A skittish golden retriever, a humming tower fan, and a ball stuck just out of reach—sometimes that’s all it takes to expose how fear can paralyze us. We take that simple moment and trace it through the deeper terrain of faith: what it means to act before we feel brave, why God rarely “gets the ball” for us, and how courage grows not by erasing fear but by aligning our will with His.

We open up about the lies we tell ourselves when anxiety hits—“I’m not strong enough,” “this should be easier by now”—and replace them with a clearer path: adopt Christ’s pattern in Gethsemane, prepare like Esther with fasting and prayer, and remember like David who recalled the lion and the bear before facing Goliath. Along the way we unpack the difference between faith and hope—faith trusts that Christ is real and with us; hope trusts that His promises will be fulfilled—and show how to build a spiritual resume from small, steady experiences: answered prayers, quiet reassurances, sacramental renewal, and the witness of scripture.

As the world hums with rumors, commotion, and cold hearts, we hold fast to Christ’s assurance that His promises stand. If your heart has felt shaky, this conversation offers language, stories, and simple practices to help you move forward while afraid: name what God has done, keep tools that fit your soul, and take the next step even if your knees knock. Don’t keep circling the fan. Pick up the ball, build on the Rock, and keep going with Him.

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Ever felt like you were living two lives—the polished version everyone sees and the anxious, exhausted one you keep hidden? We sit down with Liv, an LDS creator whose journey from college drift to deep discipleship shows how honest effort, not perfection, opens the door to real healing. She shares the pivot that changed everything: reading the Book of Mormon cover to cover for peace rather than debate, then stacking daily habits—short prayers, audio scripture on migraine days, institute and long drives to the temple—until clarity and courage returned.

We get specific about the costs of spiritual drift, mapping how shame silences prayer, how the body mirrors the spirit, and why the first step back is often the smallest: show up weak. Liv talks about aligning her online and offline selves, posting the valleys as well as the peaks, and discovering that authenticity creates community. That honesty spills into our stories from LDS Addiction Recovery, where a simple invitation—assume the sale—sparked confessions, friendships, and a sacrament meeting filled with living testimonies. The takeaway is practical and hopeful: vulnerability is a spiritual skill; consistency beats intensity; and asking for help is how light gets in.

If you’ve felt far from God, anxious about worthiness, or tired of hiding, this conversation offers tools you can use today: five-minute scripture study, a text asking for prayer, a quiet drive to the temple, or a candid post that tells the whole truth. Subscribe for more grounded faith conversations, share this episode with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review to help others find their way back to Christ alongside us.

What if the problem isn’t just the habit, but the silence around it? We sit down with Tyler—creator of Redeemed, Recovered, Restored—who opens up about early exposure to pornography, twenty years outside the church, and the rock-bottom prayer that sent him back to God, off cigarettes and porn, and into a life of service. His story is vulnerable, practical, and full of hope for anyone who feels stuck, ashamed, or convinced they’ve gone too far.

Together we draw a bright line between sobriety and recovery: white-knuckling can keep you “clean” for a while, but real recovery frees your thoughts, shrinks cravings, and rebuilds identity. We talk about why confession is necessary but incomplete on its own, and how accountability—naming your triggers, owning your choices, and reporting your why—restores agency. From leaving your phone outside the bathroom to replacing rituals with better ones, we lay out simple safeguards that compound over time.

We also take on the loneliness-anxiety-relapse loop that so many men face today. Loneliness often drives compulsive behavior, which then distorts self-worth and relationships, feeding even more isolation. Tyler shares practical ways to break that cycle: join a weekly group, text a friend when urges spike, attend addiction recovery meetings, and build routines that actually meet the needs you tried to medicate. Threaded through it all is a steady witness: the Atonement of Jesus Christ is not infinite except for you—it’s infinite, period. Healing is possible. Change is learnable. You can start today.

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