Strong Tower Mental Health Podcast · Heidi Mortenson, MA, LMFT

223. Living Aligned: Spirit, Soul, and Body

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She leads a spoken exercise: “body, I’m sorry,” “soul, I love you,” and “spirit, submit under the Holy Spirit.”

1. Strong Tower Mental Health Podcast episode 223 centers on “Living Aligned: Spirit, Soul, and Body.” 2. Heidi Mortensen hosts as a licensed marriage and family therapist and says she is “a little girl sitting at the feet of Jesus being curious.” 3. The episode asks how 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Romans 8:1, and John 4:24 can shape a person’s order of life. 4. Heidi says believers are “spirit first,” then soul, then body, and she uses 1 Thessalonians 5:23 as the main text. 5. She says the Holy Spirit gives “wisdom, insight, and discernment,” but many people do not understand the spirit well. 6. She describes wanting God to help her understand Romans 8 after spending time in Romans 7 and Romans 8. 7. She says a dream showed her that she is “living a spirit-led life” even if she is not “all together.” 8. She contrasts that with religious pressure by saying she is not the kind of pastor who spends “three hours a day with God.” 9. She reframes Bible reading, exercise, and healthy eating as actions that flow from being a daughter of God rather than from condemnation. 10. She quotes Romans 8:1 as “there is now no condemnation” for those in Christ Jesus. 11. She says a church service can feel like the “veil’s lifted,” with the spirit rising above soul and body and shame dropping away. 12. She says that feeling can fade a few hours later during conflict with a spouse, but that does not mean a person is no longer spirit-led. 13. She prays for forgiveness of God, parents, spouses, and self, and she asks listeners to be honest when they are not trusting that God is good. 14. She leads a visual exercise of placing baggage at the cross and trusting Jesus “as much as we can trust you right now.” 15. She cites Dr. Shannon Crawford as the source of part of the prayer and says the goal is to move away from striving and shame. 16. She gives a body-soul-spirit practice: apologize to the body for overeating or disregarding symptoms, honor the soul’s mind, will, and emotions, and tell the spirit to submit to the Holy Spirit. 17. Her tone is prayerful and instructional, with repeated pauses for breathing, visualizing, and speaking out responses. 18. The format blends direct teaching, guided prayer, scripture reading, and practical steps such as checking emotions and noticing bodily signals. 19. People wanting Christian language for mental health, healing, and spiritual alignment may find this useful. 20. Listeners seeking a clinical discussion without prayer or scripture may skip it.

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