Many are searching for healing through energy work, New Age practices, or even AI companions.

But do these methods actually bring freedom or deeper bondage?

In this episode of Living Free in Truth, I share what the Bible says about pain, sorrow, healing, and hope. We’ll look at God’s path to true restoration, the dangers of counterfeit practices, and how Jesus meets us in our deepest wounds.

Trauma leaves deep wounds that no quick fix or spiritual shortcut can heal. In this episode, I share biblical tools for processing pain honestly, bringing it to Jesus, and walking toward true freedom.

We’ll explore lament as worship, the cross as the place of exchange, and how our identity is made new in Christ. Healing is not about pretending or bypassing pain. It’s about meeting God in truth, community, and restoration.

If you’ve tried “shortcuts” to healing and ended up empty, this episode is for you.

0:00 — Welcome & introduction: pain, trauma, and the search for healing

4:30 — Why worldly methods (New Age, energy work, crystals, AI companions) fall short

9:10 — What the Bible says about false prophets and counterfeit healing

13:50 — The world offers coping, not true healing

18:20 — Defining pain and healing from a biblical perspective

22:10 — God’s way of healing: restoration and hope through Jesus

24:00 — Trauma defined: deep wounds that touch every part of life

28:00 — God’s way of healing: redemption, not just relief32:00 — Lament as worship: bringing honest complaints before God

36:00 — Jesus bore our griefs: the cross as the place of exchange

40:00 — Identity restored: living as a new creation in Christ

44:00 — Walking with others: confession, prayer, and biblical community

48:00 — Stories of costly faith: Corrie Ten Boom, C.S. Lewis, missionaries in China

52:00 — Lasting hope: beauty for ashes and returning to God’s ancient ways