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Restoring the Soul with Michael John Cusick

Michael John Cusick
Trauma
Mental Health
Trauma-Informed Care
Intensive Counseling
Healing
Emotional Healing
Neurodiversity
Christianity
Spiritual Growth
Spiritual Formation
Recovery
Lectio Divina
Restoring the Soul
Attachment Theory
Mindfulness
Marriage Counseling
Shame
Sacred Attachment
Control
Vulnerability

Helping people become whole by cultivating deeper connection with God, self, and others. Visit www.restoringthesoul.com.

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There are at least three wrong ways to write about heaven, and Brian Zahnd spent his new book carefully avoiding all of them — too sentimental, too sensational, too escapist to bother caring about the world right in front of us.

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For decades, the church's answer to struggling marriages has been clear: pray more, submit more, give him what he needs. Sheila Wray Gregoire's research asked a different question: What if the advice itself is the problem?

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We can know we are loved and still not be able to let it in. The gap between believing something and feeling it in the body is not a faith problem — it's a physiological one.

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Brian Zahnd
Pastor and author
Word of Life Church, Saint Joseph, Missouri
Episode: Episode 404: Brian Zahnd, "Why Heaven Has Gone Missing from the Church"
Aundi Kolber
Author of Try Softer, trauma-informed clinician
Episode: Episode 401: SOUL CARE SUMMER - Aundi Kolber, "Try Softer, Part 1"
Gary Chapman
Author and relationship expert known for The Five Love Languages
Author, The Love Language Series
Episode: Episode 400 - Dr. Gary Chapman, "The Love Language That Matters Most"
Ken Shigematsu
Author of Now I Become Myself; pastor and thinker on spirituality and grace
Author, Pastor
Episode: Episode 399 - Ken Shigematsu, "How To Become Yourself"
AJ Denson
Guest discussing sacred attachment and biblical interpretation
Dallas, Texas (as referenced in the episode)
Episode: Episode 398 - Michael John Cusick, "The Temptation of Jesus and Your Attachment"
Geoff Holsclaw
Author and scholar on attachment in spiritual formation
Western Theological Seminary / Landscapes of the Soul
Episode: Episode 397 - Geoff Holsclaw, "Your Attachment Style Shapes How You See God"
Liz Hall
Author of When the Journey Hurts; psychologist and Biola professor
Biola University
Episode: Episode 396 - Liz Hall, "Find Meaning In Suffering"
Brian Lee
Founder and director of Broken to Beloved, a nonprofit focused on recovery from spiritual abuse
Broken to Beloved
Episode: Episode 394 - Brian Lee, "From Broken to Beloved: A Journey through Spiritual Healing"
Ericka Anderson
Author of Freely Sober, Rethinking Alcohol Through the Lens of Faith
Author
Episode: Episode 391 - Ericka Anderson, "Freely Sober: Exploring Christian Perspectives on Alcohol"

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 583 ratings
  • Refreshing Truth

    I am so thankful to discover this podcast. Michael John Cusick shows how to turn to God in everything, and let Him come in and love us and make us whole. The episodes on control are amazing!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    MaxxWeist
    United States10 months ago
  • Love Has You

    I’m a huge fan of anything Michael does…books, counseling, podcasts. It always comes from a pure place and an eden heart. I listen and often feel loved and known, which gives me the strength to give that to others.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Gospel Only
    United States2 years ago
  • Forever Grateful

    I came upon this podcast before I knew how much I would need it. I have a BA in Psychology and have always had an interest in how the brain works & how to best walk with others experiencing grief/trauma. And then my own life blew up! Michael Cusick’s work & intensives have been huge in my own healing and the healing of those I love. Forever grateful!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mrs.JenniB
    United States2 years ago
  • Neurodiversity

    Such a wonderful resource. My son struggles with adhd and has had many questions about neurodiversity. Listening to you two speak so openly has been a gift to him and me! As a teacher, I’m sharing this as a resource to others to open their eyes. Thank you both!💜

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Krista EB
    United States3 years ago
  • Practical soul care at its best

    Michael and Julianna, I can’t thank you enough for all you have done for my son as he’s been going through the break up of his marriage due to his addiction to porn. Your book and podcasts have ministered to him and are by the power of our great God and Savior helping him recover and become whole. He is also seeing a counselor and we are praying for complete recovery of their marriage. Please be in prayer for his wife, as she has been very wounded by all of this and is seeking divorce. Pray for ... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Daddyshart
    United States3 years ago

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Episode 403: SOUL CARE SUMMER - Sheila Wray Gregoire, "The Great Sex Rescue"
Q: What surprised you the most from the survey data?
The most surprising finding was how widespread the orgasm gap is and how much arousal, not just intercourse, determines whether women experience orgasm, which challenged the common assumption that sex is simply about physical acts.
Episode 399 - Ken Shigematsu, "How To Become Yourself"
Q: Can you explain the concept of growing our receptive affect and why it matters for experiencing grace?
The host and guest discuss the neuroscience of receiving—how affirmation and grace need repeated, mindful exposure to become internalized, and how practices can train the nervous system to rest in love rather than fear.
Episode 399 - Ken Shigematsu, "How To Become Yourself"
Q: How do shame and honor culture shape understanding of grace, especially for someone from a shame-and-honor background?
He explains that in such cultures shame is highly social and communal, while grace lifts individuals by affirming their value in the eyes of God, which can counteract collective shame and honor-based pressure.
Episode 399 - Ken Shigematsu, "How To Become Yourself"
Q: Talk about how that sense of grace and deep grace came into being in your life.
Ken shares that grace begins as a general sense of God's kindness but deep grace is about experiencing that love intrusively enough to rewire the brain, moving from head knowledge to embodied security in being loved. He connects this to practices and the rhythm of life that cultivate awareness of God's presence in everyday moments.
Episode 395 - Jay Stringer, "How Our Deepest Longings Shape Love, Healing, and Transformation"
Q: Can you summarize the three pillars you mentioned at the end—life through death, village, and remembering our beauty?
Life through death describes growth through transformative pain; village emphasizes the communal support that forms identity and meaning; remembering our beauty calls us to recognize and protect the intrinsic worth and belovedness within ourselves and others.

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1. Brian Zahnd
2. Aundi Kolber
3. Gary Chapman
4. Ken Shigematsu
5. AJ Denson
6. Geoff Holsclaw
7. Liz Hall
8. Brian Lee

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