I've been doing the work. I've read the books, sat in the sessions, had the hard conversations. And then something happens -- and I find myself right back in a pattern I thought I was done with. What is wrong with me? Am I ever going to get there?

If you've asked that question, this episode is for you.

"Am I fully healed?" is one of the most common questions that surfaces in therapy -- usually from the people who are working the hardest. Today we sit inside that question rather than rush past it. We look at what healing actually is through the lens of the Healing Our Core Issues (HOCI) framework, why the pattern coming back doesn't mean you're starting over, and how to be in a lifelong journey without it crushing you.

In this episode:

The goal isn't to arrive. It's to become more yourself, more of the time.

Reflection question to carry with you: How is your relationship to the thing you've struggled with longest different today than it was two years ago -- even subtly?

Encountering You is a faith-informed podcast about mental health, healing, and the work of becoming more yourself.