Healthy & Redeemed - Helping Christians Grow in Mental and Spiritual Health

Healey Ikerd, LPC, LMFT
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Healthy & Redeemed is a podcast designed to help Christians grow emotionally and spiritually, equipping them to live healthier, more Christ-like lives. Healey Ikerd, a psychotherapist for over 15 years, will blend biblical wisdom with psychological concepts to help listeners learn to manage their emotions, improve their mental health, and deepen their faith.  The goal is to help listeners live out God’s word in every aspect of their lives and be healthy reflections of Jesus Christ.  In this podcast, we will talk about: Practical steps to strengthen your mental and emotional health, including help for anxiety, worry, depression, guilt, and forgiveness.Simple coping skills you can use every day, grounded in both psychology and Scripture.How good mental health supports spiritual growth—and how the two work together.How living out biblical principles brings emotional stability, peace, and healthier relationships.What it really looks like to trust God more deeply in your thoughts, habits, and decisions.How to live out your faith in real, practical ways during ordinary moments and difficult seasons.How to nurture a healthier brain, including tools that reshape thought patterns and support long-term well-being.Developing Christ-centered thinking, replacing unhealthy thoughts with truth.Building resilience through community, healthy boundaries, and God-honoring connections.  More information and resources can be found at:  https://writtenbyhealey.com/

  1. 1D AGO

    76. Practical Steps to Dealing with Anger | Anger Series

    Let me know your thoughts about the content in this episode through Fan Mail. If you want a response, please email me through my website. In this episode of the Healthy & Redeemed Podcast, we explore practical and biblical ways to manage anger. Using a structured exercise we will walk through identifying anger triggers, recognizing intensity levels, examining reaction patterns, and choosing healthier responses. We also discuss how the thoughts and beliefs behind our anger shape the way we react—and how replacing those thoughts with healthy thinking can lead to lasting change. If you struggle with recurring anger, emotional triggers, or strong reactions in relationships, this episode provides practical tools to help you respond in healthier ways while honoring God. Referenced Past Episodes: 14. Renewing Your Mind with Healthy Thoughts - Part 1 15. Renewing Your Mind with Healthy Thoughts - Part 2 16. Renewing Your Mind with Healthy Thoughts - Part 3 Support the show Get Healey's Books: Changing Your Feelings - A Workbook for Anxiety and Worry The Red Ball, A Story of Friendship and Forgiveness The Companion Activity Book for The Red Ball The Worried Little Goat _______________________________ For free Mental Health Resources: Create an account on my website for unlimited resource access! Click here to support the show *This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. I approach scripture through the lens of a Christian licensed counselor, combining biblical insight with clinical understanding of emotional health. It does not constitute professional advice or is intended to diagnose/treat any disorders and does not constitute a client-therapist relationship. *Any links to specific resources or content (outside of my own) are not an endorsement of the entire website, author, organization, etc. Their views may not represent my own. Healthy & Redeemed is a Christian mental health podcast blending Scripture, psychology, and coping skills.

    32 min

  2. MAR 10

    75. When Anger Moves In: Understanding Chronic Anger | Anger Series

    Let me know your thoughts about the content in this episode through Fan Mail. If you want a response, please email me through my website. Have you ever wondered why you feel angry all the time — even when nothing specific is wrong? In this episode of Healthy & Redeemed, we explore chronic anger: what it is, where it comes from, and why it matters more than most of us realize. If you've been feeling constantly irritated, easily triggered, or like you're always simmering just under the surface — this episode can help!. We're not going to promise a quick fix. What we will do is help you understand what's happening and why it's worth taking seriously. This is part 6 of a series on Anger. Research Articles: Anger and Health Risk Behaviors Health Costs of Anger Support the show Get Healey's Books: Changing Your Feelings - A Workbook for Anxiety and Worry The Red Ball, A Story of Friendship and Forgiveness The Companion Activity Book for The Red Ball The Worried Little Goat _______________________________ For free Mental Health Resources: Create an account on my website for unlimited resource access! Click here to support the show *This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. I approach scripture through the lens of a Christian licensed counselor, combining biblical insight with clinical understanding of emotional health. It does not constitute professional advice or is intended to diagnose/treat any disorders and does not constitute a client-therapist relationship. *Any links to specific resources or content (outside of my own) are not an endorsement of the entire website, author, organization, etc. Their views may not represent my own. Healthy & Redeemed is a Christian mental health podcast blending Scripture, psychology, and coping skills.

    38 min

  3. MAR 3

    74. Can Humans Have “Righteous Anger”? | Anger Series

    Let me know your thoughts about the content in this episode through Fan Mail. If you want a response, please email me through my website. What do we really mean when we talk about righteous anger?  Have you ever caught yourself saying, "I'm not just angry — I'm righteously angry"? Or maybe you've justified your frustration by asking, "Wasn't Jesus angry too?"  We've all been there. But what if the way Christians talk about righteous anger, justified anger, and righteous indignation is actually keeping us from doing the harder work of examining our own hearts?  In this episode of the Healthy & Redeemed Podcast, we look at righteous anger, justified anger, and righteous indignation.   We dig into why comparing our anger to Jesus and God's wrath might be self-deception.    This episode is an invitation to submit your anger to God rather than defend it, to respond with righteousness instead of remaining fueled by emotion, and to trust that God’s patience and wisdom are at work in us. Support the show Get Healey's Books: Changing Your Feelings - A Workbook for Anxiety and Worry The Red Ball, A Story of Friendship and Forgiveness The Companion Activity Book for The Red Ball The Worried Little Goat _______________________________ For free Mental Health Resources: Create an account on my website for unlimited resource access! Click here to support the show *This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. I approach scripture through the lens of a Christian licensed counselor, combining biblical insight with clinical understanding of emotional health. It does not constitute professional advice or is intended to diagnose/treat any disorders and does not constitute a client-therapist relationship. *Any links to specific resources or content (outside of my own) are not an endorsement of the entire website, author, organization, etc. Their views may not represent my own. Healthy & Redeemed is a Christian mental health podcast blending Scripture, psychology, and coping skills.

    34 min

  4. FEB 24

    73. What Does Scripture Say About Anger | Anger Series

    Let me know your thoughts about the content in this episode through Fan Mail. If you want a response, please email me through my website. What does God actually want us to do with our anger once it shows up? In this episode of the Healthy & Redeemed Podcast, we continue the anger series by turning directly to Scripture. Rather than denying anger or excusing it, this episode explores what God’s Word teaches about managing anger in ways that honor Christ and protect our hearts. Drawing from both the Old and New Testaments, we walksthrough seven biblical principles for handling anger. Each principle is grounded in Scripture and explained with practical clarity, helping listeners understand how anger can quickly open the door to sin—and how God calls us to respond instead. God invites His people to manage anger wisely, surrender it daily, and pursue heart-level transformation rather than surface-level behavior change. If you’ve ever struggled with lingering anger, harsh words, resentment, or forgiveness, this episode offers biblical guidance, reflection questions, and encouragement for the slow, faithful work God does in shaping our hearts. Previous Episodes mentioned in the Podcast: Episode 19:  Forgiving Others and the Myth of Self-Forgiveness Episode 50:  The Red Ball Book Read Aloud Children's Books Featured in this Series on Anger: The Red Ball, A Story of Friendship and Forgiveness The Companion Activity Book for The Red Ball _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Support the show Get Healey's Books: Changing Your Feelings - A Workbook for Anxiety and Worry The Red Ball, A Story of Friendship and Forgiveness The Companion Activity Book for The Red Ball The Worried Little Goat _______________________________ For free Mental Health Resources: Create an account on my website for unlimited resource access! Click here to support the show *This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. I approach scripture through the lens of a Christian licensed counselor, combining biblical insight with clinical understanding of emotional health. It does not constitute professional advice or is intended to diagnose/treat any disorders and does not constitute a client-therapist relationship. *Any links to specific resources or content (outside of my own) are not an endorsement of the entire website, author, organization, etc. Their views may not represent my own. Healthy & Redeemed is a Christian mental health podcast blending Scripture, psychology, and coping skills.

    35 min

  5. FEB 18

    72. When God’s People Got Angry: What Scripture Shows Us (Part 2)

    Let me know your thoughts about the content in this episode through Fan Mail. If you want a response, please email me through my website. In Part 2, we continue examining anger in Scripture by looking at examples where anger was tied to pride, control, resistance to truth, and fear of losing power. We will continue our look at individuals' anger as well as the collective anger displayed by the Pharisees and the Sanhedrin when confronted with God’s truth. These examples help us see how anger can become especially dangerous when it is fueled by self-protection, entitlement, or opposition to God’s work. Scripture consistently warns us that unchecked anger hardens the heart and pulls us away from righteousness. This episode invites listeners to reflect on why God takes anger so seriously—and why He calls His people to deal with it wisely. _______ Children's Books:   The Red Ball - A Story of Friendship and Forgiveness Companion Activity Book for The Red Ball   The Worried Little Goat Support the show Get Healey's Books: Changing Your Feelings - A Workbook for Anxiety and Worry The Red Ball, A Story of Friendship and Forgiveness The Companion Activity Book for The Red Ball The Worried Little Goat _______________________________ For free Mental Health Resources: Create an account on my website for unlimited resource access! Click here to support the show *This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. I approach scripture through the lens of a Christian licensed counselor, combining biblical insight with clinical understanding of emotional health. It does not constitute professional advice or is intended to diagnose/treat any disorders and does not constitute a client-therapist relationship. *Any links to specific resources or content (outside of my own) are not an endorsement of the entire website, author, organization, etc. Their views may not represent my own. Healthy & Redeemed is a Christian mental health podcast blending Scripture, psychology, and coping skills.

    29 min

  6. FEB 17

    71. When God’s People Got Angry: What Scripture Shows Us (Part 1)

    Let me know your thoughts about the content in this episode through Fan Mail. If you want a response, please email me through my website. Anger shows up often in Scripture—not just among those far from God, but among God’s own people. In this episode of Healthy & Redeemed, we begin a careful look at how anger appears in the Bible and why God gives so many warnings about it. In Part 1, we explore several well-known biblical figures who struggled with anger and examine what sparked their responses, how they handled that anger, and what the outcomes were. We’ll look at how anger can sit dangerously close to sin, how quickly it can distort judgment, and why Scripture repeatedly urges us not to remain in it. This episode is about understanding anger honestly so we can respond in ways that reflect wisdom, humility, and obedience to God. _______ Children's Books:   The Red Ball - A Story of Friendship and Forgiveness Companion Activity Book for The Red Ball   The Worried Little Goat Support the show Get Healey's Books: Changing Your Feelings - A Workbook for Anxiety and Worry The Red Ball, A Story of Friendship and Forgiveness The Companion Activity Book for The Red Ball The Worried Little Goat _______________________________ For free Mental Health Resources: Create an account on my website for unlimited resource access! Click here to support the show *This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. I approach scripture through the lens of a Christian licensed counselor, combining biblical insight with clinical understanding of emotional health. It does not constitute professional advice or is intended to diagnose/treat any disorders and does not constitute a client-therapist relationship. *Any links to specific resources or content (outside of my own) are not an endorsement of the entire website, author, organization, etc. Their views may not represent my own. Healthy & Redeemed is a Christian mental health podcast blending Scripture, psychology, and coping skills.

    25 min

  7. FEB 10

    70. What is Anger? A Biblical and Practical View | Anger Series

    Let me know your thoughts about the content in this episode through Fan Mail. If you want a response, please email me through my website. In the first episode of this multi-part anger series, we begin by examining what anger actually is and why it requires careful attention. This episode lays the groundwork for understanding anger as a real and powerful emotion—one that Scripture repeatedly warns us to handle wisely. In this episode, we explore: What anger is and how it functions emotionally and physicallyThe different ways people express anger, including explosive reactions, passive aggression, and emotional shutdownCommon causes of anger such as past hurt, boundary violations, injustice, unmet expectations, feeling misunderstood, and loss of controlHow anger can serve as a signal pointing to deeper issues, while also creating increased vulnerability to sinWhat the Bible reveals about anger through Hebrew word pictures God’s warning to Cain in Genesis and how anger can become a place where sin seeks opportunityThis episode emphasizes an important biblical truth: feeling anger does not equal sin, but anger places us in a spiritually vulnerable position that requires awareness and intentional response. Listeners are invited to reflect on God’s question, “Why are you angry?”, and begin identifying their own anger patterns as the series unfolds. This episode is designed to build understanding, not offer quick fixes. It sets a biblical and psychological foundation for learning how to recognize anger, take it seriously, and approach it in a way that honors God. Support the show Get Healey's Books: Changing Your Feelings - A Workbook for Anxiety and Worry The Red Ball, A Story of Friendship and Forgiveness The Companion Activity Book for The Red Ball The Worried Little Goat _______________________________ For free Mental Health Resources: Create an account on my website for unlimited resource access! Click here to support the show *This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. I approach scripture through the lens of a Christian licensed counselor, combining biblical insight with clinical understanding of emotional health. It does not constitute professional advice or is intended to diagnose/treat any disorders and does not constitute a client-therapist relationship. *Any links to specific resources or content (outside of my own) are not an endorsement of the entire website, author, organization, etc. Their views may not represent my own. Healthy & Redeemed is a Christian mental health podcast blending Scripture, psychology, and coping skills.

    33 min

  8. FEB 3

    69. Anger Series Introduction

    Let me know your thoughts about the content in this episode through Fan Mail. If you want a response, please email me through my website. Anger is an emotion many people experience, yet often feel confused, ashamed, or unsure how to handle in a God-honoring way. In this series, we will gently explore what anger is, what Scripture says about it, and how faith and psychology together can help us respond more thoughtfully when anger arises. Rather than offering quick fixes, this series is designed to increase understanding, self-awareness, and intentional growth over time. You’ll hear biblical truths and practical steps that support emotional maturity and Christlike character. If you’ve ever struggled with anger or the anger of others, this series will be a helpful place to start.  For Parents, Grandparents, Teachers, and Counselors…  For those walking with children who struggle with anger or big emotions, The Red Ball  and the Companion Activity Book provide simple stories and activities that encourage emotional awareness and healthy coping.  These resources pair well with the heart of this series and are currently on sale! Support the show Get Healey's Books: Changing Your Feelings - A Workbook for Anxiety and Worry The Red Ball, A Story of Friendship and Forgiveness The Companion Activity Book for The Red Ball The Worried Little Goat _______________________________ For free Mental Health Resources: Create an account on my website for unlimited resource access! Click here to support the show *This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. I approach scripture through the lens of a Christian licensed counselor, combining biblical insight with clinical understanding of emotional health. It does not constitute professional advice or is intended to diagnose/treat any disorders and does not constitute a client-therapist relationship. *Any links to specific resources or content (outside of my own) are not an endorsement of the entire website, author, organization, etc. Their views may not represent my own. Healthy & Redeemed is a Christian mental health podcast blending Scripture, psychology, and coping skills.

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Healthy & Redeemed is a podcast designed to help Christians grow emotionally and spiritually, equipping them to live healthier, more Christ-like lives. Healey Ikerd, a psychotherapist for over 15 years, will blend biblical wisdom with psychological concepts to help listeners learn to manage their emotions, improve their mental health, and deepen their faith.  The goal is to help listeners live out God’s word in every aspect of their lives and be healthy reflections of Jesus Christ.  In this podcast, we will talk about: Practical steps to strengthen your mental and emotional health, including help for anxiety, worry, depression, guilt, and forgiveness.Simple coping skills you can use every day, grounded in both psychology and Scripture.How good mental health supports spiritual growth—and how the two work together.How living out biblical principles brings emotional stability, peace, and healthier relationships.What it really looks like to trust God more deeply in your thoughts, habits, and decisions.How to live out your faith in real, practical ways during ordinary moments and difficult seasons.How to nurture a healthier brain, including tools that reshape thought patterns and support long-term well-being.Developing Christ-centered thinking, replacing unhealthy thoughts with truth.Building resilience through community, healthy boundaries, and God-honoring connections.  More information and resources can be found at:  https://writtenbyhealey.com/

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