Josh Wells, an undrafted walk‑on turned 10‑year NFL veteran and Super Bowl champion, shares how faith reshaped his mental game and gave him practical tools for confidence, resilience, and purpose.

He discusses battling fear, building healthy self‑talk, the power of consistent habits (“reps remove doubt”), and how parents and coaches can support young athletes using simple, actionable practices.

Find Josh on Instagram at @j_wells72 and @undraftedcoaching and go to https://www.undraftedcoaching.com/

For more information about Rebecca Maxwell or to order her book, visit www.jesusandyourmentalhealth.com

This episode explores anger — when it’s a healthy response to injustice and when it’s a cover for softer feelings like fear, shame, or grief — and how it affects parenting, marriage, and children’s sense of safety.

We discuss practical regulation tips, the risks of codependence and over‑protecting children, and how faith and community support the long process of change.

For more information go to jesusandyourmentalhealth.com

Content warning: this episode discusses childhood sexual abuse and sex trafficking.

In today's episode, join Rebecca Maxwell and special guest Tiffany Brearton, who shares her personal story of abuse, entry into the sex industry, and how she has experienced healing and redemption through the gospel. They discuss the links between early sexual trauma, pornography, and trafficking, and the complex effects that sexual trauma has on mental health.

You will hear Tiffany describe her healing journey through faith, therapy (including EMDR), and deliverance, and explains her work with her ministry She Was Made for More as well as her books Stilettos to Grace and From a Mess to His Message. 

Listen to our episode on Grief and the Holidays with Upside-Down Influencer here. 

Today's episode explores how our family of origin shapes our emotional regulation, our habits, and our relationships. At some point we all wonder whether our struggles are all a result of baggage from childhood; and, as parents, we worry about how we are scarring our own children.

Rebecca discusses attachment, generational patterns, and explores practical steps like genograms and memory work, setting boundaries, seeking reconciliation, and how faith and God’s reparenting can help us change and heal.

For more information on Rebecca Maxwell and her practice, visit Jesusandyourmentalhealth.com 

On today's episode, discover the ways that dopamine, social media, and phone notifications give us quick, intermittent reward hits that often fragment our attention and lead to anxiety and addictive habits.

Links:

Dopamine article: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12322333/

Huberman Lab episode on caffeine: https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/using-caffeine-to-optimize-mental-and-physical-performance

For more information on Rebecca Maxwell and her practice, visit Jesusandyourmentalhealth.com 

This episode of Jesus and Your Mental Health explores ADHD as a dopamine-sensitive neurodiversity and how it affects task initiation, relationships, work, and spiritual practices.

Rebecca is joined by fellow therapist Julie Norman to discuss common misconceptions of ADHD, differences in presentation across genders and ages, diagnostic considerations including hormones, and the balance between medication and holistic care.

You'll learn some practical strategies including body-doubling, visual timers, schedule blocking, movement-friendly worship, and seeking compassionate, curiosity-driven support from faith communities.

Visit https://peaceregardless.com/ for more information about Julie, and especially isitadhd.org to book a Qb test. 

For more information about Rebecca's book or counseling practice, go to jesusandyourmentalhealth.com

Today Rebecca is joined by Emily Yi from Jacksonville Creative Therapy to talk about supporting emotionally intense teens and young adults.

We'll explore this intensity or "emotional overexcitability," and explore how it shows up, and why intensity can be a strength rather than a flaw.

You'll receive guidance and practical tips for supporting the emotionally intense child in your life, and learn to recognize the signs that indicate further help is needed. 

This episode explores why people experience and express emotions differently—how upbringing, culture, biology, and personality shape our comfort with feeling. 

You'll learn some practical tools including expanding your emotional vocabulary with a feelings wheel, using music and story to tune into feelings, slowing down to check feelings against facts and faith, and small practices to widen your window of tolerance and deepen connection.

Today's conversation is about identity—how God’s truth forms who we are versus building identity based on performance, wounds, or roles.

The episode explores practical distinctions between calling, assignment, and self-worth, and highlights ways to reframe false beliefs through family-of-origin work, thought replacement, and therapeutic tools like EMDR.

Rooted in Scripture and prayer, the discussion offers hopeful, faith-based steps for anyone struggling with shame or shifting life seasons, and points listeners to community resources and further support.

Welcome back to season 2 of Jesus and Your Mental Health. This episode explores help for those who have dedicated their lives to helping others. We talk about signs of burnout, setting boundaries, and the role of community in our overall health. We also lay out some practical steps to replenish your capacity, and explain how faith and Scripture inform healthy self-care for those who serve others.

For information about Rebecca and her practice, go to jesusandyourmentalhealth.com