The Holy Unraveling, Where Faith and Psychology Meet the Messy Middle

In this episode of The Holy Unraveling , Silvia explores the hidden cost of always being “the strong one.” The one who holds everything together.  The one everyone relies on.  The one who doesn’t fall apart… even when she needs to. But when strength becomes identity, it often leads to exhaustion, over-functioning, and disconnection from your own needs. Blending psychology and faith, this episode g...

What happens when a marriage stops feeling like a relationship and starts feeling like a living arrangement? In this episode of The Holy Unraveling , Silvia explores a quiet but increasingly common dynamic in modern marriages: the roommate relationship . Two people sharing a home, raising children, managing responsibilities — yet slowly drifting emotionally apart. As a therapist, Silvia has seen h...

 In this episode of The Holy Unraveling , Silvia explores a life-changing truth: You are not your thoughts. Not every thought is true.  Not every thought is wise.  And not every thought deserves your agreement. Building on the previous episode about how negative thoughts shape our lives, this conversation moves beyond awareness into authority — helping you understand how to step out of anxiety-dri...

In Episode 5 of The Holy Unraveling , therapist and host Silvia Farag explores how the stories we tell ourselves quietly become the lens through which we see everything. From overthinking and self-criticism to spiritual guilt and fear, our thoughts don’t stay in our heads, they become how we live. Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) , neuroplasticity (yes, “neurons that fire together wire tog...

“Holy Obedience: Moving With God When You’re Still Afraid” In this episode, Silvia explores the gentle, relational kind of obedience, not legalism, not pressure, but the kind that frees us from fear and draws us back to who God created us to be. Following Episode 3 (“Is it God or Fear?”), this episode answers the next big question:   “If I know it’s God… why is obedience still so hard?” What You’l...

Anxiety loves to disguise itself in spiritual language, calling itself “discernment” or “lack of peace.” But the fruit tells the truth. In this episode of The Holy Unraveling, Silvia unpacks one of the most common questions she hears in both therapy and faith conversations: “How do I know if this feeling is fear or discernment?” You’ll discover how to tell the difference between fear and the Holy...

In this first episode of The Holy Unraveling Podcast , Silvia Farag , therapist, wife, mom, and Orthodox Christian, shares what happens in the moment our souls whisper, “I can’t hold this together anymore. What if the unraveling isn’t the end — but the beginning of becoming? In this episode, we explore the holy unraveling : Why God sometimes lets our plans fall apart How anxiety and fear surface d...

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 peopl...

Welcome to The Holy Unraveling Podcast — with Silvia Farag. Real faith. Real psychology. Real transformation. This is a space where we stop pretending we’re fine and start telling the truth. 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 and chron...