In this deeply personal episode, I open up about my journey of navigating complicated relationships — from my sister to my bonus daughter — and how God is teaching me that healing isn’t about fixing anyone else. It’s about learning to release what I can’t control, set boundaries without guilt, and stay present without shutting down.

I share how the Word almost got choked out in me by the cares of this world, and how casting my cares back on God shifted everything. We’ll talk about forgiveness as a posture, not a performance, and what it looks like to choose longsuffering over control.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in a cycle of sadness, hopelessness, anger, and distance… this episode is for you. Join me as I reflect on the real work of healing, the spiritual renewal God is walking me through, and the peace that comes when we stop trying to change people and start letting God change us.

In this episode, we talk about how your mind can truly change. You’ll learn how old thought patterns are formed, how trauma shapes your reactions, and how God can help you think and live differently. We’ll walk through simple steps to break negative thinking and build a new mindset based on truth and peace.

“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” — Romans 12:2

This episode breaks down what happens when faith gets mixed with fear, confusion, or control. We’ll revisit the Parable of the Sower to see how God’s Word can grow or get choked out by life’s distractions. You’ll learn how to keep your heart open and grounded so the truth can take root and bring real change.

“He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” — Matthew 13:9

Can people, places, or even time heal trauma? In this episode, I share why true healing comes only through God, not self-help or avoidance. We talk about surrender, identity, and the One who restores broken hearts.

A deep dive into how the parable of the seed sower reveals the dangers of religious psychosis—where faith is distorted into control instead of transformation. We explore what true spiritual growth looks like when the Word of God takes root in the right soil.

Trauma isn’t just an emotional wound—it literally changes how the brain functions.

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study by the CDC and Kaiser Permanente (1995–1997) surveyed 17,000 adults about childhood trauma (abuse, neglect, household dysfunction).

67% reported at least 1 ACE.

➡️ 1 in 8 reported 4 or more ACEs.

➡️ The higher the ACE score, the higher the risk for:

➡️ Depression & anxiety

➡️ Substance use

➡️ Heart disease, diabetes, & other chronic illnesses

➡️ Shorter life expectancy (up to 20 years)

Romans 12:2 (NIV)

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

➡️ This speaks to how trauma wires us to live in survival patterns, but God rewires us through renewal.

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2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

➡️ Trauma often plants fear and dysregulation, but God’s Spirit restores peace, stability, and a sound mind.

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1. Religious Psychosis = Fruit of Rebellion

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. (Hosea 4:6)

2. Knowledge = Instruction = Life

Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life. (Proverbs 4:13)

3. Obedience is Better than Sacrifice

Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days…(Deuteronomy 5:33)

4. Disobedience = Cycles & Confusion

As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. (Proverbs 26:11)

5. Repentance Breaks the Cycle

Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. (Acts 3:19)

6. Freedom Requires Truth

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (John 8:32)

📖 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (James 4:7)

📖 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. (Galatians 5:1)

7. God’s Mercy in Giving Instruction

Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.(Proverbs 1:23)

And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. (Isaiah 30:21)

Choose obedience.

Choose knowledge.

Choose instruction.

For in obedience, there is safety.

In submission, there is deliverance.

And in truth, there is freedom.

In this episode, I break down what trauma really is, the 6 most common traumatic experiences, and how God re-parents us through healing. Grab the workbook for 50% off: https://linktr.ee/powerofone

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