Recovery & Restoration with Mandy Creed Green

Mandy Creed Green
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  • Christianity

A Christ-centered podcast that addresses issues of addiction, mental illness, grief/loss, trauma, and abuse from a Biblical and Psychological viewpoint.

  1. ADHD Part 2, The Heavy Mask: Unlearning Survival and Learning to Live.

    Jan 29

    ADHD Part 2, The Heavy Mask: Unlearning Survival and Learning to Live.

    Picking up where Part 1 left off, Mandy explores the emotional toll of masking ADHD, introducing what she calls "the four horsemen of ADHD burnout". She unpacks executive dysfunction, comorbid anxiety, rejection sensitivity, and demand avoidance, weaving in scripture and personal reflection to encourage listeners toward unmasking and authentic living. The episode closes with a message of grace, restoration, and the reminder that "You're not defective, you're just mid-process."

    32 min
  2. ADHD Part 1: Broken Noses and Broken Coping Skills

    10/05/2025

    ADHD Part 1: Broken Noses and Broken Coping Skills

    In this vulnerable episode, Mandy shares her journey toward an adult ADHD diagnosis, using the metaphor of her broken nose to explain improperly healed coping mechanisms. She challenges misconceptions about ADHD, especially in women, while offering biblical hope that what feels broken can still be part of God's workmanship. The episode concludes with a call to unmask and embrace authentic healing.

    23 min
  3. The Quiet Battle For Hope

    08/09/2025

    The Quiet Battle For Hope

    In this episode, Mandy examines how our modern culture's focus on individual freedom and narcissistic entitlement breeds disconnection and hopelessness. Mandy contrasts the Stoic rejection of hope with the Christian call to hold fast to it, framing hope as a deliberate, defiant trust in a faithful God rather than naïve optimism.

    26 min
  4. A Treatise on Time: A Reintroduction

    07/12/2025

    A Treatise on Time: A Reintroduction

    In this episode, Mandy shares why the podcast went quiet and why it's returning now, thanks to encouragement from her daughter and community. She reflects on time, ADHD, family health challenges, and how lessons from gardening and faith reveal that growth often looks slow and messy. Listeners will hear honest stories about resilience, purpose, and trusting God's timing through every season.

    27 min
  5. How True Is Our History

    07/24/2023

    How True Is Our History

    After explaining her decision to homeschool and telling some funny stories from her own homeschooling journey, Mandy discusses different types of narratives, how context changes how we view our own personal narratives, and then she teaches how to use the "3 to 1 Rule for Complaining" in order to protect your interpersonal relationships.

    35 min
  6. Concerning Comfort Zones

    02/26/2023

    Concerning Comfort Zones

    In this episode, Mandy discusses sensory issues, stagnation vs. growth, the importance of building your resilience and the danger of letting anxiety limit your potential.

    35 min
  7. Vanity of Vanities: A Love Story

    10/16/2022

    Vanity of Vanities: A Love Story

    In this episode, Mandy takes on the subjects of love and vanity and how vanity can affect how we see ourselves, how we approach relationships and even how we worship God. She uses Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis to explain the difference between embracing self-love and learning to be your authentic self, resting in God's love.

    25 min
  8. What Prince Caspian Can Teach Us About Following God's Will

    02/19/2022

    What Prince Caspian Can Teach Us About Following God's Will

    SPOILER ALERT! In this episode, Mandy fully indulges her love of C.S. Lewis and gives a quick summary of the major events of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and part of Prince Caspian in order to use the different characters in that second story to establish 5 types of people and explore how they differ when it comes to listening and pursuing God's will for their life. Listen and find out which character you are.

    22 min
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