Treasured Ministries Podcast With Aliene Thompson

Healthy Biblical Help for Those You Love For years, I was a rescuer and wore that role like a badge of honor and gained identity out of helping others. I stepped in, tried to fix things I could not control, and lived in frustration. On the days when I could swoop in and save the […] The post Release Your Need To Rescue appeared first on Treasured Ministries.

Releasing Your Need to Rescue So Others Can Rise to Their Full Potential  There is nothing more difficult than watching someone you love fight a battle – especially when you keep trying to rescue this person from trouble and they don’t respond. But what if rescuing is not the right answer? What if this battle […] The post Why Codependents Love to Rescue appeared first on Treasured Ministries.

Why Precautions Prompted by the Holy Spirit Are Not Self-Protection Sometimes the Holy Spirit can prompt us with cautions towards certain people, and when this happens don’t be surprised if the enemy attacks God’s truth by accusing you of self-protection or preservation. Now we all know that the enemy will twist God’s truth and use […] The post Set Boundaries to Serve God First  appeared first on Treasured Ministries.

When Confronting Others, How Do You Measure “Success”? When confronting others, how do you measure “success”? Or do you say, Aliene, I don’t confront others; instead, I push my emotions down and keep pretending. I get you. Because for many years, that was me.  Part of my reluctance to confront was because I reasoned the […] The post How Emotionally Immature People Can Impact Our Relationship with God (Emotionally Immature People -Part 4) appeared first on Treasured Ministries.

Tending to Your Heart God’s Way If you have been listening to our past episodes on emotionally immature people and how they impact your life, you might think, where is a good place to start to heal? The roadmap to recovery begins by trading the pushing down of heavy emotions, for processing those emotions with […] The post Checking in with God is True Self-Care (Emotionally Immature People – Part 3) appeared first on Treasured Ministries.

The Impact of An Emotionally Immature Person with Dr. Holly Spotts I’ve got an important question for you. Do you pray boldly for others, but when it comes to asking God for your needs, you are shy, even though our Lord repeatedly invites us in his Word to come to him to ask for what […] The post The Emotionally Immature Parent or Spouse (Emotionally Immature People – Part 2) appeared first on Treasured Ministries.

The Impact of Emotionally Immature People with Dr. Holly Spotts Walking on eggshells around others pushes you to hide who God created you to be. Sometimes this pressure to pretend is caused by an emotionally immature person demanding that you orbit your life around theirs. And when this happens… You can trade self-compassion for self-deprecation […] The post What is An Emotionally Immature Person? (Emotionally Immature People – Part 1) appeared first on Treasured Ministries.

Biblical Justification Ends Judgement Like an addictive drug, needing approval leaves us bound to others in an unhealthy way and your soul sucked dry. I know this… I’ve been there. Codependents crave approval from others. Often this need breaks us with its impossible demands. But no matter what we try or what books we might read […] The post Freedom From the Need of Approval appeared first on Treasured Ministries.

What Does the Bible Say About Making Decisions?                         , Are you in the middle of making a significant decision, worn out from reasoning but worried about making the right decision? Today’s message is just for you.  Life can become confusing and blurry when […] The post Reasoning Will Wear You Out appeared first on Treasured Ministries.

How Does Self-Reliance Sabotage God’s Power? Hello beautiful, Can I encourage you today? Sometimes we can become impatient and frustrated in our inner healing journey, because the enemy shames us into thinking we are not where we need to be. Codependents are prime targets for this lie because we are the self-reliant souls that like […] The post Self-Reliance Sabotages God’s Power  appeared first on Treasured Ministries.

How to Stop People Pleasing Hi friend, Let’s face it. Saying no to people is difficult - especially if you are codependent. God wired us to take on responsibility he has asked us to carry, but often codependents say yes to obligations that are not ours. And when we can’t say no We carry the […] The post Biblical Confidence to Say No appeared first on Treasured Ministries.

What Does the Bible Say About Unhealthy Relationships? God-fidence is the result of daily God-dependency and ensures our confident victory. Even after salvation we can surrender our freedom. One way we can do this is to become enmeshed in an unhealthy narcissistic relationship. This is why we did a whole series on this topic. Today […] The post 4 Keys to Stay Free from Narcissism (Narcissism - Episode 7) appeared first on Treasured Ministries.

How do you handle toxic people like a narcissist, God's Way? To handle toxic people, we become wise as snakes while at the same time harmless as doves by standing in God's power to prevail in our purpose. In today's episode, discover how Godly girl power gives us God-fidence, discernment, and direction to deal with […] The post How to Handle Toxic People God’s Way (Narcissism - Episode 6) appeared first on Treasured Ministries.

While Ephesians 6:12 tells us that the enemy works through people to accomplish his purposes, naivety to this biblical truth creates vulnerability. We must use biblical wisdom and set boundaries with narcissists because, as you will discover in our podcast, they provide an easy foothold for the enemy. While God calls us to love everyone, […] The post What Does the Bible Say About Narcissism? (Narcissism - Episode 5) appeared first on Treasured Ministries.

Setting Boundaries with a Narcissist We believe it is important for every woman to be aware of the narcissistic personality so that you can set boundaries. For these reasons and in response to your questions, we wanted to interview experts in this field. Don’t miss today’s episode and please share with others!  Kerry Kerr McAvoy, […] The post How to Recognize a Narcissist with Kerry Kerr McAvoy, Ph.D. (Narcissism – Episode 4) appeared first on Treasured Ministries.

What is Victim Shaming? Whom does a narcissist target? It’s an important question to answer and in today’s episode, we are asking an expert, Dr. Kerry Kerr McAvoy. Often victim shaming or blaming can occur, leaving the person thinking it is their fault, but in today’s episode discover that this is simply not true. Kerry […] The post A Narcissist’s Target Victim with Kerry Kerr McAvoy, Ph.D. (Narcissism – Episode 3) appeared first on Treasured Ministries.

Why Awareness Matters What is a Narcissist? That term is tossed around a lot these days and it’s important to find clarity to elevate your awareness so you can always put God first! For these reasons, I want to encourage you to not only listen to this podcast with Dr. Michelle Bengtson, but pass it […] The post What is a Narcissist with Dr. Michelle Bengtson (Narcissism – Episode 2) appeared first on Treasured Ministries.

What You Can Do Today to Stay Free From Unhealthy Relationships Hello all! Today we begin our podcast series on Narcissism.  While christians are called to be in community, not every relationship is healthy for us. The Lord commands us to love and respect everyone; but close personal ties are those that we should be […] The post Discernment is Key (Narcissism Series – Episode 1) appeared first on Treasured Ministries.

What is the fawning survival mechanism, and how does this method of “finding” love result in losing who God created us to be? As a therapist for over two decades, Dr. Alison Cook has met countless women who feel stuck in an endless cycle of meeting everyone else’s expectations to such a degree that they […] The post What is the Fawning Survival Mechanism with Dr. Alison Cook? appeared first on Treasured Ministries.

Give Me Peace Are you frustrated because you feel like you can’t find peace? Peace on earth that goes beyond perfect circumstances? In our podcast today, I am talking about the concept of Shalom, which is wholeness, or peace, that comes from God. Discovering this biblical truth was a game-changer for me with my anxiety. […] The post Waiting For Wonderful – Episode 4 appeared first on Treasured Ministries.