🔴 Plastic Surgery and ROCD | Misophonia | Emetophobia | Recalibrating How We Hear from God

Do you find you need a new relationship with your thoughts and emotions? This live Q&A dives into a number of battles that many face with OCD, scrupulosity, perfectionism, phobias and more. We also bring an update about the church lady and the church gentleman, who arrive to share what they are "grateful" for in this season. We pray that you will smile, laugh and be empowered with helpful insight for your healing and freedom journey.

The Power of Gratitude: We discuss the overlooked aspect of gratitude, even though it is such an important practice that dramatically impact your mental health for good. I even mention the beauty of a
Dayenu prayer, which can connect you to the power of gratitude in a powerful way.

Relationship OCD (ROCD) and Body Image: We tackle a powerful question about a husband obsessed with his wife getting plastic surgery

Intrusive Thoughts & Disgust: Find out how to handle those awful, intrusive thoughts—especially those triggered by intrusive thoughts about flaws or even simple things like watching TV—without arguing or debating them. I share practical strategies for choosing love over the powerful, immediate feeling of disgust.

Misophonia and Sensory Overload: My wife, Melissa, and I share our real-life, often intense struggle with misophonia—the strong negative emotional response to specific sounds like chewing.

Recalibrating How We Hear from God: I address a difficult situation of a young Christian leader who believes he has a "martyrdom" calling , causing him intense anxiety and dread. I break down the problem of many Christians who claim they "heard a word from God," create an interpretation on this and develop a cognitive bias in what they look for. I share some very important concerns about this pattern and some fruitful ways we can walk into healthy patterns.

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0:00 Intro
4:40 How To Find Freedom
7:13 Drinking Tea & What Makes Gratitude Challenging For You?
16:45 The Church Gentlemen & Church Lady Made Gratitude Lists?
28:55 Greet The Chat
31:45 Husband Wants His Wife to Get Plastic Surgery?
41:55 The Fool in Proverbs & Mental Health
47:25 Misophonia Struggles
1:07:35 ROCD & Christian Dating Advice
1:11:54 Struggling with a Emetophobia
1:15:32 Bombarding Intrusive Thoughts While watching TV with Spouse
1:24:45 OCD Confusion Over Being a Martyr & Hearing God
1:36:55 Father & Men Wounds In My Life But I Want a Good Husband
1:42:25 When Self Hate Prevents Healing
1:49:01 Difference Between "Fighting Sin or Healing Wounds"
1:51:08 Boundaries with Helping Sick Family Members
1:52:50 I Feel Nothing When I Think of My Abusive Mother Who Has Died