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The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴Sun Live: 30 Years of Ministry and 1 John Bible StudyJoin us for this special Sunday live where Mark celebrates 30 years of ministry work and shares what he has learned along the way. He also takes some time to teach on 1 John 3 to help you see that identity awareness changes our behavior. (Note: we had a technical issue with our internet connection, […]2025-06-021h 05Embrace This Spellbinding Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Embrace This Spellbinding Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.The Myth of the Perfect One by Mark DeJesusPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/48958to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Myth of the Perfect One Author: Mark DeJesus Narrator: Mark DeJesus Format: mp3 Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins Release date: 05-14-25 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: Mark DeJesus found himself deep within the clutches of ROCD, but did not know it for a long time. Drowning in constant anxiousness, doubts, and confusion, he spent a lot of time spinning in rumination, confusion and compulsive behavior. But over time, he began to learn what ROCD was and found a way to get to the heart...2025-05-142h 57Enjoy The Ground-Breaking Full Audiobook Now, Thriller Fans!Enjoy The Ground-Breaking Full Audiobook Now, Thriller Fans!The Myth of the Perfect One by Mark DeJesusPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/48958to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Myth of the Perfect One Author: Mark DeJesus Narrator: Mark DeJesus Format: mp3 Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins Release date: 05-14-25 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: Mark DeJesus found himself deep within the clutches of ROCD, but did not know it for a long time. Drowning in constant anxiousness, doubts, and confusion, he spent a lot of time spinning in rumination, confusion and compulsive behavior. But over time, he began to learn what ROCD was and found a way to get to the heart...2025-05-142h 57The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴Sun Live: Communion Confusion | Men and Emotions | Sleep IssuesJoin us for our Sunday Live as Mark addresses your questions on mental, emotional and relationship health! I first start off by addressing a common struggle that many believers have when it comes to approaching the practice of taking communion. I spend some time walking through the Scriptures and highlighting how we can relate to […]2025-04-201h 51The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴Sun Live: Ketamine and Spiritual Confusion | Bible Translations | Social InteractionsJoin us as we explore many topics and questions regarding mental, emotional and relationship health. Mark breaks down the five stages of grief, revealing how this process applies to various life experiences – from relationship changes to personal transitions. Learn how embracing your emotional journey can lead to profound personal transformation and healing. Connecting Through […]2025-03-301h 40The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴Sun Live: 3 Stages of Spiritual Maturity | Fear and Avoidance Behaviors | Father Wounds and LegalismDive into our Sunday Live as we take a journey of healing, mental health and spiritual growth with Mark and Melissa. In this broadcast, we cover a variety of topics. You will also discover practical insights on: Whether you’re struggling with mental health, seeking spiritual growth, or looking to understand yourself better, this session offers […]2025-03-231h 41The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴Wed Live: Child with OCD | Mark of the Beast Obsession | Church Burnout | Abuse in MarriageJoin me as I addressed numerous questions that have to do with mental, emotional and relationship health. One parent is concerned that her six year old has OCD. Another listener is obsessive-compulsive about the mark of the beast. A mom had to divorce her abusive husband, but now her kids won’t speak to her. One […]2025-03-192h 09The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴Sun Live: Motivation Struggles | Obeying the Command | Rejection in the WombJoin us for Sunday Live, as Mark and Melissa discuss the importance of motivation, overcoming resistance, and the role of love in relationships. They emphasize the need to have a clear “why” and to work through challenges with compassion. Mark provides a Bible study on 1 John 2:3-11, focusing on obeying God’s commandment which is […]2025-03-161h 53The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴Sun Live: Appearing Sinless | Psychiatrist Wants to Quit | Wilderness ConfusionWhat does the Bible say about people who act likey they have no sin? Join us as Mark does a Bible study on the book of 1 John and also takes in your questions! A psychiatrist writes in, sharing how he wants to quit, because he struggles with mental health issues himself. I also address […]2025-03-021h 33The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴Sun Live: Life is in the Light | Fear of Falling Away | Fear of Being EsauJoin us for Sunday live, as Mark delves into 1 John and the biblical theme of walking in the light, while also discerning the influence of darkness. He also addresses questions addressing His work in church consultations and the need for church health. Mark also shares about a psychological concept called adolescent egocentrism and how […]2025-02-242h 02The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴Sun Live: Experiencing Logos | Guilt About Being Sick | Trust Issues and UncertaintyIn this transformative Sunday Live, join Melissa and I as we share the wisdom we have learned along our journey, while also addressing your mental health questions. Mark continues his Bible study on 1 John by teaching on “Experiencing Logos” and take in the living, powerful Word of God. Learn how to engage with Scripture […]2025-02-101h 55The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴Sun Live: Mark Reflects on the Journey | 1 John Intro | Rejection Mindset StrugglesJoin us as we celebrate an incredible milestone of 1,000 videos on YouTube! As a part of this episode, Melissa asked Mark some questions, reflecting on the journey, the challenges that were face and the wisdom gained along the way. This Sunday live begins a new feature that many of you have asked for: a […]2025-02-022h 08The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴Sun Live: Social Anxiety, Getting Older and the Decision to Marry and Have ChildrenJoin us in this insightful Sunday Live broadcast, as Mark and Melissa have an engaging discussion covering a range of important topics related to mental, emotional, and relationship health. Mark provides thoughtful guidance to viewers struggling with social anxiety, depression, and the decision to get married or have children. Melissa offers relatable perspectives on the […]2025-01-261h 32The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴Sun Live: Spouse Has Black and White Thinking | Roommate Marriage | SufferingSunday Live Questions: How has Mark handled birthdays over his journey of growth? Also, how does He deal with OCD spirals around his children? How do you put your OCD subject on the side burner when you are a pastor? My husband has black and white thinking and insists that I practice wearing head covering. […]2025-01-131h 31The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴Sun Live: My Claustrophobic Panic Attack | Grandiosity | Writing | Body ShameJoin us as Mark and Melissa address numerous questions on all things mental, emotional and relationship health. Our passion is to help believers experience healing and freedom by becoming rooted in the love of the Father and the grace of Jesus Christ and to experience the truth that sets us free! This is a jam-packed […]2025-01-062h 10The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴Saturday Live: End of Year Question and AnswerJoin Mark and Melissa for a final Q&A of this year as we address questions on all things mental, emotional and relationship health. Our passion is to help believers experience healing and freedom by becoming rooted in the love of the Father and the grace of Jesus Christ. Watch on YouTube: Watch on Rumble: Recommended […]2024-12-152h 23The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴Sun Live: Addressing a Pastor’s Unhelpful Mental Health AdviceJoin us as Mark and Melissa address numerous questions on all things mental, emotional and relationship health. Our passion is to help believers experience healing and freedom by becoming rooted in the love of the Father and the grace of Jesus Christ. Today I take some time to address an email from an Independent Fundamental […]2024-12-011h 33The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴Sun Live: Vow Confusion | Chronic Fatigue and Lyme | Demons and TraumaJoin us as Mark and Melissa address numerous questions on all things mental, emotional and relationship health. Our passion is to help believers experience healing and freedom by becoming rooted in the love of the Father and the grace of Jesus Christ. “I made a vow that I will never get married, but now I […]2024-11-241h 36The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴Sun Live: Acountability | Woke Ideology | Psychosis & ConfusionJoin us as Mark and Melissa address numerous questions on all things mental, emotional and relationship health. Our passion is to help believers experience healing and freedom by becoming rooted in the love of the Father and the grace of Jesus Christ. What is accountability? Is it being a “Holy Spirit Fruit Inspector”? What is […]2024-11-171h 57The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴Sun Live: Prosperity Gospel | Obsessive Buyer’s Remorse | Masculine ChristianityJoin us as Mark and Melissa address numerous questions on all things mental, emotional and relationship health. Our passion is to help believers experience healing and freedom by becoming rooted in the love of the Father and the grace of Jesus Christ. How do you deal with intrusive dread that shows up when you have […]2024-11-101h 41The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴SNL: Confusion Over Restitution, Love, Sexuality, Hebrews 6:4, Laziness and MoreJoin us as Mark and Melissa address numerous questions on all things mental, emotional and relationship health. Our passion is to help believers experience healing and freedom by becoming rooted in the love of the Father and rhe grace of Jesus Christ. A lot of questions I address in this broadcast have a similar theme, […]2024-11-041h 42The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴SNL: What is Discipleship | Finding Relationship After Leaving Legalistic Church | Writing a BookJoin us as Mark and Melissa addressed numerous questions on all things mental, emotional and relationship health. Our passion is to help believers experience healing and freedom by becoming rooted in the love of the Father and rhe grace of Jesus Christ. I open up with a question from a sister who struggles to recieve […]2024-10-281h 26The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴Wed Live: Mold in House | Adult Children of Addicts | Evil ThoughtsJoin us as Mark and Melissa addressed numerous questions on all things mental, emotional and relationship health. Our passion is to help believers experience healing and freedom by becoming rooted in the love of the Father and rhe grace of Jesus Christ. Today I bring a strong exortation about mold in the house and how […]2024-10-241h 29The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴SNL: Getting Scammed | Work Out Salvation or Ruminating | Perfectionistic PreachingJoin us in our live Sunday broadcast as we addressed questions on mental, emotional and relationship health, helping believers to experinece healing and freedom in their life. We address a question about healing from being financially scammed while sharing our own experience of seeing this happen to loved ones. Mark also responds to a question […]2024-09-091h 28The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴SNL: Prayer Confusion | Distortions About God’s Peace | Anger and IrritabilityJoin Mark in a Sunday Night Live solo episode, where I address questions about mental, emotional and relationship health: The end times has made someone very impatient and black and white about their journey. How do I deal with friends who are into Harry Potter and Dungeons and Dragons.? Expressing the damage of spiritual abuse […]2024-09-021h 22The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴Wed Live: Female with Masculine Tendancies | OT vs NT | Idol ObsessionJoin us as Mark and Melissa addressed numerous questions on all things mental, emotional and relationship health. How do you work through church social anxiety, especially when you were raised in a church where you were taught to sweep the mess under the rug? Helping other stuck in a cult? OCD about fasting and doing […]2024-08-291h 44The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴SNL: Healing Perfectionism | Progressive Christianity and Deconstruction | Celebrating HolidaysJoin us in our live Sunday broadcast as we addressed questions regarding mental, emotional and relationship health. Mark responds to a question from someone expressing the frustration of trying to heal through perfectionism, but doing it with perfectionism, which is making it so much more challenging and confusing. Mark also took some extended time to […]2024-08-191h 26The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴SNL: Keys to Our Marriage Journey | Obsessive About Salvation Prayer | Brain FogToday we celebrate 18 years of marriage and invite you to celebrate with us, as we talk about our marriage journey and take your questions on mental, emotional and relationship health. Melissa and I talk about things that terrified us in chilldhood that we can (somewhat) laugh about today. Mark also addresses a number of […]2024-08-121h 34The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey🔴SNL: Church Reviews | Happiness vs Joy | Body Image StrugglesJoin us for our live broadcast as we addressed questions on mental, emotional and relationship health and had a little fun along the way. In this broadcast, Mark had some fun in reading some church reviews, while Melissa and Mark shared on some family happenings. Mark addressed a question on a couple working through OCD […]2024-08-051h 26The Back 40 PodcastThe Back 40 Podcast039. Breaking Free: A Journey of Healing, Transformation and Grace | Mark DeJesusHave you ever found yourself tangled in the web of emotional baggage or addiction? Today, we are joined by a beacon of hope, Mark DeJesus. With his personal tales of transformation and healing, Mark, a former pastor, author, and now a podcaster, is on a mission to help those caught in similar struggles. We journey through his poignant experiences of leaving the confines of a church model that prioritized performance over grace and love. His deep-seated insights about promoting healing, stepping back, and creating room for grace are bound to touch your heart.Building authentic communities within...2023-11-2154 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyBiblical Building Blocks for Mental Health – Part 1As you navigate your mental health journey, what are the important biblical building blocks that we can stand on to heal, grow and overcome? In this Sunday night live, Mark will take us on a series where he cover the important precepts we need to build to strengthen and empower our mental health. I also […]2023-06-121h 15The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyHealthy Servants of God in a World Filled with STRIFEWhat does it look like to maintain a healthy journey while interacting with a world around you that is engulfed in strife? In this broadcast, Mark will walk you through biblical instructions that will point you towards living from a place of divine wisdom and helping you discern how STRIFE works, so that you do […]2023-05-011h 07The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Story Behind the Book: Melissa Interviews Her HusbandMelissa DeJesus interviews her husband Mark about his latest book, The OCD Healing Journey.2023-03-241h 08Press Play On This Breakthrough Full Audiobook — Perfect On A Rainy Day.Press Play On This Breakthrough Full Audiobook — Perfect On A Rainy Day.The OCD Healing Journey by Mark DeJesusPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/229797to listen full audiobooks. Title: The OCD Healing Journey Author: Mark DeJesus Narrator: Mark DeJesus Format: mp3 Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins Release date: 03-22-23 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 31 ratings Genres: Counseling Publisher's Summary: Many are finding themselves under the clutches of disturbing thoughts and emotions that keep showing up in their mind. They get lost in how to deal with these troublesome thoughts that demand their attention.2023-03-2210h 52The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey8 Ways You Become an Enemy to YourselfAre You at War with Yourself? Many are noticing that within their struggle to heal and overcome, they have become an enemy to themselves. The brokenness of our hearts has driven us into living with a lie that being an enemy to yourself is the way to live. Too many are in a war called […]2023-02-2122 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyHealing the Heart of a People PleaserIn order to break through patterns of people pleasing, we have to learn how to help the heart of a people pleaser to experience healing and find new directions that are healthy and empowered. Today my purpose is to look at your heart and equip you to walk away from the trap of pleasing and […]2023-02-1649 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyDiscerning the Bondage of People PleasingTo break free from people pleasing, we have to become self-aware and discern its patterns in our life. What does the life of a people pleaser look like and why do so many get trapped underneath this bondage? in this broadcast teaching, I will share about patterns of people pleasing so that you can discern […]2023-02-131h 19The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyCompassion and Grace Towards the “Old You”As we grow in our walk with God, many share a struggle they have in working through the past. In our discussion, we want to bring out the journey of healing and growth regarding the “past you.” Not just the “you” before you accepted Christ, but even the “past you” as a believer, the immature […]2023-02-1045 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyWhen Others Lack Compassion & Grace for the Old YouHow do you practice compassion on your past mental health struggles? How do you also deal with people who hold you to the “old you” and the old issues of the past? How do you walk into the new when people around you are holding you to the past? In today’s broadcast, I address the […]2023-02-0918 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyDo You Ruminate About the Past?Do you struggle with ruminating about the past and have a hard time letting go? Today’s broadcast involves addressing a question that was sent in, asking about how to deal with past events recall that triggers rumination. I will answer the question by walking through healthy perspectives about your past and how to relate to […]2023-02-0736 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyDo You Talk About Mental Health Too Much or Too Little?Welcome to our conversation, as Mark and Melissa have a discussion around sharing of mental health struggles? Do you find that you talk about mental health too much? Do you share too much? Or not enough? As we discuss this issue, we will highlight some example we have observed and what it can look like […]2023-02-031h 05The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyReligious Perfectionism and PrayerDo you feel a pressure that works in your prayer life, where you feel a constant guilt about not praying enough or “just right.”? Most likely, you are under the influence of religious perfectionism. When it comes to prayer, many believers can be highly influenced approach spiritual routines as perfectionists. We want our prayers to […]2023-02-0227 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey2 Unhealthy Responses to Shame AttacksWhen we are under the influence of a shame attack, our emotional response typically ends up going into two unhealthy directions that do not allow us to remain in sobriety. They can keep us stuck in patterns of denial, stubborn and defensiveness or drowning despair and hopelessness. In today’s broadcast, I want to spend some […]2023-01-3131 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyWhat Does It Mean When You Feel Stuck Are a Broken Record or Going Around the Mountain?Do you find that you constantly feel stuck? Are you observing that you keep repeating the same story, like a broken record? Do you feel discouraged, feeling like you are going around the same mountain? Today I want to share with you about what these things can mean and how we can approach it more […]2023-01-2513 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Biblical Importance of Living SOBERWhen we think of the word “sober,” we often equate it solely with describing a person who has substance abuse issues, specifically alcohol. We think of sobriety only from a view of someone who is not drunk or intoxicated. But from a biblical perspective, there is so much more to what living sober means. Sobriety […]2023-01-2447 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyTake Back Your Joy from PerfectionismThe influence of perfectionism can be so all-consuming, it can leave us ultimately feeling joyless. One of the biggest manifestations of perfectionism is the pressure it brings and the joy it steals. If you find yourself constantly striving under the pressure of perfectionism, it may be time to take back your joy. Video Broadcast: Watch […]2023-01-2031 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey10 Signs of a Shame AttackWhen you experience a shame attack, you may feel like you are not good enough or that you are unworthy of being loved. A tremendous weight of embarrassment can fall on your emotional state. These feelings can be overwhelming and can cause you to feel like you are not worthy of love or respect. Today […]2023-01-1625 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey46 Years of Learning (Birthday Q&A)Join in the celebration as I take some time on my 46th birthday to address questions you may have about my journey. Video Broadcast:2023-01-132h 10The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyBible Reading and Religious PerfectionismIs religious perfectionism stealing the fruit of enjoying the Scriptures and your Bible reading experience? Are you trying to read the Bible “just right,” but its the influence of perfectionism? Today I want to talk about some ways that we can get bogged down by perfectionism when it comes to engaging the Word of God […]2023-01-1225 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey7 Questions to Enhance Your Mental Health JourneyStart off the new year with a live broadcast, where I address the importance of addressing the questions you ask yourself. We ask ourselves, others and God questions all the time. Many of them leave us disempowered. We are often asking question that lead us into destructive paths and dead ends. Today I want to […]2023-01-061h 07The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey10 Ways Gratitude Can Help Your Mental HealthGiving thanks is an overlooked, yet powerful experience that add so much value to your mental and emotional health. Yet it is something we easily forget about. In fact, we overlook the power of gratitude quite often. But in my journey of learning to cultivate a healthy emotional journey, I discovered that practicing gratitude and […]2022-11-2325 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyI Address Your OCD Questions Live! #12Join me in this OCD Live Q&A as I address the questions you have sent regarding obsessive compulsive struggles and the battles that surround the healing and freedom journey. Video Broadcast: OCD Help Page Mental Health Resource Page Recommended Resources:  The Heart Healing Journey God Loves Me and I Love Myself! Restoring the Power of […]2022-11-212h 07The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyFailure, Fear of Failure and Advice I Would Give to MosesIn response to a question that was sent in, I want to address the subject of failure, the fear of failure and what would I say to Moses when He finds out he is not going into the Promised Land? Here is the question: “I wonder if you would be able to address when we […]2022-11-1939 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey6 Tips to Help You Stop SpinningOne of the questions I get from those who are working through their mental and emotional health is, “How do I stop SPINNING?” What they are describing is continual spiral of thoughts they get lost in, to the point that they feel trapped by the anxiety and even despair the thoughts produce. It can produce […]2022-11-1725 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey7 Misunderstanding About Acknowledging EmotionsHave you been taught perspectives about emotions that have distorted how you relate to yourself and what you are going through? Today I want to share seven misunderstandings that we can often believe that prevent us from acknowledging our emotions and working through them in a healthy and productive way. Video Broadcast: Watch on Rumble: […]2022-11-1417 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyOur Perfectionism Healing JourneyPerfectionism can manifest in a variety of ways, which you will see in our discussion today, as Melissa and I share our healing journey working through perfectionism struggles. in this broadcast, we will share how we dismissed perfectionism at first, but how we came to understand its deceptive influence. We also talk about what the […]2022-11-111h 00The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey10 Things You Need to Know About Your EmotionsAre you able to navigate the life of your emotions with fruitfulness and effectiveness? In all honesty, most of us have not had the kind of training and equipping that would help us navigate the thoughts and emotions that come our way. Today I want to talk about emotions by emphasizing ten things that are […]2022-11-0920 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyAll or Nothing Thinking, Perfectionism and Our View of GodIs “All or Nothing” thinking impacting your journey? In today’s broadcast, I want to address some questions about perfectionism and show you how the “just right, but never enough” mindset can drive us into black and white, otherwise known as “all or nothing” thinking. As we begin to discern the distortions of these mindsets, it […]2022-11-0732 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyWhat Trials Bring Out in PerfectionistsThe deeper issues of a perfectionist’s heart really come out in the midst of trials. The difficulties we face bring out how we see ourselves, God and the world around us. They are seasons where we need to heal and mature in deeper levels, but perfectionistic ways keep us stuck in staring at what we […]2022-11-0421 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyWhat is the Opposite of Perfectionism?Perfectionism is the mindset of “just right, but never enough,” a cycle of living that produces pressure, stress and bondage. Yet many sincere hearts will ask, “What is the opposite of perfectionism?” In others words, they are asking, what does it look like to break free from perfectionism? Today I want to give you some […]2022-11-0141 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyI Address Your OCD Questions Live! #11Join me in this OCD Live Q&A as I address the questions you have sent regarding obsessive compulsive struggles and the battles that surround the healing and freedom journey. Video Broadcast: Submit a Question OCD Help Page Mental Health Resource Page Recommended Resources:  The Heart Healing Journey God Loves Me and I Love Myself! Restoring […]2022-10-281h 56The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyMental Health for Christian IntrovertsWhat does it look like for a Christian to navigate their mental health journey while realizing they have introverted tendencies? What does it even mean when the words Christian and introvert come together? Today I want to talk about the life of introversion and what living mentally healthy can look like. Video Broadcast: Watch on […]2022-10-271h 13The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey12 Limiting Beliefs that Can Hinder Your Mental HealthLimiting beliefs can be perspectives we carry that create limitations to our journey. They can hinder us from experience the healing and freedom that is available for our journey. These mindsets can lay underground, at times undetected, but can prevent us from developing new and empowered perspectives for our healing journey. Video Broadcast: Watch on […]2022-10-2538 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyOur Journey through Shame, Abandonment and PerfectionismWorking through the mindset of “just right but never enough” that perfectionism creates, keeps us from seeing the shame and abandonment we carry within. Today we want to reflect on recent broadcasts on shame and abandonment, while talking through how we are processing healing in our own journey. Video Broadcast: Watch on Rumble: Recommended Resources:  […]2022-10-2148 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyHealing the Stress Response of a PerfectionistFor the perfectionist, I believe they are in a constant state of fight AND flight, where their stress response is in overdrive. Their constant busy living and avoidance keeps them from dealing with matters of the heart that need compassionate healing and grace. In this broadcast, I want to lay out how the stress response […]2022-10-2030 minTruth Trauma TheologyTruth Trauma TheologyChurch Hurts & Overcoming Bitterness with Mark DeJesusHow do we know if we are in an unhealthy spiritual environment? How do we know if we are becoming resentful? How do we deal with past or current hurts? Mark DeJesus is a YouTuber, transformational consultant, teacher, and former pastor. Mark joins the channel to discuss the healing process from his book Bitter free: How to Forgive Anyone, Resolve Conflict and Overcome Anger.   Please visit Mark's website for more information: https://markdejesus.com  0:00 Intro  2:15 Conversion and ministry experience  9:15 Did you reach a breaking point?  22:00 Why did you write this...2022-10-191h 19The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Root of Abandonment and “Shame Attacks”Have you ever had a “shame attack” and did not even know it? Today I want to bring insight into the deepest root issue in our healing journey–abandonment. Most of the roads of our brokenness lead to abandonment. And when shame and abandonment connect, it can trigger a chain reaction with our hearts that can […]2022-10-1826 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey3 Responses to Intrusive Thoughts and Religious ObsessionsHow do we respond to these intrusive thoughts that create so much disturbance within us about our salvation, our standing with God and our sense of peace? How can we respond in a fruitful way that will actually help me overcome? Many get stuck in their obsessions because they compulsively argue, research, debate, ruminate, seek […]2022-10-1435 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyNurturing the Heart of a PerfectionistOne of the greatest needs that perfectionists have is nurture, the need to find comfort through unconditional loving care. Perfectionists have an inner critic that drowns out the nurturing voice they need. It amplifies criticism, shame and judgment. So we continue to live in with a ball of emotional pressure on a daily basis. Instead […]2022-10-1322 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey4 Blocks that Keep Perfectionists from HealingThe mindset of perfectionism drives a message of “just right” but “never enough” that seeks to infiltrate how we think, believe, act and process relationships. Yet in the healing process, I have found there are four blocks that often get in the way of healing the perfectionist’s heart. I have observed them in my own […]2022-10-1020 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey7 Things We Need to Let Go OfThere are things we need to embrace as we learn and walk our healing and freedom journey, but there are also things we need to learn to let go of, they get in the way of fruitful healing and growth. Each of us has to learn how to let go of things in our life […]2022-10-0418 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyWhat Influence Do Demons & Spiritual Warfare Have on OCD?I receive numerous questions about the role of evil spirits, demons and spiritual warfare and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. This week I received a question, asking to understand how the spiritual battles we face can impact someone who struggles with OCD. In this broadcast, I will be address the subject of spiritual warfare within the context […]2022-10-031h 31The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyParenting While Working Through Your Own BrokennessHow do you navigate parenting while you are aware of your own need for healing and freedom from broken patterns in your own heart? In today’s broadcast, we want to have a discussion about this and how we process our own healing journey within the context of also being parents. Video Broadcast: Watch on Rumble: […]2022-09-3042 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyLearning to Say NOIf you want to make room to invest in what matters most in your life, you will have to learn to say NO. In fact, healthy people have learned to say NO and say it a lot. Practicing saying NO helps you get clear on what your YES is. But in order to experience this, […]2022-09-2832 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyDiscerning the Shame that Drives Perfectionism and OCDThose who battle with the influence of perfectionism and obsessive compulsive struggles are not typically aware of how much shame actually drives their life. In this broadcast, I want to peal back the layers of OCD and perfectionism, to get to the heart of the shame battles we carry that need acknowledgement, grieving and healing. […]2022-09-2717 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyGod’s Love Wins: Learning to Mature in LoveAs we discover, “What Does Love Look Like?” I pray you have discovered that learning what love is, while untangling what love is NOT, is a journey. This is a lifelong discovery. For the rest of our lives, we will explore the depths, breath and beautiful meaning of God’s love for us. Today is a […]2022-09-2337 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyReligious OCD: The Guilt and Confession CycleOne of the common patterns for Christians with OCD, is the compulsion of excessive confession of something that disturbs your spirituality. There can be a nagging sense that something is not right in your stance with God or there is some specific issue that needs to be dealt with and remedied. Confession to God, repentance […]2022-09-2338 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey5 Forms of Biblical Meditation You Can PracticeAs I encourage, equip and empower the mental health of my brothers and sisters, the first thing I emphasize is the power of slowing down. Within the context of slowing down, I have personally learned to appreciate the God given practice of meditation as a habit that can recalibrate my heart and mind into the […]2022-09-201h 08The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey7 Reasons We Cannot Emotionally SettleWhen many talk about their struggle to slow down and walk a more heart aware life, they often mention the inability to emotionally “settle.” In today’s video, I want to share about seven reasons why we can’t seem to settle and what it means for our journey. Video Broadcast: Watch on Rumble:   Recommended Resources:  […]2022-09-1914 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyI Address Your OCD Questions Live! #10Join me in this OCD Live Q&A as I address the questions you have sent regarding obsessive compulsive struggles and the battles that surround the healing and freedom journey. Here are many of the questions I cover in this episode: Religious OCD About Missions Work What About Living In Boldness Contamination OCD OCD & Getting […]2022-09-172h 10The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyI Address Your OCD Questions Live! #09Join me as I address the questions you have sent regarding obsessive compulsive struggles and the battles that surround the healing and freedom journey. Here are many of the subjects and questions I addressed: Intrusive Thoughts Against God Child Obsessed with Video Games OCD & In-Laws Fear That I Was Never Really Saved Relationship OCD […]2022-09-081h 23The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneySharing Our Personal Struggles – Part 4How do you deal with the emotional weight and burdens that come your way? What do you do with the pull of emotion energy from family members, people you help and those you serve? What about all the energy from world news and events that pulls on your empathy and overwhelm your emotional capacity? Today, […]2022-08-2551 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneySpiraling in Overwhelming Anxiety, Religious OCD and PainIn this broadcast, I will be responding to an audio message of a cry for help in the midst of an emotional spiral. You will see the impact of religious OCD, unprocessed grief, phobias and anxiety that often leave us becoming angry with God and angry with ourselves. I pray that today you can experience […]2022-08-2354 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyI Address Your OCD Questions Live! #08Join me as I address the questions you have sent regarding obsessive compulsive struggles and the battles that surround the healing and freedom journey. Within today’s broadcast, I will dive deep into a variety of subjects that relate to OCD, including: I Emphasizes The 7 Distortions of OCD Guilt Confession OCD about Relationships and Real […]2022-08-201h 42The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyLove Hangs in ThereLove brings the power to endure, the ability to hang in there and remain in the journey. When I first began to seek deeper heart healing and freedom in my life, I realized very soon that I did not know how to experience God’s love. I not only needed healing in my heart with the […]2022-08-1844 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey12 Ways Slowing Down Has Improved My Mental HealthMy first recommendation for those who want to experience greater mental and emotional health is to SLOW DOWN. This can be much easier said than done, as the world lives at such a high rate of speed. We feel that pull every day. But what I want to do is share with you some observations […]2022-08-1626 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneySharing our Personal Struggles – Part 3We continue our series on sharing some of the struggle we are navigating through by focusing in on the family dynamics that arise as you seek to navigate your healing journey. When we step into healing, all of us have to come to terms with what it means to “leave father and mother” and heal […]2022-08-111h 01The Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom Journey10 Reasons Why We Do Not Slow DownWe can all benefit from a healthy dose of slowing down. We know we need to, but what is preventing so many from living a better paced life of the heart? Today I want to bring out ten reasons why we do not slow down. See if you can discern what may be preventing you […]2022-08-1012 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyWhere Do I Start in My Heart Healing Journey?If I was to look back at the early stages of my healing journey and the lives of those I have seen pursue a heart healing path in life, there is something very important that needs to be embraced along the way. It cannot be overlooked. Those who truly learn to experience greater mental, emotional […]2022-08-0918 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyWhat Makes Healing from Brokenness So Challenging?As I seek to help people through teaching and one on one work, there is often a statement followed by a question. “This is hard. Why is healing from brokenness so hard?” Today I want to address this question by providing eight perspectives that are important to keep in mind. Video Broadcast: Watch on Rumble: […]2022-08-0529 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyLove Strengthens HopeThis message is dedicated to all my brothers and sisters who are struggling with deep discouragement, weariness or even depression. I want to be a voice of healing and freedom for your life and speak to the heart of this issue, so that life can begin to reignite the power of hope within you. So […]2022-08-0440 minThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe Healing & Freedom JourneyThe ONE Scripture Saved My Mental HealthThis one passage of Scripture helped save my mental health and lead me into a whole new way of experiencing healing and freedom in my life. I pray that what I discovered and experienced will bless and encourage your journey. Video Broadcast: Watch on Rumble: Recommended Resources: Mental Health Resource Page OCD Help and Healing […]2022-08-0211 minThe Strategic Living Podcast with Brian HolmesThe Strategic Living Podcast with Brian HolmesSLP081 - Exposing the Rejection Mindset : An Interview with Mark DeJesusOn today’s episode, I talk with my friend Mark DeJesus about his book, Exposing The Rejection Mindset. In this powerful conversation, we look at the causes, effects, and behaviors associated with this terrible, yet common issue: rejection. So many people struggle with this on some level, and many have no idea how significantly they are being affected by it in their day to day lives. In this interview, you will learn how to: Confront unresolved brokenness and the masks that we wear in relationships. End the slave life of performance, perfectionism and people pleasing. Walk free from cons...2020-01-1434 minThe Thriving Christian ArtistThe Thriving Christian Artist113 - The Heart Healing Journey: A Conversation with Mark DeJesusSend us a textAre you living a life that is fully alive from the heart?Are you passionate and ready for personal transformation?In this week’s episode I sit down for another conversation with my good friend Mark DeJesus. With over 25 years of helping people walk into healing and wholeness, Mark has just released his latest book, “The Heart Healing Journey – Awaken Heal & Transform Your life.”In a world where many are just looking to get by in life, a remnant is crying out for more.  They desire to live free...2019-12-1050 minTea time with TwaamboTea time with TwaamboHow can I heal from rejection? Interview with Mark DeJesusIn this episode I spoke with Mark DeJesus , a christian transformational coach and speaker about the rejection mindset.  Can rejection be overcome?  Mark dives into this topic and we discuss how rejection affects our lives and relationships.  How does rejection steal the best of who you are? You can find out more about Mark here or watch his videos on Youtube . (His podcast 'Transformed You' is a treasure trove !) Invite me to bring the feeling of spring into you...2019-03-3119 minThe Thriving Christian ArtistThe Thriving Christian Artist35 - Healed and Free: A Conversation with Teacher, Author, and Transformational Consultant, Mark DeJesus Part 2Send us a textIn this episode of the Thriving Christian Artist Podcast, Matt shares the 2nd part of his conversation with Mark DeJesus as they talk about life, transformation, and breaking free from rejection and entering into the fullness of God’s love, healing, and freedom.Listen on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, GooglePlay or at http://www.MattTommeyMentoring.com/podcastFor more information on Mark, visit his website at www.MarkDeJesus.com and @marktdejesus on Facebook and InstagramConnect with Matt online at www.MattTommeyMentoring.com or on Instagram and Facebook @th...2019-01-2935 minThe Thriving Christian ArtistThe Thriving Christian Artist34 - Healed and Free: A Conversation with Teacher, Author, and Transformational Consultant, Mark DeJesus Part 1Send us a textIn this episode of the Thriving Christian Artist Podcast, Matt shares the 1st part of his conversation with Mark DeJesus as they talk about life, transformation, and breaking free from rejection and entering into the fullness of God’s love, healing, and freedom.Listen on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, GooglePlay or at http://www.MattTommeyMentoring.com/podcastFor more information on Mark, visit his website at www.MarkDeJesus.com and @marktdejesus on Facebook and InstagramConnect with Matt online at www.MattTommeyMentoring.com or on Instagram and Facebook @th...2019-01-2228 min