In this heartfelt 200th episode, Carrie reflects on five years of podcasting and God’s steady faithfulness through seasons of loss, doubt, and unexpected grace. She shares two “secret weapons” for overcoming discouragement and finding renewed strength when life feels heavy.


Episode Highlights:

-Honest reflections on the highs and lows of podcasting for five years
Two biblical “secret weapons” to help you escape discouragement and find hope again.


-Why contentment is something we learn through experience—and how Philippians 4 teaches us to live it out.


-How to stay rooted in faith when life feels uncertain or overwhelming.


-Practical ways to apply mindfulness and Christian mental health tools for OCD, anxiety, and emotional burnout.


-Encouragement to keep showing up in your calling, trusting that God is still at work even when you can’t see the results yet.

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In this episode, Carrie welcomes Greg and Stacey Oliver from Awaken Recovery to share their journey of faith, healing, and recovery from compulsive sexual behavior. 

Episode Highlights:

How faith and community play a vital role in recovery from compulsive sexual behavior.

Why isolation fuels addiction and how authentic connection brings healing.

The difference between forgiveness and true healing through confession and community.

How addiction often masks deeper emotional wounds and unmet needs.

Practical ways to handle intrusive or triggering thoughts through spiritual and mental tools.

How God’s grace empowers lasting freedom and transformation beyond shame.

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As we continue the Healthy Perspectives on Sex series, Carrie explores what it means for Christians with OCD to face intrusive sexual thoughts with faith and honesty. She opens up a deeper conversation about shame, healing, and renewal in Christ.

Episode Highlights:

How OCD can distort normal sexual thoughts and create unnecessary guilt.

The key differences between intrusive thoughts and sinful thoughts.

Why trying to suppress or “neutralize” thoughts often makes OCD worse.

How faith and therapy work together to break shame cycles and bring healing.

What Scripture teaches about renewing your mind and embracing grace.

Practical steps to find peace and freedom as a Christian living with OCD.

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As The Healthy Perspectives on Sex series continues on Christian Faith and OCD, Carrie explores what healthy sexual development looks like from birth through age 25. She discusses how OCD can complicate perceptions of sexuality and calls for open, grace-filled dialogue about faith, the body, and healing.

Episode Highlights:

What healthy sexual development looks like from birth through age 25.

How curiosity, modesty, and body awareness naturally evolve as children grow.

The importance of teaching age-appropriate boundaries and correct body terminology.

How OCD can distort or shame past sexual experiences and thoughts.

The effects of sexual abuse on development and the importance of early intervention and healing.

Practical, faith-based ways to have open, grace-filled conversations about sex, faith, and identity.

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In this episode, Carrie launches the Healthy Perspectives on Sex Series, opening up about her personal journey of recovering from purity culture and how its messages shaped her faith, identity, and view of sexuality. She also explores how purity culture has impacted many Christians struggling with OCD and intrusive sexual thoughts, offering insight, grace, and hope for those seeking healing and freedom.

Episode Highlights:

-How purity culture shaped a generation’s beliefs about sex, faith, and shame, and why many are now seeking healing.

-Why fear-based messages from both secular and Christian cultures created confusion around sexuality and intimacy.

-How purity culture can intensify struggles with OCD, scrupulosity, and intrusive thoughts related to sexuality.

-How to begin identifying and challenging false beliefs about sex that do not align with God’s truth.

-Practical steps for healing from sexual pain, trauma, or shame, both emotionally and physically.

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In this episode, Carrie and her husband Steve celebrate their 5th anniversary by sharing 5 lessons they’ve learned in marriage—practical insights shaped by parenting, challenges, and everyday life, all while keeping Christ at the center of their relationship.

Episode Highlights:

-How the little things can strengthen connection

-The value of communicating with grace and being intentional with your words

-How to avoid making assumptions and instead extend your spouse the benefit of the doubt

-Why giving more than 50% creates a stronger, healthier marriage

-How keeping God at the center provides strength, unity, and purpose in your relationship

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In this episode of Christian Faith and OCD, Carrie is joined by Joe Feldman, founder of Cover My Mental Health, who shares his family’s battle with insurance companies and how that experience led to creating free resources that help others get the care they deserve.


Episode Highlights:

What “medical necessity” means and how it impacts your insurance coverage for OCD and other mental health care

Why documenting your provider search is crucial when navigating insurance barriers

How to file a formal insurance complaint to get your case taken seriously

Ways to advocate for yourself (or a loved one) when seeking specialized OCD treatment

Where to find free worksheets, letters, and resources through Cover My Mental Health

Connect with Joe Feldman:

www.covermymentalhealth.org

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In this episode, Carrie shares how our brains link colors, numbers, and events in ways that can trigger OCD. She offers relatable stories and practical tools to help break these patterns.

Episode Highlights:

How everyday experiences can form powerful associations in our brains.


How trauma can create associations that fuel OCD symptoms.


Examples of how OCD attaches meaning to colors, numbers, and routines.


The difference between ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) and ICBT approaches to breaking associations.


Practical ways to challenge OCD’s “last time, this time” thinking and reframe anxious beliefs.

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Carrie is joined by Rachel Kuchem Woodward, LCSW, a therapist with lived experience of OCD, to discuss how pastors can better support those who struggle through insights on discipleship, treatment, shame, and spiritual warfare.

Episode Highlights:

-Rachel’s personal journey with OCD and how her faith community played a role in her healing.

-How pastors can discern between normal spiritual wrestling and scrupulosity.

-The role of safe spaces, gospel-centered preaching, and grace-based discipleship in supporting those with OCD.

-The overlap of OCD and spiritual warfare, and how to navigate it without fear or confusion.

-Resources for pastors and helpers to grow in their understanding of OCD.

-Rachel’s upcoming book Gap Filler: Captive to Captivated and the hope it offers to both sufferers and shepherds.

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re-vivinglivescounseling.com

www.instagram.com/revivinglivescounseling

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In this episode, Carrie explores the hidden stories and emotions that make letting go of items so difficult. Drawing from conference insights and personal experiences, she shares practical wisdom to help anyone declutter and create a home that feels peaceful, joyful, and welcoming.

Episode Highlights:

The stories we tell ourselves about objects, including how joy, identity, and memory influence what we keep.


Why letting go can feel like loss and the connection between grief, trauma, and possessions.


The trap of “I might need this one day” and how scarcity thinking fuels clutter.


How acquiring can be just as much an issue as discarding, including the cycle of bargains, “great deals,” and aspirational buys.


Ways to reframe decluttering as generosity by shifting from guilt to joy through blessing others with unused items.

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