If Healing Isn’t Holy… Then Why Did Jesus Spend So Much of His Ministry Doing It?

Episode Description

The summit may be over, but the healing has just begun.

What if healing isn’t something to avoid…but something God invites us into?

In this heartfelt episode of Faith & Focus: A Moment for Your Mind, Coach Gigi Parker reflects on the powerful lessons God taught her through the Healing Is Holy Brain & Brunch Summit. From wrestling with fear over low registrations to witnessing God’s faithfulness in extraordinary ways, this episode is a reminder that success is never measured by attendance, but by obedience and transformed lives.

Through Scripture, personal testimony, and the beautiful moments that unfolded throughout the summit, Gigi explores one powerful question:

If healing isn’t holy, then why did Jesus spend so much of His ministry bringing it?

Together, we’ll discover that healing isn’t a replacement for Jesus. Healing is one of the beautiful ways Jesus reveals His love, compassion, mercy, and restoring power.

In this episode you’ll discover:

• Why healing matters to Jesus

• The difference between surviving and being restored

• Why faith and mental health belong at the same table

• How fear can distort God’s calling on our lives

• Why God measures success differently than we do

• The beauty of making room for everyone at the table

• A reminder that God is still our Way Maker, Miracle Worker, Promise Keeper, and Light in the darkness

If you’ve been carrying hidden wounds, questioning your purpose, battling fear, or simply wondering if God still sees you, this conversation is for you.

Healing isn’t weakness.

Healing isn’t selfish.

Healing is sacred stewardship.

And healing is possible.

Thank you for tuning in to another episode of Faith & Focus: A Moment for Your Mind.

To learn more about FOCUS: Faith & Mental Health, Inc., our community outreach, resources, podcast, and upcoming events, visit:

https://focusfaithmentalhealth.org

We’re also excited to announce that planning is already underway for our next Healing Is Holy Summit, coming January 16, 2027. We’d love for you to join us because there’s always room at the table.

Podcast Disclaimer

This podcast is intended for educational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional counseling, psychotherapy, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please call 911, go to your nearest emergency department, or contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. We also encourage you to seek support from a licensed mental health professional and your trusted faith community.

Original Theme Music

“Be Still and Know”

Written by Geleta “Gigi” Parker

Arranged by Debary Thompson

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Every share extends the table and reminds someone that healing is possible

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What We Had That Money Couldn’t Buy

Take Two with Gigi | Episode 14

DESCRIPTION:

What did we have that money couldn’t buy?

In this special episode of Faith & Focus: A Moment for Your Mind, Gigi sits down with her sister, Thea, for an honest conversation about growing up in Nassau, childhood adventures, family, faith, grief, resilience, and the lessons that shaped the women they would become.

Together they reflect on the simple gifts that often matter most: family, community, laughter, imagination, faith, and memories that remain priceless decades later.

From stories of climbing trees and neighborhood adventures to navigating life after the loss of their mother, this heartfelt conversation reminds us that some of life’s greatest treasures cannot be purchased.

Special love to our listeners in Vietnam, our second-largest listening audience, and to our Faith & Focus family in 87 countries around the world.

No matter where you’re listening from, healing has no borders. Faith has no borders. Hope has no borders.

ABOUT THE HOST:

Geleta “Gigi” Parker is a Board-Certified Brain and Mental Health Coach, trauma-informed advocate, minister, international speaker, author, and Founder of FOCUS: Faith & Mental Health, Inc.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER:

This podcast is intended for educational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional counseling, therapy, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, call 911, 988, or your local emergency services.

Website:

focusfaithmentalhealth.org

Opening Music:

“Be Still and Know”

Written and Composed by Geleta “Gigi” Parker

Accompaniment by Debary Thompson

Copyright © 2026 FOCUS: Faith & Mental Health, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Sometimes God allows us to be seen so we can recognize what we’ve been missing.

Have you ever been so thirsty that the first sip felt like a feast?

What happens when someone remembers your story, asks deeper questions, notices your silence, and creates a safe place for you to exhale?

What if the feelings that surface aren’t really about them at all?

What if they’re revealing something about you?

In this deeply personal episode of Faith & Focus: A Moment for Your Mind, Coach Gigi continues the No Longer Chasing series by exploring what happens when being seen reveals an unmet need.

Together, we’ll unpack:

• ​ Why healthy care can feel uncomfortable after emotional neglect
• ​ The trauma response behind “What’s the catch?”
• ​ How the amygdala works to protect us
• ​ Neuroplasticity and the brain’s ability to relearn safety
• ​ Luke 24 and how grief can affect perception
• ​ The difference between revelation and attachment
• ​ Why the lesson may not be the person
• ​ How to identify unmet needs without chasing people
• ​ Practical steps toward healing, wholeness, and emotional freedom

Sometimes another person’s kindness doesn’t reveal who they are.

Sometimes it reveals what you’ve been missing.

And sometimes God allows us to be seen so we can recognize what we’ve been missing. That doesn’t automatically mean we’ve been chosen.

This episode is for the woman who has been strong for everyone else. The woman who has mastered survival and forgotten what it feels like to be poured into. The woman who is learning that healing isn’t about needing less. It’s about learning how to receive what God has always intended for you.

If this episode encouraged you, please follow, rate, and share Faith & Focus: A Moment for Your Mind with someone who may need this message today.

HEALING IS HOLY BRAIN & BRUNCH SUMMIT

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport

Dallas, Georgia

Register today:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/the-healing-is-holy-summit

We are currently accepting in-kind donations for raffle prizes, door prizes, and attendee gifts.

Connect with us:

https://focusfaithmentalhealth.org

Support the FOCUS Food Nourishment Table:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/dl/invite/AQICAHild4Vpadjqcz7bdgUf6Qu6-OaRt7P_FJRNNbyMlg-OQwEtoVRouGpWkxRd8AsDTAHbAAAAkTCBjgYJKoZIhvcNAQcGoIGAMH4CAQAweQYJKoZIhvcNAQcBMB4GCWCGSAFlAwQBLjARBAwlSlkukbdXZiK3dEMCARCATHte4LuOHhJpBB36s1PV1WYVAnsMhz8sSkLes9hhkNudAKRbFQpqNzwA6-EDdQG4h84O1e4hOIRPOKWdkpcgNrdybQ6k_IYuq7oKIms?ref_=wl_share

Books by Coach Gigi:

• ​ Jesus, Lover of My Soul
• ​ Beautifully Broken
• ​ Catch and Release: Seeds of Deception
• ​ Withholding Love: When Intimacy Becomes a Weapon
• ​ Now What? I Married a Narcissist

Theme Music:

“Be Still and Know That I Am God”

Written and composed by Geleta “Gigi” Parker

Accompaniment by DeBary Thompson

Special Thanks

Thank you to our Healing Is Holy Summit community partners and sponsors:

Greystone Power

Go 2 Girls Network

Clear Signal Workflow

L7 Media

Head Adjusters LLC

Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport

Oasis Medical Center of Georgia

Sam’s Club

Kroger

Special Recognition:

Tasha Warren

Founder, Young Kings and Queens Foundation

Thank you to every donor, volunteer, speaker, board member, trustee, community partner, and individual who sponsored a seat, made a contribution, shared our mission, or helped make this event possible.

Special thanks to A Piece of Heaven Bakery for your generous raffle item donation and support of the Healing Is Holy Summit.

Faith & Focus: A Moment for Your Mind is hosted by Geleta “Gigi” Parker, Board-Certified Brain & Mental Health Coach, Board-Certified Mental Health Coach, author, speaker, ordained minister, and Founder & CEO of FOCUS: Faith & Mental Health, Inc.