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease, which is an autoimmune condition that affects the digestive system, when she was 15. Struggling with fatigue and depression, she forges forward with hope, as she anchors herself in her faith in the Lord. Hear her incredible story of courage and faith on t...

When you are struggling with deep depression, you may feel alone, hopeless, stressed. In the midst of the heartache, God cares and wants to help you. You can cry out to Him. He is ready to defend you and deliver you from the trouble. Check out this episode of continuing the two-part series of gratitude from Psalm 107. 53-Feeling Hopeless and Alone? Hold onto God’s Promises for Deliverance from Dee...

Have you ever cried yourself to sleep, because you hurt from trauma? When you find yourself distressed, try remembering ways God has helped you in your time of need. Focusing on His goodness and His redemption and expressing gratitude to God will lift your spirits and help you to be resilient. Gratefulness is not just a once-a-year-deal, but helpful for mental health all year round! You won’t want...

Have you ever had a wonderful friend, with whom you laughed, cried and shared life, then suddenly they left? That pain of rejection can stab like a sword, leaving a gaping wound. Even Jesus was rejected, when his disciples abandoned him. He was hurt when people, who once shouted Hosanna and praised him, turned just a few days later, shouting crucify instead. Yet through it all, He endured, knowing...

I am celebrating 50 episodes this week, and I am so grateful for you, who come alongside me every week to listen! You give me courage every week to post natural healing support and Biblical encouragement to heal from depression. It’s possible to heal with God by your side. You won’t want to miss this weeks’ episode of discovering joy after a time of heartache, based on Psalm 30.  50-Is your heart...

Have you ever started the day with sunshine, then suddenly the weather shifted, where storm lashed you, where waves crashed over the boat? Or were driving in blue sky when suddenly a squall hit, rain and hail slashed you, and now you’re white-knuckled with windshield wipers flapping furiously? Maybe a storm of cancer or other medical challenge has blasted your way, or life trauma has lashed you. G...

Has someone close to you ever rejected you with their words or actions, that you vowed never to connect again? Or do you choose not obey God because the rejection hurts so deeply? You are not alone. If you've been wounded, God offers hope to help you heal. Come listen to this week’s episode, 48-If You've ever Felt Shame from Rejection, Come to God to Heal the Trauma. *Top 5% Globally Ranked Podcas...

Did you know that caterpillars make gooey mush in the chrysalis, breaking down almost everything that they were, to make room for transformation? That’s how it feels sometimes when you are working through trauma-related depression, messy and gooey in the darkness. You feel like everything you know is being dissolved. You wonder if you will ever heal or if you ever will climb out. If you can be lik...

Do you need a healing boost to your health? Are you looking for holistic ideas to heal depression?  Try playing in nature. Like a little kid, romp in the leaves and throw rocks in the river, examine Roly poly bugs on the sidewalk. Breathe in the fresh air, feeling the stress ebbing away. Come fill your joy tank and listen to this week’s episode! 46-I get rejuvenated in nature: 3 Holistic Reasons W...

Have you ever faced uncertainty in your life? Maybe you’ve experienced sudden changes like losing a job or struggling with health issues. Maybe you are grieving for a loved one, drifting like a leaf in the wind. In all seasons, God cares and He is with you. If you are looking for hope through your changing seasons, check out the newest episode 45-I Was In Denial and Not Accepting My Situation: Bib...

Have you ever brooded over the past and rehashed a situation where you were hurt by another person? You are not alone, friend. Unforgiveness resulting from unresolved childhood trauma kept me shackled for decades. It was only after I released the pain that I started to heal. If you are looking for ways to be set free, check out this week’s episode 44-Shackled from traumatic Past? 3 Mindful Ways Fo...

Are you grieving the loss of a loved one? Death can hit us hard, causing deep sadness and overwhelming sorrow. When we experience loss, God carries us in His loving arms, comforting us with His promises and hope. If you need encouragement, check out the latest episode 43-Grieving from Traumatic Loss? 5 Comforting Verses to Help You Heal. *Top 5% Globally Ranked Podcast* Next Steps Read Isaiah 40:1...

Do you ever feel distraught or feel deep grief when you hear about recent shootings, turmoil across the nations, hurtful words on social media? You are not alone. If you are feeling sad and overwhelmed, needing a reminder that God is hope, check out this week’s episode, 42-Something In Me Broke:  3 Biblical Ways God Illuminates the Darkness of Trauma. *Top 5 Globally Ranked Podcast* Next Steps Rea...

Have you ever hiked a mountain, where you felt exhausted, huffing and puffing, trying to keep persevering as you trudge along? Perhaps your backpack felt like boulders on your shoulders. Like hiking a mountain, trying to climb out of depression and grief can also feel exhausting. Maybe your life is crumbling from sudden loss, or you are overwhelmed with a medical diagnosis that is concerning. Mayb...

Have you ever tossed and turned right before you sleep, full of anxiety and stress? And when you finally fall into fitful dreams, you wake up feeling fatigued? Insomnia can be caused by many different reasons including stress, depression and trauma. But scientists agree that one cost-free and drug-free solution may be as simple as expressing gratitude before you rest. Are you ready for some practi...

Do you ever find yourself complaining and whining about circumstances or news? When water poured into our basement and caused the sump pump to fail, I grumped and complained as we faced six months of repair in the house we rented. I had to choose gratitude, even though the situation felt overwhelming. Would you like some tips about incorporating gratitude into your life? Gratitude can transform me...

How do you climb out of performance-based striving, depression, feelings of worthlessness?  When I in high school, I achieved great things by getting straight A’s,  ranking third in my class, and earning a spot on the All-State Orchestra. In college though, everything that created my identity collapsed, and I plummeted into deep depression. It is only by God’s grace I survived, meditating on Psalm...

Have you ever felt unwanted or not good enough? Shandra Balmer understands your pain. For decades, she struggled with woundedness from unwanted, not chosen and chronic stress, which eventually affected her physical body. Fatigued and weary, she slept most of the day, struggling with depression and overwhelm, and symptoms that made her feel like she was 90 years old. In that depleted place, God emb...

Do you ever find yourself worrying about your family, or anxious about world events happening around you? I am the classic worrier, always conjuring up concern about everything from finances to family to wars and floods. But that's not how God intends us to be. As He cares for the birds, he also cares for us. Are you looking for ways to slow the worry train, and start trusting more? Check out this...

Did you know that continually focusing on negativity and woe-is-me attitudes can change your brain and how it functions? When I had cancer and was deeply depressed, I felt like my whole world had collapsed. I ruminated on thoughts of feeling abandoned by God, alone, empty, sad. I was crying all the time.  while I struggled through nine months of treatments. What I thought in my mind, I began to sp...