# The Best of You A podcast by Dr. Alison Cook. Join therapist and author, Dr. Alison Cook, as she guides you through some of your toughest challenges with wisdom, kindness, and grace. Together with friends and experts we'll unpack the best of psychology from a faith-based perspective. You’ll discover how to break free from painful patterns, mend your past, and discover what brings out the best of you. Feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/TSF6018604298 ## Latest episodes - [The Difference Between Sacrificial Love and Self-Abandonment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/53ac82dab74e) (2026-10-27, 11 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML5680949707.mp3 - [Why You Can't Stop People-Pleasing (Even When You Want To)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/292ea30af0d7) (2026-10-26, 10 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML6186286064.mp3 - [How to Be Discerning Without Becoming Cynical](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/3c1979d9265e) (2026-10-23, 9 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML7784823518.mp3 - [231: How to Know Who You Can Trust in a Narcissistic Age: Charisma, Character & the Signs of Real Change with Dr. Chuck DeGroat](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/55579442d5b3) (2026-10-22, 56 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1230823255.mp3 - [3 Ways to Build Stronger, Healthier Friendships](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/bf20fe6cbfc0) (2026-10-21, 9 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1073718370.mp3 - [How to Stay Strong When Others Question Your Choices](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/dcdf958899d6) (2026-10-20, 8 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML8769464392.mp3 - [When You're Not Ready to Act: The Wisdom of Waiting on God](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/38b312625e8d) (2026-10-19, 9 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML5281003604.mp3 - [When Your Mind Turns Against You: How to Resist the Lies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/ec74faadbe53) (2026-10-16, 10 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML4126071933.mp3 - [230. When Rest Isn’t Enough: Dr. Henry Cloud on Burnout, Boundaries, and What Your Soul Needs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/87d61246fda2) (2026-10-15, 53 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML6695222005.mp3 - [What to Do When Someone Insists on Misunderstanding You](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/558c6ce67ae1) (2026-10-14, 10 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML5277267951.mp3 - [Do You Want to Be Well? When Healing Doesn't Look Like You Expected](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/249dbd1c8c99) (2026-10-13, 11 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML8401769501.mp3 - [When Your Soul Is Asking for Connection](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/916501bfb79a) (2026-10-12, 11 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1995434544.mp3 - [Letting God's Love Reach Every Part of You](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/2c9f4ce65aab) (2026-10-09, 8 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML7738822238.mp3 - [229. Why Your Soul Needs Quiet in a Noisy World with John Mark Comer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/8803d4cf2254) (2026-10-08, 63 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML9136066767.mp3 - [How to Stop Fighting the Season You’re In](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/17805f91a793) (2026-10-07, 8 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML4832133282.mp3 - [Loving Your Inner Enemy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/58f97474a2a5) (2026-10-06, 9 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML4945231548.mp3 - [What to Do When Too Many Voices Are Pulling You Apart](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/648ad45a0cd7) (2026-10-05, 11 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML5800899893.mp3 - [228. The Surprising Problem With Trying to Be Secure: Attachment, Parts Work & Emotional Honesty with Dr. Marisa G. Franco](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/10e89a03352e) (2026-10-01, 48 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML3476176756.mp3 - [227. What Trusting God Really Looks Like When You Can’t Control the Outcome with Susie Larson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/7ea90207fee1) (2026-09-24, 61 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1489391311.mp3 - [226. When Sexual Wounding Shapes Your Story—or Someone You Love: Healing Shame, Trust, and the Body with Dr. Dan Allender](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/d6bb8e2f0314) (2026-09-17, 56 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML5981547349.mp3 - [225. The Cost of Changing Yourself to Fit In—and How to Belong Without Abandoning Yourself with Dr. Patricia Hewlin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/5bd2fad41da5) (2026-09-10, 57 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML7351885559.mp3 - [224. The Feelings You Think a Mom Shouldn’t Have: What to Do With Shame, Resentment, and the Pressure to Get It Right](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/1488876a6fb0) (2026-09-03, 61 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML5546351304.mp3 - [Why the Loudest Person Isn’t Always the Wisest](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/9aaa4f93d339) (2026-08-28, 10 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML3157049234.mp3 - [223. The Hidden Trauma Behind People-Pleasing, Perfectionism & Self-Sufficiency with Sheila Wise-Rowe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/b1cbe15a9b07) (2026-08-27, 44 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1239310330.mp3 - [When You’re Overthinking the Next Right Step](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/d94820deaecf) (2026-08-26, 9 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML3614183911.mp3 - [When You Try to Repair a Relationship—But They Won’t](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/30c85b23706a) (2026-08-25, 10 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML9678022111.mp3 - [How to Be Assertive Without Being Harsh](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/9626867d6729) (2026-08-24, 10 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1288001976.mp3 - [When “Love” Is Used to Cover Up Harm](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/8b2715e641cc) (2026-08-21, 10 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1079055099.mp3 - [222. Why You Still Feel Insecure—and How to Build a Secure Soul](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/3282af0e1721) (2026-08-20, 25 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML7978177275.mp3 - [How to Build a Life in a Place You Didn’t Choose](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/1c6be2b0e74b) (2026-08-19, 9 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML4800680751.mp3 - [When You Need Friends to Carry Hope for You](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/94b6a4ccde00) (2026-08-18, 9 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML5362642038.mp3 - [When You Need a Safe Place to Run](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/33d560ad2c1c) (2026-08-17, 10 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2541013491.mp3 - [The Fear Beneath Your Need for Control](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/60313025ae60) (2026-08-14, 9 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML9139180044.mp3 - [221. How Attachment Wounds Shape the Way You Love—and Pray](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/607509f8b271) (2026-08-13, 39 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML9502968013.mp3 - [You’re Bruised, Not Broken](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/d14de04b70db) (2026-08-12, 10 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML6046674746.mp3 - [When You Feel Too Messy to Be Loved](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/2db5cd6d29a2) (2026-08-11, 9 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML6649776187.mp3 - [When You’ve Stopped Expecting Anything Good To Happen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/ed718f266d3e) (2026-08-10, 9 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2980449752.mp3 - [When You Feel Like You Don’t Belong](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/1f36045bff05) (2026-08-07, 10 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/AMPH6376053351.mp3 - [220. Is Your Faith Falling Apart—or Growing Deeper? With Ian Morgan Cron](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/dcb1a14e32b3) (2026-08-06, 55 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1201830117.mp3 - [When Shame Makes You Feel Like Hiding](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/ca64f08acade) (2026-08-05, 10 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/AMPH4000104468.mp3 - [When You’re Afraid God Won’t Be Kind](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/c17bd2f39a92) (2026-08-04, 10 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/AMPH7131526810.mp3 - [When Your Soul Feels Empty and Depleted](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/ca6a3027eada) (2026-08-03, 10 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/AMPH7933194788.mp3 - [When Spiritual Growth Starts to Feel Like Pressure](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/91ceaf000ce7) (2026-07-31, 11 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/AMPH7426375976.mp3 - [219. Why Rejection Hurts So Much—and How to Stop Abandoning Yourself When It Happens](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/91557ed4e287) (2026-07-30, 37 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/AMPH1763591074.mp3 - [How to Start Rebuilding When Something Has Been Broken](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/5250f87c268a) (2026-07-29, 10 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/AMPH3809522625.mp3 - [How to Stay Tender Without Being Naive](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/1770ca9d008c) (2026-07-28, 10 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/AMPH7857496533.mp3 - [What to Do When Pain Makes God Feel Far Away](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/0d55a24ab715) (2026-07-27, 12 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/AMPH7337941108.mp3 - [When You’re Exhausted From Proving You’re Good Enough](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/3b0e7ebd815c) (2026-07-24, 9 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/AMPH4825458131.mp3 - [218. From Panic Attack to Survivor Season 50 Winner: How Aubry Bracco Learned to Trust Herself Again](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/34d9c5cf0caa) (2026-07-23, 52 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/AMPH8536301325.mp3 - [When Your Pain Is Misunderstood](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1620059010/37f4ea8ab678) (2026-07-22, 9 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/AMPH7376448877.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them.