Do you find yourself being defensive with others? Do you seem to turn to blame and get emotionally hooked? You might have others getting defensive with you as well. This can turn to manipulation and even gas lighting. In this episode, Heidi talks about how to not be so defensive. You will hear how to get at the root of the issue, identify the emotional hooks, and respond with curiosity instead. When we know who we are in Christ, we are confident with ourselves, there is no need to be defensive with others. “With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” ~Ephesians 4:2-3 “Jesus encountered one moral mess after another, and He was never taken aback by anyone’s morality. Ever.” ~Brant Hansen Find more about Heidi: www.heidimortensonlmft.com Purchase the book The Brave Encourager: https://www.amazon.com/Brave-Encourager-Power-Encouragement-Changes/dp/B09TN45H36/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HGP5FPY2E5GD&keywords=the+brave+encourager&qid=1646608516&sprefix=the+brave+encourager%2Caps%2C223&sr=8-1 Join my mailing list: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/t5u2y5 If you are in crisis, help is available by call or text 1-800-273-8255 24/7. You can also visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are loved!

Have you ever had a bad day become a bad week? And that bad week become a bad month and then a bad year? Andy “stumbled” into depression after the tough news about his daughter’s health at her birth. He was a pastor and would put a fake smile on his face. He was believing lies that he was left alone and forgotten by God. With the encouragement of his wife, he went to counseling. Like many people, he was hesitant to go. However, it was one of the best decisions he made. The counseling helped him to see the root of the lies that he was believing. Andy is now a speaker and author of the book “When Words Don’t Come Easy”. Along with advocating for mental health, he is passionate about fitness and working out. You will be encouraged to hear this kind hearted and humble man of God share his testimony of God’s redemption. "Jesus wept". ~John 11:35 Andy’s website: https://andyhoward.com/ To purchase Andy’s book: https://www.amazon.com/When-Words-Dont-Come-Easy-ebook/dp/B0B8DVFVSD/ Heidi’s website: https://heidimortensonlmft.com/ If you are in crisis, help is available by call or text 1-800-273-8255 24/7. You can also visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are loved!

Being hit by panic attacks and extreme anxiety for three and a half years, Dr. Mark Chironna couldn’t run from the pain. He was forced to get healing from places he didn’t know needed healing from. He had to do what he calls grunt work deliverance. There are many in the church who believe in magical thinking that they will be healed in an instant. Dr. Chironna is an ordained bishop, author, has a master’s in psychology, and has been in ministry for almost 50 years. He was doing what many of us do – too much, too fast and for too long. His testimony is so incredibly powerful, revealing, and common. We try to fix ourselves and treat ourselves as machines. We are embodied souls and are being totally unified from the inside out. Most often we don’t realize that our thoughts “have us” instead of our thoughts “having us”. God cannot heal what we hide from, but God will heal everything that we reveal. The more we suppress our fear, the more we feed it. We often frustrate the Holy Spirit’s work, and it inhibits the renewal our mind desperately needs. Hear this incredible interview so you can learn how to gain more self-awareness for real transformation. You will be encouraged to not to try to run from your pain, ruminate on your past, or fear your future. No matter how dark it may seem, our redeemed souls will still sing. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” ~Isaiah 55:9 “You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world”. ~1 John 4:4 Mark’s website: https://www.markchironna.com/ To purchase the book On The Edge of Hope: https://www.amazon.com/Edge-Hope-Matter-Night-Redeemed/dp/0800762576/ref=sr_1_18?crid=FHLWDQFSKXEA&keywords=dr+mark+chironna&qid=1684426032&sprefix=dr.+mark+chi%2Caps%2C118&sr=8-18 Heidi’s website: https://heidimortensonlmft.com/ If you are in crisis, help is available by call or text 1-800-273-8255 24/7. You can also visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are loved!

We like to beat ourselves up and we like to stay small. But God has different ideas. He is God no matter what we’re dealing with and the circumstances we are in. Neuroplasticity is the ability of our brains to change even if we’ve had difficult life situations. When we continue to focus on beating ourselves up, this change is hard. In this episode, you will experience ministry to bring yourself into a place of peace, joy, and value with an attachment to God. You will be activated in all your five senses to experience the truth of how God sees you. You will be brought into a place from before you were born, into being held as a baby by Jesus and throughout your life. There is purpose for your life and the world needs what you carry. God made us each unique with special gifts and abilities that no one else has. Sometimes we need a moment to be ministered to remind us to align heaven’s plans for us into the now. “I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.  Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.” ~Psalm 139:14 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” ~Matthew 3:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” ~2 Corinthians 5:17 Find more about Heidi: www.heidimortensonlmft.com Purchase the book The Brave Encourager: https://www.amazon.com/Brave-Encourager-Power-Encouragement-Changes/dp/B09TN45H36/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HGP5FPY2E5GD&keywords=the+brave+encourager&qid=1646608516&sprefix=the+brave+encourager%2Caps%2C223&sr=8-1 Join my mailing list: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/t5u2y5 If you are in crisis, help is available by call or text 1-800-273-8255 24/7. You can also visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are loved!

Tony Kemp operates in miracles, signs and wonders. Is this magical thinking or can this impact us with our spiritual emotional and physical healing? Tony shares many ministry testimonies of healings through the power of Jesus Christ and powerful stories from the Bible. He also shares his experiences with angels and seeing Jesus face to face. Tony also worked in the field of mental health before being calling into ministry full-time. He speaks around the world and has written many books. He knows how God can work miracles emotionally, mentally, spiritually and physically. We so often hold onto our resentment, hatred, bitterness, rejection, abandonment that keeps us from experiencing freedom. The spiritual healing is what we need to pursue first, so that the other healing comes next. Be encouraged to hear these powerful testimonies, teachings, and prayer by Tony.  Hear, my children, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding. ~Proverbs 4:1 Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” ~John 5:8 Tony’s website: https://tonykemp.com/ Heidi’s website: https://heidimortensonlmft.com/ If you are in crisis, help is available by call or text 1-800-273-8255 24/7. You can also visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are loved!      

Our identity is currently being attacked in this world and it can be hard to field through the lies to truly know who we are. As Christians we should look different from the rest of the world but often times we don’t. I think some of the issue is that Christians lack a deep and intimate relationship with Father God. There is distance between God and we don’t believe He is close. However, the veil was torn and we can now go boldly to the throne of grace. In this episode you will hear some of the common things that keep us from walking in our true identity and what we can do to break free from them. You will also experience prayer and ministry to shift you into that truth by hearing God’s powerful word about who you truly are. You are meant to shine Jesus to the rest of the world! Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. ~1 Corinthians 3:17-18 Find more about Heidi: www.heidimortensonlmft.com Purchase the book The Brave Encourager: https://www.amazon.com/Brave-Encourager-Power-Encouragement-Changes/dp/B09TN45H36/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HGP5FPY2E5GD&keywords=the+brave+encourager&qid=1646608516&sprefix=the+brave+encourager%2Caps%2C223&sr=8-1 Join my mailing list: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/t5u2y5 If you are in crisis, help is available by call or text 1-800-273-8255 24/7. You can also visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are loved!

If we could heal ourselves we would have already done it! We need help from God to heal our inner soul even after salvation. Teia Martinez got pregnant at age 14 and got married at 15. She was not raised in church, nor did she own a Bible. By the age of 22 she had 3 kids. At the age of 19 she got desperate from being miserable and depressed. She started to cry out to God to find out if He was real. God started to speak to her in music, movies, and dreams in the night. She learned early on that God was speaking to her. Jesus snatched her out of this darkness but her soul needed healing.  She heard people tell her to “put it on the Cross” and “take it to Jesus” but she didn’t know how to do that practically. She was then led through a path of inner healing and deliverance that brought her to a hunger to want to do this herself. She grew in her faith and was so thankful for what God did through her life that she wanted to serve Him. Teia now leads an international ministry of teaching and equipping adults, teens and children. We need help to heal our souls. We need to be responsible for our own stuff even if we didn’t cause it. When we blame other people, this blocks our healing. Nothing in this world can fill the space that God can fill. God is calling us to something but we need to be courageous and obedient to this call. Be encouraged to hear Teia’s testimony and secrets to walking through healing our soul and finding our identity in Christ. “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” ~Psalm 147:3 “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” ~John 1:5 Teia’s website: https://www.teiamartinezministries.com/ Heidi’s website: https://heidimortensonlmft.com/ If you are in crisis, help is available by call or text 1-800-273-8255 24/7. You can also visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are loved!

Have you been struggling with negative thoughts? There are times when we know what God says about us but we don’t feel it and our experiences seem to tell us a different story than what God says. The Bible says that we have the mind of Christ. If we have the mind of Christ, how can we struggle so much with negative thoughts? In this episode, you will hear common negative thoughts, “lies” or “negative cognitions” that can take over our mind. You will also hear the truth of what God does think about us so our mind can be renewed. When we speak out what the enemy is trying to do and declare God's truth, it takes the power away. This episode describes how we can renew our mind and continue to seek the mind of Christ.  “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” ~Philippians 4:8 “What you are thinking now is creating your future life. You create your life with your thoughts. Because you are always thinking, you are always creating. What you think about the most or focus on the most is what will appear as your life.” ~ Dr. Caroline Leaf Extraordinary Retreat: https://www.discovermyinsidestory.com/ Find more about Heidi: www.heidimortensonlmft.com Purchase the book The Brave Encourager: https://www.amazon.com/Brave-Encourager-Power-Encouragement-Changes/dp/B09TN45H36/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HGP5FPY2E5GD&keywords=the+brave+encourager&qid=1646608516&sprefix=the+brave+encourager%2Caps%2C223&sr=8-1 Join my mailing list: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/t5u2y5 If you are in crisis, help is available by call or text 1-800-273-8255 24/7. You can also visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are loved!

Jamie Lyn Wallnau shares her testimony of being medicated for depression and feeling ashamed. She talks about the misconception of depression being a chemical imbalance and how she found hope and freedom through prayer and faith. The podcast also explores self-hate and depression in marriage, personal faith, and the power of Jesus in delivering and setting one free from depression.

 Our world is hurting, and we need the church to lead by showing how to truly be free. God can shine through healthy people who are free, not in bondage. When I got into ministry, I innocently was surprised by how many wounded people are in churches and ministries. I thought they had it all put together. However, they are just like everyone else. But shouldn’t Christians look different than the rest of the world? In this message, I share the wisdom I believe the church needs to bridge mental health. I think there is much to learn and grow in the church about mental health. Leaders in ministries need to not be afraid of it and bring the topic into their church first by being authentic and vulnerable themselves. We don’t know what we don’t know. When leaders are doing their own personal growth and transformation it’s an invitation for everyone to seek and receive real freedom. “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” ~Galatian 5:1 “If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” ~John 8:38 Extraordinary Retreat: https://www.discovermyinsidestory.com/ Find more about Heidi: www.heidimortensonlmft.com Purchase the book The Brave Encourager: https://www.amazon.com/Brave-Encourager-Power-Encouragement-Changes/dp/B09TN45H36/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HGP5FPY2E5GD&keywords=the+brave+encourager&qid=1646608516&sprefix=the+brave+encourager%2Caps%2C223&sr=8-1 Join my mailing list: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/t5u2y5 If you are in crisis, help is available by call or text 1-800-273-8255 24/7. You can also visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are loved!