A Better Way to Heal: Where Faith Meets Therapy
Co-hosted by Licensed Professional Counselor and author Eleanor L. Brown and Isamary Nieves Banks, A Better Way to Heal dives into the transformative connection between faith and therapy. Inspired by Elly’s book, A Better Way: Integrating Faith and Psychology to Heal Inner Wounds, this podcast goes beyond the pages to explore how emotional healing and spiritual growth go hand in hand.
Elly and Isa offer honest conversations that dispel the myth that faith and therapy are incompatible. Through real-life stories, biblical insights, and practical guidance, they help listeners navigate healing from inner wounds, build resilience, and deepen their relationship with Christ. Whether you’re healing from trauma, seeking personal growth, or looking for faith-based tools, this podcast provides support and encouragement for your journey.
Start your path to healing with a signed copy of A Better Way: Integrating Faith and Psychology to Heal Inner Wounds orA Better Way: The Companion Guide – Your 8-Week Path to Healing. They work well individually, but for full impact, get them both.
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Episodes
39 episodes
A Better Way to Start the New Year: Year End Reflection
As we prepare to start the new year, many of us feel the need to slow down and take stock of where we’ve been. In this episode of A Better Way to Heal, faith-based therapist, Eleanor Brown (Elly) and her co-host Isamary (...
Healing from Shame: Walking into the New Year Shame-Free
Healing from shame and walking into the new year shame-free is essential if we want to grow, heal, and move forward without being tethered to the past. In this solo episode, Eleanor Brown, a faith-based therapist and licensed professional couns...
Therapist vs Counselor: Finding the Courage to Ask for Help
As the year winds down, many people sense that gentle nudge, "Something has to change". But knowing where to begin can feel overwhelming. Should you look for a therapist? A counselor? Does it matter? And what if your faith is part of your heali...
Self Care During the Holidays: What Pottery Teaches Me About Finding Peace
The holiday season can bring joy and ... it can also bring stress, pressure, and familiar shame spirals. In this solo episode, Eleanor L. Brown, Licensed Professional Counselor and faith based therapist serving Texas and Florida, shares how pot...
Presence Over Perfection: Three Simple Steps to Reduce Holiday Stress
Holiday overwhelm is real, and choosing presence over perfection can feel harder than it sounds. In this episode, we share three simple steps to reduce holiday stress and make the season feel lighter: breathe and simplify, protect your peace, a...
Stop Walking on Eggshells: A Better Way to Heal One Sided Friendships
Ever feel like you’re walking on eggshells with a friend? In this episode of A Better Way to Heal: Where Faith Meets Therapy, Elly, a faith based therapist in Central Texas, and co-host Isa explore what it means to be caught in a ...
Healing Holiday Relationships Part 2: Connection and When to Step Away
In Part 2 of Healing Holiday Relationships, Elly and Isa continue the conversation about what it really takes to find peace and connection during the holidays.This episode dives into how to adjust expectations, build small safe connecti...
Healing Holiday Relationships Part 1: Triggers and Boundaries
As the holidays approach, family gatherings can stir up old wounds as easily as warm memories. In this episode, Elly and Isa explore how to heal holiday relationships by identifying emotional triggers and protecting your peace.L...
From Dysfunction to Connection: Creative Holiday Rituals That Bond Families
Holidays can renew a family or reopen old wounds. We’re choosing renewal.In this heart-level conversation, trauma therapist Eleanor Brown, LPC, based in Central Texas, and co-host Isamary Nieves Banks trade chaos for...
Mental Health Awareness: Breaking the Stigma, Finding Hope
What if the feelings you’re hiding aren’t proof you’re broken—but clues pointing you toward care?In this episode of Shame Free Sunday, we sit down with Harmony (our shame-free bear) to explore Mental Health Awareness W...
3 Signs It Is Church Hurt Not Your Faith and What to Do
The wounds that cut the deepest often come from the places we expect to feel safest. When church hurt becomes part of your story, how do you navigate that pain without walking away from your faith?In this honest conversation, l...
Trauma Healing: Finding Your Identity Beyond the Shards
Have you ever felt like your worst experiences define who you are? A painful moment, traumatic event, or difficult season can color how you see yourself, others, and even God.Trauma has a way of embedding itself into our identity,...
5 Tips for Panic Attacks That Really Work
Struggling does not mean lack of faith. In this episode, we share why struggle is part of faith — and 5 practical tips to calm panic attacks.Does struggling mean you lack faith? In this episode of A Better Way to Heal, <...
Grieving Your Way: Three Things You Don't Need to Do
Grief does not come with a rulebook. Yet society often places unspoken expectations that make the journey even harder. In this episode of A Better Way to Heal, cohosts Elly and Isa share three things you do not need to...
Toxic Shame in Marriage: How to Build Trust and Intimacy
Three small steps to reduce shame in your marriage and grow trust, empathy, and real connection.Shame whispers I am not good enough and it can quietly damage even healthy marriages. In this Shame Free Sunday short from A Better Wa...
What Is Shame The Invisible Emotion Inside Out 2 Missed
Inside Out 2 skips shame; here is what shame is, how it hides under other feelings, and one small step to start healing. Ever wonder why shame was not featured among the emotions in Inside Out 2 If you have asked what is sham...
Don’t Speak, You’ll Sound Stupid: Healing Shame’s Voice in Your Head
A Shame Free Sunday Episode from A Better Way to Heal: Where Faith Meets TherapyShame silently shapes our lives—how we speak, how we connect, and how we see ourselves—often without us realizing it. Have you ever stopped...
Silent Suffering: How Shame Fuels Suicidal Thoughts
In this deeply personal Shame-Free Sunday episode, Eleanor and Harmony open up about the heavy connection between shame and suicidal thoughts. You’ll hear a powerful conversation about what it feels like to carry shame in silence, why it distor...
Why You’re Always Stressed: The Hidden Impact of Childhood Trauma
Why are you always stressed, even when life is calm? This episode reveals how childhood trauma rewires your body and what it really takes to heal.If you’re constantly on edge, even when life seems calm, you’re not alone. Chronic...
The Hidden Dynamics of Chronic Pain: Exploring Dissociation and Trauma
In this episode of A Better Way to Heal: Where Faith Meets Therapy, Elly and Harmony dive into The Hidden Dynamics of Chronic Pain—exploring how dissociation, trauma, and shame impact your experience of pain. Learn why so...
Healing from Shame: Overcoming Emotional Walls in Your Relationships (Part 2)
In Part 1, we explored how shame creates emotional walls—how it whispers “I am the problem” and quietly sabotages our relationships, faith, and self-worth.Now, in Part 2, we go deeper.Elly, Isa, and guest counselor Jeffre...
You’re Not Broken: A Trauma Therapist’s Real-Life Story of Shame, Self-Compassion, and Emotional Healing
Shame lurks in the shadows of our minds, whispering that we’re not enough, unlovable, or damaged beyond repair. But what if those whispers are lies — and there’s a better way?In this intimate episode of Shame-Free Sundays...
Healing from Shame: Overcoming Emotional Walls in Your Relationships (Part 1)
Shame is more than a passing emotion—it’s a deep-rooted belief that whispers, “I am the problem.”In this powerful conversation, Elly and Isa are joined by guest Christian counselor and couples coach Jeffrey Warner—a ...
Healthy Shame vs. Toxic Shame: How to Tell the Difference
Do you recognize that nagging voice inside that constantly whispers "I'm not enough" or "I'm damaged goods"? That’s shame talking. In this episode of Shame-Free Sundays, we tackle the critical difference between healthy ...
Decoding Trauma: Peeling Back the Layers of Emotional Wounds
In this eye-opening episode of A Better Way to Heal, Elly and Isa peel back the layers of trauma—like an onion—to reveal the hidden wounds that shape our lives. They explore the difference between Big T trauma, Little t trauma, and the...