In today's episode, Rebecca talks with Steve and Val Crooks about their decades-long recovery through a 12-step program. This important conversation covers the moment they knew they needed help, and how surrender and community transformed their lives.

Hear how faith and practical daily practices—meetings, sponsors, prayer, and accountability—intersect with recovery and offer concrete steps for anyone wondering if they need help.

This episode shares real stories of hope, encouragement to reach out, and the message that healing is possible when honesty replaces secrecy and surrender replaces self-reliance. For more information on Rebecca and her practice, please visit Jesusandyourmentalhealth.com If you would like help or information on finding a 12-step program in your area, go to https://www.aa.org/find-aa or dial 988 from any phone.

In this episode, Rebecca Maxwell and Jonathan Vinke explore the Serenity Prayer and its roots in faith-based recovery, exploring what biblical acceptance really means and how to balance accepting what you cannot change with courage to change what you can.

Gain practical steps for finding peace including identifying controllables vs. uncontrollables, surrendering burdens to God, journaling to clarify choices, seeking wise counsel, and taking daily, present-focused actions to grow in peace and purpose.

For more information on Rebecca and her book, go to jesusandyourmentalhealth.com

This episode explores how aging changes the brain, body, relationships, and faith, and how grief and loss shape emotional and spiritual maturity.

Rebecca Maxwell and Jonathan Vinke discuss practical ways to tend to mind, body, and relationships, embrace new seasons, and find purpose and hope in growing older through a life rooted in Christ.

See Arthur C. Brooks' book From Strength to Strength here.

For more information on Rebecca Maxwell and her practice, go to Jesusandyourmentalhealth.com

Rebecca Maxwell and Pastor Jonathan Vinke explore how prayer shapes our minds, soothes the nervous system, and anchors our identity in Christ.

Explore the differences between Christian prayer and secular mindfulness, prayer’s role as a secure attachment to God, and find practical tips to grow a deeper, more transformational prayer life.

See Dr. Tim Keller's book on prayer here. For more information about Rebecca Maxwell and her practice, go to Jesusandyourmentalhealth.com

On today's bonus episode, licensed therapist and coach Heidi Mortensen shares her dramatic spiritual turnaround—from a lukewarm faith to full surrender—how the Holy Spirit made Scripture come alive, and how that transformation reshaped her marriage, business, and clinical work.

Heidi explains blending therapy, coaching, and a prophetic sensitivity, discusses biblical deliverance, dreams, and discernment, and talks about her book "The Brave Encourager" and her podcast "Strong Tower Mental Health."

For more on Heidi, visit:

https://www.heidimortensonlmft.com

Podcast - Strong Tower Mental Health https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strong-tower-mental-health-podcast/id1584417090

Book - The Brave Encourager https://a.co/d/6nQWGAF

For more information on Rebecca Maxwell and her practice, visit Jesusandyourmentalhealth.com

Josh Wells, an undrafted walk‑on turned 10‑year NFL veteran and Super Bowl champion, shares how faith reshaped his mental game and gave him practical tools for confidence, resilience, and purpose.

He discusses battling fear, building healthy self‑talk, the power of consistent habits (“reps remove doubt”), and how parents and coaches can support young athletes using simple, actionable practices.

Find Josh on Instagram at @j_wells72 and @undraftedcoaching and go to https://www.undraftedcoaching.com/

For more information about Rebecca Maxwell or to order her book, visit www.jesusandyourmentalhealth.com

This episode explores anger — when it’s a healthy response to injustice and when it’s a cover for softer feelings like fear, shame, or grief — and how it affects parenting, marriage, and children’s sense of safety.

We discuss practical regulation tips, the risks of codependence and over‑protecting children, and how faith and community support the long process of change.

For more information go to jesusandyourmentalhealth.com

Content warning: this episode discusses childhood sexual abuse and sex trafficking.

In today's episode, join Rebecca Maxwell and special guest Tiffany Brearton, who shares her personal story of abuse, entry into the sex industry, and how she has experienced healing and redemption through the gospel. They discuss the links between early sexual trauma, pornography, and trafficking, and the complex effects that sexual trauma has on mental health.

You will hear Tiffany describe her healing journey through faith, therapy (including EMDR), and deliverance, and explains her work with her ministry She Was Made for More as well as her books Stilettos to Grace and From a Mess to His Message.

Listen to our episode on Grief and the Holidays with Upside-Down Influencer here. For more information, go to www.jesusandyourmentalhealth.com