FeralFaith Podcast

What do a flooded basement, a broken gasket, and years of buried emotional baggage have in common? Apparently, a whole lot more than we thought!

This week, Cassidy and Amber are getting down to the foundation—literally and figuratively. What starts as a hilarious (and slightly chaotic) story about Amber's flooded basement turns into a powerful conversation about the hidden places in our hearts, the wounds we bury, and what happens when we keep trying to tighten the screws instead of addressing the real problem.

We're talking trauma, shame, self-protection, gaslighting, DARVO, and the exhausting belief that trying harder will somehow make everything better. Spoiler alert: it won't.

Together, we explore why authentic healing requires truth, safe relationships, vulnerability, and the courage to invite God and trusted people into the messiest parts of our stories.

Because sometimes, before you can rebuild, you've got to tear down a few walls.

And don't worry—there's still plenty of laughter, a makeshift rage room, and an alarming amount of honey.

It's messy. It's honest. It's Feral Faith.

What if everything we've been calling spiritual warfare isn't actually spiritual warfare? What if sometimes we're just overwhelmed, carrying unresolved pain, or desperately in need of a snack, a nap, and someone safe to talk to?

In this episode, Amber and I get a little spicy about the ways we've learned to spiritualize our very human experiences. From parenting meltdowns and mom guilt to emotional triggers and those exhausting thought loops, we're talking about what happens when we stop suppressing what's going on inside us and start paying attention.

We share real stories of practicing the skills we've been talking about, recognizing our body's responses, finding safety in honest relationships, and learning how to move through hard moments without getting stuck in them.

Because acknowledging what's hard isn't speaking death over yourself. And healing doesn't always look like another prayer, declaration, or deliverance. Sometimes it looks like telling the truth, being met with compassion, and finding your way back to joy together.

Faith doesn't require us to stop being human.

And apparently, neither does resilience.

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We’re back for Season 2! And plot twist…we were not resting over the break.

While the podcast was quiet, life was anything but. We were doing hard life—the kind that doesn’t care how many episodes you’ve recorded about resilience. We laughed, cried (a lot), showed up for each other, let others show up for us, and got a very real opportunity to find out whether the skills we spent Season 1 talking about actually work when life hits the infamous spinning turbine.

Turns out, they do.

In this episode, Amber and Cassidy catch you up on where we’ve been, how we found real joy in the middle of hard things, and why resilience isn’t pretending everything is okay. We also revisit the sobering state of mental health in our country and why we’re more convinced than ever that information alone isn’t enough. We need practices, safe people, honest community—and apparently, sometimes we need to let out a good roar.

Fair warning: we’re letting some roars out this season.

Season 1 gave you the language and tools. Life gave us a chance to test them on each other. Welcome to Season 2.

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In this Season 1 finale, we go back to the moment that started it all.

Before the conversations, before the frameworks, before anything had a name, Amber and I found ourselves in an unexpected place—locked in separate bathrooms, stepping away from everything else to sit with God and with each other. What happened in that space was simple, but it was real. And it changed us.

We begin this episode by talking about love—specifically the kind described in 1 Corinthians. Patient, kind, not self seeking. The kind of love that does not keep score. And we ask a hard question: is that actually the love most of us are experiencing? Or have we settled for something else that looks similar on the surface but lacks the depth and truth of what was intended?

As we revisit that early moment, the conversation unfolds into something bigger than we planned. We reflect on how often we accept counterfeit versions of love in our relationships, in our communities, and even in the Church. Versions that perform, control, or withdraw instead of staying, listening, and bearing with one another.

This episode is a throwback, but it is also a mirror. A return to the kind of connection we were created for, with God and with each other.

This is not a polished ending. It is a return to the beginning.

In this “Sit With Me” practice episode, we slow down and create space to experience safety in the body and connection with God. These episodes are part of a practical track within Rhythms of Resilience, designed to help you build resilience through simple, embodied practices you can return to again and again.

We walk through progressive muscle relaxation to help your body settle, then revisit joy filled memories as a way to reconnect with safety and presence. From there, we gently invite God into those moments, asking a simple but powerful question: God, where were You in this?

These Emmanuel moments are not about finding perfect answers. They are about learning to sit, listen, and become aware of God’s presence in both the good and the hard places. As we practice noticing Him in moments of joy, we begin to carry that awareness into places of pain and stress, and then find our way back again.

Find a quiet space, take your time, and if you can, practice this with a trusted friend. Resilience grows as we learn to relax, remember, and return.

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Many of us have been taught that suffering must mean something went wrong. If our faith were stronger, our prayers more confident, or our declarations more persistent, maybe the pain would disappear. Over time, that kind of thinking can leave us exhausted, quietly wondering if our suffering is somehow our fault.

In this episode, we explore a different way of understanding pain. Together we unpack how certain formulas for faith can unintentionally push us toward striving rather than trust. We reflect on the invitation Jesus gives us to walk with Him in suffering rather than trying to outrun it.

What does it mean to rest in God while hardship remains? What does Emmanuel, God with us, actually look like when life does not resolve the way we hoped? And how can we walk alongside one another in suffering without rushing to fix or explain it away?

Through honest conversation and shared stories, this episode invites us to release the pressure to perform our way out of pain and instead discover the quiet resilience that grows when we trust God’s presence in the middle of it.

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Grief is not tidy. It does not move in straight lines, and it rarely follows our timelines. In this episode, we explore the misunderstood journey of grief, from denial and anger to bargaining, sorrow, and acceptance. These phases are not boxes to check. They are movements of the heart that require honesty and space.

We also talk about what happens when we try to build a false bridge around grief, bypassing the pain through spiritual language, quick encouragement, or pressure to move on. That bridge feels efficient, but it leads nowhere. What we avoid does not disappear. It waits.

Through personal stories and real conversations, we unpack the practice of lamenting, an ancient and deeply human way of expressing sorrow without denying faith. Lament gives language to loss. It creates room for anger, confusion, and longing in the presence of God and trusted community.

We also ask a hard question: what does grieving well look like when someone we love is in the middle of it? Often it means setting aside advice, timelines, and “shoulds,” and simply sitting with sorrow without trying to fix it.

Resilience is not built by avoiding grief. It grows when we allow ourselves and others to feel it fully, honestly, and together.

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The world feels heavy right now. Constant news cycles, cultural tension, and emotional overload can quietly erode our sense of safety. Our heart behind this practice track is simple: to offer tools that help people build real resilience in their bodies and relationships, especially in seasons that feel overwhelming.

This episode begins the “Sit With Me” mini series within Rhythms of Resilience. These shorter episodes are designed to give you practical, embodied skills you can practice with a trusted friend. Resilience is not built through information alone. It grows in shared presence.

We share a story from the early days after the birth of Cassidy's baby, when Amber was helping and a challenge arose with the kids. In a moment where stress could have escalated quickly, attunement changed the direction. We explore how to move through stress while staying relational, how to elevate the relationship over the problem, and how breath helps the body return to safety. You will also practice borrowing calm from someone steady and sharing joy filled memories as a way to strengthen connection and resilience.

In a world that pulls us toward reactivity, this episode invites you to slow down, sit with someone safe, and practice staying connected. Find a friend. Try it together.

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Most of us would say we know how to listen. But when someone shares pain, uncertainty, or confusion, something often shifts inside us. We feel the urge to fix, explain, spiritualize, or move the conversation along.

In this episode, Maureen Jones returns to continue the conversation about healing and resilience by focusing on one of the most overlooked skills in community—listening. Together, we explore what happens when people do not have anyone in their lives who can truly listen without correcting, advising, or quoting Scripture as a way to avoid discomfort.

We examine how another person’s pain can activate our own unresolved places, why we fear that someone else’s “funk” will somehow infect us, and how spiritual bypassing keeps us distant from honest connection. Through self reflection and story, this episode challenges us to ask why presence feels so hard and what it reveals about our own inner work.

Resilience grows when people are heard. This conversation invites us to slow down, notice our reactions, and relearn how to stay present with one another.

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We know what to do when the body is injured. We clean the wound, protect it, and give it time to heal. But what happens when the injury is to the heart, and no one ever teaches us how to tend to it?

In this episode, we explore the difference between visible wounds and the unseen injuries we carry in our souls. Joined by Maureen Jones, wife of our previous guest ,Joe Jones, former megachurch pastor gone relationship based discipleship. Maureen is a missionary, and an advanced facilitator with the Trauma Healing Institute, and we talk honestly about what happens when pain goes unacknowledged and unshared.

Together, we share personal stories of suffering injuries without having safe people to be fully honest with, and how untreated wounds quietly shape our faith, relationships, and sense of self. From Wales to our own journeys, this conversation invites listeners to consider why healing requires more than endurance, and why tending the heart with care, truth, and community is essential for resilience.

This episode continues the rhythm of learning to notice, name, and gently care for what hurts.

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