Sin Is Sickness: Trauma, Compulsion & Orthodox Healing with Fr. Hans Jacobse (St. Paisios Brotherhood)

Sin Is Sickness: Trauma, Compulsion & Orthodox Healing with Fr. Hans Jacobse (St. Paisios Brotherhood)

What if sin is not merely a legal violation, or "rule-breaking," but a sickness of the whole person? In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John are joined by Fr. Hans Jacobse for a deeply pastoral conversation on trauma, compulsion, embodied memory, prayer, & Orthodox healing. Dropping the day after Pentecost, this conversation asks what true healing looks like when the Holy Spirit descends not simply to give spiritual experiences, but to restore the whole human person in Christ. Fr. Hans discusses the Orthodox understanding of sin as sickness, why compulsive behaviors often reveal deeper wounds, how the body can carry trauma, why prayer is not merely a calming technique, & how the Church heals through repentance, communion, fasting, confession, spiritual fatherhood, & life in Christ. This episode also explores the proper place of therapy, without allowing therapeutic language to become the master language for the human person. Key Takeaways: * Sin as sickness & disorder * The body’s role in healing * Trauma, memory, & compulsion * Why willpower alone often fails * Prayer & the healing Word of God * Pentecost & the restoration of man * The Eucharist as uncreated medicine * Therapy in proper order * Why no one desires your healing more than God Sound Bytes: * “The memory of the brain recalls the narrative of the event. But the actual trauma, the experiences, the things felt, are held in the body.” * “The past isn’t behind us. The past is in us.” * “When the trauma is healed, that compulsive behavior moves up to volition.” * “No one desires your healing more than God.” * “The closer the person draws to Christ, the more troubled they become.” * “The Eucharist is the uncreated medicine.” * “Prayer is action.” Chapters: 00:00 Coming Up 00:42 Orthodox Health Podcast Intro 02:12 Pentecost & True Healing in Christ 04:44 Meet Fr. Hans Jacobse 09:51 Orthodoxy & the Healing of Sin 12:29 Community, Brotherhood, & Healing 18:18 The Human Heart as the Center of the Universe 23:15 Jordan Peterson, Orthodoxy, & the Search for Christ 25:37 God Is Bound by His Love 26:15 The Healing Power of the Saints 29:46 The Benevolence of Creation 31:48 Miracles & the True Natural Order 35:46 Trauma, Memory, & the Healing of the Body 43:02 The Holy Spirit & Healing Prayer 45:41 The Past Is Not Behind Us 48:30 The Body Remembers Trauma 50:05 Fascia, Trauma, & the Nervous System 53:40 Recovering from Materialism 54:16 Water, Memory, & Healing 55:14 The Eucharist as Uncreated Medicine 57:58 What Does Prayer Actually Do? 01:00:35 Becoming Co-Creators with God 01:02:30 Can Yoga Be Christianified? 01:03:33 Spiritual Illness & Physical Symptoms 01:06:15 Divine Liturgy, Prayer, & the Healing Process 01:09:53 Affection, Trauma, & Pastoral Healing 01:14:28 No One Desires Your Healing More Than God 01:15:27 Fr. Hans Jacobse & the St. Paisios Brotherhood 01:21:15 Outro Where to find Fr. Hans Jacobse: ⁠St. Peter's Orthodox Church [http://stpetersorthodoxchurch.com/]& the St. Paisios Brotherhood [https://www.stpaisiosbrotherhood.com/] Work with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Mike⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Signed Copies of Orthodoxy & The Medicine of the Future: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠OrthodoxHealth.com/book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.orthodoxhealth.com/book] Order Orthodoxy & the Medicine of the Future on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.amzn.to/4adGdrv] Donate to St. John the Theologian ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-st-john-theologian-church] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with a One-Time or Recurring donation Intro & Outro Music: St. John of Chicago Orthodox Church Choir (Arkansas) - Please support their building fund by buying the whole album ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://stjohnorthodoxchurch.bandcamp.com/album/come-ye-faithful-building-fundraiser] Orthodox Health ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://instagram.com/Orthodox_Health%E2%81%A0] & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠ [https://t.me/orthodoxhealthpodcast]

False Ascension: From Occult Power to Orthodox Healing with Erika of Shire Skincare

Before Erika found Orthodoxy, she had spent years in theistic satanism, occult practice, ritual magic, & demonic spirituality... until the New Testament, the Jesus Prayer, & the life of the Church revealed that the “power” she had been promised was bondage. In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John speak with Erika of Shire Skincare about her journey from satanism & occult practice into Orthodox Christianity. Released between Ascension & Pentecost, this conversation explores true ascent in Christ versus false ascension, the Holy Spirit versus false spirits, & Orthodox healing versus the counterfeit healing offered by the occult & New Age spirituality. This is not merely a scary story. It is a testimony of repentance, discernment, spiritual warfare, embodied healing, motherhood, beauty, & coming home to the Church. Key Takeaways: * The occult often does not present itself as darkness. * False spiritual power is still bondage. * New Age “healing” can become a gateway into false spirits. * The occult inverts Orthodoxy. * The New Testament provoked the turning point. * Repentance is not self-torture. * The body is not a prison. * True healing is found in the Church. Sound Bytes: * “No one’s doing well when they’re worshipping the devil. It doesn’t happen that way. Ever.” * “I was painting things that are essentially the opposite of icons… I was painting gateways.” * “That healing aspect is how the demons get you in. I don’t think it’s ever the end goal, & it’s really not what you get.” * “These aren’t demons, they’re spirits, or they’re angels, or they’re your guides… even as someone who worked with demons, I was like, I know that entity. That’s not anything that wants to help you.” * “Why would they want me to read every other religious book, but not the New Testament? And the only thing I could think of was that Christ maybe is God.” * “Most of the occult is just an inversion of Orthodoxy… demons can’t make anything new. All they can do is take & invert it.” * “There’s nothing that the demons want more than for you to believe that you can’t be forgiven for what you’ve done.” Chapters:00:00 Coming Up 00:27 Orthodox Health Intro 01:56 Ascension, Pentecost & False Spirits 04:58 From Satanism to Orthodoxy 08:34 Occult Art & the Opposite of Icons 12:42 Power, Control & the Occult Illusion 18:56 Spiritual Experiences & Demonic Reality 21:37 Black Magic, New Age & False Light 26:07 The New Testament & Finding Christ 30:16 Aliens, Demons & St. Seraphim Rose 33:16 The Occult as Inverted Orthodoxy 36:01 Repentance & the Jesus Prayer 40:59 Prostrations & Embodied Healing 43:26 Physical Symptoms & Spiritual Warfare 49:41 The Body Is Not a Prison 52:06 Feminism, Satanism & Children 55:11 Beauty, Creation & God 58:15 From Occult Art to Shire Skincare 1:04:26 Why “Shire Skincare”? 1:07:32 Protecting Children 1:10:02 Subtle vs. Overt Evil 1:11:04 Healing in the Church 1:12:24 Find Erika & Shire Skincare 1:13:42 Closing: From False Spirits to Christ Where to find Erika: ShireSkincare.com [ShireSkincare.com] & Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/shireskincare/] Work with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Mike⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Signed Copies of Orthodoxy & The Medicine of the Future: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠OrthodoxHealth.com/book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.orthodoxhealth.com/book] Order Orthodoxy & the Medicine of the Future on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.amzn.to/4adGdrv] Donate to St. John the Theologian ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-st-john-theologian-church] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with a One-Time or Recurring donation Intro & Outro Music: St. John of Chicago Orthodox Church Choir (Arkansas) - Please support their building fund by buying the whole album ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://stjohnorthodoxchurch.bandcamp.com/album/come-ye-faithful-building-fundraiser] Orthodox Health ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://instagram.com/Orthodox_Health%E2%81%A0] & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠ [https://t.me/orthodoxhealthpodcast]

Your Body Is NOT a Machine: The Orthodox Answer to Biohacking & the New Age

Modern medicine often treats the body like a machine. New Age wellness treats the body like energy. Orthodoxy gives us something deeper than both. In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John ask the question underneath the entire post-Pascha body arc: What is the body? They discuss the machine model of modern medicine, the New Age reaction to medical reductionism, biohacking, HRV trackers, chronic illness, Orthodox fasting, Father Stephen De Young’s body-soul anthropology, the Incarnation, Pascha, & why healing must be ordered toward communion with God. The body is not a machine to be hacked. It is not a god to be obeyed. It is not a prison to escape. It is the body of a person created by God, wounded by sin & death, & called to resurrection. Christ did not come to save a ghost trapped in biology. He came to heal the whole man. Chapters: 00:00 Coming Up 2:33 Orthodox Health Intro 02:33 What Is the Body? Orthodoxy Beyond Biohacking 11:15 Why Anthropology Matters for Healing 14:39 The Machine Model of Modern Medicine 21:40 When Natural Health Still Treats the Body Like a Machine 27:09 The Dignity of the Body in Orthodox Christianity 29:21 Orthodox Healing vs. Medical Reductionism 31:06 The New Age Wellness Reaction 33:11 Why New Age Healing Feels So Appealing 35:26 Compassion vs. Naivety in Alternative Healing 39:31 The Danger of “Listen to Your Body” 42:42 How to Evaluate Healing Practices as an Orthodox Christian 46:44 Relief Is Not Salvation 50:36 Creation, Matter & the Goodness of the Body 55:04 Body, Soul & the Embodied Mysteries 57:46 The Incarnation, Resurrection & the Human Body 01:02:58 Orthodox Fasting Is Not a Biohack 01:05:50 Practical Orthodox Health Applications 01:08:33 The Orthodox Health Vision: Healing the Whole Person 01:10:16 Final Takeaway: Christ Heals the Whole Man 01:13:28 Outro Work with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Mike⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Signed Copies of Orthodoxy & The Medicine of the Future: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠OrthodoxHealth.com/book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.orthodoxhealth.com/book] Order Orthodoxy & the Medicine of the Future on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.amzn.to/4adGdrv] Donate to St. John the Theologian ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-st-john-theologian-church] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with a One-Time or Recurring donation Intro & Outro Music: St. John of Chicago Orthodox Church Choir (Arkansas) - Please support their building fund by buying the whole album ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://stjohnorthodoxchurch.bandcamp.com/album/come-ye-faithful-building-fundraiser] Orthodox Health ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://instagram.com/Orthodox_Health%E2%81%A0] & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠ [https://t.me/orthodoxhealthpodcast]

Alignment & Asceticism: Healing the Body in Christ | Dr. Christian Nelson, DC

What does chiropractic have to do with Orthodoxy, the body, pain, stress, & healing? In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John continue the post-Pascha Body Arc with Dr. Christian Nelson, DC, an Orthodox Christian chiropractor & founder of Advocate Wellness TX [https://keller-chiro.com/]. Together they discuss pain, posture, nervous system patterns, stress, the esoteric roots of chiropractic, & why healing the body must be ordered toward communion with God, not merely comfort. This episode explores why the body is not a disposable shell, why pain is often protective rather than random, how modern life physically deforms us, & why Orthodox Christians must recover a deeply embodied vision of healing. Takeaways: * Pain is not always the enemy. Sometimes the body is protecting you. * Orthodoxy does not treat the body as disposable. The body participates in salvation. * Modern stress has a physical shape: shallow breathing, guarding, tension, & postural collapse. * Good care should restore your capacity to pray, serve, love, & bear burdens. * Chiropractic is not a replacement for spiritual healing or medical care, but can be a tool for restoring function & connection. * Confession matters for the whole person: soul, mind, & body. Sound Bytes: * “The way I treat the body needs to be congruent with the way the Church treats the soul.” * “Society will teach us to separate out the body from the spirit… soul good, body bad. No... No!” * “Chiropractic does not treat the disease. It treats the disconnection.” * “The body’s trying to protect itself. It’s not betraying you.” * “If there’s one phrase I could eliminate from the English language, it might be: just push through.” * “There is nothing that will wind up, wear down, contort, & gnarled up a body faster than guilt & shame.” Chapters: 00:00 Coming Up 00:44 Orthodox Health Intro 02:13 The Post-Pascha Body Arc 05:15 Meet Dr. Christian Nelson, DC 06:12 Orthodox Doctor First, Chiropractor Second 08:45 Being Seen Beyond the Chart 09:34 Esoteric Influences in Alternative Medicine 11:34 What Christians Misunderstand About the Body 13:54 The Body as a Temple 17:21 Chiropractic Is More Than Cracking Backs 19:37 Why the Body Locks Down 22:10 Chiropractic Treats the Disconnection 23:28 When Healing Restores Capacity 25:30 Submission, Suffering & God’s Will 28:14 Is an Adjustment Mechanical or Neurological? 30:08 The Spine as the Body’s Breaker Box 31:25 Fascia & Chiropractic 33:07 Chiropractic’s Esoteric Origins 37:25 Rockefeller Medicine & the Wild West of Healthcare 40:13 Belief, Blood Sugar & the Image of Healing 42:05 Why “Just Push Through” Is Bad Advice 45:28 Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives 46:23 How Stress Takes Shape in the Body 50:30 Can Acute Injury Lead to Chronic Illness? 52:15 Anything Can Cause Anything 53:12 Mother Siluana & God, Where Is the Wound? 55:51 Shallow Breathing, Guarding & Healing 59:13 Can Chiropractors Adjust the Whole Body? 01:01:39 The Resurrection & the Dignity of the Body 01:03:33 Embodied Worship, Pain & Formation 01:06:10 Healing To Serve Others 01:10:31 Pain Relief vs. Restored Function 01:12:06 Healing as a Little Resurrection 01:15:24 Confession, Shame & the Body 01:17:41 Find Dr. Christian Nelson 01:18:32 Closing Thoughts 01:20:26 Outro Connect with Dr. Nelson/AdvocateWellnessTX: Instagram [https://instagram.com/advocatewellnesstx] & YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/AdvocateWellnessTX] Work with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Mike⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [⁠https://www.OrthodoxHealth.com⁠⁠⁠] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [⁠https://www.OrthodoxHealth.com⁠⁠⁠]⁠⁠ Signed Copies of Orthodoxy & The Medicine of the Future: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠OrthodoxHealth.com/book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.orthodoxhealth.com/book] Order Orthodoxy & the Medicine of the Future on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.amzn.to/4adGdrv] Donate to St. John the Theologian ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-st-john-theologian-church] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [coff.ee/OrthodoxHealth⁠] with a One-Time or Recurring donation Intro & Outro Music: St. John of Chicago Orthodox Church Choir (Arkansas) - Please support their building fund by buying the whole album ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://stjohnorthodoxchurch.bandcamp.com/album/come-ye-faithful-building-fundraiser] Orthodox Health ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://instagram.com/Orthodox_Health⁠] & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠ [https://t.me/orthodoxhealthpodcast]

Your Body Is Not Broken: Pain, Rehab & the Resurrection | Dr. Edgar Urilov, DPT

What if your body isn’t broken, but protecting you? In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John continue the Post-Pascha Body Arc with Dr. Edgar Urilov, a physical therapist &Orthodox Christian, for a conversation on pain, fascia, rehab, stress, & the body that will be raised. After speaking with Buck Johnson about emergency care & Nicholas Cerean about strength & askesis, this episode asks the next necessary question: what happens when the body hurts? Dr. Edgar explains why pain is real, but not always a perfect measure of damage. The conversation moves through fascia as a sensory and stabilizing organ, chronic pain, nervous system sensitization, stress, myofascial release, rehab as askesis, & the deeper Orthodox question: Where is the wound? The episode also explores Mother Siluana Vlad’s God, Where Is the Wound? [https://amzn.to/4tP7CXJ], the link between spiritual sickness & physical sickness, the danger of reducing grace to biology, &why Christian healing must involve the whole person: body, soul, mind, and spirit. In this episode: * Why “your body is not broken” does not mean “your pain is fake” * How chronic pain can lower the body’s threshold for threat * Why fascia is more than “saran wrap” around muscles * How stress can tighten the body & restrict movement * Why movement wins can calm the nervous system * How spiritual sickness can affect the body * Why prayer, fasting, almsgiving, prayer are embodied practices * How rehab can become a form of askesis * Why injury can become an invitation to humility * The difference between body stewardship & body idolatry Sound Bytes: * “Pain is real, but pain is not always a perfect measure of damage.” * “Your body is not broken. It may be trying to protect you.” * “Fascia is more than just saran wrap.” * “When we miss the mark, our body feels it too.” * “Rehab is not like taking a pill. You have to work on it. You have to be diligent. You have to sacrifice.” * “The body is not trash. But the body is also not God.” * “Where is the wound?” Chapters: 00:00 Coming Up 00:39 Opener 02:08 Pain, Rehab & the Body That Will Be Raised 05:40 Meet Dr. Edgar Urilov, DPT 08:25 Fascia, Pain & the Nervous System 12:13 What to Tell Someone Who Feels Broken 15:10 Is Chronic Pain Always Tissue Damage? 19:03 Pain With a Normal MRI or X-Ray 23:30 Rebuilding Trust After Injury 24:20 Why Muscles Get Tight to Protect You 26:36 Myofascial Release & Nervous System Regulation 29:51 How Stress Shows Up in the Body 33:10 Mother Siluana’s God, Where Is the Wound? 34:46 Spiritual Sickness & Physical Health 37:40 The Immune System, Sin & Stress 41:31 Grace, Healing & the Nervous System 46:02 Rehab as Askesis 49:23 Trusting God During Injury Recovery 51:13 When Christians Neglect the Body 54:16 When Suffering Becomes Healing 57:51 Red Flags You Should Not Ignore 01:01:19 3 Simple Ways to Build a Resilient Body 01:04:48 Overcoming Fear of Movement 01:07:00 Hope for Chronic Pain 01:08:51 Outro Connect with Dr. Edgar Urilov on Instagram: @panya.physio [https://instagram.com/panya.physio] Work with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Mike⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [⁠https://www.OrthodoxHealth.com⁠⁠⁠] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [⁠https://www.OrthodoxHealth.com⁠⁠⁠]⁠⁠ Signed Copies of Orthodoxy & The Medicine of the Future: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠OrthodoxHealth.com/book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.orthodoxhealth.com/book] Order Orthodoxy & the Medicine of the Future on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.amzn.to/4adGdrv] Donate to St. John the Theologian ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-st-john-theologian-church] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [coff.ee/OrthodoxHealth⁠] with a One-Time or Recurring donation Intro & Outro Music: St. John of Chicago Orthodox Church Choir (Arkansas) - Please support their building fund by buying the whole album ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://stjohnorthodoxchurch.bandcamp.com/album/come-ye-faithful-building-fundraiser] Orthodox Health ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://instagram.com/Orthodox_Health⁠] & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠ [https://t.me/orthodoxhealthpodcast]