The Holy Unraveling, Where Faith and Psychology Meet the Messy Middle

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6 episodes

1 week ago

In Episode 5 of The Holy Unraveling, therapist and host Silvia Farag explores how the stories we tell ourselves quietly become the lens through which we see everything. From overthinking and self-criticism to spiritual guilt and fear, our thoughts don’t stay in our heads, they become how we live. Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), neuroplasticity (yes, “neurons that fire together wire together”), and a faith-centered lens, this episode breaks down: why negative thoughts feel so convinc...

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The Holy Unraveling, Where Faith and Psychology Meet the Messy Middle

Episode 5: The Stories We Tell Ourselves:How Negative Thoughts Shape Our Lives

1 week ago

10 minutes

The Holy Unraveling, Where Faith and Psychology Meet the Messy Middle

EPISODE 4: Holy Obedience: Moving With God When You’re Still Afraid

“Holy Obedience: Moving With God When You’re Still Afraid” In this episode, Silvia explores the gentle, relational kind of obedience, not legalism, not pressure, but the kind that frees us from fear and draws us back to who God created us to be. Following Episode 3 (“Is it God or Fear?”), this episode answers the next big question: “If I know it’s God… why is obedience still so hard?” What You’ll Learn 1. What Holy Obedience Really Is Not punishment or perfection — but trust in motion, ...

1 month ago

15 minutes

The Holy Unraveling, Where Faith and Psychology Meet the Messy Middle

Episode 3: Anxiety or Discernment? How to Know If It’s Fear or the Holy Spirit

Anxiety loves to disguise itself in spiritual language, calling itself “discernment” or “lack of peace.” But the fruit tells the truth. In this episode of The Holy Unraveling, Silvia unpacks one of the most common questions she hears in both therapy and faith conversations: “How do I know if this feeling is fear or discernment?” You’ll discover how to tell the difference between fear and the Holy Spirit so you can stop second-guessing every decision and finally walk in peace. You’ll Learn Wh...

1 month ago

9 minutes

The Holy Unraveling, Where Faith and Psychology Meet the Messy Middle

Episode 1: When the Thread Starts to Unravel: How God Uses the Messy Middle to Transform You

In this first episode of The Holy Unraveling Podcast, Silvia Farag , therapist, wife, mom, and Orthodox Christian, shares what happens in the moment our souls whisper, “I can’t hold this together anymore. What if the unraveling isn’t the end — but the beginning of becoming? In this episode, we explore the holy unraveling: Why God sometimes lets our plans fall apartHow anxiety and fear surface during transitionWhat it means spiritually to be in the “messy middle”How God rebuilds us thread by t...

1 month ago

5 minutes

The Holy Unraveling, Where Faith and Psychology Meet the Messy Middle

Episode 2: When Perfectionism Becomes an Idol: Letting Go of Control and Learning to Surrender

In this episode, Silvia Farag, therapist, wife, mom, and Orthodox Christian, exposes the truth about perfectionism: it’s not excellence, it’s fear dressed up as control. She dives into how perfectionism quietly becomes an idol, something we depend on more than we depend on God. Perfectionism looks like discipline, and responsibility. But underneath? It’s fueled by fear. Fear of disappointing people. Fear of failing. Fear of not being enough. You’ll learn: How perfectionism is rooted in fear, ...

1 month ago

10 minutes

The Holy Unraveling, Where Faith and Psychology Meet the Messy Middle

Trailer — Welcome to The Holy Unraveling Podcast

Welcome to The Holy Unraveling Podcast — with Silvia Farag. Real faith. Real psychology. Real transformation. This is a space where we stop pretending we’re fine and start telling the truth. Each week, Silvia blends psychology, faith, and humor to talk about the things most of us carry silently. She shares practical tools and Biblical truths to help you navigate struggles such as anxiety and chronic stress, perfectionism and people-pleasing, healing emotional burnout and spiritual exhaustion....

2 months ago

1 minute