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Boundaries as Sacred Stewardship | Overcoming the Betrayal Guilt
24m · Jun 27, 2026

Boundaries as Sacred Stewardship | Overcoming the Betrayal Guilt

When setting a boundary feels like betrayal — a Christian counselor's guide to boundaries in faith and relationships. Wh…

When the Unthinkable Happens: Nervous System Safety After Suicide Loss
24m · Jun 26, 2026

When the Unthinkable Happens: Nervous System Safety After Suicide Loss

If someone you love has died by suicide, your grief is not just emotional — it's neurological. In this episode, I explai…

Your Body Won't Calm Down: 5 Faith-Based Regulation Tools
31m · Jun 25, 2026

Your Body Won't Calm Down: 5 Faith-Based Regulation Tools

When your body won't calm down — when you've tried every breathing technique and your nervous system is still stuck — yo…

Midlife Faith Crisis & Perimenopause: When Your Nervous System and Your Theology Both Need Help
25m · Jun 24, 2026

Midlife Faith Crisis & Perimenopause: When Your Nervous System and Your Theology Both Need Help

Are you in your 40s or 50s, navigating a midlife faith crisis — and wondering if your body is making it worse? You're no…

God Didn't Design You to Carry This Alone | Teletherapy & Faith
19m · Jun 23, 2026

God Didn't Design You to Carry This Alone | Teletherapy & Faith

Is seeking therapy a lack of faith? Elisha names the theological distortion keeping Christians from teletherapy, dismant…

Why Spiritual Burnout Is Actually a Nervous System Problem (The Science of Sabbath Rest)
32m · Jun 22, 2026

Why Spiritual Burnout Is Actually a Nervous System Problem (The Science of Sabbath Rest)

Are you tired in a way that sleep doesn't fix? Going through the motions of faith with nothing left inside? What if that…

Why Your Body Holds the Trauma Your Mind Won't Admit: A Christian Guide to Somatic Healing
22m · Jun 21, 2026

Why Your Body Holds the Trauma Your Mind Won't Admit: A Christian Guide to Somatic Healing

Your body remembers what your mind has tried to move past. In this episode, Elisha unpacks somatic therapy through a cli…

The Missing Piece in Religious Trauma Recovery | Collective & Community Healing
41m · Jun 20, 2026

The Missing Piece in Religious Trauma Recovery | Collective & Community Healing

Healing from religious trauma requires more than individual therapy. In this episode, counselor Elisha explores the neur…

He Was Sick at 5 and No One Helped — A Story of Narcissistic Abuse, Chronic Illness, and Healing
1h 7m · Jun 17, 2026

He Was Sick at 5 and No One Helped — A Story of Narcissistic Abuse, Chronic Illness, and Healing

He was sick at 5 in a narcissistic home — and no one helped. Today, Dr. Brad Montagne is a Functional Medicine clinician…

Why Your Teen Is Confessing to Chatbots Instead of God (And What That Tells Us About Shame)
23m · Jun 6, 2026

Why Your Teen Is Confessing to Chatbots Instead of God (And What That Tells Us About Shame)

Why is your teenager confessing to chatbots instead of to God? This episode reframes AI dependency as a shame problem wi…

He Followed Jesus into a Cult — Paul Cooke's 9-Year Journey Back to Truth
49m · Jun 2, 2026

He Followed Jesus into a Cult — Paul Cooke's 9-Year Journey Back to Truth

What does it look like to spend nine years inside a cult — and not realize it until a decade after you leave? Today's gu…

Somatic Therapy for Christians: Is It New Age or Is It Genesis?
18m · May 13, 2026

Somatic Therapy for Christians: Is It New Age or Is It Genesis?

Is somatic therapy biblical — or is it New Age? In this episode, Elisha — a licensed counselor, author, and follower of …

When Your Theology Was Woven Into Your Trauma: Untangling CPTSD from Religious Identity
29m · May 12, 2026

When Your Theology Was Woven Into Your Trauma: Untangling CPTSD from Religious Identity

When your anxiety was called a lack of faith, when your boundaries were called rebellion, when your body's signals were …

Nervous System Dysregulation and Chronic Fatigue in Midlife
25m · May 12, 2026

Nervous System Dysregulation and Chronic Fatigue in Midlife

Nervous system dysregulation and chronic fatigue in midlife aren't spiritual failures — they're biological realities you…

Burnout Isn't Laziness — It's Nervous System Collapse (Here's How to Heal)
27m · May 8, 2026

Burnout Isn't Laziness — It's Nervous System Collapse (Here's How to Heal)

You're not lazy. You're not spiritually failing. You're burned out — and burnout has a neurological address.In this epis…

The Postpartum Mental Health Crisis No One in the Church Is Talking About
19m · May 7, 2026

The Postpartum Mental Health Crisis No One in the Church Is Talking About

Are you a new mother who loves God — but feels like she's falling apart?In this episode of Elisha's Space, we break the …

You're Not Weak for Needing Help: Mental Health Treatment Month 2026
20m · May 6, 2026

You're Not Weak for Needing Help: Mental Health Treatment Month 2026

It's Mental Health Awareness Month — and this year, we're not stopping at awareness. We're talking about treatment: what…

The AI Your Teen is Talking To Isn't Safe (A Counselor's Response)
20m · May 5, 2026

The AI Your Teen is Talking To Isn't Safe (A Counselor's Response)

Nearly 1 in 3 teenagers has tried an AI companion — and research shows these apps handle mental health crises correctly …

When 'Church Hurt' Isn't Enough: The Clinical Truth About Spiritual Abuse
27m · Apr 30, 2026

When 'Church Hurt' Isn't Enough: The Clinical Truth About Spiritual Abuse

Have you been told you "just have church hurt" — but something inside you knows it goes deeper than that? In this episod…

Anxiety Doesn't Stand a Chance Against This Daily Prayer
17m · Apr 29, 2026

Anxiety Doesn't Stand a Chance Against This Daily Prayer

What if the reason prayer doesn't work during a panic attack isn't a faith problem — it's a physiology problem? In this …