Join us for an insightful conversation with Healey Ikerd, LPC and LMFT, who practices counseling in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and hosts the "Healthy and Redeemed" podcast. Healy shares powerful insights from her children's book "The Red Ball: A Story of Friendship and Forgiveness," inspired by her mother's experience growing up in East Germany. In this episode, we explore how unforgiveness doesn't just hurt our relationships—it literally affects our brain and body. Healey offers practical, faith-based tools for overcoming anxiety, including breath prayers, biblical meditation, and the art of taking every thought captive. Whether you're struggling with worry, holding onto resentment, or helping your children navigate difficult emotions, this conversation provides actionable strategies grounded in both neuroscience and Scripture. Discover why forgiveness is less about what others deserve and more about becoming who God created you to be.Healey has a lot of Free Resources on her website including relaxation techniques, ways to handle anxiety, forgiveness and more.https://writtenbyhealey.comHealey's Podcast: Healthy and RedeemedHealey's Book: The Red Ball: A Story of Friendship and ForgivenessThanks for joining us for this podcast! If you benefited from this video, please like, subscribe, and send it to a friend who might enjoy it. For more information on counseling, resources, workshops, newsletters, and more, go to samaritanswell.com​. You can also email us questions to cover on the podcast at info@samaritanswell.org.Stay connected:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samaritanswell/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/samaritanswelldallasLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/samaritan%E2%80%99s-well/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@samaritanswellcounseling?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcNever miss an episode of our podcast! Subscribe now and stay updated with our latest teachings. We also value your feedback, so please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

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