Straight-Up: Just a Voice
By January Danyele
That’s what you will hear. No fluff. No bells. No whistles. No extras. Just a writer. With a pen. Some paper. Her Bible. A microphone. A voice to be used by God. Straight-up, but speaking truth about Him.
Straight-Up: Just a VoiceSep 26, 2021
Process of Elimination, Part 3: Social Media
The last episode in a series related to fasting, related to distraction and social media.
This episode includes ways to reduce time spent on social media outlets, triggers and traps that are common when using.
Process of Elimination, Part 2: Alcohol
Second episode in a multi-part series on eliminating unhealthy habits, and making way for greater blessings and a healthier version of who God designed.
This episode includes a personal testimony regarding the decision to eliminate and not drink alcohol.
Process of Elimination, Part 1: Spending
This is Part 1 of a New Series titled Process of Elimination.
In this series, January discusses making lowering or eliminating spending to create a healthy habit that honors, places trust in God, and makes room for Him to move you in the direction He wants you to go.
Self-Care as an Act of Love
Last episode in a series on managing depression and anxiety biblically and practically.
Episode focuses on self-care using biblical principals.
Mental Health, The Church, and You: Taming Your Thoughts with Truth
Anxiety and depression can present with a number of negative thought patterns, about ourselves and others.
In this episode, I share some present and past ways in which I have tamed the ugly "thought monster," that would be Satan...with the Truth!
Gratitude for Mental Wellness
Research has been conducted by numerous positive psychologists to support the use of gratitude as a tool to increase happiness and positive outlooks on life, and is often prescribed as a strategy in managing symptoms of depression and anxiety.
While psychology supports the practice, gratitude is also a widely used practice in the Bible as well, a term we often refer to as praise!
Mental Health, The Church and You: Depression, Part 1
Introduction to a multipart series on depression and Biblical truths about coping.
Highlights key information providing background on the illness, and evidence of its existence in many Biblical greats!
Paul's Strategy for Anxiety: THINK
Brief review of anxiety and common symptoms and a biblical strategy to examining some of the negative thought processes that often manifest as a result.
Boundaries and Social Media
Remember last week when I said blocking wasn't mean?
Well, there may be some other social media boundaries you need to set to provide mental, emotional, and spiritual wellness. Listen as I share some of my experiences, some of the boundaries I have set as a result, and a parenting nugget!
Mental Health, The Church, and You: Boundary Myths
Second episode regarding boundaries and mental health. This episode focuses on 4 common myths when setting boundaries including the belief that boundaries are mean, show disobedience, unforgiveness, and intolerance.
Mental Health, The Church, and You: Boundaries
First episode of the series is an introduction on boundaries.
What are they? What are the biblical truths regarding setting boundaries, and what do they have to do with mental health?
What Now God?
This is the second part explaining a Mental Health series to be conducted weekly.
The first part is on the blog: straightupmessytruth.com and can also be seen here: https://youtu.be/8V6xPcaTQcc
Trailer
Introduction for podcast by the author of the blog, Straight Up: Messy Truth
Weekly segments focused on God, truth, the mess of life, faith, and special series related a variety of topics!