🔴 Church Lady Christmas | Spinning Out at Church | Deceived by Grace? | Perfectionism Exposed

Join us for a special Sunday Live as we celebrate Melissa's birthday, share the Church Lady's hilarious reading of "Twas the Night Before Christmas," and dive deep into your most pressing questions about mental health, your faith walk and healing!

Birthday Celebration: Melissa turns 53! We kick off with a heartfelt conversation about making decisions without guilt, rejection mindset, and what she'd tell her 24-year-old self.

The Church Lady Special: The Church Lady returns with her unique interpretation of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" - complete with spiritual warfare, her brother Nick, and cashmere scarves. You won't want to miss this!

Holiday Emotions Poll: We explore the emotional reality of the holiday season - do you feel anticipation and excitement, or fear, dread, guilt, and loneliness? Our community is split 50/50, and we discuss how to navigate both experiences with grace.

There are many questions that are covered in this broadcast:
- Why church makes you spin out (especially with OCD)
- Overcoming comparison in church communities
- Understanding "goofy thoughts" and intrusive thinking
- The temptation to rage bait online
- Obsessing about your healing progress and performance reviewing yourself
- Are blasphemous thoughts really "the worst"?
- Dealing with sin "aggressively" vs. understanding grace
- Unsolicited advice and letting go of others' decisions
- High-functioning anxiety at work and perfectionism

KEY INSIGHTS:
- Guilt vs. genuine love - how to make decisions without constant guilt
- Why comparison steals the beauty of your journey
- The power of grace (not "sloppy grace" - actual biblical grace!)
- Perfectionist patterns and family systems
- When to let things sit instead of compulsively fixing them
- The danger of performance-driven Christianity

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