Designed 4 More

Dr. Jennings
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Designed 4 More is a joint production of Come and Reason and Honey Lake Clinic. Tim Jennings, M.D, Ed Anderson, HLC chaplain, and Danielle Rhome, HLC therapist, will seek to harmonize biblical principles with science and real-life experiences to find harmonized truths in which all three threads of evidence agree.

  1. 3D AGO

    Faith Over Fear: Stepping into 2026 with Courage

    As we enter a new year, many people are searching for faith over fear, looking for a Christian perspective on anxiety, uncertainty, and how to trust God when the future feels unclear. A new year brings fresh possibilities—but it also brings questions about health, finances, relationships, world events, and personal purpose that can quietly stir fear beneath the surface. In this powerful New Year episode of Designed 4 More, Dr. Tim Jennings and Brett Durbin explore what it truly means to choose faith over fear—not as a slogan, but as a way of thinking, living, and trusting. This conversation goes beyond positive thinking and addresses the real psychological and spiritual forces that shape how we respond to the unknown. You’ll discover that fear is not just an emotion—it’s a survival response that can hijack decision-making, distort perception, and shrink our vision for the future. Faith, by contrast, is not denial of reality; it is alignment with truth. When faith is grounded in God’s design, it brings clarity, courage, and peace even when circumstances remain uncertain.   💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode ✅ Why fear feels so powerful at times of transition and change ✅ How the brain processes uncertainty and threat ✅ The difference between blind optimism and authentic faith ✅ How fear subtly influences decisions, habits, and relationships ✅ Why trust is essential for emotional and spiritual health ✅ Practical ways to retrain the mind to respond with faith ✅ How choosing faith reshapes hope, resilience, and purpose   💭 How These Topics Affect You Daily As the calendar turns, many people feel pressure to “get it right” this time—new goals, new habits, new expectations. But fear often sneaks in disguised as caution, control, or perfectionism. It whispers questions like: What if I fail again? What if things fall apart? What if I’m not enough? When fear leads, the mind narrows its focus. You play it safe. You delay decisions. You settle for less than what God designed you for. Over time, fear can quietly become the lens through which you view the future—robbing you of joy, creativity, and spiritual confidence. Choosing faith over fear doesn’t mean ignoring challenges; it means interpreting them through trust instead of threat. Faith allows you to step forward without having all the answers. It helps you respond rather than react, hope rather than panic, and grow rather than retreat. This episode equips you to begin the year with a renewed mindset—one rooted in courage, peace, and purpose. • Fear & the Brain – The amygdala reacts quickly to perceived threats, often overriding logic and long-term thinking. Learning to calm this response restores clarity and wise decision-making. • Uncertainty & Anxiety – Studies show that fear of the unknown triggers more stress than known difficulties. Faith-based trust reduces anxiety by restoring a sense of meaning and safety. • Neuroplasticity & Choice – Repeated faith-centered responses form new neural pathways, strengthening emotional regulation and resilience. • Hope & Motivation – Hope activates the brain’s reward and planning systems, increasing perseverance and optimism for the future. The new year doesn’t require perfection—it requires direction. Fear keeps you stuck in the past, replaying what went wrong. Faith invites you forward, trusting that growth happens one step at a time. God never intended fear to be your guide. He designed faith to anchor your mind, steady your heart, and open your future. You don’t have to know everything to move forward. You simply have to trust the One who does. You were Designed 4 More—more courage, more peace, more purpose, and more faith than fear.

    55 min

  2. 12/23/2025

    Love Came Down: Rediscovering the REAL Story of Christmas

    Christmas is more than a story—it’s an intervention. A rescue mission. A moment in history when God Himself stepped into our world, wrapped not in royal robes but in fragile humanity. In a culture that celebrates Christmas with lights, gifts, and noise, we often forget the radical truth at the center of it all: Love came down—not to judge us, but to be with us. In this special Christmas episode of Designed 4 More, Dr. Tim Jennings, and the panel explore the heart of the incarnation—why Jesus came, what His coming reveals about God’s character, and how His arrival changes our understanding of love, healing, identity, and relationship. This is not a theological lecture. It’s an invitation into the most personal, life-changing truth of the gospel: God came near because He desires you. Through profound spiritual insights and powerful psychological understanding, the discussion reveals how Jesus' birth demonstrates God’s desire for connection, intimacy, and restoration. You’ll discover that the story of Christmas is not about a distant deity demanding perfection, but a relational God pursuing our hearts with humility, gentleness, and grace.   💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode ✅ Why Jesus came—not to appease wrath, but to reveal God’s heart of love ✅ How the incarnation restores relationship, trust, and emotional healing ✅ The psychological impact of feeling loved versus feeling judged ✅ Why God chose vulnerability, humility, and human experience ✅ How Jesus’ life rewrites lies we believe about God and ourselves ✅ How to deepen your relationship with God through presence, trust, and authenticity ✅ How Christmas heals loneliness, shame, and spiritual discouragement Your view of God shapes everything—your emotions, your relationships, your identity, and your capacity for peace. When you see God as distant, harsh, or disappointed, your heart hides. But when you encounter the truth revealed at Christmas—that God came close, entering our pain, weakness, and struggle—you begin to experience spiritual renewal from the inside out. Christmas is God saying: “I see you.” “I understand you.” “I am with you.” “I want you.” This episode helps you recognize how Jesus’ coming answers your deepest relational and emotional needs. His presence confronts loneliness with belonging, fear with safety, shame with acceptance, and confusion with clarity. Understanding the Christmas story through the lens of God’s design transforms daily living—how you pray, how you trust, how you love, and how you see yourself. When you embrace the truth that God desires relationship—not ritual, performance, or fear-based obedience—you enter a new rhythm of spiritual life marked by joy, connection, and genuine transformation. • Attachment & Relationship – Studies show that healthy relationships form the core of emotional well-being. Jesus’ incarnation mirrors this: God enters our world to form secure attachment with humanity. • Love & the Brain – Feeling loved activates neural pathways that increase peace, reduce anxiety, and strengthen resilience. Experiencing God’s love has similar effects on emotional and spiritual health. • Presence Over Performance – Neuroscience confirms that connection, not achievement, regulates the nervous system—echoing Jesus’ message that relationship with God brings life. • Embodied Compassion – Jesus’ choice to take on human form reflects the healing power of empathy, shared experience, and compassionate presence. At Christmas, the world celebrates a baby in a manger—but heaven celebrates a God who refuses to love from a distance. Jesus came not simply to save humanity from sin, but to restore relationship—to rebuild trust, reveal God’s heart, and lead us back to the Source of life and love. Because Christmas is not just a season—it is a revelation: You were Designed 4 More—more connection, more belonging, and more love than you’ve ever dared to believe.

    55 min

  3. 12/16/2025

    Neuroplasticity and Spiritual Renewal

    Can people really change? Can destructive habits, anxious thought patterns, trauma responses, and deeply ingrained beliefs be undone—or are we stuck the way we are? Modern neuroscience is now confirming what Scripture has pointed to all along: the human brain is not fixed. It is plastic, adaptable, and capable of profound renewal.In this illuminating episode of Designed 4 More, Dr. Timothy Jennings, M.D., and the panel explore the powerful connection between neuroplasticity and spiritual renewal—how God designed the brain to change through truth, love, trust, and intentional practice. You’ll discover that transformation is not wishful thinking or sheer willpower; it is a God-built biological process that works in harmony with spiritual growth. This conversation bridges cutting-edge neuroscience with faith-based principles, revealing how the renewal of the mind happens both spiritually and physically. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, addiction, unhealthy habits, emotional wounds, or spiritual stagnation, this episode offers hope grounded in science and anchored in God’s design for healing and freedom. What You’ll Learn in This Episode✅ What neuroplasticity is and how the brain rewires itself✅ Why repeated thoughts and behaviors physically shape the brain✅ How fear, trauma, and lies create unhealthy neural pathways✅ The connection between belief, choice, and brain change✅ How spiritual practices accelerate healthy brain rewiring✅ Why grace and truth are essential for lasting transformation✅ Practical steps to support mental, emotional, and spiritual renewal Every thought you repeat strengthens a pathway in your brain. Every habit you practice reinforces a pattern. Over time, these patterns begin to feel automatic—like “this is just who I am.” But neuroplasticity tells a different story: your brain is constantly updating based on what you believe, focus on, and act upon.When beliefs are rooted in fear, shame, or distorted views of God and self, the brain adapts to survive rather than thrive. This can lead to anxiety, compulsive behaviors, emotional reactivity, and spiritual discouragement. But when truth replaces lies and love replaces fear, the brain begins to reorganize itself toward peace, self-control, and clarity.Spiritual renewal is not separate from brain health—it’s inseparable from it. Prayer, worship, gratitude, reflection, and choosing truth over fear are not merely spiritual disciplines; they are neurological exercises that reshape how the brain processes stress, emotion, and identity.This episode helps you recognize that growth is not about instant perfection, but about direction. Each truthful thought, each loving choice, each surrendered moment participates in God’s renewing work—slowly transforming the mind from the inside out. Scientific & Psychological Insights• Neuroplastic Change – Research confirms the brain forms new synaptic connections throughout life, especially in response to focused attention and repetition.• Trauma & Rewiring – Trauma alters neural pathways, but healing experiences and safe relationships restore healthy brain function.• Belief & Biology – Studies show beliefs directly influence emotional regulation, immune response, and stress chemistry.• Spiritual Practices & the Brain – Prayer, meditation, gratitude, and worship activate regions associated with peace, empathy, and self-control while calming fear circuits. Many people feel trapped by their past, their habits, or their emotional struggles. But God never designed the mind to be imprisoned by yesterday. Renewal is not just possible—it is part of His design law for human growth.This episode reframes change as a cooperative process between divine truth and human choice. It offers freedom from shame-based religion and replaces it with hope-filled transformation.You were Designed 4 More—more freedom, more clarity, more peace, and more renewal than you may have believed possible.

    47 min

  4. 12/09/2025

    Loneliness: The Crisis Affecting Millions Right Now!

    You can be surrounded by people and still feel deeply alone. You can have a family, a church community, a full calendar—and yet experience an ache inside that no amount of activity seems to fill. Loneliness is one of the most widespread emotional struggles of our time, but it remains one of the least talked about. For many, it feels like a quiet, invisible pain—one that shapes identity, drains joy, and distorts the way we see God, others, and ourselves.In this profound episode of Designed 4 More, Dr. Tim Jennings, and the panel dive into the emotional, psychological, and spiritual roots of loneliness. They explore why disconnection has become so common and why the human brain suffers so deeply when relationships break down or never fully develop. Using biblical insights and cutting-edge neuroscience, this conversation uncovers how God’s design for connection is woven into the deepest structure of the mind—and what happens when those needs go unmet.Loneliness is not a sign of weakness. It is a signal: a God-designed emotional indicator that something vital is missing. And while loneliness can feel overwhelming, it can also be a doorway to healing, vulnerability, and restored relationships. This episode offers hope, tools, and understanding for anyone who feels isolated, misunderstood, or emotionally distant. What You’ll Learn in This Episode✅ The difference between being alone and feeling lonely✅ Why modern culture fuels disconnection despite constant digital contact✅ How loneliness affects the brain’s emotional and reward systems✅ Why chronic loneliness increases anxiety, shame, and depression✅ How God designed human beings for connection, belonging, and love✅ Practical steps to rebuild meaningful relationships and emotional intimacy✅ How to overcome the internal beliefs that keep you isolated✅ Why vulnerability, community, and spiritual connection heal loneliness How These Topics Affect You DailyLoneliness influences far more than emotion—it affects decisions, thinking, physical health, spiritual life, and relationships. When the mind senses isolation, it shifts into protective mode: you become more guarded, more self-critical, more hesitant to trust. Over time, loneliness can distort identity, leading you to believe you’re unloveable, unwanted, or safer at a distance.But the truth is the opposite: your longing for connection is evidence of God’s design. You were made for love, community, and mutual support. The pain of loneliness is not punishment—it is the echo of a deeper truth that you are created for relationship.This episode helps you recognize how loneliness may be shaping your choices—avoiding social situations, disconnecting emotionally, withdrawing into busyness, or numbing pain with distractions. It also helps you identify healthy ways to respond: reaching out, engaging spiritually, practicing openness, and allowing safe people to truly see you.Healing begins the moment you stop blaming yourself for feeling lonely and start understanding what your mind and heart are trying to tell you. Scientific & Psychological Insights• Impact on Brain Health – Loneliness increases activity in the brain’s alarm system, triggering stress responses and reducing emotional regulation.• Reward Pathway Disruption – Lack of meaningful connection diminishes dopamine response, decreasing motivation, joy, and focus.• Attachment & Belonging – Humans are biologically wired for secure relationships; isolation disrupts attachment systems, affecting trust and emotional resilience.• Neuroplasticity & Healing – Intentional connection, affirming relationships, and spiritual practices repair neural pathways damaged by chronic loneliness.You were Designed 4 More—more connection, more love, more belonging, and more hope than you’ve ever imagined.

    58 min

  5. 12/02/2025

    Speaking Truth in Love: Honesty that Heals, Not Hurts

    Why is it so hard to tell the truth with grace? Why do some people speak boldly but wound deeply, while others stay silent to keep the peace but suffer internally? In a culture full of harsh opinions, emotional sensitivity, and relational tension, understanding how to speak truth in love has never been more vital—or more misunderstood. In this transformative episode of Designed 4 More, Dr. Timothy Jennings, M.D., and the panel explore the delicate but powerful connection between truth and love—two principles that were never meant to be separated. You’ll discover why truth without love becomes cruelty, love without truth becomes enabling, and how God designed these two forces to work together to bring healing, clarity, and freedom. Using insights from neuroscience, psychology, and faith, the conversation reveals why some personalities lean toward “hard truths,” while others fear conflict and avoid honesty entirely. You’ll learn how the brain reacts to correction, criticism, and compassion—and how approaching conversations with God’s design in mind can transform marriages, friendships, families, and workplaces. What You’ll Learn in This Episode ✅ What “speaking the truth in love” actually means—and what it doesn’t✅ How truth, spoken harshly, triggers the brain’s fear and defense response✅ Why kindness without honesty creates unhealthy patterns in relationships✅ How to communicate correction in ways that build trust rather than fear✅ Practical steps to prepare your heart before speaking truth✅ How vulnerability, empathy, and boundaries work together✅ How to receive truth with humility, even when it stings When you learn how God designed communication to work, everything changes. Conversations become opportunities for connection rather than conflict. Difficult truths become pathways to healing instead of division. You begin to notice when your tone doesn’t match your intention. You recognize when fear keeps you quiet—or when frustration pushes you too hard. Speaking truth in love is not about being “nice” or “right.” It’s about being aligned—rooted in compassion, humility, and the desire to strengthen the other person. Scientific & Psychological Insights ·       The Fear Response – Research shows that blunt or aggressive truth activates the amygdala, causing defensiveness, withdrawal, or anger. ·       The Power of Empathy – Empathetic tones and calm body language activate mirror neurons, increasing openness to feedback. ·       Attachment & Communication Styles – Insecure attachment often drives either over-assertiveness or avoidance. Healing attachment wounds improves communication. ·       Neuroplasticity of Dialogue – Loving, honest conversations reshape relational patterns; repeated safe interactions build trust-based neural networks over time. Why This Episode Matters Our world is filled with loud voices but empty connection. Many are desperate for truth that frees but afraid of truth that hurts. God’s design offers something better—honesty that brings healing, courage that is gentle, and love that is strong enough to tell the truth even when it’s hard. This episode will help you develop a communication style rooted not in fear, guilt, or frustration, but in compassion, clarity, and peace. Whether you struggle to speak up or struggle to soften your words, you’ll walk away with practical tools to transform the way you communicate. Because truth alone won’t heal. Love alone won’t correct.But together, they can restore relationships, deepen trust, and reflect God’s character in the most meaningful ways. You were Designed 4 More—more honesty, more peace, more courage, and more love.

    48 min

  6. 11/25/2025

    Sabbath Detox: Relearning Rest in a Restless World

    When was the last time you truly unplugged—not just from work, but from pressure, noise, hurry, and the constant need to be “on”? Many people today live in a nonstop cycle of stress, distraction, and digital overload. Even moments meant for rest are filled with scrolling, planning, or worrying. In a world addicted to productivity, the soul slowly forgets how to breathe. In this deeply restorative episode of Designed 4 More, Dr. Tim Jennings, and the team explore what it really means to experience a Sabbath Detox—a reset of the mind, body, and spirit that aligns us with God’s design for renewal. This isn’t about rules or legalism. It’s about release. It’s about stepping out of the rush long enough to let the nervous system settle, the heart soften, and the mind remember what matters.You’ll discover how regular rhythms of rest detox the brain from stress, detox the heart from pressure, and detox the soul from fear. Whether you observe Sabbath weekly or simply need a healthier relationship with rest, this episode offers science-backed and faith-based insight into why slowing down is not optional—it’s transformational. 💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode✅ What a true “Sabbath Detox” is and why your brain desperately needs it✅ The difference between rest and numbing—and why we often confuse the two✅ How chronic stress hijacks your spiritual clarity and emotional stability✅ Why God built rest into the fabric of creation and human biology✅ Practical ways to unplug from digital noise and mental clutter✅ The spiritual and psychological benefits of weekly renewal✅ How Sabbath rhythms rebuild identity, relationships, and inner peace Life without rhythm leads to life without margin. When every moment becomes filled—every hour pressured, every thought overloaded—your mind becomes toxic with stress chemicals that drain joy, patience, memory, and emotional health.A Sabbath Detox resets that system. It pulls you out of the autopilot survival mode that modern life normalizes. It helps your mind transition from constant output to intentional presence. When you choose even a short season of stillness each week—turning off notifications, slowing your pace, breathing deeply—you give your body permission to heal, your mind permission to reset, and your heart permission to reconnect with God.Real rest doesn’t happen by accident. It’s a choice to step out of the noise and into the quiet where truth becomes clear. Families communicate better. Anxiety decreases. Creativity increases. People reconnect with gratitude, clarity, and purpose. A weekly Sabbath Detox isn’t just a spiritual practice—it’s a biological, psychological, and relational necessity. 🧠 Scientific & Psychological Insights• Stress & Neurochemicals – Constant stimulation floods the brain with cortisol and adrenaline. Research shows that intentional rest lowers these hormones, restoring emotional regulation and cognitive clarity.• Digital Detox – Studies reveal that stepping away from screens even one day a week improves memory, sleep, and mood regulation—aligning with God’s design for cyclical rest.• Brain Rhythms & Renewal – Neuroplasticity research confirms that silence, reflection, and spiritual practices strengthen neural pathways tied to peace, empathy, and resilience.• Embodied Rest – Restful breathing, worship, prayer, nature exposure, and stillness activate the parasympathetic nervous system, reversing stress damage. A Sabbath Detox invites you to rediscover God’s rhythm—one that brings healing to your mind, strength to your body, and peace to your spirit. If life feels too heavy, too fast, or too full, this episode will help you step into a weekly space where God rewrites your story with rest.You were Designed 4 More—more calm, more clarity, more connection, and more freedom from the pressures that drain you.

    1h 3m

  7. 11/18/2025

    Addicted to Productivity: Is Hustling Making Us Miss Out on Fun?

    Do you ever feel guilty for resting? Do you struggle to slow down, even when your body and mind are begging you to pause? Maybe you can’t shake the feeling that your worth is measured by how much you accomplish. In today’s performance-driven culture, busyness has become a badge of honor—but beneath the surface, many of us are quietly addicted to productivity. In this eye-opening episode of Designed 4 More, Dr. Tim Jennings, and the panel explore how an obsession with efficiency and achievement can rob us of joy, connection, and peace. We’ll unpack why the constant drive to “do more” leaves us emotionally exhausted, spiritually empty, and disconnected from our true identity. Drawing from neuroscience, psychology, and faith-based wisdom, this conversation exposes the subtle ways we replace rest with rush, purpose with performance, and calling with comparison. You’ll learn how to recognize when productivity has become a form of self-medication—and how God’s design for balance offers a way back to freedom. What You’ll Learn in This Episode ✅ The psychology behind our obsession with busyness✅ Why productivity can trigger the same reward circuits as addiction✅ How perfectionism and fear of failure fuel overwork✅ The difference between God-given purpose and performance-based identity✅ Practical ways to rest without guilt or anxiety✅ How Sabbath and stillness restore mental clarity and spiritual peace✅ Steps to re-align your brain with God’s design for rhythm, joy, and renewal 💭 How These Topics Affect You Daily Modern life constantly tells you to go faster, climb higher, and never stop moving. But your nervous system wasn’t designed for perpetual motion—it was designed for rhythm. When every moment becomes a checklist, creativity shrinks, relationships suffer, and burnout becomes inevitable. Productivity addiction disguises itself as virtue. It whispers, “You’re only valuable when you’re useful.” That message, repeated over time, rewires the brain’s reward pathways, keeping you stuck in cycles of stress and shame. Yet God designed your worth to flow from identity, not output. When we slow down long enough to listen, rest becomes worship. Stillness becomes strength. This episode will help you see that slowing down isn’t laziness—it’s alignment. It’s about living according to the natural cadence God built into creation: work and rest, sowing and reaping, giving and receiving. When you honor that rhythm, you don’t lose momentum—you gain meaning. 🧠 Scientific & Psychological Insights ·       Neural Reward Systems – Research shows that completing tasks releases dopamine, reinforcing the drive for productivity. Over time, the brain can crave that rush, creating dependency similar to behavioral addiction. ·       Stress Hormones & Burnout – Chronic busyness elevates cortisol and adrenaline, impairing memory, sleep, and emotional regulation. True rest recalibrates these systems and enhances creativity. ·       Cognitive Overload – Multitasking fragments attention and decreases performance. Studies confirm that focus and spiritual mindfulness restore cognitive efficiency far better than nonstop activity. ·       Faith & Neuroplasticity – Spiritual practices such as Sabbath rest, prayer, and gratitude physically reshape neural networks to promote calm, empathy, and resilience. ❤️ Why This Episode Matters You were never meant to live exhausted, defined by deadlines and to-do lists. God’s design for you includes rest—not as a reward after productivity, but as a foundation for purpose. When you learn to detach identity from achievement, peace begins to replace pressure. This episode invites you to trade striving for surrender and motion for meaning. You’ll discover how rest doesn’t diminish your impact—it amplifies it. Because transformation doesn’t come from doing more, but from becoming who you were designed to be. You were Designed 4 More—more peace, more balance, more joy, and more life beyond the checklist.

    1 hr

  8. 11/11/2025

    Self-Sabotage - Breaking the Cycle

    Have you ever felt like you were standing in your own way? You start something with passion and purpose—only to lose motivation, procrastinate, or make choices that derail your progress. You know what you should do, but somehow, you do the opposite. That invisible tug-of-war between desire and defeat has a name: self-sabotage.   In this deeply revealing episode of Designed 4 More, Dr. Timothy Jennings, M.D., and the panel unpack why we so often undermine the very things we pray for. Drawing from neuroscience, psychology, and spiritual truth, they uncover how the brain’s fear circuits, shame memories, and survival patterns can block healing and success—even when our hearts genuinely long to grow. Through faith-based insight and practical science, you’ll learn how self-sabotage is not proof of weakness, but evidence of unhealed pain and distorted beliefs about worth. And most importantly, you’ll discover how God’s design for the mind offers freedom from the internal battles that keep you stuck.   💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode ✅ What self-sabotage is and how it forms in the brain ✅ How early experiences and core beliefs shape our automatic reactions ✅ The link between fear, guilt, and self-defeating behavior ✅ Why comfort zones feel safer than calling—and how to break free ✅ How God’s design principles restore motivation and resilience ✅ Steps to transform negative self-talk into truthful self-compassion ✅ How grace rewires the mind and creates new patterns of trust and courage   💭 How These Topics Affect You Daily Self-sabotage shows up everywhere—in the goals we abandon, the relationships we damage, the habits we can’t keep, and the dreams we silently bury. You may see it when you procrastinate on something that matters, say “yes” when you should say “no,” or replay past mistakes until hope feels impossible. Understanding this pattern changes everything. The mind’s design operates like a circuit: what we believe shapes what we expect, and what we expect influences what we do. When those beliefs are built on fear or shame, the system misfires—we resist the very healing we need. But when truth and grace rewire that system, courage replaces fear, and new possibilities emerge. Every time you pause, breathe, and choose differently, you’re aligning with His design law of freedom. This episode gives you tools to do just that—to stop fighting yourself and start partnering with God in the renewal of your mind. 🧠 Scientific & Psychological Insights • Neural Pathways & Conditioning – The brain stores painful experiences as predictive models. When new opportunities resemble old pain, it triggers avoidance. Understanding this mechanism helps break subconscious cycles. • Cognitive Dissonance – Self-sabotage often arises when our behaviors don’t match our beliefs about identity. Aligning thoughts with truth restores integrity and peace. • Reward & Dopamine Systems – Chronic stress blunts dopamine response, causing apathy and procrastination. Rebuilding motivation through rest, purpose, and gratitude resets the brain’s reward centers. • Faith & Neuroplasticity – Spiritual practices such as prayer, worship, and meditation reshape neural networks—reducing shame and increasing emotional regulation. You were not created to live in cycles of defeat. The same brain that once fueled fear can, by design, become a channel for hope, creativity, and love. Recognizing self-sabotage is not the end of your story—it’s the beginning of healing. This episode will guide you toward that renewal, showing that freedom from self-sabotage isn’t about trying harder—it’s about thinking truer. Because you were never meant to just survive the struggle. You were Designed 4 More—more clarity, more confidence, and more courage to become everything God imagined for you.

    57 min
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Designed 4 More is a joint production of Come and Reason and Honey Lake Clinic. Tim Jennings, M.D, Ed Anderson, HLC chaplain, and Danielle Rhome, HLC therapist, will seek to harmonize biblical principles with science and real-life experiences to find harmonized truths in which all three threads of evidence agree.

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  • Creator
    Dr. Jennings
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    76
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Dr. Jennings
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