In this episode we get to discuss some criteria so you can gage your current state of Emotional and Spiritual Health. The discussion come from a book called, “Emotionally Healthy Spirituality” by Peter Scazzero. The subtitle of the book is “It’s Impossible to Be Spiritually Mature, While Remaining Emotionally Immature.” We get to discuss items and let you test or judge yourself in these areas. We discuss Scazzero’s list of: Top Ten Symptoms of Emotionally Unhealthy Spirituality.

No one thinks of themselves as emotionally immature. Lots of us think of ourselves as spiritually mature, but Scazzero discusses that they are related. We have, too often, in churches seen people who use their so-called maturity in ways to manipulate people, policies, and so on. We encourage you, in this episode, to look at ourselves. It is easy to look at churches and other people to compare; today we want you to look at how you are doing in your own emotional and spiritual health.

We finish the episode with the story of Jesus riding a donkey into Jerusalem, often called the “Triumphal Entry”. But Steve tells the story from the perspective of the donkey. Let us know what you think.

Thank you for listening to Faith Rehab Podcast, hosted by Heidi Brandt, CJ Mateo, and Steve McNitt.

Real healing can come when we go from seeing the hurts of our past as the whole story of our lives and identity, to seeing that hurt as just a chapter in the story of our lives. We look at what has happened, what has helped, and where people are headed, no matter where that may be.

On this podcast channel we feature discussions about Church hurt, faith, faith deconstruction, faith reconstruction, helping faith, and helping church hurt. We frequently address issues that are common to church staff, self-care, emotional health, spiritual health, and recovering from past hurts.

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Faith Rehab is a podcast about church hurt, healing, and rebuilding faith.

We create a safe space for honest conversations about spiritual disappointment, doubt, and the process of finding hope again—without pretending or having all the answers.

Co-hosts: Steve McNitt, Heidi Brandt & CJ Mateo
Produced by: CJ Mateo

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