Episode #4
When the Struggle Is Trying to Tell You Something: Healing with Heather O’Brien
Send us Fan Mail What if the anxiety, shame, fear, or emotional struggle you keep fighting isn’t the real problem, but a signal pointing to something deeper? In this episode of Pursuing Redemption , I sit down with Heather O’Brien , author, minister, and host of the Heal with God podcast, for a conversation about what it means to pursue healing with God rather than simply learning how to live with our pain. Heather’s message comes from a deeply personal place. After walking through her own struggles with depression, anxiety, addiction, and shame, she began a journey of learning to hear God’s voice and allowing Him into the deeper places of her life that needed healing. Today, she helps other Christians do the same. Heather shares why emotions like anxiety, fear, guilt, shame, and unforgiveness can sometimes serve as signals that something deeper needs our attention, and how we can begin asking God what is really happening beneath the surface. We also explore one of the central messages of Heather’s new book, Heal with God : healing isn’t about following the perfect formula or saying the perfect prayer. It is about developing a relationship with God, learning to recognize His voice, discovering His truth, and inviting Him into the places where we have felt stuck. This conversation gets to the heart of Pursuing Redemption . Our painful experiences may be part of our story, but they don't have to be the end of it. There can be another chapter. There can be healing and freedom. And sometimes the very thing we have been trying desperately to get rid of may be pointing us toward the place where healing needs to begin. Support the show Follow along at Instagram @restoringministriesok or Facebook @restoringministriesok. To learn more, check out heathervshore.com .
