In this Spirit-anchored and neuroscience-informed episode, Dr. Leelo Bush delivers a powerful message inspired by Jesus' question to the man at Bethesda: “Do you want to get well?” Listeners are guided through the biblical truth that healing isn’t just a matter of time—it’s a matter of obedience and intentional action. Dr. Bush outlines the neurobiological impact of grief and presents practical tools, including her Healing the Grieving Brain Guide, journaling, and self-coaching frameworks, to help individuals and coaches alike find freedom and purpose after loss. Healing is not only possible—it’s promised when partnered with the truth and the Spirit.
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Why time alone does not heal, but obedience and daily action can
How grief rewires the brain—and how to retrain it toward peace
The science behind naming emotions and why it calms the nervous system
The power of structured healing tools like journaling and daily rhythm
How neuroscience supports Spirit-led coaching methods
The biblical truth that healing is a choice and a command
How coaches can rise up and become healing agents in this generation
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“Healing didn’t come through time. It came through obedience to the Word.”
“You are not stuck. Your grief is real. But it doesn’t get the final word.”
“We’re not waiting around the pool anymore. We’re taking up our mat and walking.”
“Your pain is not the end of the story—it’s just the beginning of the testimony.”
“What sorrow hijacks, hope can restore.”
John 5:6–8 – Jesus says to the man at the pool: “Get up, take your mat and walk.”
Romans 8:11 – “The same power that raised Jesus from the dead lives in you.”
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Healing the Grieving Brain Guide: https://griefcoachu.com/healing
Companion Journal: Daily emotion tracker and guided prompts
Self-Coaching Frameworks: For rewiring thought patterns and emotional recovery
Facebook Group: Courageous Christian Coaching Tribe
TRANSCRIPT:
Do you want to get? Well.
That's what Jesus asked.
The man lying by the pool of Bethesda.
38.
Years. He waited, hoping, watching.
Stuck.
He had reasons.
He had excuses. But what he.
Didn't.
Have.
Was healing until.
Jesus showed up.
And when he did, he didn't offer sympathy. Rather, he issued a command. Take your mat and walk. In that moment, everything changed because healing didn't come through time. It came through obedience.
To the word.
Friend. Maybe you're the one lying on the mat today. Paralyzed by pain.
Overwhelmed by loss.
Wondering if your breakthrough will ever come. Or maybe you're someone God.
Is calling to rise up and help others take their first steps toward.
Healing.
Whichever it is.
I need you to hear this.
Jesus is still.
Saying.
Get up.
Your healing.
Starts.
The moment.
You stop.
Waiting and start walking. And here's the part I can hardly believe myself. We've made the tools for healing so accessible.
So affordable that.
Literally anyone within the reach of my.
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