Explore every episode of the podcast Christian Women Healing from Shame, Fear & Codependency: Real with Melanie

How do you practice emotional sobriety in everyday life when you still want to check, explain, rescue, or undo a boundary?

In Episode 37 of Real with Melanie, Melanie Reyes shares how fear of missing out kept her connected to unhealthy friendships and a relationship longer than it should have, and the practical changes she made after detaching. From unfollowing connected accounts to stepping away from familiar gathering places, this open letter explores how everyday choices can stop feeding old patterns and create room to surrender what we cannot control to Christ.

This is Part 3 of the four-part Emotional Sobriety Open Letter series: PRACTICE.

We explore five everyday practices:

1. Pay attention to what you keep giving access to your mind.

2. Pause before you respond.

3. Allow discomfort without immediately changing your decision.

4. Consider what help is actually yours to give.

5. Give your attention somewhere faithful to go.

Through Proverbs 4:23 and Philippians 4:8–9, we consider guarding our hearts, directing our thoughts, and putting what we learn into practice. The episode weaves in Lesson 5 of Kingdom Happily Ever After, "Boundaries Are Biblical, Not Mean."

Go deeper: Kingdom Happily Ever After, twenty biblical lessons in emotional freedom.

https://kingdomhappilyeverafter.com

About this show: Real with Melanie is a faith-based podcast for Christian women navigating mental health, emotional healing, and the journey to wholeness in Christ. Every episode speaks into codependency recovery, shame and guilt, boundaries, people pleasing, and identity in Christ, the real stuff so many of us carry quietly. This episode speaks to practicing emotional sobriety, fear of missing out, overexplaining, rescuing, and healthy boundaries, part of the larger journey toward emotional freedom and focus. If you searched for a Christian podcast for emotional healing and mental health, or how to practice emotional sobriety in everyday life as a Christian woman, you are exactly who this show was made for.

Connect with Melanie:

Instagram: @msmelaniereyes

Email: hello@mypathtowholeness.com

Website: mypathtowholeness.com

New episodes drop every Monday.

Faith + Intentions = Transformation.

What if being the caring one, the dependable one, the peacemaker, or the person everyone calls is quietly costing you your peace?

In Episode 35 of Real with Melanie, Melanie begins a four-part series on emotional sobriety for Christian women. This open letter explores how codependency, people-pleasing, fear of rejection, the need for reassurance, overexplaining, rescuing, and trying to manage other people's emotions can hide underneath qualities we often call loving, helpful, empathetic, or faithful.

Emotional sobriety is not about becoming emotionless, detached, or completely independent. It is learning to feel deeply without allowing every emotion, relationship, or person's response to control your identity, decisions, or peace. For the Christian woman, that means becoming increasingly rooted in Christ rather than in approval, validation, control, or the need for everyone around you to be okay.

In this episode, Melanie shares what two years of emotional sobriety have taught her about recognizing unhealthy emotional dependence beyond romantic relationships, including family, friendships, work, and ministry. She also explores the difference between caring for people and making them responsible for keeping you emotionally okay.

This week's My Path to Wholeness question:

What person, relationship, circumstance, or outcome has more influence over my emotional state than I realized?

If you're ready to go deeper into the patterns underneath codependency, people-pleasing, unhealthy attachment, shame, control, and emotional dependence, Kingdom Happily Ever After is Melanie's 20-lesson biblical recovery guide to emotional sobriety.

Download the 20 lessons at kingdomhappilyeverafter.com

A little about this show: Real with Melanie is a faith-based podcast for Christian women navigating mental health, emotional healing, and the journey to wholeness in Christ. Every episode speaks into codependency recovery, shame and guilt, boundaries, people pleasing, and identity in Christ, the real stuff so many of us carry quietly. This episode speaks to Christian dating after healing, dating after divorce, emotional safety, boundaries, and relationship discernment, part of the larger journey toward emotional freedom and focus. If you searched for a Christian podcast for emotional healing and mental health, or how to date after divorce as a Christian woman without losing yourself, you are exactly who this show was made for.

Connect with Melanie:

Instagram: @msmelaniereyes

Email: hello@mypathtowholeness.com

Website: mypathtowholeness.com

Faith + Intentions = Transformation.

What does dating after divorce as a Christian woman look like after you have spent years doing the emotional healing work? In this episode, Melanie shares what three dates in ten months revealed about dating after healing, relationship discernment, emotional safety, boundaries, and learning to choose differently.

This Open Letter is for the Christian woman who wants love but no longer wants to lose herself trying to find it. It explores why a good Christian man can still not be the right man for you, why shared faith does not always mean shared spiritual direction, and how to give someone grace for his season without making his growth your assignment.

Melanie also shares what happened when she asked a dating connection to slow down, why being chosen is not the same as being emotionally safe, and how emotional sobriety changes what you notice, what you tolerate, and what you do next. Healing does not mean you never feel attracted, anxious, hopeful, disappointed, or triggered. It means those feelings no longer have to make your decisions.

Your My Path to Wholeness question for this week is: What is your current relationship season revealing about you?

Ready to go deeper? Kingdom Happily Ever After is a 20-lesson biblical guide to emotional sobriety for the woman who is tired of confusing chaos with chemistry, potential with compatibility, and helping with love. Get it at kingdomhappilyeverafter.com.

A little about this show: Real with Melanie is a faith-based podcast for Christian women navigating mental health, emotional healing, and the journey to wholeness in Christ. Every episode speaks into codependency recovery, shame and guilt, boundaries, people pleasing, and identity in Christ, the real stuff so many of us carry quietly. This episode speaks to Christian dating after healing, dating after divorce, emotional safety, boundaries, and relationship discernment, part of the larger journey toward emotional freedom and focus. If you searched for a Christian podcast for emotional healing and mental health, or how to date after divorce as a Christian woman without losing yourself, you are exactly who this show was made for.

Connect with Melanie:

Instagram: @msmelaniereyes

Email: hello@mypathtowholeness.com

Website: mypathtowholeness.com

If this episode made you think of another Christian woman navigating dating, divorce recovery, or emotional healing, share it with her. If this podcast has been helping you, please leave a review. Every review and every share helps another woman find her way into this conversation.

New episodes drop every Monday.

Faith + Intentions = Transformation.

What do you do when you're not okay as a Christian woman? In this episode I get honest about a hard week, two funerals, and what it means to stay present with your emotions instead of performing peace you don't feel…

A little about this show: Real with Melanie is a faith-based podcast for Christian women navigating mental health, emotional healing, and the journey to wholeness in Christ. Every episode speaks into codependency recovery, shame and guilt, boundaries, people pleasing, and identity in Christ, the real stuff so many of us carry quietly. This episode speaks to emotional sobriety, grief, and what it means to be honest about not being okay, part of the larger journey toward emotional freedom and focus. If you searched for what do you do when you're not okay as a Christian woman, or a Christian podcast for emotional healing and mental health, you are exactly who this show was made for.

Connect with Melanie:

Instagram: @msmelaniereyes

Threads: @msmelaniereyes

Email: hello@mypathtowholeness.com

Website: mypathtowholeness.com

Why do you keep starting over and never finishing what God called you to do? This episode walks you through the five things I make sure I have every time I start over, whether that's from divorce, a season change like empty nesting, or healing from past hurt and trauma.

These five things are not a formula. They will not earn you a new life. They're the practical, day-to-day things I do while God does what only God can do. For each one, I'm giving you a real example of how it played out in my life and two coaching questions to help you assess where you actually stand: community, a Bible-teaching church, therapy, working on yourself body and spirit, and investing in the one area you need the most help with.

This episode covers identity in Christ, codependency recovery, and what it actually looks like to steward your healing instead of white-knuckling it alone.

A little about this show: Real with Melanie is a faith-based podcast for Christian women navigating mental health, emotional healing, and the journey to wholeness in Christ. Every episode speaks into codependency recovery, shame and guilt, boundaries, people pleasing, and identity in Christ, the real stuff so many of us carry quietly. This episode speaks to starting over, codependency recovery, and identity in Christ, part of the larger journey toward emotional freedom and focus. If you searched for a Christian podcast for emotional healing and mental health, or why do I keep starting over and never finishing what God called me to do, you are exactly who this show was made for.

If this episode is where you needed to land today, Kingdom Happily Ever After is my 20-lesson biblical guide to emotional sobriety and breaking free from shame, fear, and codependency. Get it at kingdomhappilyeverafter.com

Connect with Melanie:

Instagram: @msmelaniereyes

Email: hello@mypathtowholeness.com 

Website: mypathtowholeness.com 

If this episode met you somewhere real, leave a review. It helps another sister find the show. And if you know a woman who needs permission to start over well, share this episode with her.

New episodes drop every Monday.

Why did I go silent on this podcast for six years? This full-length episode is the honest answer, covering a toxic on-and-off relationship, codependency, alcohol, and the shame that silenced a faith-based coach from telling her own story.

This is the most personal episode I have ever recorded. For six years I told you "life happened." That was true, but it wasn't the whole truth. In this episode, I'm sharing the whole truth: a relationship I was too ashamed to post publicly, alcohol that quietly became something I had to manage, and the shame that kept me from telling my own story while teaching other women how to heal from theirs.

This episode covers emotional sobriety, codependency recovery, identity in Christ, and what it actually looks like to mourn who you used to be so God can use who you're becoming. If you're a Christian woman who has ever lived two lives, one public and one private, this episode is for you.

This is a longer episode than usual, built to give this story the room it needed.

CODA: Co-dependents Anonymous - https://coda.org 

A little about this show: Real with Melanie is a faith-based podcast for Christian women navigating mental health, emotional healing, and the journey to wholeness in Christ. Every episode speaks into codependency recovery, shame and guilt, boundaries, people pleasing, and identity in Christ, the real stuff so many of us carry quietly. This episode speaks to emotional sobriety, codependency recovery, and alcohol and codependency, part of the larger journey toward emotional freedom and focus. If you searched for a Christian podcast for emotional healing and mental health, or how to heal from a toxic relationship as a Christian woman, you are exactly who this show was made for.

Next step: If this episode met you somewhere real, start My Path Method, a free 5-day coaching framework built from the same journals I talk about in this episode. Start now at mypathtowholeness.com/mypathmethod

If what surfaced today feels bigger than five days can hold, Kingdom Happily Ever After is a 20-lesson biblical guide to codependency recovery and emotional sobriety, written from the same place this episode came from. Get it at kingdomhappilyeverafter.com

Connect with Melanie:

Instagram: @msmelaniereyes

Email: hello@mypathtowholeness.com 

Website: mypathtowholeness.com 

If this episode meant something to you, please leave a review. It helps another woman carrying something in silence find this show. And if you know someone who needs to hear that hiding doesn't have to be the end of her story, share this episode with her.

New episodes drop every Monday.

Why does rejection still make you feel like you're not enough, even when nothing about you has changed? This is the final letter in the Open Letter series, written for the woman who's spent a lifetime bracing for the door to close, in friendships, in family, in love, in every room she's ever walked into.

This episode weaves in Lesson 8 of Kingdom Happily Ever After: How the Gospel Redefines Good Enough.

A little about this show: Real with Melanie is a faith-based podcast for Christian women navigating mental health, emotional healing, and the journey to wholeness in Christ. Every episode speaks into codependency recovery, shame and guilt, boundaries, people pleasing, and identity in Christ, the real stuff so many of us carry quietly. This episode speaks to rejection, shame, and self-worth, part of the larger journey toward emotional freedom and focus. If you searched for a Christian podcast for emotional healing and mental health, or how to heal from rejection as a Christian woman, you are exactly who this show was made for.

Free first step: My Path Method, a 5-day faith and focus experience at mypathtowholeness.com/mypathmethod

Go deeper: Kingdom Happily Ever After at kingdomhappilyeverafter.com

Connect with Me:

Instagram: @msmelaniereyes

Email: hello@mypathtowholeness.com

Website: mypathtowholeness.com

Why do I stay after I already know the truth? This episode is for the woman who got her confirmation, the proof, the pattern, the plain truth, and stayed anyway. Melanie Reyes, Certified Faith-Based Coach and your Focus Bestie, reads an open letter addressing emotional sobriety, trauma bonds, and identity in Christ for women carrying the shame of staying after they already knew.

This episode explores what it means to guard your heart after confirmed harm, how shame shows up differently once denial isn't an option anymore, and why walking away from proof you already have is still grief work, not just a decision.

Free next step: My Path Method, a free 5-day coaching experience. mypathtowholeness.com/mypathmethod

Go deeper: Kingdom Happily Ever After, the 20-lesson guide to emotional freedom. kingdomhappilyeverafter.com

A little about this show: Real with Melanie is a faith-based podcast for Christian women navigating mental health, emotional healing, and the journey to wholeness in Christ. Every episode speaks into codependency recovery, shame and guilt, boundaries, people pleasing, and identity in Christ, the real stuff so many of us carry quietly. This episode speaks to confirmation, red flags, and trauma bonds, part of the larger journey toward emotional freedom and focus. If you searched for a Christian podcast for emotional healing and mental health, or a podcast about staying after you already knew the truth, you are exactly who this show was made for.

Connect with Melanie:

Instagram: @msmelaniereyes

Email: hello@mypathtowholeness.com

Website: mypathtowholeness.com

New episodes every Monday.

Why do I keep going back to what I know isn't good for me? This is an open letter for the Christian woman stuck in a cycle, whether it's a relationship, an ex, or a family dynamic she keeps returning to even though she knows it's breaking her.

In this episode:

• Why familiar chaos can feel safer than real peace
• The difference between the relief that follows an apology and the peace God actually offers
• Why healing means choosing the decision to not go back, not another promise it'll be different

Mentioned in this episode:
Kingdom Happily Ever After by Melanie Reyes, Lesson 1: When Love Becomes a Drug
kingdomhappilyeverafter.com

Don't know where to start? My Path Method is my free 5-day experience for faith, focus, and your next step: https://www.mypathtowholeness.com/mypathmethod

A little about this show: Real with Melanie is a faith-based podcast for Christian women navigating mental health, emotional healing, and the journey to wholeness in Christ. Every episode speaks into codependency recovery, shame and guilt, boundaries, people pleasing, and identity in Christ, the real stuff so many of us carry quietly. This episode speaks to breaking toxic cycles and choosing peace over chaos, part of the larger journey toward emotional freedom and focus. If you searched for a faith based podcast for women healing from codependency, or a Christian podcast for emotional healing and mental health, you are exactly who this show was made for.

Connect with Me, Melanie Reyes:
Instagram: @msmelaniereyes
Email: hello@mypathtowholeness.com
Website: mypathtowholeness.com

New episodes every Monday.

Real with Melanie Podcast | Faith, Mental Health and Focus for Women

Why do I still feel guilty when God has already forgiven me? If you're a Christian woman asking that question, this open letter is for you. We talk about shame, guilt, and the difference between conviction and condemnation, and why your past was never meant to be a prison.

In this episode I speak directly to the woman carrying condemnation for things God already redeemed, the one who has disqualified herself before anyone else could. I share how I could not tell the difference between the voice of conviction and the voice of condemnation for years, and what finally set me free. I also read from Kingdom Happily Ever After, my 20-lesson guide to emotional sobriety, specifically Lesson 15: Shame, Guilt, and the Lies They Whisper.

If shame has been narrating your story, this is your reminder: forgiveness is freely given, but freedom must be chosen. God doesn't rehearse what He's already redeemed.

A little about this show: Real with Melanie is a faith-based podcast for Christian women navigating mental health, emotional healing, and the journey to wholeness in Christ. Every episode speaks into codependency recovery, shame and guilt, boundaries, people pleasing, and identity in Christ, the real stuff so many of us carry quietly. This episode speaks to shame, guilt, and the difference between conviction and condemnation, part of the larger journey toward emotional freedom and focus. If you searched for a Christian podcast for emotional healing and mental health, or a podcast about letting go of shame and guilt from your past, you are exactly who this show was made for.

Don't know where to start? My Path Method is my free 5-day experience for faith, focus, and your next step: https://www.mypathtowholeness.com/mypathmethod

Get the book: kingdomhappilyeverafter.com

Connect with Melanie:
Instagram: @msmelaniereyes
Email: hello@mypathtowholeness.com
Website: mypathtowholeness.com

Why do I feel behind in life? If you're a Christian woman asking that question, this open letter is for you. We talk about comparison, God's timing, and why your worth was never measured by a man-made timeline.

In this episode I share the therapy question that exposed where I had built my identity, and how anchoring my identity in Christ, not milestones, changed my emotional healing. I also read from Kingdom Happily Ever After, my 20-lesson guide to emotional sobriety, specifically Lesson 18: Living From Identity, Not Insecurity.

If you've been stuck in comparison, watching everyone else move ahead in career, relationships, or healing, this is your reminder: delay is not denial, and God's timing is not late.

A little about this show: Real with Melanie is a faith-based podcast for Christian women navigating mental health, emotional healing, and the journey to wholeness in Christ. Every episode speaks into codependency recovery, shame and guilt, boundaries, people pleasing, and identity in Christ, the real stuff so many of us carry quietly. This episode speaks to comparison and God's timing, part of the larger journey toward emotional freedom and focus. If you searched for a Christian podcast for emotional healing and mental health, or a podcast for women who feel stuck and behind in life, you are exactly who this show was made for.

Get the book: kingdomhappilyeverafter.com

Connect with Melanie:

Instagram: @msmelaniereyes

Email: hello@mypathtowholeness.com

Website: mypathtowholeness.com

New episodes drop every Monday.

Are you grieving a version of your life that never happened? This is an open letter for the woman mourning what could've been, not the person, but the dream. The version of your life you built in your heart that God never showed up for the way you planned. If you've ever stayed loyal to a fantasy longer than was good for you, this letter was written for you.

Faith, healing, and emotional sobriety. After a six-year hiatus, Real with Melanie Podcast is back with the Open Letter series, six letters for Christian women navigating grief, codependency, toxic relationships, and the journey to emotional freedom and wholeness in Christ.

In this episode:

• Why letting go of a dream is harder than letting go of a person
• What faith, fear, and control actually look like from the inside
• Permission to grieve what never happened and start over without calling it failure

Mentioned in this episode:

Kingdom Happily Ever After by Melanie Reyes, Lesson 17: Surrendering the Fantasy

kingdomhappilyeverafter.com

Want a personal letter in your inbox every Monday? The FIT Focus Newsletter is where I share journal-led reflections, biblical truth, and practical steps for women walking their own path to healing and wholeness. It's not a marketing email. It's a letter from me to you. Join at mypathtowholeness.com.

A little about this show: Real with Melanie is a faith-based podcast for Christian women navigating mental health, emotional healing, and the journey to wholeness in Christ. Every episode speaks into codependency recovery, shame and guilt, boundaries, people pleasing, and identity in Christ, the real stuff so many of us carry quietly. This episode speaks to grief and faith, and to letting go and releasing control, part of the larger journey toward emotional freedom and focus. If you searched for a faith based podcast for women healing from codependency, or a Christian podcast for emotional healing and mental health, you are exactly who this show was made for.

Connect with Melanie:

Instagram: @msmelaniereyes

Email: hello@mypathtowholeness.com

Website: mypathtowholeness.com

New episodes every Monday.

Real with Melanie Podcast | Faith, Mental Health and Focus for Women

A faith-based podcast for Christian women navigating mental health, emotional healing, and codependency recovery is officially back. After a six-year hiatus, Melanie Reyes returns to Real with Melanie with raw honesty about why she stepped away and what's different this time.

This short episode is your invitation back in. New episodes start soon, diving into shame, fear, codependency, and identity in Christ through Scripture-rooted Open Letters and real conversation.

Want healing content delivered straight to your inbox every week? Join the FIT Focus newsletter at mypathtowholeness.com. And if today's words stirred something in you, Kingdom Happily Ever After walks through 20 biblical lessons in emotional freedom and codependency recovery. Grab it at mypathtowholeness.com.

Faith + Intentions = Transformation.

Gratitude is so important but particularly in times like we are currently facing in this world. Listen in as I talk with entrepreneur, mama, wife and author of The Gratitude Journal Jessica Lewis.

Jessica helps parents develop appreciative, mindful and Christ-centered families in minutes a day.

Grab her gratitude journal for kids here: www.amazon.com/shops/JessicaLewis

Keep in touch with Jessica Lewis

IG: @gratitudegiveslife

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gratitudegiveslife/

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Got Enemies? Get Back At Your True Enemy:

In today's episode Dominick and I discuss what it really means to have enemies, how should we handle offenses and how God does take care of his children.

Dominick Garcia is the creator of the men's Bible Study named "Arm Yourself," and owner of Pure Love & Health Ministries with his wife Victoria, a ministry dedicated to helping men and women heal from past hurts; mind, body and spirit.

Keep in touch with Dominick

IG: @pureloveandhealth

Facebook: www.facebook.com/womenofpurityandpeace

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Today's episode is for everyone!! Whether you are navigating a break up, divorce or need to adjust some things in your marriage, I gave some practical ways to find healing and get back up from any traumatic experience. We all deserve healing. May this episode bless you!

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Asheritah is a writer and speaker, wife to her high school sweetheart, and mama to three kids. She is the founder of One Thing Alone Ministries—an online ministry that helps overwhelmed women find joy in Jesus through creative and consistent time in God's word. Asheritah is the author of He is Enough, Unwrapping the Names of Jesus, and Full. Her writing and speaking has been featured on Focus on the Family, Revive Our Hearts, Moody Radio, Relevant Magazine, Proverbs 31, and MOPS International.

Since we are approaching lent season, I invited her to be on the show to chat with us about what Lent is and so she can also unpack the details of her latest devotional "Uncovering the Love of Jesus"

Keep in touch with Asheritah Ciuciu

IG: @Asheritah

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asheritah/

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Enneagram author, speaker, and coach Beth McCord is the founder and lead content creator of Your Enneagram Coach, a community designed to be a safe place for individuals to explore the Enneagram. With years of experience and a passion for coming alongside individuals, couples, and groups, Beth is leading the way in simplifying the deep truths of the Enneagram from a Biblical perspective. Her mission is to make personal awareness and growth accessible for everyone, anywhere, so they can experience health and transformation in every area of their lives.

Keep in touch with Beth McCord

IG: @YourEnneagramCoach

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YourEnneagramCoach/

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This week I decided to share the interview she recorded of me and my BecomingMe story back in March. Not only did I talk about what led me to my current process but I also shared the three things I have learned and put into action for my journey to freedom that not only I wish I would have done sooner in my walk in Christ but I believe every believer should be living out.

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In today's conversation, I get to chat with Emily Cummings, founder of BecomingMe.TV a platform created to help women pursue becoming who they were made to be, daily choosing to be her & sharing their story.

Keep in touch with Emily Cummings

IG: @EmilyBCummings

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/becomingme.tv/

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In today's conversation, I get to chat with Travis Jones, a pastor from Virginia who shares his vulnerable story as he gracefully adjusts to the emotions and stresses of loving someone with a serious mental illness and the importance of identifying practical ways to be supportive in the journey.

Keep in touch with Travis Jones

IG: @TravisSJones

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/travis.jones.969300

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In today's conversation I get to chat with Brittney Moses a Los Angeles native, passionate about seeing this generation live wholeheartedly on purpose. While pursuing Clinical Psychology, she leverages her platform to reduce stigma, educate and assist with helpful information on mental health- especially for those in the church. Brittney is also a certified recovery support group facilitator with NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

Keep in touch with Brittney Moses

IG: @BrittneyMoses & @ChristianMentalHealth

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrittneyAMoses/

RESOURCES: http://brittneyamoses.com/

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In today's conversation, I get to chat with one of my best friends Marissa, who I have been able to see in many seasons that include some good times, bad times and ugly times. It has been 16 years of seeing her life unfold and how God has healed her co-dependency from pills, depression, anxiety, and a lack of self-worth that stemmed from rejection and abandonment. Today she shares the 3 things that helped her overcome!

Keep in touch with Marissa Martin

IG: @Marinici

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marissa.nicole.528

In today's conversation I get to chat with one of my best friends Marissa, who I have been able to see in many seasons that include some good times, bad times and ugly times. It has been 16 years of seeing her life unfold and how God has healed her co-dependency from pills, depression, anxiety, and a lack of self worth that stemmed from rejection and abandonment. Today she shares the 3 things that helped her overcome!

Keep in touch with Marissa Martin

IG: @Marinici

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marissa.nicole.528

Wanna chat further?

Email: contact@realwithmelanie.com

IG: @mrsmelaniereyes

Twitter: @RealwithMelanie

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In today's conversation we kick off the Mental Health Month Series with my friend Richard Taylor, Jr. Richard's story of overcoming morbid obesity, depression, suicide, failing in college and domestic abuse, have struck a change within people throughout different walks of life. His message breaks cultural boundaries and challenges bias social norms. Richard inspires the masses to tap into their inner potential to create the change they want to see.

In his new book, The Other Side: Freedom from Depression and Suicide, Richard guides us through some of the practices that helped him pursue his freedom from depression, along with his attempts and thoughts of suicide. Richard helps the reader dissect the feelings and emotions that we harbor from the pains of life and provides a simplistic approach to conquer them. Understanding that we don't have to continue to relinquish our power to issues that have held our lives hostage for far too long, Richard translates these small practices into a big purpose that will impact and inspire readers of all ages to learn to live a fruitful life on the other side.

Keep in touch with Richard Taylor, Jr.

IG: @Richard.Taylorjr

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RichardUnashamed/

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In today's conversation I get to chat with my friend John who is passionate about obedience and leadership. In this episode he shares with us what happened the moment he decided to be obedient to what God was asking of him. He also shares two practical experiences he is living out that every leader should be intentional with.

Keep in touch with John Mejia

IG: @John__Mejia & @nbplaceofhope

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In today's conversation, I am sitting with my friend Antonio who shares his powerful and redemptive story on how God pursued him and transformed his life through unconditional love and kindness. He learned that it is only through God's kindness that we are led to repentance. I feel this is one of the most important conversations I will have in this show. This episode is for EVERYONE to listen to, whether you are struggling with homosexuality, or perhaps you are a church leader that wants to be better equipped or a family member of someone struggling with their sexuality and you want to better understand their process, regardless, this will help you.

+++ I want to warn you that this may not be a conversation for the little ears in the back seat, as it is a sensitive subject. +++

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In today's conversation we have Victoria Garcia, the author of Purity + Peace, a women's Bible study that provides a safe space for women to heal while learning truths from the Word of God. Today we chat about healing from past hurts, taking time to heal and moving forward.

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In today's conversation, the tables are turned. I allowed my dear friend and prayer partner Ivonne Gonzalez to blindly ask me questions about What #DoItAfraid means in my life right now and about my rock bottom experience in the last two years.

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Today's conversation hits very close to home. This was my story for many years. I was crippled by sin but HIS LOVE set me FREE. Now I am personally on a mission to help others break free from their bondage. This is a topic that's sensitive to talk about, understand and accept. However, there is HOPE!! The local church is the HOPE of the world and that my friend, is YOU AND I!! Its time to be SET FREE!!

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In today's solo round I share the 3 things that are keeping me align in my own space. I share my word for the year and how I am using it to keep me align, my 4 core values and how I am using them intentionally and the biblical affirmation to keep my focus. My friend, you were not born to coast through life, I hope this inspires you!

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Losing her husband caused Cristina Mendez to hit the lowest of the lows but never allowed her worship to cease because through that worship God healed her bone by bone. It was through that roar inside that the Lioness stood strong and understood who she was. It was through her roar of worship that she is being restored.

My favorite nuggets:

Part 1

+ Her definition of intimate worship

+ How God prepares our hearts for our suddenly's

+ The ugly part of the journey and the plan she had to carry through

+ The importance of raising our children in the gospel

+ Be willing to pay the price for the Job 42 experience

+ Whispers of the enemy 

+ Weak and wounded people speak from a broken place

Part 2:

+ It's through a place of brokenness that we get to pour out our oil 

+ Her unfamiliar start with newly dating

+ Having to re-learn to parent

+ Are you willing to be okay with God's re-direct in our lives?

+ Faith without action is pointless

Keep in touch with Cristina

IG: @pastor_cristina

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CristinaMendez

Blog: https://lionheartglobalministry.com/

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Losing her husband caused Cristina Mendez to hit the lowest of the lows but never allowed her worship to cease because through that worship God healed her bone by bone. It was through that roar inside that the Lioness stood strong and understood who she was. It was through her roar of worship that she is being restored.

My Favorite Nuggets:

PART 1

6:45 Her definition of intimate worship

9:30 How God prepares our hearts for our suddenly's

15:05 The ugly part of the journey and the plan she had to carry through

17:40 The importance of raising our children in the gospel

27:25 Be willing to pay the price for the Job 42 experience

27:55 Whispers of the enemy 

29:25 Weak and wounded people speak from a broken place

PART 2:

33:49 It's through a place of brokenness that we get to pour out our oil 

41:20 Her unfamiliar start with newly dating

50:33 Having to re-learn to parent

55:22 Are you willing to be okay with God's re-direct in our lives?

57:20 Faith without action is pointless

Keep in touch with Cristina

IG: @pastor_cristina

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CristinaMendez

Blog: https://lionheartglobalministry.com/

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In today's episode, we have Marina Howard, a holistic health coach and lifestyle photographer. Marina helps us understand the difference between goals and intentions, the importance of embracing multiple passions and how her faith has grown through prayer which has led to hearing God's voice during journaling. We end the episode with some great encouragement about the shift happening in 2019 and the remnant that's rising up!!

My favorite nuggets:

4:50 Embracing being multi-passionate.

9:25 Identifying when goals feel like we are suffocating and how to shift that.

10:18 The reason intentions are better than goals is because it's a mindset, not a time constraint.

15:00 How to have a healthy relationship with food.

19:00 If you don't feed your mind, your motivation decreases.

23:45 You can't grow, what you do not measure.

33:00 Hearing God's voice during journaling

37:05 We talk about the shift happening in the spirit realm and the remnant rising up

38:45 Faith in action: mic drop moment about speaking your passion into existence

Keep in touch with Marina

IG: @marina__sage

Facebook: Marina Sage Lifestyle and Photography

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From sports and boxing analogies, laughs and inspiration, Joivan shares lessons he learned from Tyler Perry as a minister in Hollywood, the rock bottom he needed to become the man he is today and the 3 core values that keep him thriving from day to day.

My biggest takeaways:

16:20 How comparison feeds insecurity

19:50 How Kingdom mentality drowns insecurity

20:30 Rock bottom experience that shaped his new voice

29:00 Whenever we are looking for approval from somebody, we decline our voice and we accept theirs.

36:00 Offense and defense in our spiritual lives

43:45 Last words he felt to share

Keep in touch with Joivan

IG: @JovianJimenez

Website: JoivanJimenez.com

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In this episode, we have a conversation with Life Coach Sandy Cortes. Accountability saved her marriage and now she shares her experience and the importance to have accountability our lives.

My biggest takeaways:

5:30 - How accountability can change your life

14:35 - What's a practical way to find a good accountability partner?

24:00 - Encouragement to small group leaders

I loved having this conversation with Sandy and is my hope that you are left just as inspired as I was.

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IG: @carriersofhope

Blog: https://carriersofhope.com/

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Social media influencer Melanie Reyes shares with you conversations with ordinary people making an extraordinary impact. It is her hope that you are left inspired to pursue your own hopes, dreams, and desires in the space where God has given you to influence.