Hello to Emotional Health: Beyond Therapy, Counseling, & Medication (Part 1)

Hello to Emotional Health: Beyond Therapy, Counseling, & Medication – Part 1

Therapy and medication matter. But emotional health is also forged in the ordinary, daily choices we make.

In this episode of Stand Firm Parents, host Jake McCandless unpacks how parents can model emotional resilience in real time—when anger hits, when stress rises, when discouragement shows up. Emotional health isn’t just about us—it’s about the legacy we pass on.

💡 You’ll Learn:

• Why emotional health is about everyday choices, not just therapy

• How to regulate emotions before they explode

• Why kids mirror their parents’ emotional patterns

• How faith and emotional health work together in disciple-making

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💡 Key Takeaways

• Emotional health is shaped in small, daily decisions.

• Parents must model regulation, not just talk about it.

• Kids inherit our reactions—our rhythms become their reflexes.

• Scripture calls us to take thoughts captive and renew our minds as a daily practice.

• Discipleship and emotional health are inseparable.

📖 Bible References

• 2 Corinthians 10:5 – Take every thought captive.

• Romans 12:2 – Be transformed by renewing your mind.

• Proverbs 4:23 – Guard your heart, for everything flows from it.

• Ephesians 6:17 – Helmet of salvation to guard your thoughts.