Jesus and Your Nervous System | Ep 39

Episode summary: 

Is taking care of your mental health an act of faith? Tune in to Jemese LaChel’s latest episode on embracing Christ-centered strategies for regulating your nervous system. Find peace in Christ today!

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You are not denying His power by addressing your mental health. You are not denying His finished work on the cross, which says by His scribes. You are not denying his finished work on the cross, which says by his scribes you are healed, but rather you are partnering with the Lord to protect the temple that he’s given you, to care for the temple that he’s given you.

Jemese LaChel Drewery, LCSW

In this episode, you’ll learn about:

1. Holistic Mental Health Care: The episode emphasizes that caring for mental health is not contrary to faith but a form of stewardship, integrating physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.
   
2. Practical Techniques for Peace: Jemese introduces practical tools like biblical meditation which helps shift focus from anxiety to peace, grounded in biblical truths.
   
3. Understanding the Nervous System: Listeners will gain insights into how the nervous system relates to trauma and the importance of managing it as a way to honor God and care for one’s body.

Topic Summaries:

1. Faith and Mental Health Integration: The episode challenges misconceptions about mental health care and faith, presenting them as complementary rather than opposing.
   
2. Stewardship of Health: The importance of proactively managing one’s health is framed as a divine responsibility, reinforcing that believers should care for their bodies as part of honoring God.
   
3. The Role of Breathing in Healing: The episode directly addresses common concerns about breathwork and its relationship to spiritual and physical health. It emphasizes that breathing is a God-given gift intended to support well-being. Jemese makes a clear distinction between practices associated with demonic influences or new age/new thought philosophies and the proper use of breath as a tool for healing and regulation, grounded in biblical principles.
   
4. Embracing God’s Peace: Listeners are encouraged to trust in God and actively surrender their worries, reinforcing that true peace comes from integrating faith with practical wisdom.

Scripture Referenced

1. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
2. Revelation 1:8
3. Psalm 27:4
4. Genesis 1:12
5. Corinthians 10:5
6. Hebrews 4:16
7. 1 Peter 5:7

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