Faithfully Healed is a sacred, trauma-informed space created especially for Catholic Christian women navigating anxiety, burnout, grief, and emotional disconnection. Hosted by Latisha Sternod, MS, LMHC—licensed trauma therapist and founder + CEO of The Wonderful Counselor™—this podcast blends somatic healing, clinical wisdom, and unwavering faith. Each week, you’ll find honest conversations, spiritual grounding, and practical tools to help you heal emotionally—without abandoning your faith. ...
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Latisha Sternod Ms Lmhc Podcasts

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Stop Bypassing, Start Beholding: Spiritual Integrity in Hard Times
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11:03In this deeply needed episode of Faithfully Healed, we dismantle the damaging myth that spiritual maturity means emotional suppression. If you’ve ever been told “God won’t give you more than you can handle” while drowning in pain, this conversation is for you. Latisha Sternod, licensed trauma therapist and Catholic Christian coach, breaks down the …
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Sacred Structure: Stop Spinning and Start Healing
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12:51In this episode of Faithfully Healed, we tenderly confront the exhausting cycle of striving and spinning, and offer a Christ-centered invitation to healing through sacred structure. Latisha Sternod, licensed clinical counselor and Catholic coach, shares how true transformation doesn’t come from more hustle, but from holy rhythm. Through Scripture, …
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Sacred Self-Care: You Are Not the Well, God Is
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11:28In this episode of Faithfully Healed, we tenderly reframe what it means to care for yourself as a Christian woman. We name the difference between self-indulgence and self-stewardship, and we dismantle the myth that burnout is a badge of holiness. Through stories, Scripture, and somatic wisdom, we explore how rest isn’t selfish. It’s sacred. This co…
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Reclaiming Your Dignity: Healing the Shame That Silences You
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6:17In this episode of Faithfully Healed, we reclaim something sacred, your God, given dignity. If you’ve ever been taught that shame was holy, or that feeling bad enough would make you good enough, this conversation is for you. We gently dismantle the lie that shame leads to sanctity, and instead affirm that true transformation is born from conviction…
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Healing in the Body: Trauma, Safety & the Nervous System
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11:37In this episode of Faithfully Healed, we explore what it means to feel safe, truly safe, within your own body. Many Christian women love God deeply, but silently carry anxiety, dissociation, or a sense of disconnection they don’t know how to name. Today, we offer language, compassion, and somatic tools to help you understand your body’s signals as …
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Healing in Layers: Trusting the Spiral, Not the Shortcut
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15:18In this episode of Faithfully Healed, we invite you to shift your view of healing—not as a straight line or quick fix, but as a layered, spiraled journey filled with divine presence. Together, we dismantle the myth that “going back” means failure and embrace the sacred truth that healing happens in seasons, stages, and slow returnings. This convers…
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Trauma in the Church: Healing from Spiritual Bypassing and Sacred Disconnection
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11:15In this episode of Faithfully Healed, we open a deeply needed conversation about trauma within the body of Christ—not just from the world outside the church, but from the very places we expected safety and healing. We name the wounds of spiritual bypassing, dismissal, and the silencing of pain in Christian spaces—and how this shapes our relationshi…
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Healing from Trauma: Reclaiming Dignity Through Embodied Faith
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16:55In this episode of Faithfully Healed, we explore the real meaning of trauma—what it is, how it shows up in our nervous system, and why healing requires more than just talking or spiritual discipline. We take a deep look into how emotional neglect, spiritual shame, and unmet needs shape our sense of self and our relationship with God. This conversat…
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You’re Not Broken: Understanding Anxiety Through Faith and Neuroscience
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25:46In this episode of Faithfully Healed, we unpack one of the most common emotional struggles I’ve seen over the years—anxiety—and explore its deep connection to both the nervous system and our spiritual life. I walk you through a trauma-informed lens, breaking down how early experiences shape our emotional patterns, and how Scripture invites us into …
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In this episode of Faithfully Healed, we explore introduce the heart behind this sacred space and invite you into a healing journey that blends clinical insight, somatic awareness, and unwavering faith. We explore how trauma impacts the nervous system, why your emotional responses are not evidence of weakness, and what it truly means to be whole—mi…
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