The Story Behind the Book: Melissa Interviews Her Husband

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The Story Behind the Book: Melissa Interviews Her Husband

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Mar 24, 2023

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Melissa DeJesus interviews her husband Mark about his latest book, The OCD Healing Journey.
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Mar 24, 2023

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Working Through Catastrophic Thinking: Do you find yourself leaning towards the catastrophic interpretation of where you are? Do you get lost in catastrophizing? If you are wondering if it is something that manifests in your life, catastrtophic thinking is a pattern where we often overestim... by The Healing & Freedom Journey
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3 Key Factors that Influence How We Respond to Trials: How do you respond to trials? I cannot say that in my life and journey, I have responded to trials well at all. I have had to do a lot of learning, healing and maturing when it comes to rising up in the midst of a trial. I am still on my journey. by The Healing & Freedom Journey
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Freedom from a Punishment Based Relationship with God: Our mental, emotional and relationship struggles can be a signal that how we relate to God needs healing. Are we able to experience connection to who God is in His love, or do you find that your journey is highly influenced by a punishment based perspe... by The Healing & Freedom Journey
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What is Love? (Part 6): Love calls for us to grow in wisdom and maturity, where we realize that we all need to grow in what love calls for in a given situation. In this broadcast, I want to extend the invitation to grow in knowledge and discernment of love by increasing in wi... by The Healing & Freedom Journey
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Working Through Feeling Overwhelmed: No one is exempt from moments of overwhelm in their life. They become times where we feel buried under the weight of challenges, struggles and resistance. Those who go through intense feelings of overwhelm can feel they hit their limit. by The Healing & Freedom Journey
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I Answer Your Questions Live!: In a live broadcast, I address many questions that were sent in, covering a variety of subjects, including: How to Get Out of Your Head Being in a Godless College Environment When You Come To The End of Yourself Beating Yourself Up Over Past Sins Obses... by The Healing & Freedom Journey
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Healing the Pain of a Woman’s Heart: We recieve many letters and questions that specifically address the pain of a woman’s heart and the heart healing journey. In response to these questions, Melissa took some time today to share her journey of heart healing through some painful experienc... by The Healing & Freedom Journey
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