Transformed You With Mark & Melissa Dejesus

Is religious perfectionism stealing the fruit of enjoying the Scriptures and your Bible reading experience? Are you trying to read the Bible “just right,” but its the influence of perfectionism? Today I want to talk about some ways that we can get bogged down by perfectionism when it comes to engaging the Word of God […] The post Bible Reading and Religious Perfectionism appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

Start off the new year with a live broadcast, where I address the importance of addressing the questions you ask yourself. We ask ourselves, others and God questions all the time. Many of them leave us disempowered. We are often asking question that lead us into destructive paths and dead ends. Today I want to […] The post 7 Questions to Enhance Your Mental Health Journey appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

Giving thanks is an overlooked, yet powerful experience that add so much value to your mental and emotional health. Yet it is something we easily forget about. In fact, we overlook the power of gratitude quite often. But in my journey of learning to cultivate a healthy emotional journey, I discovered that practicing gratitude and […] The post 10 Ways Gratitude Can Help Your Mental Health appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

Join me in this OCD Live Q&A as I address the questions you have sent regarding obsessive compulsive struggles and the battles that surround the healing and freedom journey. Video Broadcast: OCD Help Page Mental Health Resource Page Recommended Resources:  The Heart Healing Journey God Loves Me and I Love Myself! Restoring the Power of […] The post I Address Your OCD Questions Live! #12 appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

In response to a question that was sent in, I want to address the subject of failure, the fear of failure and what would I say to Moses when He finds out he is not going into the Promised Land? Here is the question: “I wonder if you would be able to address when we […] The post Failure, Fear of Failure and Advice I Would Give to Moses appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

One of the questions I get from those who are working through their mental and emotional health is, “How do I stop SPINNING?” What they are describing is continual spiral of thoughts they get lost in, to the point that they feel trapped by the anxiety and even despair the thoughts produce. It can produce […] The post 6 Tips to Help You Stop Spinning appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

Have you been taught perspectives about emotions that have distorted how you relate to yourself and what you are going through? Today I want to share seven misunderstandings that we can often believe that prevent us from acknowledging our emotions and working through them in a healthy and productive way. Video Broadcast: Watch on Rumble: […] The post 7 Misunderstanding About Acknowledging Emotions appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

Perfectionism can manifest in a variety of ways, which you will see in our discussion today, as Melissa and I share our healing journey working through perfectionism struggles. in this broadcast, we will share how we dismissed perfectionism at first, but how we came to understand its deceptive influence. We also talk about what the […] The post Our Perfectionism Healing Journey appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

Are you able to navigate the life of your emotions with fruitfulness and effectiveness? In all honesty, most of us have not had the kind of training and equipping that would help us navigate the thoughts and emotions that come our way. Today I want to talk about emotions by emphasizing ten things that are […] The post 10 Things You Need to Know About Your Emotions appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

Is “All or Nothing” thinking impacting your journey? In today’s broadcast, I want to address some questions about perfectionism and show you how the “just right, but never enough” mindset can drive us into black and white, otherwise known as “all or nothing” thinking. As we begin to discern the distortions of these mindsets, it […] The post All or Nothing Thinking, Perfectionism and Our View of God appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

The deeper issues of a perfectionist’s heart really come out in the midst of trials. The difficulties we face bring out how we see ourselves, God and the world around us. They are seasons where we need to heal and mature in deeper levels, but perfectionistic ways keep us stuck in staring at what we […] The post What Trials Bring Out in Perfectionists appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

Perfectionism is the mindset of “just right, but never enough,” a cycle of living that produces pressure, stress and bondage. Yet many sincere hearts will ask, “What is the opposite of perfectionism?” In others words, they are asking, what does it look like to break free from perfectionism? Today I want to give you some […] The post What is the Opposite of Perfectionism? appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

Join me in this OCD Live Q&A as I address the questions you have sent regarding obsessive compulsive struggles and the battles that surround the healing and freedom journey. Video Broadcast: Submit a Question OCD Help Page Mental Health Resource Page Recommended Resources:  The Heart Healing Journey God Loves Me and I Love Myself! Restoring […] The post I Address Your OCD Questions Live! #11 appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

What does it look like for a Christian to navigate their mental health journey while realizing they have introverted tendencies? What does it even mean when the words Christian and introvert come together? Today I want to talk about the life of introversion and what living mentally healthy can look like. Video Broadcast: Watch on […] The post Mental Health for Christian Introverts appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

Limiting beliefs can be perspectives we carry that create limitations to our journey. They can hinder us from experience the healing and freedom that is available for our journey. These mindsets can lay underground, at times undetected, but can prevent us from developing new and empowered perspectives for our healing journey. Video Broadcast: Watch on […] The post 12 Limiting Beliefs that Can Hinder Your Mental Health appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

Working through the mindset of “just right but never enough” that perfectionism creates, keeps us from seeing the shame and abandonment we carry within. Today we want to reflect on recent broadcasts on shame and abandonment, while talking through how we are processing healing in our own journey. Video Broadcast: Watch on Rumble: Recommended Resources:  […] The post Our Journey through Shame, Abandonment and Perfectionism appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

For the perfectionist, I believe they are in a constant state of fight AND flight, where their stress response is in overdrive. Their constant busy living and avoidance keeps them from dealing with matters of the heart that need compassionate healing and grace. In this broadcast, I want to lay out how the stress response […] The post Healing the Stress Response of a Perfectionist appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

Have you ever had a “shame attack” and did not even know it? Today I want to bring insight into the deepest root issue in our healing journey–abandonment. Most of the roads of our brokenness lead to abandonment. And when shame and abandonment connect, it can trigger a chain reaction with our hearts that can […] The post The Root of Abandonment and “Shame Attacks” appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

How do we respond to these intrusive thoughts that create so much disturbance within us about our salvation, our standing with God and our sense of peace? How can we respond in a fruitful way that will actually help me overcome? Many get stuck in their obsessions because they compulsively argue, research, debate, ruminate, seek […] The post 3 Responses to Intrusive Thoughts and Religious Obsessions appeared first on Mark DeJesus.

One of the greatest needs that perfectionists have is nurture, the need to find comfort through unconditional loving care. Perfectionists have an inner critic that drowns out the nurturing voice they need. It amplifies criticism, shame and judgment. So we continue to live in with a ball of emotional pressure on a daily basis. Instead […] The post Nurturing the Heart of a Perfectionist appeared first on Mark DeJesus.